Thank you so much for the kind words! I spent a lot of time making the majority of the models and not very much time sleeping. We had another artist doing the little people and their animations, and he did the intro cutscene as well.
Yes, the number of snowballs and ornaments share the same "inventory" slots. There are also garlands, lights, and toppers that don't go into the ornament slots. And don't worry about not being great at the game. I've been play testing all week long and it sounds like you're already better at it than me.
If you check back throughout the voting period, you'll see some new postcards from Mayor Hans and the other games he's visited this week!