What do you collect?

[Brandi]

Friends!
Ok ok I also collect fiesta ware bowls,tea pots, cats,and just odd nick nacks from my travels. I have pottery from so many places and know all the artists. That is way cool. And there is a story to almost everything in my house being from some place I have been. So maybe those things are collected memory's?
So deep!

[dex]

Cameras. Old, toy, and "junk" cameras. I have several shelves full of them, all functional, though I don't take them out to play as often as I used to.

And doll heads. Just the heads.

[snapdragen]

Dragons -- all kinds, Chinese, European, toys, statues. I have a dragon tea pot.

Pins - the kind you get at souvenir shops, I try to get one when ever I travel someplace. It started when I was in Alaska, I'd buy a pin at whatever town I was in and stick it on my camera bag.

I also seem to have a small collection of silicone bracelets -- Livestrong, MS Society, Pancreatic Cancer, Livewrong, End Doping, AIDs LifeCycle, Team in Training, HTFU, Breast Cancer......

[bikerchic]

I collect cows mostly the black and white ones. The herd has taken over my kitchen and many boxes as I've packed up a lot of them. Everyone knows I love cows and I get lots of cows from friends and relatives.

I also collect Hard Rock Cafe shotglasses. I have nearly two dozen from all over the world, again friends and relatives buy them for me in their travels.

Lets see I collect post cards, stamps, bike related "stuff", teddy bears, bird houses, pink flamingos and diamonds! Well not so much diamonds, I can only wish, sigh.

[LoriO]

I collect children's horse books. It started after college when I was in a used book store and saw a couple of horse stories that I remembered reading as a child and I had to buy them. I know have bookshelves filled with horse books!

I also have a collection of Breyer horses. most of them are ones that I got when I was a child. I till occasionally add to my collection but not as much as I used to.

[wildhawk]

Awesome collections everyone!! And wow - I have some similar collections too. Aggie: I will get you a smashed penny from Florida first chance I get too.

Let’s see: I have a collection of teapots - a few - loves the pics of yours! I love old kitchen gadgets, have quite a collection of the little vintage wooden handle cookie cutters from the 30s and 40s. I have a collection of old cameras and camera equipment (been doing graphic art since the 70s and most of them I have used at one time or another - now trying to get into digital more). I am an avid collector of old books - especially ones about nature and art. I used to live on a farm and own horses, so I have a living room that has several saddles, various tack and horse stuff lying around and the biggest collection of mine is my Breyer horse collection. My “herd” numbers just over 300 - I will get some pics for you LoriO. I have a collection of Roy Rogers memorabilia to go with the horses. I even constructed a miniature leather saddle and bridal set for one of the horses - hard work, but very detailed. My DH and I also love model trains, so I used my art skills to hand paint tiny little N-scale train houses and people. My DH has a collection of bikes - five of which are in our family room right now - looks like a bike “stable” with them all lined up! Two older drop-handle racers, two new Schwinn hybrids and my Giant hybrid. I collect patches from state parks - that is my touristy collection thing to get. My sister calls us packrats, but we are “collectors” and our house is definately eclectic and weird. Thanks for sharing your hobbies everyone - very fun getting to know you all better!

[tulip]

I used to be an avid Bryer horse collector, although I didn't make it to 300! I think had 40 at the peak. Most are still in my parent's attic, I think.

When I travel, I collect cookbooks from the region where I'm traveling. I've just started this in the past couple of years, so my collection is still pretty small.

[GeoCam]

I collect cows mostly the black and white ones. The herd has taken over my kitchen and many boxes as I've packed up a lot of them. Everyone knows I love cows and I get lots of cows from friends and relatives.

Do you have one of the Terry "Moo" bikes? It would fit right in!!

http://www.arcfile.com/cow/graphics/moo.jpg

[LoriO]

I used to have about 80 or so. AS much as I hated to, about 2 years ago I had to sell some to help pay some vet bills for the real horse. As much as I loved my plastic ones, the real one had to come first.

If you love Breyers, check out my barn managers website, she does beautiful horse resin sculptures that you would just go ga-ga over. The paint jobs on some of these are just mind-boggeling, you would swear that horse was real that is how realistic they are. www.artbymorgen.com

[wildhawk]

LoriO: I completely understand that - real horses are expensive - both of my Appaloosas had various health issues - my favorite was a rescue - she was practically starved to death when I got her - took quite a while to regain her health but she turned out to be an awesome trail horse and was a joy to ride! Some of my Breyer collection was given to me too - several of my friends gave me their vintage Breyers so my herd kept growing. I love the new sculpts - the detail is incredible. Thanks for posting the link - you are right, I went nuts!! Wish I could afford to purchase one of hers!! Since my shelves are very full, I am very selective on which ones I purchase now. I also have all the dogs/companion animals and several of the wildlife Breyers - the deer family, bison, mountain lion and moose. They are addictive!! DH loves the story of me and my first bicycle - a vintage Rollfast - I used to keep rope tied around the handlebars and when I got off the bike I would tie it to the maple tree in the front yard - my Mom thought it was to keep my brother from messing with my bike, but I finally fessed up that my bike was my “horse” and I didn’t want it to run away! I even took clothespins and folded my Beatle cars over the fender straps to make a clip clop sound when I pedaled. I sure wish I had those beatles cards now - they would be worth something!

[sundial]

I love hats. I like formal hats, casual hats, workout hats.....

My favorite winter hat last year was the Terry snow leopard beanie type hat. I have a Polartec purple pill box hat too.

[LoriO]

DH loves the story of me and my first bicycle - a vintage Rollfast - I used to keep rope tied around the handlebars and when I got off the bike I would tie it to the maple tree in the front yard - my Mom thought it was to keep my brother from messing with my bike, but I finally fessed up that my bike was my “horse” and I didn’t want it to run away! I even took clothespins and folded my Beatle cars over the fender straps to make a clip clop sound when I pedaled. I sure wish I had those beatles cards now - they would be worth something!

LOL, my bike was also "my horse" Shadows across the streets and crosswalk lines were jumps to be jumped over. LOL, omg the memories!!

[jobob]

Pillsbury Doughboy stuff

[alpinerabbit]

dust under my bed.

for real: some old books, some tea accessories (I own an antique english tea caddy), some japanese or "chinoiserie" stuff. we own half a dozen japanese woodblock prints.

[GeoCam]

LOL, my bike was also "my horse" Shadows across the streets and crosswalk lines were jumps to be jumped over. LOL, omg the memories!!

I just had a conversation about this when I visited my younger brother in Boulder. We both remember this very well, but we were really little - still riding tricycles. We tied them up to the fence of the chicken coop after a long, hard ride around the yard! I remember vividly being SO jealous when my brother got Marvel the Mustang for his birthday, so he had a "real" horse and I still had to use my trike.