What Do You Collect?

IamMCM · December 2014

I thought it might be fun to find out what everyone collects and if there are any unusual collections our there. As my avatar implies, I collect comedy/tragedy masks. They were popular in my mid-century modern growing up years, and we had a pair that I loved when I was really young. I don't know what happened to them, but as an adult I tried to find a duplicate and ended up buying many pairs before eBay came along and I was able to find the actual set I was looking for. By then, the collection was out of control. This photo only shows part. I have more on the other walls, plus a curio full of knick knacks and a number of TV lamps. I'd love to see what others are collecting.

blueakama · December 2014

I used to collect badges (pin and cloth) and stickers when I was a kid. I don't collect anything any more.

Owlie45 · December 2014

Owls. Love them. Just really started collecting this past year.
I imagine I am getting several owl stuff for Christmas this year.

scorpiophoenix · December 2014

Nail polish. Currently at 1136 bottles (I have a spreadsheet) with more on the way.

BlueEyedRedhead · December 2014

Interesting topic.... I collect vintage Christmas décor.

IamMCM · December 2014

Wow, these are fascinating so far! I love vintage Christmas decor, although I don't collect it. I have both a vintage and modern silver Christmas tree, though, complete with color wheels.

BlueEyedRedhead · December 2014

That's awesome. I have a vintage aluminum 4 ft tree, in search of the color wheel. Maybe I will add a pic or two...

47Jacqueline · December 2014

I seem to be collecting fitness trackers. ;-/

ThePoeToaster · December 2014

50's style bowling shirts. I collected them BEFORE FEKKIN' CHARLIE SHEEN started wearing them. That, and cleavage pics. Feel free to contribute. Muaaaa.

EveFlowergirl · December 2014

mood rings.

PandoraGreen721 · December 2014

Vintage maps.

summerhaze71 · December 2014

Vintage ViewMaster reels and stereoscopes and vintage pop up books.

Noogynoogs · December 2014

Paintings

chele402 · December 2014

Empty bottles of beer

No seriously - lol. Special edition Brooklyn Brewery bottles. Oh and Lolita glasses. I have a trend.

SkFarmMom · December 2014

Animals. Live ones. Currently have 15 cows, 2 bulls and a steer, 5 horses, 1 pony, 20 sheep, 6 cats, 3 dogs, 2 pigs. By spring I'll hopefully have 25 laying hen chicks and a handful of turkeys...I like to add at least one new species to the farm each year (we've been on the farm for 6.5 years)...I'm thinking maybe a milking goat or some Indian running ducks would be fun to find in the spring. (I've had turkeys and chickens before so they don't count.)

Might need to get some rabbits again too.

SkFarmMom · December 2014

Oh, and musical instruments...love them! Currently in our house, a piano, acoustic guitar, flute, violin, drums, clarinet, ukulele and and electric guitar and amp that I just picked up for my older son for Christmas (but Momma might play with it when he's at school.)

Still wanting to get a banjo, a bass guitar, and a full size cello...might be waiting a while on that last one though.

ilfaith · December 2014

Art glass...although we haven't picked up many pieces since the children were born. Doesn't seem the most practical thing to display when there are three little boys running around the house. But we do have some beautiful vases and glasses.

flabassmcgee · December 2014

Movies and movie memorabilia. This is mostly my husband's project, but we HAVE to have the box set special edition director's cut of every movie we buy.

kinkyslinky16 · December 2014

I collect nothing. Trying to collect some sugar daddies but it isn't going so well.

Noogynoogs · December 2014

Money

BigDougie1211 · December 2014

Shot glasses, I have like 300. I take them from bars on special occasions or as souvenirs of holidays etc. Each one has a wee story attached to it.

Noogynoogs · December 2014

Toe nail clippings

Roxy_Arcane · December 2014

Calories

IamMCM · December 2014

For the critters, have you ever seen the fainting goats? Those would be a fun addition! I saw some at a farm a few years back. Poor things literally collapse and pass out when startled, but they are so cute. Not sure if they're good milk producers or mainly just good for novelty though.

SkFarmMom · December 2014

IamMCM wrote: »

For the critters, have you ever seen the fainting goats? Those would be a fun addition! I saw some at a farm a few years back. Poor things literally collapse and pass out when startled, but they are so cute. Not sure if they're good milk producers or mainly just good for novelty though.

Lol...what kind of survival instinct is that?!? (Of course. ..I have sheep...they have the opposite of a "survival instinct"...) I've seen fainting goats before and they are cute, but I don't think they'd be worth milking...I want to make goat's cheese and it takes a fair bit of milk to make a little cheese. - The first animal I got when we move to the farm was a Charolais Jersey cross cow. Named her Betsy. Learned how to go "fishing" and pull a calf that first spring (it was positioned wrong and she was having trouble)...then I learned how to milk, make cottage cheese and mozzarella, butter, ice cream, run a cream separator, clean a cream separator.

Oh...and books. I collect books. Horse books, gardening books, homesteading books, carpentry book, understanding men's brains books, how to raise sheep, shear sheep, spin wool fiber into yarn books, hunting and fishing books, etc., and novels...mostly kids novels...because I wanted them to learn to love to read (and now they do.) There are books in every room in our house.

Maybe the animals and the instruments and the bools are all just part of the same larger collection...I like collecting things that challenge me. Things that make me learn and grow.