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  Alison

  9 months ago

  Style Statement answers. Though my answers to those sacred questions change, they always seem to fit my Style Statement.
  
  Pens, such as calligraphy nibs and felt tip pens. I adore fine, flowing, gorgeous handwriting and rich, stark black ink on paper: The movement and variation in strokes. I'd love to take up Chinese Calligraphy. I also have a lot of notebooks, as writing is vital to me.
  
  I also collect oriental items. They're beautiful and help me connect to my heritage. The legendary beauties have black hair and brown eyes. They look like me, and they're nothing like Western icons. Even the mountains in China and Japan are shaped differently. They just speak to me.
  
  I'm also building up cards, writing paper, envelopes and craft items, because hand-written notes are just wonderful.
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  Tara

  9 months ago

  Yes, I too have the draw full of notecards, postcards and giftcards - always the perfect one on hand for the right moment!
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  Jody

  9 months ago

  I don't tend to collect objects but I treasure and collect precious moments. A beautiful sunset, how fluffy the clouds are today, the relief of rain falling after a hot humid day. I can still smell the rain coming across the valley from my childhood years, the deliciousness of the crema gelati in Levanto, Italy that I have not been able to replicate since. So many things that I can see, taste or smell and make me very happy when I remember them all.
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  Alison

  9 months ago

  Crema Gelati! Oh, bliss!
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  Linda Borland-Fitzgerald

  9 months ago

  I really had to think about this one as I've not thought of myself in terms of collecting anything BUT.. as I sit here thinking and looking around, I see numerous journals, bouquets of pens leaning in tarnished, vintage trophies, vintage portraits of women, my closet is one third full of white shirts (I'm on a quest to find the perfect one with a collar that permanently stays up), and decorating magazines.. stacks and stacks. Guess I'm a collector!
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  Tara

  9 months ago

  I collect so many things - I love Red Riding Hood, I've a group of prints and paintings of her on my wall, people are really drawn to it when they walk in. They always like to pick their favourite! Satues of hands are another favourite, and old teacups. And black t-shirts, tops and singlets - I seem to have loads of them.
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  Constance

  9 months ago

  I love books best; next purses, and perfumes and soaps.
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  Kirsty

  9 months ago

  Ah...soaps. On a recent visit to my home, my sister reflected she'd never quite seen so many soaps from different countries in one place. I appreciate pretty paper packaging but I don't do anything special to display them. Just dump them in a basket behind the toilet. But everytime I look at them, I remember different places I've been.
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  Laurie

  9 months ago

  I did not consider myself to be a collector but I have an evergrowing collection of hand-crocheted snowflakes that I make and use to fill Christmas Cards to friends and family. I must be up to more than a dozen different designs - a different design for every year. I wonder if people are collecting them?
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  jennifersage

  9 months ago

  Things I collect have changed over decades but mostly now I live by William Morris'
  'maxim "Own nothing you do not consider beautiful or useful"
  
  What is beautiful AND usefu: l I collect things that tell me my story. Some are valuable in financial terms and of equal value and beauty to me would be a rock marbeled in an interesting way I got from a beach during a happy holiday. I love the color of sunlit sea and sky. vases and open containers feature..
  What I do not collect is clutter
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  alligator_kate

  9 months ago

  One more reason to love William Morris. Thanks for the quote! I aspire to your statement of not collecting clutter.... for me it is still a work in progress.
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  CarrieM

  9 months ago

  William Morris is a guide for me as well. I love your last poetic phrase Jennifer.
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  Anna

  9 months ago

  I too try to live by this quote and have been mostly successful and I so love the clean uncluttered spaces I live in. The two things I collect that continually challenge me are books and fabric. Books I feel I can get away with although "beautiful" has everything to do with how they are displayed. Fabric how ever is only potentially useful as sometimes it is "too beautiful to use". I am trying to get over this and the next move promises to be the ultimate faceoff.
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  jennifersage

  9 months ago

  As a revcovering book addict. I brought a lovely wooden medium-large sized book case for our den and if it gets tight in there i give away. The only books that are "safe" are one that one of us reads at least once a year.
  
  A month or two I loved the brave women who confessed on this blog that they kept lots of books to look "brainy" I really felt that statement. Yikes but at least I am not alone. I had been in that space and had formed my own conclusion some years before "People are free to assess my intelligence (or otherwise) by meeting me. What i have on my book shelf is not going to help one way or another.
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  Anna

  9 months ago

  Eeoooow!! I can own that!!! Books make me look brainy. There is some aspect of me that IS brainy but I think I like to hear it confirmed.
  
