Collecting?

[StacyLynn]

I'm really not a collector. I have odds & ends of silly things that I enjoy, but nothing that I would say is a collection. Although, when I was paper scrapping, I sure had quite a paper and sticker collection! LOL!

My DH collects vintage Hot Wheels, and skateboard decks.

OMG!!! LOVE the craft room!! All that pretty paper.....sigh......

 

[StacyLynn]

Tammy! What a wonderful paper collection - and so stinking organized~! I'd love to have a nice big craft area!!

Amie - Love (!) the W's and your cookie baking goodies are awesome!!

Lori - what a great snowman collection! I collected them several years ago.

Hubby likes to collect vintage Pyrex bowls - and I pick up odds and ends at flea markets that intrigue me (and add them to the stuff that my parents gave to me before they passed away - most everything was already vintage before they gave it to me - I doubt anything is worth $$, but it makes my heart happy to have it)

Toys … I guess you can say I collect toys! I don't like a lot of clutter - so the grandkid's play-place is in our rec room, in our finished basement … if all of their toys were upstairs I'd be having an anxiety attack - lol! The area works great though - because if I'm super tired when they leave, it's okay that I don't pick up the mess until I've rested up and it doesn't bother me! I have everything organized - lol, it's my way of dealing with so much "stuff"! (This is just one area of the basement that is their domain! In another area we have a playset with a slide and a full size tent set up for them to play in!)

I guess you could say I collect positive affirmations signs (this is my little planner area in my craft room)

LOVE LOVE LOVE the vintage Little Peoples!!! I have mine, including that A frame house I see in your pic, in the basement in a box. I have all of my own children's Little Peoples! But they get played with every day by my littles!

 

[StacyLynn]

I'm a huge collector; that's how I got into digi in the beginning... hoarding all the freebies! I have to resist buying all the toys for my kids just because I want to collect them all myself. Right now it's the LOL surprise dolls for my girl. I find all these great deals on them but I can't possibly buy them all, so I stop looking.

Does anyone remember Polly Pockets? I used to have a huge collection (like 50+) of them. Gave them away when I was a teenager... I would be rich now if I still had them!! I recently got their 30th-anniversary one. It's cute as ever. <3

My girls were very into Polly Pockets!!! I think we may still have most of them in the attic!!


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[StacyLynn]

If you ask my hubby I collect everything....

I have Disney plates, Precious Moments, toys, books....

I used to have two Curios, but cramed then into one last year to have more space in the living room.

This is maybe 1/3-1/2 of my books.

And these Little Peoples were my kiddies and now my daycare littles use them. I had my hubby make me a shelf just for them.

I have been waiting to clean out some toys and supplies, I just don’t need them all. But my oldest graduates this May with a degree to teach so I’m saving them for her.....


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[Leablahblah]

I'm a huge collector; that's how I got into digi in the beginning... hoarding all the freebies! I have to resist buying all the toys for my kids just because I want to collect them all myself. Right now it's the LOL surprise dolls for my girl. I find all these great deals on them but I can't possibly buy them all, so I stop looking.

Does anyone remember Polly Pockets? I used to have a huge collection (like 50+) of them. Gave them away when I was a teenager... I would be rich now if I still had them!! I recently got their 30th-anniversary one. It's cute as ever. <3

Polly Pockets! Yes! I had 3! lol my girls actually snagged one from my parents' house last time we went on vacation. I found it in our suitcase. They didn't tell anyone. haha

Haha!! You can enjoy everyone else's collections
I collect kitchen appliances, too. Except I don't like to cook! It makes no sense

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I collect pens (I am a huge pen hoader esp now that I have discovered cute Korean pens...oh my, I order way too many of those) and I collect Funko Pops. I don't have a good way of displaying those yet so no photo and I do not buy Funko Pops every single week but when I am in a store where they sell them, I always have to buy one

never heard of Funko Pops. Off to google it!

 

[cinderella]

My favorite animal is a moose--even though I've never seen one IRL...but that will change as we're moving to ALASKA in July!!!!!-- and the problem when anyone knows you have a favorite anything is that you end up with a bunch of them. My moose items are all packed in boxes somewhere.

Replace "moose" with "dolphin" and that's me!

