Do you/ have you collected anything ?

That's really interesting

The OH and I collected eighteenth century china before the sprogs arrived in 1989 and 1991 and took up all the spare cash. It is very beautiful and still gives us immense pleasure.

Due to changes in fashion it is now worth no more than we paid for it - even though there are similar examples in the V and A.

I often wonder if people who form collections purely for investment purposes get as much pleasure from their collections as those f us whose budgets are limited. Its a pity to think of all those paintings locked away in air conditioned vaults.

Most of the things I sell on are used or worn in some way - in films or TV series or by re-enactors. I love it when buyers sent me pictures of them wearing or using a prop.

I collect house plants in moderation.

I collect unusual clocks. Takes me an age to change them twice a year when the clocks go back or forward.

I collected Royal Albert China for years. Need to sell it now really as its never used anymore. It was used years ago before we bought a dishwasher and had big family meals but now only 2 of us

I used to collect Baroque style cherubim/Putti figures and paintings, but I downsized and culled the collection

Hedgehog ornaments - hundreds of them!

Cow creamers - I love my herd!

Kim19

I collected stamps and once owned a penny black.

My husband has a stamp collection started as a boy but rarely looked at now. There are 3 Penny Black stamps in it one of them has never been used or postmarked. I wonder if they have any value.

I have collected Lilliput Lane models for many years. Most of them are snowy Christmas buildings and each Christmas I display them on a landscaped village layout with a train, lighting and tiny people. I look forward to putting it out each year and our GC love it. The rest of my collection are Victorian Village Shops which I arrange in a street scene on a self from Spring to Autumn, changing the trees as the seasons change.

I also have a growing collection of children's books especially pop-up books. Some are from my childhood, my mothers and grandmothers. It is usually the illustrations that appeal to me more than the stories themselves.

My small but beautiful collection of thimbles and sewing accoutrements were mostly inherited from my grandmother and include some gorgeous scissors, silver thimbles and needle cases. I even have reels of thread over 100 years old, and yes I do sew with it.

But my biggest collection is fabric! Mountains of it. I plan to use as much of it as I can next year in some scrappy and string quilts.

I have collected Port Meirion 'Botanic Garden' china over the years but now use it every day as it seems silly to keep things for 'best' at my age.

Someone told me that everyone in their lifetime makes 5 plus or minus 2 collections!

Growing0ldDisgracefully

I seem to be collecting excess weight...

My intentional collections are Lilliput Lane houses (quite an urban sprawl of them), and lacemaking bobbins.

The latter are fascinating, there are so many variations in form, materials they are made of, and traditions attached to them. I have all sorts, from modern ones, through to antique ones, and have a few made of sterling silver as well. I do use them - photo attached of some in use.

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Book, 000s of them between us. We are planning to move within the next 12 months, so will have to do some serious culling.

I seem to be collecting excess weight...

My intentional collections are Lilliput Lane houses (quite an urban sprawl of them), and lacemaking bobbins.

The latter are fascinating, there are so many variations in form, materials they are made of, and traditions attached to them. I have all sorts, from modern ones, through to antique ones, and have a few made of sterling silver as well. I do use them - photo attached of some in use.

I've collected all sorts of things, which I am working through getting rid of, before I leave the planet. Amongst them are buttons, rocks, polished stones, jewellery, crystals, dolls, books of all kinds, fabrics, wool, clothes, shoes, shells, sea glass, OS maps, china, glass including coloured, antiques - I could go on. Happily I gave passed on much of this to suitable homes and will continue to do so. I also inherited all my mother's and grandmothers collections of threads, patterns and fabrics which went to the Paisley Stitchers and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. I think they'd be pleased, but don't want to give my own children all this work!

I collected Swarovski Crystal for some years and have a small display cabinet without about two dozen pieces. We also inherited over 40 of the pocket dragons when my step daughter died. Don’t know what will happen to them when I go. Most of the dragons and the Crystal have their boxes as well so I suppose they could be sold.

….oh, and I seem to collect ailments now!!!

Globes ..after once seeing Giorgio Armani' s globe collection in his office. Only have about 12 small and medium sized, but enjoy them.

Books is all I collect.

Same here grandmabatty elephants whittled down to my favourite few, none of my girls collect stuff they prefer to live without 'clutter' and have hinted l need another clear out, probably trying to get me to do it before it becomes their job lol

I love collections, but mine are rather small groups of objects instead of cabinet-filling collections. I have teacups and saucers, lady head vases, vintage pottery, Dutch boy and girl figurines, chalk ware, and for the Christmas season there are gingerbread boys and girls. I have pared down my objects as of late because no one will want them when I’m no longer around!

These days I seem to collect ailments !

I was very fond of Pig ornaments for a long time and had quite a collection but after a house move decided they had to be 'rehomed'.
My other weakness is books but I can think of worse addictions....