You remember the potato chip commercial: "Bet you can't eat just one". Well, I have this problem with not only potato chips . . . it seems to have spilled over into my decorating. Remember that other commercial: "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up". It's more like: "Help, I found something I like and I can't stop getting more". My newest collection is needlework scissors . . . saw this cute way to display them on Pinterest and went on hot pursuit of a glass flower frog:
Found the frog and here are some of my needlework scissors . . . some. Oh look, it's next to another of my new collections . . . sewing machine oil cans.
Then there's that adorable punchneedle chick (on an oil can . . . that's what got me started collecting oil cans) that my BFF Jen did for me . . . LOVE IT! It's sitting on the old decoupaged cigar box filled with my grandmother's button collection. (I come from a long line of collectors).
There's the tatted and crocheted pieces that my grandmother did (I have more). . . a few of my wooden spools (I have more) . . . you get the picture.
In case you aren't convinced I have a problem . . . there's my doll collection . . .
This shelf are my dolls from Slovakia . . .
. . . and the ones from Serbia . . .
These aren't really dolls . . . they're wine bottle covers from Hungary. Budapest was close enough to where we lived in Slovakia that we made many trips to Budapest on the train. Each trip I'd buy a few of these . . . they're so cute, I just couldn't stop!
Then there are the eggs . . . what can I say . . . I have over 90. Only a few stay out all year . . . the rest of them come out at Easter. I'll have to show them all to you at Easter time. Here a few:
SOMEONE STOP ME! I'm too embarrassed to show you the other collections . . . maybe another day. Is this the beginning of hoarding?! What do you collect? Please tell me I'm not the only one!
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I collect thimbles. My mom started my collection when I was in elementary school and I still collect them. I also collect old Pyrex bowls, books, tea cups and (should I admit this one?).......cats! :)
ReplyDeleteLove all of your collections!
ReplyDeleteI collect Unicorns, thimbles, those little M&M guys, (I know I'm wierd!), and have some of my Grandma's collection of cat figurines.
Marilyn