1. frosted glass ~ mainly English Bagley from 1950s onwards, in black, white, green, blue, aqua, pink, yellow and amber
2. coloured glass trinket boxes ~ mainly Japanese in green and amber (some of this collection was sold to make way for No1 and No 3)
3. bambi and deer ornaments ~I just love the innocence of Bambi
4. elephant ornaments (collected as a child but no longer add to this)
5. polyester dresses ~ my first dress was a $1 Miss Jennie in grey with cigarette burns, now I have one for every day of the week and more :)
6. retro knitting patterns ~ most inherited from my mother-in-law
7. vintage sewing patterns ~ random op shop purchases for the pictures on the front
8. broken pottery and sea glass from beaches I have visited ~ I am a magpie
9. peonies ~ tree peonies x 3 and tuberous peonies too many to mention
10. vintage sewing books: McCalls, Singer, Vogue, Better Homes and Gardens, and Simplicity (2 different editions)
What about you, what do you collect? What captures your eye?
I'm a magpie, too!
ReplyDeleteI collect:
1) buttons (all kinds -- old, new, metal, plastic, silly, fancy)
2) clocks (not so much anymore -- lots were left in America when I moved here)
3) seashells, sea glass, rocks
4) books (began as children's books when I was in college, then has expanded to feminist texts, fiction novels by women, etc.)
5) handbags
I am with you on the sewing patterns and books - just lately I am finding tons of 70s craft books, bought 2 more yesterday, my bookshelves are overloaded! Love reading your blog. Karen
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