  And I am free to assess my intelligence as is any one else who is so inclined. Thanks for that Jennifersage.
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  debbierodgers

  9 months ago

  Vintage ladies' hats - from the 20s to the 80s. I LOVE hats!
  
  Oh - and I also "collect" recipes - you know - I'll try it one day (soon)....
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  Kirsty

  9 months ago

  Vintage Mason jars.
  Blue and white dishes from garage sales (none of my dishes match in pattern, only colour).
  Corks (to be repurposed into cork boards).
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  CarrieM

  9 months ago

  I am a blue and white dish girl too.
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  Kristi

  9 months ago

  Are you sure you're "refined" not "cultivated"? (kidding)
  
  I love white (and blue/white dishes) too!
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  jennifersage

  9 months ago

  you guys had better keep buying. I have a darling gay friend who seems to be on a mission to buy up every blue and white plate in the world. He loves them!
  I have tried to slow him down by telling him "Buy one and give two away" I can't begin to imagine what his SS would be. He loves Asian artwork. horses, statues of Bhudda, flowers, blue and white almost anything, plump cushions from all over the world English country life, scented soaps. The list goes on. His home is like nothing I have ever seen. One mans clutter is another persons SS. It is multitextured, mutlicolored and utterly unique. It would in fact cruel to deprive him of the sensory experience he lives in. I love visiting and hanging out there. Oh and did I mention the rose scented house perfume? And the Tibetian chanting? And the all to delicious wine and food?
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  Kristin_The_Goat

  9 months ago

  I collect (and use) pottery bowls & dishtowels. I love to do dishes, so my dishtowels collection is quite large. I love to eat and 9 times out of 10 I will eat out of one of my 20 or so pottery bowls.
  
  I used to collect green McCoy pottery. I still have my collection, but I no longer add to it.
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  licarrit

  9 months ago

  The short answer is "too much!" I've collected glass paperweights since I was a kid and still love looking at them. Judging from all the book cartons that still need to be unpacked, I collect books, but not in an kind of organized way. I am just always fascinated by the ideas they contain.
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  MelissaM

  9 months ago

  Small-world stories. Paper. Pens. Poetry. Found objects (especially shiny or rusted treasures). Keys. Stamps. Miniatures. Journals. Used books. Hats. Pottery. Kitchy 1950's kitchen utensils. Letters (of the alphabet). Broken blue and white china.
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  Kathleen

  9 months ago

  Books, especially cookbooks and poetry. Blue and white china. Handbags.
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  joan

  9 months ago

  heart shaped rocks, Mary statues and icons, buddhas, vintage mexican bird pictures(the pictures are made from feathers),books,coloured glass, matroushkas, and art work by friends and family. Also, my newest- vintage Mexican embroidered dresses. in Mexico in the future so it's all part of the manifestation process. I love collecting and displaying. I also love a deal and get a lot at thrift stores, flea markets , yard sales , ebay etc.I love the thrill of the hunt and the story and the idea that someone's trash is someone elses treasure. I don't like clutter and regularly haul a bag or 2 to the goodwill.I am a maximist I guess.
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  kim

  9 months ago

  Hi Joan,
  I collect found heart shaped rocks and Mary statues also!
  Love flea markets and tag sales, but not clutter! Happy hunting...
  I also collect vintage 'state' trays. Tthese beverage trays were sold in souvenir shops and typically have an illustration of the state, state flower, sometimes state birds,cities and towns. Really fun & kitschy!
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  emilycline

  9 months ago

  BAGS! My feet are too big to be a shoe ho, so I'm all about the handbags. They are my children -- the "youngest" is a gorgeous new Marc Jacobs wine one named Ruby!
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  Tammy_D

  9 months ago

  Books (I can never have too many books)
  Beautiful writing journals
  Christmas ornaments (every year we buy one new special ornament to add to our collection)
  My children's artwork (one of these days I'm going to frame some of them and hang them on the wall!)
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  Wazzy

  9 months ago

  Good friends. I covet them and cherish them. And pet them. They don't get dusty and their value never changes.
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  Kirsty

  9 months ago

  that's sweet wazzy.
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  Cobby

  9 months ago

  My three favorite things that I collect are dishes in Herend's Rothschild Bird pattern, Waterford crystal and Francis I silver. I buy a piece here and there when I can afford one. The thing that attracts me to these objects is that they elevate the quotidienne to the exquisite. Eating and drinking is one of the most basic things in life, but to be able to use fabulous implements to do so implies a graciousness and elegance for which I long.
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  Traci

  9 months ago

  Books books books.
  
