Comments on: post off: what do you collect?

By: Ellobie

Ellobie — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:03:45 +0000

I’ve had several over the years - angels since I was born near Christmas and snowglobes come to mind. I still have a lot of the angels and a couple of the snowglobes. The only active collection I’ve got going now, though, is pink plates. OH, and dog hair.

Saw this today and it made me think of this thread! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/14/neatoramas-guide-to-25-of-the-strangest-collections-on-the-web/

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Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:01:50 +0000

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By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:22:57 +0000

A few years ago, I got my first cake stand, and have been collecting them ever since. my favorites are the vintage stands - especially ones out of depression glass. Having a collection in mind, makes it so fun when shopping at antique shops and on Etsy because you’re always looking for the next best one.

By: Holly D

Holly D — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:07:06 +0000

Oh, also Pez dispensers for my kids. We have 70 and display them on top of the picture molded windown frames.
They are constantly thowing stuffed animals to know them down, and I am always getting on chairs putting them back up!!
Exhausting but always fun to look at when they are all up there.

By: Holly D

Holly D — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:04:45 +0000

Tiny oil paintings and specifically landscapes from all over the world.
I have a middle eastern landscape, an asian one, an old one of the mountains in Wyoming, like that.
I display them on a picture molding ledge that runs the whole length of my hallway.
If anyone knows of a good source of these let me know.
The biggest one is only 4″ and the smallest 2″. I am obsessed with them.

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Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:30:31 +0000

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By: sciencegeek

sciencegeek — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:21:20 +0000

I collect Pyrex as well. But by Pyrex, I mean lab glassware. I just moved into a new apartment and am planning on putting up a swath of pegboard in my living room so I can display it in all of its mad scientist glory.

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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:28:40 +0000

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By: Mary T

Mary T — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:57:08 +0000

Cherlyn is correct — in fact, we’ve featured photos of some of Cathy’s collections previously! Check here:

http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/24/post-off-where-are-your-favorite-flea-markets/

By: Cherlyn

Cherlyn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:25:41 +0000

I collect all kinds of ordinary things (Charley Harper prints, old Santas, hand-colored photos, Rookwood - I could go on and on), but my friend (and Mary T’s, by the way) Cathy takes the cake for individuality. Literally. She collects plaster food. The kind that was used for refrigerator displays in the 50s. Especially meat. She has hot dogs, rib roasts, a ham, a beautiful layer cake and more. She has some great meat sign and posters from butchers, etc.
She also collects body parts. Not as scary as it sounds. Doll heads (arms, hands and legs, too).