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Across the Fence:  What do you collect?  |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 05:52:13 AM
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I am trying so hard to not buy vintage Valentines from ebay.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
1114 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 05:59:15 AM
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I no longer collect anything---trying to declutter......I used to collect vintage pillow covers.
Beverly Gill....and  for me less is best
There's no place like home |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Catherine L
True Blue Farmgirl
408 Posts
Cathy
Newton
Texas
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 08:13:23 AM
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I love dishes, not full sets, but searching for a piece here and a piece there. I started doing this with a pattern of wheat dishes like the ones my grandparents used to have. I think they were a promotional item from somewhere. I have a pretty good collection. Since then I have started searching for other patterns. It gives me something to search for while "junktiquing". I am getting a little short on space though so I have slowed down.
~Catherine~
Farmgirl 2428 http://www.my-fairhaven.blogspot.com/
http://adaywithnonnaandboompa.blogspot.com/ |
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
1903 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 08:23:08 AM
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i have thimbles and spoons and teddy bears and some tea cups- a very few special glass pieces from childhood and amber glass pieces...most of my things are still boxed from our last move...i love books..have way too many....
someday i want to build a doll house so i do collect things in mini
much of our stuff is staying boxed because we're moving again in august--tho i love the idea of being surrounded by my "stuff"
Farmgirl # 2139
proud member of the Farmgirls of the Southwest Henhouse
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
432 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 08:30:56 AM
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Have stopped collecting as trying hard to declutter. The more I get rid of the better I feel.
Give thanks to yourself everyday for all the wonderful things you do! |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 09:23:36 AM
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I collect homemade Christmas ornaments made either by myself, my children, or others. Someday, I plan on giving half of my collection to each of my two grown children.
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
Edited by - ClaireSky on Nov 14 2011 9:48:16 PM |
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
1114 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 09:30:45 AM
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Julie, love your collection...that is so nice to do that.......
Beverly Gill
There's no place like home |
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 10:08:46 AM
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| I collect snailmails. I still collect stuff but limited alot. Because we looking for another house. Also I am getting old and time to declutter & simplify my lifestyle. |
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Missus Miranda
True Blue Farmgirl
285 Posts
Miranda
Thrall
TX
USA
285 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 10:54:00 AM
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I have way too many "collections" but my weakness is beads. I use them, they are easy to store, and some day I hope to start selling the items I make, but ooooh it's a fetish! I grew up being intrigued by glassware, and beads just fit right in! 
Farmgirl 3535
Pflugerville, TX |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
1674 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 2:20:33 PM
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I have collected depression glass for years, and anything vintage for that matter, but am no longer doing that. Trying to declutter my house as well!! But I do now have a complete place setting for 12 of the depression glass pattern that my grandmother had. She had gotten the small pieces out of crystal oats and the larger pieces at Kress's dept store. However she only had a small number of pieces. It is called Patrician Amber or the Spoke pattern.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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Violets November
True Blue Farmgirl
342 Posts
Violet
Exeter
California
USA
342 Posts |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 7:06:04 PM
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I have a lot of geodes, rocks, etc. It carries over into beads. My family still buys me Wizard of Oz stuff and tortoises/turtles.
“It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.”-Charlie Brown |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3319 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3319 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 8:21:06 PM
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Dust! LOL...And, Vintage buttons, Iittala crystal, White Stoneware, Blue Willow, Vintage linen, Snowmen, and books to name a few, but I'm pretty organized so everything is in its place. Sounds a bit like I am trying to justify huh?
Melody
Farmgirl #525 |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 9:56:00 PM
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Thanks Beverly! I have always loved homemade Christmas ornaments since I was very young. On my tree I have ones that I made when I was little, when my children were little, and I even have one that my grandmother had. I just love my collection. Now I have several Christmas ornaments that my Farmgirl Sisters have made. Each year we talk about some of our special ornaments and how they came to be. Oh, what special memories my Christmas Tree gives me each year.
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6610 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6610 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 04:40:17 AM
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I love to collect Hartstone Pottery! They are located in Zanesville, Ohio and all of their pottery is hand painted and just the best.! I have a few seasonal pieces for fall, Halloween, Christmas, Easter, and general summer. In order to not let my interest get ahead of myself, I only purchase a piece that can be used everyday with just the two of us. So that means no more than 2 of any one pattern and no more that can be reasonably used on a regular basis each week. But even with that system, I have a fair amount of stuff. Last year, I sold a bunch of inherited dishes on ebay to make room and reduced my Hartstone to only those items that were really special. I try to have a rule that if it comes in the house, then something has to leave. Two years ago, I really did a HUGE downsize of family inherited stuff that even I did not want and that helped plus it gave me money to purchase Hartstone without using my general funds. At age 60, I know I need to keep it small but it is a challenge with Hartstone!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 06:32:26 AM
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Antique handmade marbles
This too has slowed down since Mom and I don't have access to the Burlington Flea Market in KY. So much fun!
I got started when my folks moved into an old Victorian house and marbles started to be unearthed as we moved around the yard and started to beautify the place once again. One in particular was worth about 30.00 at the time.
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 08:28:15 AM
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While I too am a member of the "uncluttering" ranks,I've focused my collecting to vintage Halloween decor,which has gotten pricey,so it's a very s-l-o-w growing collection,and my other collecting is very vintage sheet music/songbooks and stringed instruments. My two biggest collections is of vintage ukuleles & vintage ukulele sheet music,most dating back to the 20's. I have quite the pile of vintage sheet music and cowboy songbooks. I have 5 vintage ukuleles at present,including my 1st-my grandmother's banjo uke made in the 20's. I can usually get one for $26 or under-the latest aquisition was a mere $17.50 tho it does need work. (I love fixing up instruments so no complaint there!) My other recent addition is a tenor banjo that needed refurbishing from the 50's or 60's. I play that one now-and I won it for a mere $20 and change. Oh! antique musician photos-I collect those too,of mandolin,ukulele,guitar & fiddle players,mainly. No one famous but very wonderful candid photos. I use some in my store advertisements.
http://www.mandolinbabe.net
http://www.fiddlebelle.com
http://www.celticcowgirl.me
@MandolinChick on Twitter
mando pickin,uke strummin,dulcimer playin & fiddle sawin' Farmgirl #702 |
Edited by - knitnpickinatune on Nov 15 2011 08:33:40 AM |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 10:01:05 AM
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I also collect Wanda Brunstetter books.
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7612 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7612 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 12:19:37 PM
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This is great!
I have a small moose collection, I like glass ware I like colbalt blue glass ware, and have a collection of brass, and miniature which is easy to display, I love paintings of nature and photography but I am trying to de clutter other things so that I can keep the other, and I also collect art embellishments so that I can make things. I just have to get it all organized.
"When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or in the life of another" Helen Keller |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Nov 15 2011 : 2:11:18 PM
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White enamelware. Can't pass a piece up. I love all the enamelware, but the lack of spac won't allow me to have it all!
from the hearts of paradise...
1Thess. 4:11
http://thefarmwife.com
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