I used to collect craft supplies (it's a different hobby than using them!)

My dad collected coins and stamps. I can't say I collect, because I'm not organized, but I hoard foreign coins and euro coins from different countries (each country of the European Union issues its own coins, but they are accepted in all countries). It's my favorite collection, because, you know, they are still cash, I don't feel like I've thrown my money on something that won't be of any worth in a few years.

 

[SweetChar]

Our household seems to collect books and boardgames. But since we moved (even though it's been over a year!) we aren't fully organized and I am NOT taking a picture of them. lol Too many are in the messy basement.

Y'all have some pretty collections, though!

 

[icindi]

we're moving to ALASKA in July!!!!!-- My moose items are all packed in boxes somewhere.

Oh my gosh, I LOVE the 50 States Alaska kit - those Northern lights journal cards and the colors of this kit! I almost bought it even though I've never been to Alaska and have no plans to go! And the Lumberjack Bash kit! PERFECT for your moose collection and lodge theme! Think of all the new scrapping goodies you'll get to use! I'm excited for you!! See, aren't these great?!

 

[icindi]

I collect pens (I am a huge pen hoader esp now that I have discovered cute Korean pens...

I'm not familiar with cute Korean pens. Can you post a pic for us?!

 

[craftytam]

I always say I don't collect anything because my mom has TONS of "collections" and I'm an only child, so one day all of those....will be mine. Salt & pepper shakers (which I think are no longer an 'active' collection & are packed up in the attic?), pretty dishes, teapots, snowmen... yikes. When my cousins say "I love this snowman platter!" I tell them, "you can have it someday, but it will come as a set with all the other snowmen!"

I use to collect moose figurines. Actually, I didn't collect them, I just got a bunch as gifts all the time & didn't get rid of them. My favorite animal is a moose--even though I've never seen one IRL...but that will change as we're moving to ALASKA in July!!!!!-- and the problem when anyone knows you have a favorite anything is that you end up with a bunch of them. My moose items are all packed in boxes somewhere. They're cute, but I would need a "Northwoods lodge" themed home to display them, haha.

I do collect Christmas ornaments: we get the Hallmark decade series every year plus one on vacations (or keychains when ornaments are un-findable). I often pick up a familiar book in a foreign language when traveling too.

DH collects money from different places we live & visit. He also 'inherited' a bag of coins his dad collected.

Of course I have lots of fabric, yarn & craft supplies, but I don't consider those collections. They're just things that are waiting to serve their purpose

Alaska!!! Yay!! I loved Alaska when my daughter and I visited. Hubs & I have talked about taking a road trip up to Alaska.

How fun to be in a place where you can see your favorite animal

I collect pens (I am a huge pen hoader esp now that I have discovered cute Korean pens...oh my, I order way too many of those) and I collect Funko Pops. I don't have a good way of displaying those yet so no photo and I do not buy Funko Pops every single week but when I am in a store where they sell them, I always have to buy one

I'd love to see a picture of your pen collection, Biancka!! I love Funko Pops, but don't want to get started down that path. LOL! I have 2. I'm calling it quits with those

I'm also a magnet and sprinkles person. I also used to collect business cards but not anymore.

Do you keep all of your magnets on the fridge, Lynn?

 

[craftytam]

OMG!!! LOVE the craft room!! All that pretty paper.....sigh......

Thanks, Stacy! I love color, so it was fun to look at!

If you ask my hubby I collect everything....

I have Disney plates, Precious Moments, toys, books....

I used to have two Curios, but cramed then into one last year to have more space in the living room.

This is maybe 1/3-1/2 of my books.

And these Little Peoples were my kiddies and now my daycare littles use them. I had my hubby make me a shelf just for them.

I have been waiting to clean out some toys and supplies, I just don’t need them all. But my oldest graduates this May with a degree to teach so I’m saving them for her.....


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Wow!! Look at all those Precious Moments!! That's a fantastic collection!

I love how you've organized your books!!

Replace "moose" with "dolphin" and that's me!

I used to collect craft supplies (it's a different hobby than using them!)

My dad collected coins and stamps. I can't say I collect, because I'm not organized, but I hoard foreign coins and euro coins from different countries (each country of the European Union issues its own coins, but they are accepted in all countries). It's my favorite collection, because, you know, they are still cash, I don't feel like I've thrown my money on something that won't be of any worth in a few years.

