General Chat

I collect rubbish.There is always someone visiting and they always leave rubbish lol
Annie

i also have a few russ teddies lol :-D

hello everyone, i collect blue glass vases or bottles that sit on top of my kitchen cupboards. i have filled all the space with about 20 so have no more room.

the blue is that lovely striking blue and i never tire of looking at it. someone gave me recently,two wine bottles in this blue and i found some thin taper candles to match them. my whole kitchen is blue and white with mosaic tiles above the work surface in different shades of blue.

before the bottles, i used to collect ceramic pigs not modern ones but 1960s and older from various antique and boot fairs. but once i reached 150 i had no room for them to display so gave most away after 20 years of collecting to local charity shop who were delighted with them.

in this house we just seem to collect paper for some reason, the amount of newspapers, magazines and junk mail fills our organic bin up every week, its incredible where it all comes from.

florence
in the hebrides

i collect grandchildren ha.just been told num 3 is on its way and will be born in jan2012 that will be three in less than 3yrs.oh i cant wait.x

Barbie Shoes, my Mum had said to me as a child that I would lose them *coughs* hum hum I now have 108 pairs. :-)

Thanks Caz :-D

Cath x

I don't really understand collecting but I do have far too many books.They are always acquired for the content and far too many are cookery books.

We have a friend who goes to every boot sale in the area (I don't because I would sooner saw my leg off with the bread knife). He often comes in with a couple more cookery books. Really I think he looks through and sees something he would like to eat and brings it in hoping I will be cooking it.

They are very intelligent animals and their lives run along the same time scale as ours as you most likely know. I am just about to go in the shower but I will look out the address for you tomorrow.

Caz

Caz, I love them, they are beautiful animals very much mistreated in the past (and I suppose present) by hunters and poachers. I would like to adopt one too, do you know of a website? :-D

Mine are made of all that you mentioned Cath, plus one that my son made me in pottery at school. I have books as well and have adopted two orphans who I pay towards every year. It's nice to know someone else loves elephants, I even have an elephant bell that my neighbour gave me, very big and heavy.

Caz

I can't resist elephants. I have pictures, ornaments, cuddly ones, a CD rack with carved elephant heads, candles, a duvet cover, a throw, wooden ones, china ones, onyx ones, etc etc.
Rocks, Fossils and crystals too. These are currently in a large box awaiting glass shelves to display them on.
And I'm not a hoarder, lol :-S

Charles Horner silver from thimbles to brooches totalling about 600 pieces . and G Jensen silver as a main collection but have lots of morning jewellery.. plus a collection of about 60 ladies wristwatches from 1920--1960.......some lovley long gone *cocktail*watches* when ladies dressed with elegance for that special occassion :-) :-)but collect good pieces of victorian and edwardian jewellery.......

I collect pocket dragons have three cabinets full also have pins and magazine's they have stop making them now thinking of selling some i have two of.

l used to collect McDonald toys, gave em all back to the charity shops:o))
Collect too much art/craft stuff:o))
And photographs.......keep taking photo's with my new camera:o))

jude :o) ;-)

Elephants made out of all sorts, one a coconut, I had hundreds but had to get rid of a lot when we moved here. I even carry a tiny one in my purse that my son gave me out of a cracker 40 years ago

Caz

German shepherd ornaments/plates/mugs etc
also trinket boxes.

if only merlin lol ive just had a count and there r 67 lol i didnt think i had that many lol :-D

Best idea for collecting Autographs is to make sure they,re on a Cheque. :-D

I used to but don't now. Have quite a few pieces of Wedgwood Countryware (plain white with a sort of cabbage leaf edge) currently on a dresser. I also have a small collection of 'Motto Ware' - cream/brown pottery from 20s/30s with patterns and little ditties.

Oh I forgot the large collection of beanie bears I have but no longer buy.