Collecting things: what do you collect? (purchase, stitch, wooden, patterns)

[missmousern]

Don't ask me why, I collect rolling pins. I kept getting all my grandmother's when they died and it escalated from there. Now I have antique rolling pins, glass, pottery wood. Just got a wood rolling pin in Mexico this winter. They hang on my kitchen wall. No, I am not much of a baker.
Also, those smashed pennies you make on vacation from the machines that you put your own penny and a couple quarters in and crank it through a press.

[gardener34]

Antique Haeger pottery - emerald green in color only.
Dolls - Effanbee "patsy" dolls and antiques from Mom and grandmothers and my own childhood malibu barbies.
Smurfs
Starbuck "bearistas"
hagen renaker figurines

Dachshund stuff - I don't buy but people have given me because that is our family "breed" of choice.

Foma: the lego community is huge: many people are into building and collecting - even as adults! My son is WAY into lego.

[Davart]

I have a rather large collection of collections myself.

[pebby56]

I collect Cows or anything cow motief (black & white) I have over 500 items and growing

[ShadowCaver]

Originally Posted by pebby56

I collect Cows or anything cow motief (black & white) I have over 500 items and growing

Hmmmmm,,, wonder how much moola ya have invested in that?






Also, add to list of previous, used to collect Bradford Exchange and similar ceramic collector's plates; Russian, Chinese, Native American, etc...

[GunGirlCO]

I am a firearms collector

[tiffela74]

My 5yr old collects anything to do w/pigs. She is obsessed. Has been for a couple years now. She has over 100 plush, over 100 figureines, she has been a pig (in her piggy costume) for the last 2 Halloweens, her sheets set are [ink w/piggies, she has piggy backpacks that oink, a piggy that farts when you squeeze it, one that poops little candies, and one that does "this little piggy goes to market" - tiny piggies, and piggies bigger than her. Theres only one pig she doesnt have i think... a real one! lol although, her fav. one, we've been searching for its double for the last 3yrs. its a pink piggy w/lavender embroidered eyes. (or theyre patches, not real sure) it has a little rattle ball inside. JCPennys had these about 5 yrs ago as a christmas promo and we've never been able to track another down. sigh.
i wonder if she'll stick w/piggies her whole life?

[Northwoods Voyager]

In what room? My house hs at times taken on the appearance of
A. Junk Yard
B. Antique Shop
C. Used Book Store
D. Salvation Army/Good Will clothing depository
E. Salvage yard old tools, half used duct tape rolls, broken hammers, etc.
F. Garden Supply Store new and used
G. Antique ( ) newspaper/magazine storage center
H. Computer /parts/monitors/keyboards/speakers Store
I. Map collection Depository (never know when ya just might go thar)
J. Artist Supply depot (oil, pen and ink sketching, water colours/books, paints/easels/brushes, etc.
K. Frames, prints / local originals (mine)/others
L. Toys B ME - puzzels/board games (4 different Monopolys) soldiers/balls
M. Whiskey Decanters Some full most empty
N. Office Supply Store - can't have enough computers Apple & p.c.
Wait, there be more, in other words, we have way too much stuff/junk/hidden value things - 45 years will do that to you

Whoops, forgot to mention that I like OWLS !!! Have just a few

[debntx]

Good thread and it's interesting reading about all your collections.

Let's see. I collect....
Crystal pieces (especially European)
Polish stoneware (pottery)
Glass blown ornaments (Christopher Radko, other European)
Hard cover books
Cookbooks/recipes
Travel brochures
Decorative european linens, especially holiday motifs
Hand made baskets

[wesacat]

Me..
Stuffed animals, especially cats
Cat figurines
Books, especially horror or scifi/fantasy, particularly Andre Norton and S. King
Refrigerator magnets
Old maps

My partner...
Odd figurines, ie, a "weiner dog" that looks like Spock, a Napoleon Dynamite bobblehead, the South Park "boy band" collection...and most recently, a Mr Potato Head Transformer (Optimash Prime)
Car books, especially relating to Mustangs and Ford trucks