What do you collect?

[Zoneey]

I love hearts. Hat boxes in the shapes of hearts, pictures, rugs with hearts or heart shaped, etc. Any color or pattern on them.

[Cpogie]

:rolleyes: Humm, I have so many different collections.. since I live in a lake resort community our house is decorated with lodge/northwoods look items, Moose, fish, antler chandelier, moose dinnerware, throws etc, but my real passion is Roosters, I love them, and have enough that people can see I love them, not overbearing in number, but I could probably fit in a few more, I can always make room for something! I use to be a heart fan too, with jewelry such as heart necklaces, rings, knic knacks....still have some of them.

[Jess1406]

I collect Cherished Teddies figurines. I have always loved teddy bears so when I was younger I somewhat collected stuffed teddy bears and as I got older I started collecting these figurines instead.

[rdawnh]

I collect faries. Hubby gets me one every year for my bday and I get them on on days he just wants to. I have collected them for years, I have so many.

[Brbie]

I collect Willie the Hobo Melody in Motions, teapots, trinket boxes & hat pins. I also have the complete collection of Denim Days from Home Interior. My curio is full so I am happy they finally stopped making them. So is hubby, he was talking about needing to find me a curio that matches the one I have. ;)

[Helen]

I collect hand lotion. *shrug* I have all the body shop body butter ones, those are my favorite. And the Sephora ones are nice, too.

[heart13]

In a nutshell, I collect toys. Mainly action figures from movies, tv and popular icons. My largest collections are Small Soldiers, Muppets, Grinch, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Jurassic Park, Toy Story and Monsters Inc. I used to collect anything and everything associated with them - but in the past couple of years I've become a bit more discriminating with my picks. :p

[craftiness]

i collect makeups, perfume bottles

[lizmolik]

I collect a few things, I collect...Angels, Candles, Care Bears, and TY Beanies, also me and my boyfriend both have been collecting Superman stuff for a few years now.

[Heavenly]

I collect Cherished Teddies figurines. I have always loved teddy bears so when I was younger I somewhat collected stuffed teddy bears and as I got older I started collecting these figurines instead.

I collect those too. I've bought many from AVON.
I also collect the Disney Princess Bells from the Bradford Collection.
I have 11 so far.

[gma99]

I collect antiques. I like to call them scratch and dent antiques, because I aquire them from family members, flea markets and sometimes the side of the street. I have even rescued items from barns and historic homes that are being demolished. I clean up and redo these abandoned treasures and decorate every room in my house with them. Furniture, pictures, nin-nacs ... I love the adventure!

[sweety19]

I love collecting coins, paintings, soft toys, candles, gold jewelry..............:)

Its really fun collecting all these stuff!!!!

[tbear]

I collect teapots and miniature tea sets

[azpuglvr]

I collect anything that is "pug" related. I use to collect "Mary Moo-Moo's" but now I'm just trying to sell the figurines that I bought. Any cow collectors out there looking for any figurines????

[TrishaB]

I collect Key rings. I like to get the different states and unusual ones.

[mom363546]

Cambridge Glass

[caryn]

I collect Maxine stuff from Hallmark. I laugh and laugh at her wisdom!:D

[gamersRus33]

I collect frogs all shapes and sizes, I prob have over a hundred figurines :o

[cathaleen]

I have colleted elephants for about 30 years. I have never counted them. It would take too long. :)

[ept_0202]

i collect "nightmare before christmas" things.
and boots and purses (but i don't think that is a collecting thing as much as a fetish thing)

[shopsforsix]

I collect snowmen! I have some that can be out all year, but most make their appearance in November. I also collect Precious Moments figurines.

[cathaleen]

My mom collects miniature tea pots and sets. She finds many old ones at yard sales!

[ohiobratgirljr]

I collect snowbabies, Christmas houses, and porcelain dolls. Now that i have children though I have not been able to get anything for myself all of my money goes to them and there clothes and crap that they need or think they need :eek: But i love it just the same.

[teacheng1967]

I collect apples. I'm a retired English teacher and loved what I did.:D

[chalytown]

I collect fairies and angels....my hubby collects movies action figures and JUNK!!!

[emcomom]

I collect the mini princess house things, you usually get them for hosting a party. Carnival glass, mickey mouse and porcelain Santas. Most of my finds come from yard sales and thrift stores.


