Stars: 4 out of 5
Pros: Fun sculpt and popular character
Cons: Head seems very small, very hard to find
The Bottom Line:
Popular Elsa
Makes popular ornament
If you want, buy now
No Frozen Fan Will Want to Let Queen Elsa Go
It’s hard to predict what will create wild frenzies of
popularity and what won’t. Even as big a DisNerd as I am, I am still
surprised by just how wildly popular Frozen
has become. Don’t get me wrong, I love the movie myself, but
everything related to the movie just flies off the shelves. Hallmark
is jumping into that popularity by releasing not one but two ornaments related
to the movie this year. The second of these is Queen Elsa, and fans
will be delighted to add her to their collection.
As you’d expect from the title, this ornament features Elsa,
the character from the movie that made everything freeze. She is
wearing her trademark blue dress, and she has her hair in a braid. She’s
looking over her right shoulder and smiling while her dress trails out behind
her. She is standing on a giant snowflake base as well.
As is usually the case, it’s the details that make this ornament
so special. Elsa has a smile on her face
that is truly heartwarming. There is a
design to her dress that looks like ice crystals sticking up plus she’s got
snowflakes at the bottom of her dress.
There are snowflake designs on the six sided snowflake she is standing
on, plus the snowflake is slightly translucent.
I can easily imagine light looking great highlighting parts of it when
you have this hung on your tree.
As much as I like this ornament, unfortunately it isn’t
perfect. Between the dress and the snowflake, they are just too big,
and it makes it feel like Elsa’s face is too small. If you just
focus on the upper part of the ornament, it doesn’t feel that way, however, when
you view the ornament completely, the lower portion just overwhelms Elsa’s
head.
The advantage of the snowflake base is it gives us a nice
solid base. You can display this ornament on any flat surface year
round if you so desire.
Unfortunately, the ornament isn’t quite balanced. The loop for hanging the ornament is on the
top of Elsa’s head, and that’s located near the front of the ornament. As a result, it tips back slightly. But the tip isn’t bad, and you can easily
hide it by the time you’ve got it in a branches of your Christmas tree.
This ornament was not originally part of the 2014 line from
Hallmark, but they announced the November release right before Ornament Premier
back in July. The result was a feeding frenzy, and most stores
filled up their wish lists for the ornament by the end of the weekend. As
a result, the secondary price for this ornament is already climbing and only
going to get worse.
However, there is a solution. Hallmark has a B
line of ornaments they sell in various stores like Toys ‘R Us, Wal-Mart, and
CVS across the country. Elsa is one of the ornaments they are
selling in their B line as well. I have not personally seen this version
of the ornament in a store, however, from pictures I have seen, it looks like
the only difference between the two ornaments is the snowflake base. Now
I do like that snowflake. However, since you can find the B line
version of Elsa is stores and the secondary price is half that of the official
ornament, that is certainly a viable option. If I hadn’t gotten one
already, I would certainly consider this route to get this character in this
pose. Of course, as that variation dries up, the prices for it will
probably rise as well.
If you decide you need the official Hallmark Queen Elsa ornament, you’ll want to act fast to get it. However, the B line version is almost as good. Either way, if you catch her quickly, she
will bring a touch of magic ice to your tree for years to come.
Original Price: $14.95
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