WHY WE COLLECT COULD BE (THE OBJECTS) REMIND US OF OUR CHILDHOOD. HOW OR WHY DO WE START COLLECTIONS.....MAYBE THEY SPARK SOMETHING IN US TO HOLD ON TO THE PAST & JUST A GLIMPSE OF THAT OBJECT BRINGS US BACK TO THAT ERA.
I AM OBSESSED WITH WOODEN BOWLS.........I PAINT THEM BUT IF THEY HAVE A NICE PATINA I LEAVE THEM ALONG.......THE PATINATED ONES I USUALLY KEEP....SO IT'S TIME TO SORT I PROBABLY HAVE AROUND 100 & FINDING THEM IS ANOTHER THING :)
WOOD BOWLS
CUTTING BOARDS ARE ANOTHER THING THAT I'M OBSESSED WITH. THEY CAN BE USED FOR SO MANY THINGS. TOPS ON TABLES/STOOLS, CHEESE RISERS, STOVE TOPS, ON COUNTERS, YOU GET THE PICTURE
CUTTING BOARDS
SUITCASES ARE ANOTHER OBSESSION: YOU CAN PUT LEGS ON THEM OR STACK THEM. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE ONES WITH STRIPES, THEY CAN BE USED FOR A SIDE TABLE. I HAVE SOME STACKED TO THE CEILING (9FT) & THEY ARE PACKED FULL. IT'S FUN TO GO THROUGH THEM EACH SEASON TO SEE WHAT GOODIES I HAVE STORED AWAY. **NOTE** IF THEY ARE FILLED HEAVY DO NOT PICK UP BY THE HANDLE (THOSE HANDLES ARE FRAIL)
SUITCASES
I STARTED COLLECTING 50'S TABLECLOTHS ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO. MY MOM GAVE ME SOME OF HERS THAT WE USED WHEN I WAS A CHILD....IT SPIRALLED FROM THERE. THERE ARE SO MANY PATTERNS & I ALSO LIKE THE "STATE" ONES & LINEN ONES. I PROBABLY HAVE AROUND 50+ OF THEM.
50'S TABLE CLOTHS
WHO DOESN'T LIKE A TOTE OR 2 OR 100. I HAVE THEM EVERYWHERE IN THE HOUSE & OUTSIDE. IT'S NICE TO GRAB THEM WHEN YOUR HANDS ARE FULL & YOU CAN DUMP EVERYTHING INTO THEM. I HAVE SO MANY THAT I DO NEED TO SORT.
WIRE BASKETS
THE SAME AS ABOVE FOR WIRE BASKETS ARE THE WOOD CARRIERS, THEY ARE HANDY FOR THROWING YOUR STUFF INTO, SO I ALSO HAVE THESE AROUND THE HOUSE FOR AN EASY GRAB
CARRIERS
WATERING CANS ARE ANOTHER COLLECTION I HAVE, IT SEEMS THEY ARE GETTING HARDER TO FIND AT A GOOD PRICE. I HAVE MY MOMS & THAT STARTED MY COLLECTION. THEY ARE ALSO HANDY TO HAVE IN CERTAIN AREAS AROUND THE HOUSE SO YOU CAN GRAB & WATER IN DIFFERENT PLACES. SOMETIMES I PAINT THEM & PUT A STRIPE BURLAP AROUND THEM.