Kim

[sandyjo55]

I collect Boyds Bears plush Bears & Boyds Bearstones:D My hubby collects junk...he brings **** home and lays it everywhere.:mad:

[lizmolik]

I collect Boyds Bears plush Bears & Boyds Bearstones:D My hubby collects junk...he brings **** home and lays it everywhere.:mad:

I think all men collect junk...my fiance has a problem with electronics. And I dont even want to talk about my dad he has 2 storage buildings and a garage full of JUNK!!!

[leezme]

I have had to quit collecting a couple of years ago, the house is FULL!!! Literally, wall to wall, on the floor, packed in boxes , etc. But I collected Roseville Pottery, close to 300 pieces.
I have TONSSSSS of Homer Laughlin dinnerware, some from the late 1800s.
I have hundreds of pieces of hand-painted glassware/****tail bar sets, shot glasses, etc made by Gay Fad Studios, made from 1940s to mid 1960s.
I have around 75 reverse-painted silhouettes, popular from the 1920s thru the 60s.
I love anything from the 50s, I have about 7 enamel kitchen carts, the ones that have 2, mostly 3 shelves, In several colors.
Some Frankoma, Weller, Hull, Royal Haegar, Royal Copley pottery pieces. A few Made in Japan and Occupied Japan. pieces. And other stuff I cant remember!!!!

And it is for sale if anyone is interested, seriously.

[mom363546]

I have had to quit collecting a couple of years ago, the house is FULL!!! Literally, wall to wall, on the floor, packed in boxes , etc. But I collected Roseville Pottery, close to 300 pieces.
I have TONSSSSS of Homer Laughlin dinnerware, some from the late 1800s.
I have hundreds of pieces of hand-painted glassware/****tail bar sets, shot glasses, etc made by Gay Fad Studios, made from 1940s to mid 1960s.
I have around 75 reverse-painted silhouettes, popular from the 1920s thru the 60s.
I love anything from the 50s, I have about 7 enamel kitchen carts, the ones that have 2, mostly 3 shelves, In several colors.
Some Frankoma, Weller, Hull, Royal Haegar, Royal Copley pottery pieces. A few Made in Japan and Occupied Japan. pieces. And other stuff I cant remember!!!!

And it is for sale if anyone is interested, seriously.

If you have any virginia rose pattern in homer laughlin you might send me a pm. I have a platter that belonged to my grandmother. I use it all the time for cookies. Someone saw it and mentioned they collected that pattern for there granddaughter Virginia Rose.

[leezme]

Virginia Rose refers to the shape made by Homer Laughin, there is not an actual "pattern" (the decaled decoration) called Virginia Rose. There were probably 100+ decaled decorations put on the shape, so I wouldnt know what she collects. A lot of people see the words Virginia Rose on the back of the dinnerware and think that is the design they see on the front, but it is just the shape name.
I only have a very few pieces of the shape because I didnt like it.

Sorry if this sounds "technical", but without a picture of exactly what she collects, I dont know if I have a piece.

[mom363546]

Virginia Rose refers to the shape made by Homer Laughin, there is not an actual "pattern" (the decaled decoration) called Virginia Rose. There were probably 100+ decaled decorations put on the shape, so I wouldnt know what she collects. A lot of people see the words Virginia Rose on the back of the dinnerware and think that is the design they see on the front, but it is just the shape name.
I only have a very few pieces of the shape because I didnt like it.

Sorry if this sounds "technical", but without a picture of exactly what she collects, I dont know if I have a piece.
I couldn't tell ya either. The piece I have is kinda oblong a little scallop aropund the edge maybe .I don't know it was grandmas and I love to put cookies on it.

I really think they thought it was a pattern just reading what you wrote and knowing what they said. Thanks anyway!!

[leezme]

If you just want to see examples for the fun of it, go to ebay and do a search for Homer Laughlin Virginia Rose and you should see lots of different designs on the pieces. but a lot of people will still say that a particular flower is Virginia Rose, but they will be wrong. lots of the decorations have names like Moss Rose or Fluffy Rose, Tulips in a Basket, etc etc. SOOOOOO many pretty things to look at with Homer Laughlin, I loved collecting it. Now Im stuck with it!!!!!!!