Do you have a place to display your dolphins, Cindy?

My Grandpa collected stamps. He started me on it when I was young, but I didn't continue.

 

[craftytam]

Our household seems to collect books and boardgames. But since we moved (even though it's been over a year!) we aren't fully organized and I am NOT taking a picture of them. lol Too many are in the messy basement.

Y'all have some pretty collections, though!

Books and boardgames are good things to collect, Charlene! It's hard to get things organized after a move! You'll get it in order someday For now, just enjoy!!

 

[YepBrook]

I love to find and collect shells! The best thing, it's pretty much free aside from the occasional paid beach access. :wub: I have an Instagram page where I share my obsession: https://www.instagram.com/brookshells/?hl=en

I also collect card & board games and BOOKS. Lots of books.

 

[Kiana]

I collect pens (I am a huge pen hoader esp now that I have discovered cute Korean pens...oh my, I order way too many of those) and I collect Funko Pops. I don't have a good way of displaying those yet so no photo and I do not buy Funko Pops every single week but when I am in a store where they sell them, I always have to buy one

What are these Korean pens you speak of?!

 

[Kiana]

Besides digi kits I'm not much of a collector. Unless you count these pounds I'm trying to get rid of

 

[LynnZant]

Ugh, Tammy, yes I keep them all on the fridge. Shutterfly runs those 10 for $10 specials on photo magnets, and sometimes I can't resist. Plus, all the ones we collect from trips. I still have the ABC magnets that you can put in the base and have it pronounce the letter.

 

[knittingbec]

Oh my gosh, I LOVE the 50 States Alaska kit - those Northern lights journal cards and the colors of this kit! I almost bought it even though I've never been to Alaska and have no plans to go! And the Lumberjack Bash kit! PERFECT for your moose collection and lodge theme! Think of all the new scrapping goodies you'll get to use! I'm excited for you!! See, aren't these great?!

Ooo, thanks for finding! I think I'll add to my cart with my Passport coupon!! One of my first thoughts was, "I'm gonna need more outdoorsy kits!" We are super excited!!

 

[nesser1981]

Here are my magnets.

I collected barbies when I was a teenager. Precious Moments for years. I still have some of those. I actually still have some of my barbies too. It was a complete series of like a storybook collection: they’re dressed as storybook characters. They are packed up though.

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[Leablahblah]

Here are my magnets.

I collected barbies when I was a teenager. Precious Moments for years. I still have some of those. I actually still have some of my barbies too. It was a complete series of like a storybook collection: they’re dressed as storybook characters. They are packed up though.

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ooh I love that your state magnets create a map!

 

[nesser1981]

ooh I love that your state magnets create a map!

They don’t fit perfectly like a puzzle, but I think they’re neat.


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[StacyLynn]

Here are my magnets.

I collected barbies when I was a teenager. Precious Moments for years. I still have some of those. I actually still have some of my barbies too. It was a complete series of like a storybook collection: they’re dressed as storybook characters. They are packed up though.

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I LOVE those state magnets!!!!! So cool!!!!!
(and of course I love your Precious Moments too!!)

 

[StacyLynn]

I also collect Christmas decorations and ornaments and a Mickey Village. They are all packed so I sorta forgot about them in my other post. I have enough ornaments for like 4 trees, but we only do one right now.
This is my Mickey Village.

It’s my favorite thing to put out. One year I did keep it up all year.


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[nesser1981]

Love your Mickey Village!

I started a "Disney" Christmas tree this year. I only have a few ornaments so far. But I love it. LOL!

I also collect Christmas decorations and ornaments and a Mickey Village. They are all packed so I sorta forgot about them in my other post. I have enough ornaments for like 4 trees, but we only do one right now.
This is my Mickey Village.

It’s my favorite thing to put out. One year I did keep it up all year.


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[craftytam]

Besides digi kits I'm not much of a collector. Unless you count these pounds I'm trying to get rid of

LOL! Kiana, that's a collection I'm trying to get rid of, too!! (the pounds, not the kits)

Ugh, Tammy, yes I keep them all on the fridge. Shutterfly runs those 10 for $10 specials on photo magnets, and sometimes I can't resist. Plus, all the ones we collect from trips. I still have the ABC magnets that you can put in the base and have it pronounce the letter.

