What do you collect?
 

I was wondering if you collect anything. If so, what? I collect a number of different things--and spend WAY too much money on my collections from time to time.

So, what do you collect? Why? If it is something unusual, where do you go to purchase whatever it is you collect? What lengths have you gone through to add to your collection?

:)

I did a search on this topic, but didn't find anything...

My answer...
 

I collect:

-- Teddy Bears
-- Limoges boxes
-- Matryoshkas (Russian nesting dolls)
-- State quarters (for my Dad, I give them all to him)
-- Waterford crystal toasting flutes and ornaments

I buy teddy bears all the time. Much too frequently in fact. There is a gift shop at CNN that I pass everyday, and I must confess to stopping there once a week to look at (and usually buy) bears.

As for limoges, Alpha Phi has a series of hand-painted limoges that were designed by a University of Texas A-Phi. They are custom-made in France. Each piece is unique--and pricey! I've actually been to Limoges, France and bought a few pieces there. My collection isn't expanding as fast as I would like though!

Matryoshkas--my first and true collecting passion. I've never been to Russia, so I've had a few friends pick me up some when they were there on various business trips. I had a Russian linguistics partner in college whose mother was kind enough to send me some too. My parents are friends with an astronaut who flew aboard the Mir Space Station, and the crown-jewel of my collection is a piece that he took up and back with him. Other than that, I scour import stores across the US (and elsewhere) looking for unique pieces.

State quarters--since my heart isn't all in it, I just collect when I happen to get quarters in change. I give them all to my Dad when I do find them.

Waterford crystal-- Probably self-explanatory. It's so beautiful! I collected all the millennium flutes and am working on those unique colored hocs. Every year I try to pick up one or two Waterford crystal ornaments as well.

So how about you all?

I collect shot glasses, cat and sunflower things

someday when I have a nice china cabinet I want to start collecting vases-specifically colorful glass blow vases-can't do this with cats running around the house and no china cabinet

I too collect waterford crystal. I have all of the individual millenium toasting flutes. Hubby and I used the love one's for our wedding, and all the AOIIs should love the prosperity ones:D . I also collect the lismore pattern.

State quarters too, but my heart really isn't in it either.

I collect:

Candles
Pictures
Receits (never know when you have to return something)

Dust. (Badump-bump.)

No seriously, if I had to say I collect anything, it'd be makeup! I have way too much...

Tech APhi - I looked on the bottom of a gravy boat I have and saw that it was "American Limoges." Is this anywhere near the same thing as THE Limoges?

Holiday decorating items with a candy theme. Like candy hearts for our Valentine's decorations, candy corn for Halloween, and various Christmas candies for Christmas!

ELEPHANTS!! http://www.plaudersmilies.de/elefant.gifhttp://www.plaudersmilies.de/elefant.gif

Hahahaha, who doesn't?

I collect Hard Rock Cafe Bears from around the world..I currently have 26, but my Rottweiler puppy ate the shirt off of the Orlando bear, and I forgot to get another one when I was there for Christmas...argh!

I collect:
shoes
shoe statues
candles
pint glasses that I like to steal from bars (oops!)

hmmm what do I collect....I collect..

Shot glasses
Glass Dolls
Fairies
*JUNK!!* lol


Nichole

I collect:

Dave Matthews Stuff-(ie books magazine covers,music)

I want to collect college sweatshirts:
I have so far-An LSU sweatshirt,one for University of New Orleans,and one from Michigan State

I collect Alice in Wonderland memorabilia: Snowglobes, shirts, books, dolls, all kinds of tchochkes, and American Girl dolls.

I collect Limoges boxes (I have 32 of them right now) and refrigerator magnets! I used to collect turtles, but they're mostly in a box in the attic now.