  And the poor, sad little family heirlooms that no one else in my family wants to claim. When they're still useful, or if they're beautiful in some way, I just can't let them go.
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  Jess

  9 months ago

  Magazines, sexy cardigans, perfume, kisses, hilarious quotes, inspiring books :)
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  J

  9 months ago

  I collect Fiesta ware, seashells, vintage Pyrex, vintage table cloths. Kitchen stuff from the 1950s screams my name.
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  Laura

  9 months ago

  Information and ideas. Silver bracelets.
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  Heather (Sophisticated Fresh)

  9 months ago

  Memories of great meals.
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  Candis

  9 months ago

  ART!
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  Shannon

  9 months ago

  I collect Fiestaware, Zuni buffalo fetishes by an artist named Gale Lucio, and books.
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  Lucy

  9 months ago

  Pictures and prints of women reading... It's amazing how many cultures and centuries have produced these, even though we sometimes think of education for women as a relatively recent invention! And books books books. That I will indeed read one day! And yes, I have pictures of myself reading at different stages of my life.
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  Amy Guth

  9 months ago

  I don't like clutter, so I have collected quotations for years and years, scribbling them onto a purse scrap then transferring them into an ever-growing word document when I get home. Sometimes I note where i read or overheard the sentence, or note if I was traveling, etc. The document is filled with wonderful and profound and silly quotes, and serves as a scrapbook at the same time.
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  CarrieM

  9 months ago

  that's lovely Amy. Ever thought of creating a book and sending to loved ones?
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  Suzyn

  9 months ago

  Hey, Danielle--check out the waist length kimono I made to top a bridesmaid dress a few years ago: http://www.ajgproductions.com/images/kimono.jpg. Grey velvet, silver chinese brocade, lined in lavender silk.
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  alligator_kate

  9 months ago

  Though I'm not Danielle... gorgeous re-purposing of a bridesmaid's dress! I'd love to see the "before" too.
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  Suzyn

  9 months ago

  Actually, I made it to go overtop of a bridesmaid dress - I wore that in the church!
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  timothy

  9 months ago

  Unfortunately for Candis, I seem to collect almost everything, turning the studio into what must be organized chaos. My greatest weakness is rusty metal, a chunk of a car, boat rusting on the seashore is sure to be hauled away and ends up tucked in a corner. I picked up this 'habit' from the Father figure in my life who I spend hours with sharing and collecting 'bad' jokes and puns.
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  Cindy - Creative Classic

  9 months ago

  I collect books, movies, and music. I love stories and beautiful music.
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  Cindy - Creative Classic

  9 months ago

  Oh, I forgot, I also collect Alfred Hitchcock movies - love the suspense, style, and pitch perfect storytelling!
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  Karen

  9 months ago

  I collect serving dishes - I love to cook for others and the dishes help state to my guests that they are special and I enjoy their company.
  
  I collect shoes, regardless of how many years it has been since I wore them last, I can't give them up.
  
  ..and most if not all my boarding passess from flights taken for personal or business reasons. The stack reminds me how much I love taking off and how much I love coming home.
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  Mackenzie

  9 months ago

  Whenever I travel somewhere I buy a piece of dinnerware (i.e. bowl, plate, wine glass etc). When I have peopel over for dinner, I have settings from around the world and every guest has a different place setting.
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  Suzyn

  9 months ago

  I love this idea! What a great way to use your souvenirs - instead of just letting them gather dust.
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  Joannie

  9 months ago

  Books - especially certain authors. Teapots. Teas. Soaps especially Mistral. Candles. Incense. Benches and Chairs for my gardens. There's something I love about empty chairs and benches. I've written about both and still don't understand the mystery. Jewellery. Purses. It used to be shoes before surgery limited my choice. Unusual perennials. Cards especially ones created by one of my fellow Master Gardeners - beautiful cards with pressed flowers and calligraphy. Stickers. Beautiful writing pads and paper. Recipes. Tee shirts.
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  Mackenzie

  9 months ago

  Oh! One more...my fiance and I purchase a piece of art whenever we travel. Our latest is a bronze cast from Portofino, Italy called Bellissima. We felt it was the perfect piece to remember our engagement in Italy.
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  alligator_kate