Haha! I'd love to see a picture, Lynn!! I didn't know Shutterfly made magnets. That could be fun. I just got rid of our ABC magnets. I love those things!

Here are my magnets.

I collected barbies when I was a teenager. Precious Moments for years. I still have some of those. I actually still have some of my barbies too. It was a complete series of like a storybook collection: they’re dressed as storybook characters. They are packed up though.

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Those state magnets are so cool, Vanessa!! Do you get them in each state, or order them online? How fun that will be when you have them all!

I love that you still have your Barbies! I have a few, but it was never a collection.

 

[craftytam]

I also collect Christmas decorations and ornaments and a Mickey Village. They are all packed so I sorta forgot about them in my other post. I have enough ornaments for like 4 trees, but we only do one right now.
This is my Mickey Village.

It’s my favorite thing to put out. One year I did keep it up all year.


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Your Mickey village is awesome, Stacy! Downtown Disney (in CA) used to have a store that was just these villages. It was really fun to walk through.

Love your Mickey Village!

I started a "Disney" Christmas tree this year. I only have a few ornaments so far. But I love it. LOL!

When we were annual passholders at Disneyland, we'd get new ornaments each year. I still try to get them through friends who work in the parks.

 

[nesser1981]

I found the first couple I had in the actual state, but since then I’ve been get them from amazon.

LOL! Kiana, that's a collection I'm trying to get rid of, too!! (the pounds, not the kits)



Haha! I'd love to see a picture, Lynn!! I didn't know Shutterfly made magnets. That could be fun. I just got rid of our ABC magnets. I love those things!



Those state magnets are so cool, Vanessa!! Do you get them in each state, or order them online? How fun that will be when you have them all!

I love that you still have your Barbies! I have a few, but it was never a collection.

 

[GraceLee]

My girls were very into Polly Pockets!!! I think we may still have most of them in the attic!!


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I'm jealous!! I wish I'd kept mine. If you ever get a photo I'd love to see which ones you got!

 

[StacyLynn]

I'm jealous!! I wish I'd kept mine. If you ever get a photo I'd love to see which ones you got!

My hubby just said we should really think about cleaning out the attic..... I am soooooo NOT ready to do that....lol But it is a mess up there!

 

[lizziej]

In addition to "collecting" paper and digital scrapbooking supplies and counted cross-stitch kits, I collect hummingbirds, although I haven't added to my collection in a long time. I have a set of collectible plates, a few pairs of earrings, some necklaces, a few books, and some miscellaneous figurines, including one made out of clay. I also collect pens, but they are mainly ones that were given to me from vendors at work. I also collect post cards - my French pen pal/friend used to travel a lot and always sent me postcards. I also collect cancelled postage stamps, especially the commemorative ones. I also collect old coins and foreign ones, but they are coins that I have come upon; none are any that I sought out. I think that's it. LOL

 

[Sherri Tierney]

As a teenager, I was a huge collector of many types of things. Then we moved from AZ to KS after I graduated high school. We took only what we could carry on the plane with us. I left a few things packed up back home in AZ at my aunt's house but other than that I had to get rid of everything. Back then it was key chains, porcelain cats, book sets, stickers, etc.

As a young adult I started collecting porcelain dolls. I had many, many of them (the Ashton Drake Galleries kind). I would usually get all of the dolls in a series and I had many signed by the artist. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I sold my dolls to buy baby furniture and such. There are a few I wish I had kept, but most I don't miss. I don't have a place that I would want to display them here anyway.

At our old house I started collecting snowpinions by dept. 56. I still collect them, but as I only put them out for the month of December, you'd never know it unless you came for Christmas.

Not my photos (I'm on the laptop without my EHD so I don't have photos right now) but I have those shown. I put fill my china cabinet with them.

Anyway, I DO collect animals. I'm up to 7 dogs, 7 cats, 2 rats, 2 goats, a miniature horse, 2 turkeys, 20 ducks and approx. 40 chickens (with 5 eggs in the incubator due to hatch in a few days). I would really like to get another rabbit. We had them for many years but the last passed away about 2 years ago and I haven't been able to bring myself to get another one yet. I also want more goats. We just haven't found a good time to get them since around here most people sell bottle babies (which take a LOT of work!). Now that we are quarantined, maybe it would be a good time to get another goat or two.

