What do you nick-nacks say about you ?

I've been resisting the urge to lower the tone, so I'm glad someone has.

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Alas, I recently read a book where some man was dancing with a girl and somebody observing them said she could see his stiffie from 20 feet away.….

What lovely mantlepieces you have! Mine has a vase of dried lavender, Victorian clock with a horse and man holding it, an African giraffe made of plaited wire, an empty ball- like vase from Crete, an ornament of a monkey wearing glasses and reading a book, and an ornament of a large man with a small head holding a large fish, by a Cornish sculptor, several birthday and mothers day cards. Its all rather cluttered. Must tidy it up now I cant go out. .

Dust!
A photo of my DD on her horse, a spent cartridge, a stiffie (!) (we won’t be going obviously), a carriage clock that doesn’t work very well, 2 candle sticks, a photo of the family taken years ago and rather out of focus.

A photo of my DS wedding with the entire family included. The handmade wrist corsage his wife made me for the wedding under a glass dome. Three Wade houses...I collect them and rotate the three from time to time.

And I’ve just realised I’ll have to dust it all tomorrow because my cleaner isn’t coming. ?

A big mirror.
A clock & two glass candle stands with big gold candles on them.
A wooden batik-decorated pot with an ostrich egg nestling in it and a wood moon-gazing cat, both from Indonesia.
A tall cream vase containing dried hydrangea flowers and peacock feathers (I know!).
A gourd, which rattles when you shake it.
A brown pot filled with a candle.
A tin plant pot with an oxalis plant on it. I don't actually want it there but I’ve nowhere else to put it where my cats won’t eat it.

Driftwood, pottery, electric candles, plants, photographs, thermometers ..

If I add anything to the scene, like an ironing board, that gets filled up with clutter too.

I have things on anything I can have things on.

Phoenix,id never heard of the 'stiffies' it was hilarious!its proper cheered me up

Goodness Anniebach,you must have a big mantlepiece?ive got 2 plastic fake-flame candles& a canvas photo pic of our handsome cat.& my mothers day cards.(which were mostly posted to me,except my 2 sons who live here)when i take cards down itl be the GC's photos added to the cats.

No mantelpiece, but my unit is rather crowded, at the moment, with Mother’s Day flowers and cards. It’s normal contents are a collection of African figures, wedding photo of DH and myself, a family group photo taken when DH was 80, and two blue glass candle holders.

A Masons Ironstone clock in the middle with a small Masons ginger jar on one side & a larger on the other. A pair of glass candlesticks. A little black china chicken & a small glass mouse. The banana-shaped Valentine card I gave DH this year. A pair of large glass jars with a string of pretty lights inside - should've gone away with the Christmas decorations but I liked them too much!

A clock in the centre flanked by three Royal Worcester child figurines, October, November and December. To the right of December is a small elephant with a Flaming Katie plant then a lamp with a deer on it. To the left of November is an elephant with a baby elephant inside, a small vase with a giraffe on it and a Royal Doulton figurine of a boy with two puppies. There are also two Welsh slate souvenir coasters propped against the wall and three Mothering Sunday cards.

Rosenoir I have always wanted a dead fly! Where did you buy it?

No mantelpiece but on a wooden chest : A turquoise china Buddha, turquoise tall ceramic vase, a silver Indian decorated elephant, a miniature Chinese black table displaying a gorgeous mini white orchid.

A cobweb
A prized collection of hand made Mothers Day cards given when the children were young.
A large mother of pearl shell. About the size of a dinner plate.
A large ammonite fossil and a small one.

Four candle sticks, one smoky smelly candle, 2 crystal vases, 1 ginger jar, 1 crystal shoe, 2 ceramic shells, 2 Pellegrino soft drink bottles each with a dead rose in it, some rose petals, dust and fairy lights. I can see I am lacking in family photos!

phoenix you always make me giggle! Your post was my best laugh of the day! Dettol .... heh!

A load of old tat here.
I suppose that speaks volumes about me being tatty

Eighteenth century Worcester blue and white ware with a clock made by my husband's grandfather in the middle. I think it's elegant and lovely but I think my book group found it pretentious and dull!

lovebeigecardigans thank you for your comment .... A friend bought the cherubs for me from a Far East company that have now unfortunately ceased trading. I’ve had so many people ask where I got them from so it is a shame as they’re such a lovely gift ...

Childs cricket trophies and Mothers Day cards.