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Are you a collector?

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As in, is there something that you collect as a hobby (besides scrapbooking supplies ;))?

I collect rabbits. Not live ones, :p but art. It started back when my girls were little and friends/relatives gave them gifts like Peter Rabbit dishes, some lovely stuffed rabbits wearing vintage dresses, a little pillow that had a rabbit appliqued on the front and had a music box inside, and so on. Those things were so darn cute and since they had a somewhat common theme, I started buying rabbit-themed objects to coordinate, and while my girls outgrew them, I didn't. One wall of my living room is devoted to a collage of art prints, tiles, and figurines that all feature rabbits. I'm pretty selective about the rabbits I acquire; I don't like anything too cutesy or mainstream.

I also collect folk art. I don't have expensive pieces but I have some prints by Charles Wysocki and Warren Kimble.
 
I have a small camera collection. Besides my Nikon DSLR, I have my original SLR, my grandfather's Brownie box camera and a few antique cameras that I've picked up over the years. I love baseball caps and have a bunch of them and I collect funny T-shirts. The shirt I wore today says "Zero Days Without Sarcasm" on the front. I have lots of boots, too. I guess I do collect things. LOL
 
I sort of have this dream of being a collector. It seems to be so much fun trying to get a complete collection. I mean the hunt. So .... I've started on many collections, and then I never really get into it. I have a couple of book series I think I'm gonna get all of. Turtles. Buddha figurines. Plush toys. and so on. But I never really get caught. I just fantasies about be a collector, and have more of less ended up a confused hoarder. LOL

I guess the only thing I really collect are old books of Jehovah's Witnesses. Weird, I know. But I wrote my thesis on their theology, and they are intriguing. (No, I'm not, nor have I ever been a JW ... just a nerd).
 
I am not actively collecting anything ATM but we used to collect Disney/Mickey Mouse items. I have a glass cabinet that holds different statues/knick-knacks, stuff we picked up on vacation or from McDonald's Happy meals ;)
I still get Disney gifts from family but now it is more practical items- a new flour canister or utensil holder for the kitchen
 
I have 50+ music boxes. I started collecting them when I was in college...lots of them were gifts. I had an entire china cabinet full of them, with some decorating table tops and dressers. I now have no place for them so they are in boxes in storage from when we moved. I can't bring my self to get rid of them...which is stupid. But, it's how I roll.

We also collected Dept. 56 houses for a long time...but decided when the kids were little that they weren't practical and we sold those. When we travel, I now collect magnets from each destination...and they can usually be found on my refrigerator.
 
My biggest collection is books. I have favorite authors and collect all the series/books they write. They have over-flowed the bookcases so I am now in the process of trying to get rid of some of them. But, of course, I want to read them before I get rid of them! LOL

And my Movie DVD collection is growing by leaps and bounds!

I also have 2 large sets of Christmas Villages. I haven't set them up in the last 6 years as it takes several days to put them up.
 
We have over 600 LP's but then came cd's and mp3 and so it wasn't the same - besides, today's music mostly I don't like it - only some songs. And I still have most of the tickets from the concerts that I've attended.
 
*gina* said:
We have over 600 LP's but then came cd's and mp3 and so it wasn't the same - besides, today's music mostly I don't like it - only some songs. And I still have most of the tickets from the concerts that I've attended.
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That's an amazing LP collection!
 
Kythe said:
Not anymore. I used to collect music boxes for my daughter when she was little. Now sadly DD took her favourites and the rest went to the Sally Ann.
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My girls all have Precious Moments figurines that were given to them over the years. They're all stored in boxes in MY back room. :confused: I haven't quite gotten up the nerve to give them away, although I know the girls don't want them.
 
