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We were lucky to meet Girl Scouts CEO Brian Newberry when he shopped with us this weekend, and it got us debating... which is the BEST kind of Girl Scout Cookie???  : )If you have a Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador in your life that would be fun to give a personalized gift to, these great Girl Scout Ornaments are a wonderful option. And personalization (name, year, etc.) is always free at Kris Kringl! …

Spring has sprung in the Enchanted Garden of Mark Roberts and we are thrilled to be exclusively offering these one-of-a-kind spring vignettes and gorgeous petrified leaf boxwood topiaries right now. For a cheerful boost to your kitchen, living room, or home office – shop all the fun spring décor at kriskringl.com.Carl was actually with Mark Roberts in his Califorinia showroom just as the finishing touches were going on the designs of these vignettes. Carly promptly brought them all back to …

The end of each year brings an end to some of our most beloved products from Department 56, which are retired from production. This includes Village Houses and Accessories, Snowbabies Figurines, and Possible Dreams Santas. Once Department 56 decides to retire something, the mold is broken. This limits the number of products available and allows Department 56 artists to innovate and create new designs.Luckily, Kris Kringl still has some of the pieces available that retire …

In 1984, when Judi Vaillancourt received a gift of three antique chocolate moulds from her husband, Gary, neither of them would know what was to become of it. But today, families around the globe celebrate the tradition of Vaillancourt ornaments.From the kitchen of their Massachusetts home, Judi — a classically trained artist with a passion for antiques and Christmas — adapted the Victorian art form of chalkware into her own process by pouring liquid chalk into vintage confectionary mo …

Each December, Pantone announces its Color of the Year, or a shade they think will define the coming 365 days. But in true 2020 fashion, the color experts at Pantone decided to throw everyone for a loop with their selection: Rather than choose one single hue to define 2021, Pantone announced two picks for the coming year. "Illuminating," a bright, punchy yellow, and "Ultimate Gray," a classic, saturated gray, were chosen as the final selection. As for the company's reason for a color combination …