{"id":11997,"date":"2025-02-23T10:28:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T15:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=11997"},"modified":"2025-02-23T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T15:28:49","slug":"winter-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/christmas-club\/winter-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winter 2025 Opening! Christmas Club FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3>It&#8217;s almost time for us to re-open the Christmas Club!<\/h3>\r\n<p>We&#8217;ve been prepping for this since our last opening, which was in the Fall. This will be our 7th opening. We&#8217;ve sold out every single time we&#8217;ve opened!<\/p>\r\n<h3>We&#8217;re so excited to re-open the doors again, and this time, we have approximately 200 spots available.<\/h3>\r\n<p>Opening Day will be Monday, February 24th at 12 pm EASTERN.<\/p>\r\n<p>Make sure you&#8217;re on my email list! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/get\/emails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CLICK HERE)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>This post has answers to some of the questions we&#8217;ve been most asked about the Christmas Club.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you have any questions I haven&#8217;t answered here, please leave them in the comments below.<\/p>\r\n<h3><b><u>How do I join?<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p>I&#8217;ll be sending an email ahead of time with a link to join. However, please note, that this link will NOT work until I open the cart. At the time of the opening, you&#8217;ll need to click that link again to be sent to the correct ordering page.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Make sure you&#8217;re on my email list! <a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/get\/emails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CLICK HERE)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h4>Why are spots limited?<\/h4>\r\n<p>A lot of advance planning goes into these monthly kits, so I grow it each year by a number I feel we can handle.<\/p>\r\n<p>We make every single kit by hand.\u00a0<i>(I know, you just don&#8217;t see that kind of thing anymore, do you?)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p>We pre-cut all of the fabric into the exact-sized pieces you need for each pattern&#8230;\u00a0<i>by hand.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p>We bag up all of the beads, pins, sequins, and any other embellishments you&#8217;ll need&#8230;\u00a0<i>by hand.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p>We even roll up all of the ribbons so you receive them in beautiful shape, and you guessed it&#8230; we roll them by hand.<\/p>\r\n<p>And so, yep, we limit the number of kits we make every month so that we can keep our ornament kits as high-quality as they&#8217;ve always been.<\/p>\r\n<p><b>I cannot open more spots than what we have available, <\/b>as we need to order supplies way ahead, sometimes even a year in advance. This is especially true with holiday fabrics, which are typically only introduced once a year by the fabric manufacturers I love most.<\/p>\r\n<p>In fact, when the idea for the Christmas Club came about, I realized I would need to order fabric and other supplies, for an entire year&#8217;s worth of kits upfront.<\/p>\r\n<p>I chose to do this for 1000 kits this first year, and slowly add on each year after.<\/p>\r\n<p><b>If you join during this opening, your first kit will be the March 2025 Kit, which is this beautiful Twist n&#8217;Twirl ornament, created with beautiful (retired!) Moda Forest Frost Cardinal fabric, along with premium fabric from Cloud 9 and Hoffman.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"christmas-cardinal-twist-n-twirl-no-sew-fabric-quilted-ornament-4-wm\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/christmas-cardinal-twist-n-twirl-no-sew-fabric-quilted-ornament-4-wm.jpg\" alt=\"christmas-cardinal-twist-n-twirl-no-sew-fabric-quilted-ornament-4-wm\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"christmas-cardinal-twist-n-twirl-no-sew-fabric-quilted-ornament-5-wm\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/christmas-cardinal-twist-n-twirl-no-sew-fabric-quilted-ornament-5-wm.jpg\" alt=\"christmas-cardinal-twist-n-twirl-no-sew-fabric-quilted-ornament-5-wm\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h4>I&#8217;m already a Christmas Club Member. Do I need to re-subscribe?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Nope! You&#8217;re a member forever! (well, unless you decide to cancel.)<\/p>\r\n<h4>Are these really Christmas kits all year?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Yes, indeed!<\/p>\r\n<p>They may not always be <em>traditional<\/em> Christmas every month (we like to mix it up with different styles and colors), but they do all still have the Christmas theme.<\/p>\r\n<h4>What patterns do you use in these kits?<\/h4>\r\n<p>One of the things that always bugged me was that each month in our original Ornament Girls Club, we introduce an amazing brand new pattern <i>(and that is awesome<\/i>)&#8230; but then it goes into the vault, and we rarely get a chance to re-visit it.<\/p>\r\n<p><b><i>What a waste! <\/i><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>Inside our <b>Christmas Club<\/b>, we go back through our treasure trove of patterns&#8230; but with beautiful Christmas fabrics and embellishments every single month.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Does the Christmas Club introduce any NEW patterns?<\/h4>\r\n<p>No, not brand new. We will use existing patterns, and occasionally variations.<\/p>\r\n<p>Basically, our original OG Club is more focused on new patterns each month&#8230; and this Christmas Club is more about kits. I can&#8217;t begin to count the number of times I send an ornament picture in Inspire emails <i>(using one of our existing patterns)<\/i>, and we get replies asking if we can please make a kit for it.