WATERING CANS
FARM TABLES IS ANOTHER COLLECTION I HAVE. I ROTATE THEM & SELL WHEN SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAVE A BIG HOUSE TO SUPPORT SO MANY TABLES :) I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE ONES I HAVE FROM CT. & THE ONES WITH A NICE PATINA
FARM TABLES
GALVANIZED BUCKETS, PAILS, FARM TOOLS ALSO COME IN HANDY AS PLANTERS & FOUNTAINS. WHEN I WAS LITTLE A GALVANIZED TUB WAS MY SWIMMING POOL. I REMEMBER BEING 10 & DRAGGING IT UP THE BASEMENT STEPS......THAT'S WHEN I WAS STRONGER LOL
GALVANIZE
I STARTED COLLECTING YELLOWWARE ON MY TRIPS TO CT. IT WAS EASY TO COME BY......SO THAT'S WHEN IT BEGAN. I AM NOT USUALLY GOOD WITH GLASSWARE, THIS IS A BIT HEAVIER, SO I'VE ONLY HAD A FEW CASUALTIES. I LIKE THE CREAM BANDED & USUALY STUCK WITH THAT COLOR, BUT I WAS BUYING IT SO CHEAP, I WOULD BUY IT ALL. THE BOWLS WITH THE TRIPOD MARKS ON THE INSIDE BOTTOM WHICH INDICATES THAT OTHER BOWLS WERE SET INSIDE OF EACH OTHER ON A TRIPOD & FIRED TOGETHER. ONE OF MY FINDS WAS A EUROPEAN BOWL THAT WHEN YOU FLICK IT WITH YOUR NAIL IT RINGS (THAT'S HOW YOU CAN TELL IF IT'S EUROPEAN)
YELLOWWARE COLLECTION
SIGNS ARE ANOTHER COLLECTION THAT CAME ABOUT ON TRIPS TO CT. THEY WERE EASY TO COME BY & WE STARTED HOARDING THEM. WHEN SPRING WOULD COME WE'D SORT THEM & GET READY FOR OUR SPRING SALE. THEY ARE ALL OVER THE HOUSE & OUTSIDE, SEVERAL I WOULD NEVER PART WITH THEY ARE ONE OF A KIND & IRREPLACABLE
SIGN COLLECTION
IT'S A GOOD THING I HAVE A LARGE HOME. I HAVE CUPBOARDS IN EVERY ROOM, SOMETIMES 3 IN A ROOM. WHEN SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG I ROTATE THEM TO THE SHOP. THEY HOLD FUNCTIONAL STUFF AS WELL AS WORK FOR STORAGE FOR MY COLLECTIONS. ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS THE GERMAN KAS I ACQUIRED IN CT FROM MY BROTHER (WHICH IS NOW MY PANTRY). I RODE HOME ON THE DASHBOARD TO MAKE SURE IT MADE IT HOME IN ONE PIECE. ALSO, HE GAVE ME A BUFFET THAT IS ORNATE & I LUV IT.
CUPBOARD COLLECTION
THEY SAY YOU START WITH ONE & THEN IT SNOWBALLS INTO A COLLECTION. I LUV SCALES, I WOULD BUY THEM IN CT. & THERE THE COLLECTION BEGINS. I HAVE SEVERAL POSTAL SCALES BUT I USUALLY STICK WITH THE BASIC LITTLE SQUARE MODELS. I GET EXCITED WHEN I FIND THEM IN DIFFERENT COLORS OR STENCILLED & I HAVE TINY VERSIONS WHICH ARE ENVELOPE SCALES.
SCALE COLLECTION
I STARTED COLLECTING QUILTS WHEN I DECIDED TO CUT THEM UP & MAKE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS, THIRTYSOMETHING BUNNIES (FROM THE TV SERIES THIRTYSOMETHING), CHRISTMAS CHAINS,RAGBBALLS, ETC. SOME I LOOK AT & CAN'T CUT BUT FOR THE MOST PART I CAN :)
QUILT COLLECTION
I DON'T KNOW WHY I STARTED COLLECTING DRESS FORMS/MANNEQUINS, PROBABLY BECAUSE I STARTED FINDING THEM EVERYTIME I WENT TO A SALE. I REPURPOSE CLOTHING SO THEY COME IN HANDY FOR DIFFERENT SIZES I DO. SOME ARE FOR DISPLAY. THERE'S A MANNEQUIN IN THE ATTIC THAT LOOKS LIKE ME (SEINFELD EPISODE) & SOMETIMES I FORGET SHE'S THERE WHEN I WALK IN
DRESS FORM COLLECTION
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINTAGE LACE FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE SOME OF MY MOMS & I GUESS THAT'S WHAT STARTED IT. I USE THEM ON MY RE PURPOSED CLOTHING LINE (CIAO BELLA ITALIANPEASANT) ON MY QUILTED CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS, LAVENDER SACHETS ETC. THEY COME IN A VARIETY OF PATTERNS & COLORS......I PREFER THE TEA STAINED OLD LOOKING.
VINTAGE LACE COLLECTION
ARCHI COLLECTION
I STARTED COLLECTING BOTTLES SO I COULD DECORATE THEM & DECOUPAGE THEM. I COLLECT THE ACID BOTTLES & APOTHOCARY ALSO. I LIKE THE COBALT BLUE & AMETHYST.
BOTTLE COLLECTION
I LIKE THE LOOK OF OLD CLOCKS, THEY REMIND ME OF MY CHILDHOOD WHEN A CERTAIN OLD CLOCK WOULD WAKE ME UP........
CLOCK COLLECTION
I STARTED COLLECTING TRANSFERWARE WHEN I BOUGHT A PILE OF IT IN CT. IT WAS BROWN & THAT'S ALL I COLLECT. MY COLLECTION HAS REALLY GROWN & I SORT & SELL IT.
TRANSFERWARE COLLECTION