  9 months ago

  I try not to collect, having seen my mother's house become overwhelmed by duck decoys... I helped her to halve her collection years back when it was becoming alarming. They were mostly given to her by friends who 'knew she liked them'. However, I am an herbalist and so have lots of herb books, herbs, and homemade potions of different sorts. I also have a soft spot for teacups and teapots. I have 5 tea pots, and I actually use all of them for different teas, and different amounts of teas, as they are various sizes and styles. 5 is plenty. I don't need more! I have a few beautiful antique teacups that were my grandmother's, and I use them every day and savor their beauty.
  I also collect poems. I have a little leather bound journal that I have been copying my favorite poems into for years and years. I love bringing it with me when I travel and can't be near my poetry books. It is my own personal anthology.
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  Suzyn

  9 months ago

  Clear your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston. Terrible title, fabulous book. Might help your mom with her "duck problem."
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  CS - Composed Lovely

  9 months ago

  1. Charger plates - those decorative plates that go underneath your dinner plate. I redecorate my daily eating area each week. I have 10 sets of 12 chargers - friends love to borrow them.
  
  2. Placecards - these hold the names of my guests at a dinner table. Instead of names (I don't care for "assigned" seating) I put scratch lottery tickets, a scripture or quote, or question of the evening that allows each guest to share something about themselves (much like Carrie & Danielle's daily Q&A).
  
  Can you tell I love to entertain?
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  Amy

  9 months ago

  Heart shaped rocks. I have so many from all the places I've travelled----Joshua Tree, Napali Coast, Lost Coast, Oregon, Sedona, Mexico, Grand Canyon and so many more amazing places. I have them all in a beautiful wood bowl under our dining room table and they are such a conversation piece for people. They love looking at them in amazement because there are SO MANY heart shaped rocks and I have Heart Rock Radar I think! I love seeing people look at them.
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  jennifersage

  9 months ago

  I would love to find just one. My heart shaped rock story: Finally saw a really beautiful one at a 5 day workshop my employer sent me to to do with my job. It was in a sand tray. I kept looking at it and felt really drawn to it. On the last day I asked if there was any chance I could have the rock!? (Bold) "Oh,you don't know the story becuase you did your other Modules in Wellington not Christchurch"
  It was given to the lecturer by another nurse who had worked a pretty rugged week at her hospice and had gone for a walk on a beach to cry out her feelings. She threw herself down on the sand well away from anyone else crying her eyes out. When she opened them and looked down, there between her feet was a circle of broken shells and in the centre of the shells was this small heart shaped rock on the golden Nelson sand.
  Picture the saddest moment in your life and imagine the universe gifting you with that! It is so awesome. Naturally I did not get that heart shaped rock. It is a sacred symbol that the lecturer shares with each and every nurse she educates.
  I comminsioned an artist to paint that because it reminds me that our broken places are what enable us to reach out to others with compassion. It sits in our den and I get lost in it. Nature got there first but Janet (the artist) came through for me with a beatufully rendered watercolor painting.
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  Amy

  9 months ago

  Jennifer! I have found that when you start to have "heart shaped rock consciousness" they start appearing everywhere. If you hike or camp or are ever near the ocean you can often find them there although I have found some amazing ones in places where rocks aren't expected to be---the key is to look down every once in a while and I promise one will appear. I have so many I want to send you one! I even have a heart shaped rock that has dark shading in the center of it---shaped like a heart! I found that just outside of Yosemite near an outdoor bathroom!! They are in unexpected places and I have a feeling you will find one soon.
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  Elena

  9 months ago

  I have this consciousness too! i find them all the time, except it has extended beyond rocks and i find hearts everywhere, like little pieces of jewellery in the middle of a crosswalk, or 8 different graffiti hearts during one run, or a whole street filled with heart shaped confetti in Italy. I always take it as a reminder that I'm loved : ) I find i tend to find them when I'm bummed out, especially.
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  jennifersage

  9 months ago

  Elena
  
  that is so sweet.thank you for telling me. I brought a very pretty perspex heart necklace in my faovourite colors today. I am wearing it. What makes it interesting is it hangs slightly off centre
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  Carolynn

  9 months ago

  Words. Without a doubt. I love them. They surround me in the form of stencilled phrases on my walls, inscribed jewellery, books, single children's building blocks, you name it. I'm also an unofficial collector of quotes.
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  roshbosh

  9 months ago

  handwritten thank you cards - because it's not done enough. beautiful paper - all sorts of colors and textures. books - sometimes there's nothing else more precious to me. t-shirts - my favorite is a red tee with the period table on the front. words - words like nefarious and ludic and nascent.
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  Natasha_L

  9 months ago

  Images - magazine tears, photos (mine and others), sketches, artwork, book pages...all organized by theme or inspiration, or hung on the wall in my kind of rotating gallery.
  Quotes that speak to me.
  Juicy looking/sounding cookbooks!
  Jewelery from trips abroad.
  Dishes, 2nd hand, new, foreign...most often plates.
  Shoes!
  Basically anything I LOVE at first sight that I know I'll go to over and over again.
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  storyteller

  9 months ago

  I used to collect controlling emotionally volatile people...they were just so darn interesting and felt like home...but I had to give up my vast collection. I've only kept a couple of vintage pieces. History, you know.
  