<\/p>\r\n<p>We have so many amazing patterns and the Christmas club is an awesome way to use those patterns in new ways, with beautiful Christmas materials.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Is there a digital-only option?<\/h4>\r\n<p>No there is not. We base these kits on our existing collection of beautiful patterns, and so it doesn&#8217;t make sense to offer a digital-only option for the Christmas Club.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in getting a new pattern each month, I&#8217;d recommend sticking with our current Digital Ornament Girls Club.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>(Note:<\/strong> We open our <strong>Digital Ornament Girls Club<\/strong> a few times per year, but please note that it will be for patterns only, and will not include kits.)<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h4>Will there be an international shipping option?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Yes, we will have it available for those of you outside the US, but please note&#8230; shipping is VERY expensive. It is up to you if you&#8217;d like to join and pay the shipping, but unfortunately, that cost is out of my control.<\/p>\r\n<h4>What will I receive?<\/h4>\r\n<h3>This is an exclusive members-only subscription club. As a private member, you will get:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>A complete kit<\/b>, with fabric, foam, pins, and embellishments, to make each month&#8217;s Christmas ornament.\u00a0<b><i>(These kits are NOT available in my public shop.)<\/i><\/b><\/li>\r\n<li><b>A full-length video tutorial<\/b>, showing you how to make your ornament, plus any extra digital content we may add from time to time<i>\u00a0(you know how we love giving you extras!)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>A collectible numbered hang tag for your ornament.<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li>Access to our private\u00a0<b>Ornament Girls Facebook Group.<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Which Club is better for me?<\/h4>\r\n<p>Our original Ornament Girls Club is heavily focused on learning a new pattern every single month.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Christmas Club is a chance to re-visit many of those patterns, to make a Christmas-themed ornament every month, and get all the beautiful materials pre-cut, ready to go, and sent right to your door.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Christmas Club is not for everyone, but if you want more Christmas&#8230;. and if you would love the chance to practice some of our amazing patterns&#8230; and if you love getting a kit with ALL the things&#8230; pre-cut and ready to go.. then you will LOVE the Christmas Club.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Do I have to be a member of the Ornament Girls Club in order to join the Christmas Club?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Nope! The Christmas Club will be open to everyone.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Can I trade my current OG Club Membership for a spot in the Christmas Club?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>I can&#8217;t guarantee you a spot in the Christmas Club&#8230; however, if you join, we will gladly cancel your current membership at your request.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Can I join both clubs?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Of course!<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Is there a discount if I join both clubs?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Not at this time. I&#8217;m sorry.<\/p>\r\n<h4>What is the cost?<\/h4>\r\n<p>The monthly subscription for INSIDE the US is $35\/month. This price INCLUDES shipping.<\/p>\r\n<p>The monthly subscription for OUTSIDE the US is $44\/month, including shipping.<\/p>\r\n<h4>I&#8217;m ready to join! Where do I sign up?<\/h4>\r\n<p>I know, I&#8217;m so excited too!<\/p>\r\n<h3>Opening Day is Monday, February 24th.<\/h3>\r\n<p>Your first kit will be shipped on or around March 1st, 2024. That is also the day you&#8217;ll receive your first Video Tutorial.<\/p>\r\n<p>This will be an ongoing subscription club, but you will always be able to cancel at any time.<\/p>\r\n<p><b>I&#8217;ll be sending an email ahead of time with a link to join.<\/b> However, please note, that this link will NOT work until I open the cart. At the time of the opening, you&#8217;ll need to click that link again to be sent to the correct ordering page.<\/p>\r\n<h4><strong>Make sure you&#8217;re on my email list! <a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/get\/emails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CLICK HERE)<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p><em><strong>Can I sign up early?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>I am so sorry, but we can&#8217;t accept early sign ups.<\/p>\r\n<p>Please watch your email. I&#8217;ll be sending links and times for our opening very soon.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you have a question I haven&#8217;t answered here, please leave a comment below, and I will do my best to help.<\/p>\r\n<p>Happy Ornament-ing!<\/p>\r\n<p><b>Staci Ann<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"twist-and-twirl-pattern-tutorial-screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/twist-and-twirl-pattern-tutorial-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"twist-and-twirl-pattern-tutorial-screenshot\" width=\"1000\" height=\"558\" \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost time for us to re-open the Christmas Club! We&#8217;ve been prepping for this since our last opening, which was in the Fall. This will be our 7th opening. We&#8217;ve sold out every single time we&#8217;ve opened! 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