Club Jade

May is still showering, but in the land of Hallmark, spring means only one thing: The 2010 Dreambook is out. There are several Star Wars selections: One set of Yoda and Captain Rex (page 56) and several Empire Strikes Back-themed ornaments (pages 60-61) that you can check out below the cut. Luke in flight gear, a snowspeeder, and Vader chatting with holo Palpy are full size, while the mini set is Boba Fett and Han in Carbonite. (more…)

TheForce.Net has word of some exclusive and limited edition Hallmark ornaments. (Scroll past the part where they meant to link to our original 2009 Hallmark post.) The first two are a Shock Trooper and Shadow Trooper two pack available only at Comic-Con. Greedo is the limited edition: You’ll have to head into your local store for the Keepsake Ornament Premiere Weekend on July 11th and 12th to nab him. Who shots first is entirely up to you.

It’s May, so of course the Dream Book is out, because nothing says spring like planning out your Christmas tree. This year’s Star Wars selections are include The Phantom Menace duel (above,) Han in Stormtrooper gear, Luke’s landspeeder, and a Clone Wars twofer of Anakin and Ahsoka.

Also of interest: Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Ghostbusters and my personal grinchy favorite, the Wicked Witch of the West.

(Thanks, Rach!)

The Hallmark Keepsake Dream Book ’08 is out, and their Star Wars offerings this year have a Return of the Jedi theme, with an Imperial shuttle, Luke and Vader’s final duel, and Emperor Palpatine. The miniatures set is a Star Destroyer and the incomplete Death Star. Check them all out for yourself on page 64 (page 65 has Star Trek and Indiana Jones) or via the screencap beneath the cut. (more…)

It’s nothing new to see Star Wars cards at Hallmark (How many of you received that musical one for a birthday?) but now there are more of them. Whoo.

A few things we missed while pursuing (and avoiding!) Harry Potter.

• Hallmark’s new Star Wars ornaments now in stores.

• TOSblog interviews Jon “Blasty” Leopold of the 501st about their team-up with the West Michigan Whitecaps.
• Another look at the CE ‘saber battle.
• Coke landspeeder put to use.
• Movies.com reader poll asks for nominee submissions.
• Toyfare mocks Holiday Special.
• Darth Vader Laptop. Warning: designation as actual ‘laptop’ is questionable.
• 501st’s Celebration Europe roundup.

Which means it’s time for our first(ish) look at this year’s Hallmark ornaments You can download the Dreambook 2007 in PDF form. No Star Wars mini ornaments this year, but bringing back them back was a common request the Hallmark booth heard at C4, say our sources. (Thanks to Rach and Diane.)

Want a first peek at Hallmarks’s 2007 Star Wars ornaments?

Rebelscum reports that this year’s Star Wars ornaments will debut at Hallmark next weekend.

Have you been saving your Republic credits? Because Lucasfilms’ licensees have a lot in store for you, this year:

The Celebration 3 Exclusive Figure

The Official Pix license awarded to C2 Ventures

The new line of stickers from Mello Smello (alas, not scratch’n'sniff)

The Hallmark Ornaments for 2005

The ROTS Topps Cards (Spoilers abound!)

This just adds to the list that includes the previously announced books, action figures and the rather nifty, yet oh-so-pricey, window blinds.

Must start playing the lottery, again.