[mom363546]

Thanks for the info! The other thing I just recently acquired I actually gave it to my sis. It was a Tom & Jerry bowl with cups made by h.l. it was a yellow color. I don't know if it was worth anything if it was the value went down when I accidently broke the handle off one of the cups.But...I fixed it with trusty super glue! lol

[leezme]

do you mean it was cream colored, not yellow? Tom and Jerry sets are kind of common, I havent seen many complete sets where everything is perfect. I still think they are pretty. If you broke a cup handle, that definitely reduces the value. the color is actually Vellum, if I remember correctly with my age-addled brain. darker than cream, not quite yellow,
Tom and Jerry is a very old-timey beverage made with eggs, sugar, cloves, allspice cinnamon and rum--I never knew that til I collected. YUCK. I cant stand eggnog, probably a preclude to that.

[mom363546]

Thanks for the info. yes its cream colored not yellow. I never like egg nog either until a few years back a friend of mine kept telling me to try this A&E brand.Finally I agreed to one taste. It tasted just like a custard pie which I like.So now I have joined the area locals in looking forward to A&E's seasonal egg nog.They really know how to make egg nog drinkable.Thanks again!

[wendav13]

I collect snowflakes for winter - used to do snowmen, but snowflakes are my new "thing". And I am a huge palm tree collector, plates, pictures, napkin rings, etc.

I'm not much of a pack rat and like to keep the house "streamlined"........but i do LOVE to collect jewelry...lol!!!

[leezme]

I love palm tree stuff, I dont collect it, I just love them tho! I live only 280 miles from the Gulf Coast and that is where I have gone all my life, so I love beachy stuff. Have you got a charm bracelet, I see the cutest palm tree charms all the time. I like martini stuff too, not to collect, just like it when I see it. T shirts, I do have an adorable charm that is a mixed drink with a straw, done in different colors, real beachy and summery. Palm tree stuff is cool!

[wendav13]

I don't have a bracelet - but I have a few necklaces! Anything that has to do with the beach / ocean - I just love.....I am not living in the right place!!! We almost moved to Gulf Shores Alabama about 7 years ago - I guess with Katrina, we were lucky we didn't - but it is sooo beautiful down there!!

[leezme]

Gulf Shores is where I go, that is less than 5 hours from me!!! My uncle used to own 3 restaurants there. I have been going since I was a kid, and I am 52. I hate how it is so bulit up, when we were young it was just small quaint little house on the beach, no condos, just a few tiny motels, no hotels. I wish it was still that way....
Katrina didnt hurt Gulf Shores, bu Ivan hurt it bad a couple of years ago. lots of damage, Pensacola was hurt very badly. in fact, a large number of cities in Alabama were damages badly. Here in Birmingham 280 miles away, we had damage!!!

How in heck do you up in PA know about Gulf Shores?????

[wendav13]

How in heck do you up in PA know about Gulf Shores?????

LOL - we lived in DC for about 6 years and spent a year in atlanta before that. I wanted to live by the water and hubby didn't want to move to florida, so we started doing some research..........it is just beautiful down there!! but (sigh) family needed us back in pa ~ so here I am (still)!

[mspete]

I collect swans - small ones, large ones, planters etc. My bathroom is covered in swans. Got my first one for high school graduation in 1958!

[VanillaBean]

I collect kitty and cat figurines. I have a curio filled!! My faves are little porcelain ones that have a REAL teeny tiny bell that rings around there neck. I am a cat lover so seeing the figurines made me go "awe" and I had to start getting them. Now anything with a cat or kitty on it I must have- when I can afford it!! Snow globes, magnets(fixed a metal band in curio corner to attatch) tins, wood.... it is a lot!!

[jenrat]

I collect white cats. I have a white cat with golden eyes, named Jacob. Ever since he adopted me I have been obsessed with anything with a solid white cat (golden eyes are a plus).

[teacheng1967]

For this home I collect apples. Both my husband and I are teachers (retired for him; I substitute). I started collecting apples 20 years ago when I married him. I personally collect diamonds

[breakaleg]

I collect dust bunnies. I have them everywhere, under the beds and couches. lol

[mom2fussbudgets]

I collect dust bunnies. I have them everywhere, under the beds and couches. lol

LOL! Me too! :D

[teacheng1967]

I don't collect them at all. They practice safe s e x here. Hmmm, I'm not trying to split hares here, though.