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As you already know, Ornaments Online changed servers, so please be sure to update your book marks! We hope that the new address will be much easier to remember.

Also moving this month was The Country Cottage. Their site not only changed servers, but also names - it's now The Ornament Connection.

New to the Hallmark internet world this month is a webring, dedicated to providing collectors with an easy way to surf ornament sites on the net. You can jump on the ring from the Ornaments Online main page. If you're interested in joining the ring, just follow this link.

Rumor Recap
(recapping from 8/1 - 9/1)

Well, the big news this month was the posting of the Spring Ornaments for 1999 and the 25th Anniversary Celebration in Kansas City.

We at Ornaments Online also hear that the 1926 Steelcraft Speedster KCC, first in the Vintage Roadster series that just came out for $90.00, has already been retired. What's on the shelves is all there's going to be!

9. Instead of keeping photos of your grandchildren in your wallet, you carry pictures of your decorated Christmas trees.

8. You can locate your Dream Book quicker than you can find your phone book.

7. You have "empty" boxes that are wrapped, stored, and insured.

6. Your husband, kids, the family dog, and your goldfish are all members of the Keepsake Ornament Collector's Club.

4. You get excited at the sight of twinkling lights, fake snow, and tinsel.

3. You know exactly what they're talking about when you hear MIB, NB, NT, DB, MM, or MIB NT.

2. You become hysterical when you see someone take off the price tag on a Keepsake Ornament box.

1. You have more trees in your house than in your yard.

Clara's Collection

A small portion of Clara Johnson Scroggin's ornament collection, which currently numbers over 500,000, was on display in a special exhibit located at Crown Center in Kansas City. People less familiar with this famous collecting personality had the opportunity to learn about her passion from a selection of newspaper articles, pictures, letters, and even a comic strip, which were included in the exhibit.

Various international makers were represented in the collection, as several unusual and one-of-a-kind ornaments were to be found in the display of 2,500 items. One item featured was a family wreath which measured approximately 4 feet across, decorated with 150 ornaments of personal significance to Clara.

A few of the more unusual items were a series of ornaments honoring a variety of U.S. government departments and agencies, including the CIA and FBI. A blown-glass ornament depicting the boxer Joe Lewis was one of many items with a sports theme.

Items were displayed on shelves, walls, suspended from the ceiling and in a free-standing case. Plaques described groupings in general but not every piece was individually identified.

Styles ranging from interior painted glass balls, miniature pewter ornaments measuring less than 1/2 inch each, handcrafted wooden objects, finely worked crystal, gold, silver, and porcelain items, were all represented. This contrast between materials, styles, and sizes assured that even the most avid collector was sure to find something new and unusual there.