 

[craftytam]

In addition to "collecting" paper and digital scrapbooking supplies and counted cross-stitch kits, I collect hummingbirds, although I haven't added to my collection in a long time. I have a set of collectible plates, a few pairs of earrings, some necklaces, a few books, and some miscellaneous figurines, including one made out of clay. I also collect pens, but they are mainly ones that were given to me from vendors at work. I also collect post cards - my French pen pal/friend used to travel a lot and always sent me postcards. I also collect cancelled postage stamps, especially the commemorative ones. I also collect old coins and foreign ones, but they are coins that I have come upon; none are any that I sought out. I think that's it. LOL

You are quite the collector, Liz!!

As a teenager, I was a huge collector of many types of things. Then we moved from AZ to KS after I graduated high school. We took only what we could carry on the plane with us. I left a few things packed up back home in AZ at my aunt's house but other than that I had to get rid of everything. Back then it was key chains, porcelain cats, book sets, stickers, etc.

As a young adult I started collecting porcelain dolls. I had many, many of them (the Ashton Drake Galleries kind). I would usually get all of the dolls in a series and I had many signed by the artist. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I sold my dolls to buy baby furniture and such. There are a few I wish I had kept, but most I don't miss. I don't have a place that I would want to display them here anyway.

At our old house I started collecting snowpinions by dept. 56. I still collect them, but as I only put them out for the month of December, you'd never know it unless you came for Christmas.

Not my photos (I'm on the laptop without my EHD so I don't have photos right now) but I have those shown. I put fill my china cabinet with them.

Anyway, I DO collect animals. I'm up to 7 dogs, 7 cats, 2 rats, 2 goats, a miniature horse, 2 turkeys, 20 ducks and approx. 40 chickens (with 5 eggs in the incubator due to hatch in a few days). I would really like to get another rabbit. We had them for many years but the last passed away about 2 years ago and I haven't been able to bring myself to get another one yet. I also want more goats. We just haven't found a good time to get them since around here most people sell bottle babies (which take a LOT of work!). Now that we are quarantined, maybe it would be a good time to get another goat or two.

It must have been really hard to leave all your treasures behind as a teenager, Sherri.
I've never heard of snowpinions, but they are really cute!!!
Wow! You have a whole farm going!! I always thought it would be fun to do that. I wanted to buy a house with land when we moved to ID, but since my mom moved in with us, I don't think I'd have time to take care of that many animals.

 

[Sherri Tierney]

Ugh, Tammy, yes I keep them all on the fridge. Shutterfly runs those 10 for $10 specials on photo magnets, and sometimes I can't resist. Plus, all the ones we collect from trips. I still have the ABC magnets that you can put in the base and have it pronounce the letter.

Ahh... Shutterfly magnets. I have hundreds of these. I can't keep them on the fridge. They make me crazy. The visual clutter is too much. I used to but now I can't look at them. They are in stacks now, put away for future use.

I used to have this crappy old mini fridge at work that I completely covered with them. It helped it not look so crappy. Then it went out so I bought a new mini fridge and I didn't put magnets on it, because... visual clutter.

 

[Sherri Tierney]

It must have been really hard to leave all your treasures behind as a teenager, Sherri.
I've never heard of snowpinions, but they are really cute!!!
Wow! You have a whole farm going!! I always thought it would be fun to do that. I wanted to buy a house with land when we moved to ID, but since my mom moved in with us, I don't think I'd have time to take care of that many animals.

Honestly, at the time it wasn't bad. I didn't get too attached to things. There are a few things I really miss now but most I'm okay with.

Four years ago we bought 10 acres in the country. Since then we've been slowly adding animals. It is starting to feel like a farm now. We joked about it being a farm long before it started to feel that way. I LOVE it. They do take a lot of time but it gives me something to focus on!

 

[nun69]

all of your collections are awesome!!!!!! I collected magnets for many many years but when we moved last I think my hubby tossed them all I do however have an enormous shot glass/pub glass collection but it is still in the boxes from moving 5 years ago LOL!