  Now I collect people who are spiritually curious and I have the emotional resources to be a wife and mother and also write twice as much now.
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  Jamie Lees D'Angelo

  9 months ago

  My brother says I collect people. I am very involved in genealogy!
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  JoeM

  9 months ago

  First edition comic books, International coins, jewelry for my wife, and photographs of unusual places.
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  Kat the Drumming Diva

  9 months ago

  world percussion!
  drums (djembes, doumbeks, doundounba, tongue drums, petal drums) and shakers
  and didgeridoos and boomwhackers and singing bowls and cow bells and anything that makes fun sounds like boing or ka-choink.
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  MoJo

  9 months ago

  Knitwear - I'm a sucker for knits and hate giving them up - I still have one black tutleneck from 10 years ago (doh!). Books, journals and quotes that pierce my soul. Some crafty stuff for note cards and gifts (paper, caligraphy pens, wax seals, beeswax for making candles, little containers for aromatherapy balms and spritzes). And teeny little items - crow feathers from various quests, rocks and crystals, pine cone from my first snow walk in bare feet, acorn top with a heart shape in it from my first all-night 'sit meditation' at my favourite oak tree...
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  Elena

  9 months ago

  my sister also has a black turtle neck from 10 years ago, which she still wears. We were just talking about it the other day. i guess black turtlenecks have longevity : )
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  Lisa M.

  9 months ago

  I'd say the only thing I collect are memories.
  
  I don't collect anything in terms of stuff. We have a rule in our home. One thing in, one thing out. And the rule is very loose. For example, fabulous, new Coach sunglasses in...stack of Vanity Fair back issues out. I really like to pass things on...books, items no longer useful - no matter the value. I keep life as simple as possible, and will admit a penchant for white, like Carrie. Strangely enough, my morning robe is a kimono (like Danielle). If I can't pack up and flee the country in 24 hours, I've aquired too many things.
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  CarrieM

  9 months ago

  I heard about a guy who only owned 100 things, one thing in one thing out rule for him too. Love it!
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  Patricia

  9 months ago

  hugs and knitting needles
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  Caren

  9 months ago

  I own a collection of things my mother collected-beautiful, expensive antique things, bells, tiny houses, crystal. Time to reevaluate. I do collect kimonos, Japanese antiques and perfume.
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  Vanessa Rae

  9 months ago

  I collect books of all kinds, quotes that inspire me, glass bottles, fabric and journals.
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  rock girl

  9 months ago

  When I first read this question, I thought "easy - I don't collect anything but geodes and minerals and fancy rocks. And even so, I only have a few very special ones". Then I realized that I have 4 paintings by different artists but they are all of white flowers on dark backgrounds. And I definitely collect Bella Notte linens. And recently, I bought some Korean pottery that is just beautiful, and I would love to collect that, as it is useful and not simply decorative.
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  Ngonzi Truth Crushshon

  9 months ago

  Positive things people say and do! Good memories! Photos and photo albums! Family geneaology! Inspirational Quotes for the day!
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  Nancy

  9 months ago

  Fashion dolls. I do not have a giant collection but I love them because I enjoy sewing and crocheting for them. Also books and fashion magazine. :)
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  Adrienne

  9 months ago

  Blue glass objects, religious icons (buddhas, crosses, saint statues), and books of all kinds.
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  Ava

  9 months ago

  Tarot decks. I love how each artist takes the same basic concept and makes it his or her own, how each deck has its own distinct personality, and how the same card in five different decks can have infinite nuances of ideas. I consider this my art collection(and have several framed prints from a deck-in-the-making adorning my walls), as each card is a work of art in and of itself.
  