Cherylndesigns said:
I have a small camera collection. Besides my Nikon DSLR, I have my original SLR, my grandfather's Brownie box camera and a few antique cameras that I've picked up over the years. I love baseball caps and have a bunch of them and I collect funny T-shirts. The shirt I wore today says "Zero Days Without Sarcasm" on the front. I have lots of boots, too. I guess I do collect things. LOL
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Own it, Cheryl!
 
marijke said:
When I see an old camera at a flea market and the price is reasonable ... I usually buy it ... Very often the prices are too high for me ...
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A woman I used to CT for who is now a very sucessful professional photographer also collects old cameras. I know they can be very popular.
 
tanteva said:
I sort of have this dream of being a collector. It seems to be so much fun trying to get a complete collection. I mean the hunt. So .... I've started on many collections, and then I never really get into it. I have a couple of book series I think I'm gonna get all of. Turtles. Buddha figurines. Plush toys. and so on. But I never really get caught. I just fantasies about be a collector, and have more of less ended up a confused hoarder. LOL

I guess the only thing I really collect are old books of Jehovah's Witnesses. Weird, I know. But I wrote my thesis on their theology, and they are intriguing. (No, I'm not, nor have I ever been a JW ... just a nerd).
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That's really intersting, Eva! I used to collect old children's books that I would find at estate sales, etc. My first acquisition was a copy of The Secret Garden from 1934, but I have some other books that are older. I stopped after a while because I was running out of room to display them, and it didn't make sense to buy them and then keep them in a box..
 
LSlycord said:
I have 50+ music boxes. I started collecting them when I was in college...lots of them were gifts. I had an entire china cabinet full of them, with some decorating table tops and dressers. I now have no place for them so they are in boxes in storage from when we moved. I can't bring my self to get rid of them...which is stupid. But, it's how I roll.
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See my comment above about my daughters' Precious Moments, figurines, lol.
 
BrightEyes said:
My biggest collection is books. I have favorite authors and collect all the series/books they write. They have over-flowed the bookcases so I am now in the process of trying to get rid of some of them. But, of course, I want to read them before I get rid of them! LOL

And my Movie DVD collection is growing by leaps and bounds!

I also have 2 large sets of Christmas Villages. I haven't set them up in the last 6 years as it takes several days to put them up.
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My daughter is a book collector too. In her new home her extra bedroom is going to be her official library.
 
*gina* said:
We have over 600 LP's but then came cd's and mp3 and so it wasn't the same - besides, today's music mostly I don't like it - only some songs. And I still have most of the tickets from the concerts that I've attended.
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LP's are coming back into popularity!
 
It may seem silly but I used to collect pencils, I had hundreds. I currently don't collect anything.
 
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Nutcrackers
Matroesjka dolls
Pinocchio
printing block letters
pill boxes

but only for fun, I am not a serious collector, I have no lists of what I have and only buy at thriftshops.
probably have lots of doubles in my collections.
 
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At one time I was collecting roosters. It started when we lived in Honduras- they are iconic there. You can hear them crowing even in the capital city!! Ha ha. But recently I have lost interest. I DO love copper though- so I guess you could say I have a small copper collection!
 
I have purged a lot this last year so my collection of cookbooks has dwindled but I still have a lot. I used to also collect magazines, buying 10-20 a month. I had a wall full of shelves that were filled mostly with magazines. I finally purged the magazines before we moved this year.
 
Madi said:
Nutcrackers
Matroesjka dolls
Pinocchio
printing block letters
pill boxes

but only for fun, I am not a serious collector, I have no lists of what I have and only buy at thriftshops.
probably have lots of doubles in my collections.
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That is a wonderful variety, Diane! I don't buy expensive pieces either, just what appeals to me.
 
Amandajk said:
At one time I was collecting roosters. It started when we lived in Honduras- they are iconic there. You can hear them crowing even in the capital city!! Ha ha. But recently I have lost interest. I DO love copper though- so I guess you could say I have a small copper collection!
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Ooh, that sounds nice! Do you have to maintain the copper pieces or do you let them tarnish if they want? I know sometimes that adds to the appeal.
 
bcgal00 said:
I have purged a lot this last year so my collection of cookbooks has dwindled but I still have a lot. I used to also collect magazines, buying 10-20 a month. I had a wall full of shelves that were filled mostly with magazines. I finally purged the magazines before we moved this year.
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Wow that's a lot of magazines! I can see how moving them would have been a challenge.
 
I have a couple of first edition books, prints/plates/ceramics from bjorn wiinblad (LOVE his whimsical imagery), oddball Japanese Kokeshi dolls, and lots of raku pottery. Too much stuff...I'm trying to hold myself back.
 
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