  I also collect birds(mostly raptors), craft supplies, and books on mythology and folklore.
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  Kristen

  9 months ago

  Tea cups....it's true that tea tastes better in fine china!
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  CarrieM

  9 months ago

  I agree beauty is part of the experience.
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  Danette

  9 months ago

  Books. Stationary. Art. Art supplies. Friends. Magazines. Journals. Ideas. Things I find in multiples (like jars, boxes, pieces of cardboard, sticks), I get inspired by what I can do with them (sometimes that's a problem).
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  Crow Talk

  8 months ago

  i'm glad i made it to your collectible list. under the friends category. altho...sometimes i'm stationary. or is that sedentary.
  
  love u!
  
  rock on!!
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  Brenda

  9 months ago

  Albums (vinyl records): 33's, 78's and 45's. Everything from classical to r&b.
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  Elisabeth

  9 months ago

  I don't collect anything; I really dislike too much stuff. But I do seem to have a lot of Dragons... ;)
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  enduringplayful

  9 months ago

  I try to collect a rosary from everywhere I visit. There is something so very peaceful by knowing I have a rosary in difficult times (for me it's when I fly). The meditative nature of their purpose is comforting to me.
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  Andrea

  9 months ago

  Aprons. At one time I had around 800, but I've started giving them away slowly. Each one has a personality, a story to tell. I love the fabrics, patterns, femininity of them. I also collect nests (only those I find already fallen from trees and abandoned). I also used to collect floaty pens. Those are really fun. I used to collect A LOT, but as I'm getting older, I'm trying to let go of things. Edit. Embrace that whole "less is more" philosophy. Hard for a pack rat. I just get so into the stories that old things tell.
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  DanielleLaPorte

  9 months ago

  I also collect nests - only the abandoned ones, of course. 800 aprons?! I didn't know there were that many in the world!
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  Shug

  9 months ago

  Vintage suitcases - aesthetically pleasing and incredibly useful. Books, journals, and stationary, bracelets and brooches, stones and seashells.
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  Carrie M.

  9 months ago

  Dragon figurines, pendants, necklaces, stickers, rings, etc. Dragon is my chinese astrological sign and I believe in the power it emanates.
  
  I collect pencils, too. I love the way pencil glides on paper.
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  rebeccashapiroart

  9 months ago

  Art, art supplies and haiku poetry. Anything else can be beautiful and temporarily necessary but it usually falls to the wayside. These two things have been constant in my life.
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  DanielleLaPorte

  9 months ago

  Sacred...nice to have you here.
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  Sky

  9 months ago

  I collect rocks from my travels with the name written on each one. I keep them in an old basket on a table. Egypt, Paris, Rome, Bar Harbor, Walden Pond, etc....I love them and they are FREE!
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  leanne

  9 months ago

  books, books, and more books! teapots, cake pedestals, handwoven baskets, beeswax candles, Nordicware, throws, and ridiculous amounts of wool and yarn...I'm a knitter that needs a 12 step programme.
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  leahlillith

  9 months ago

  my collection is the written word in just about any form or fashion. i have piles of books, magazines, clipped out articles, and pithy sayings written on my dry erase board whcih are all a part of that collection. i think it's genetic actually.
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  etalerman

  9 months ago

  I collect people. Smart and silly ones. Creative and scientific ones. Young and young at heart. I collect them and share them and connect them and it makes my heart sing.
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  Dazzle1969

  9 months ago

  Books, books, and more books ;) i-D, Paper, Bust, and British Elle Decoration magazines. Old teacups, David Sylvian and Nick Cave records, mexican silver jewelry, lingerie, boudoir accroutrements, black clothing and memories of adventures!
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  Ellen

  9 months ago

  Wisdom.
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  Ellen

  9 months ago

  OH....and fragrances.
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  Elena

  9 months ago

  Little scraps, bits, and snippits of paper. If i've cut something out of a magazine, or made a card for someone, and i find little remnants lying around, i can't help but keep them, I just see all this potential in the little inadvertent shapes and accidental cropping jobs. I have a whole box full of paper stuffs. Some day i intend to spread it all out on a great, bare floor and make fantastic pictures : )
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  melissafrykmanthieme

  9 months ago

  Hindu, catholic, Vodou, and any other religious stuff that catches my crow-like eye. The glitzier the better. Heart ANYTHING. Agates. Cats (currently have 6.) Eagle feathers (strictly beach finds.) Sequins. Beads. Weird lamps (hula, Hanuman, owl, poodley.) Goat figurines. Plastic horses- the really cheesy ones with "real" manes. Large women sized ethnic clothing. Organs-- my own uterus in a jar of formaldehyde, various other body parts that were removed (in a medical way..._Books, textiles. It may be time to thin the crops...
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  Kelly

  9 months ago

  White t-shirts and shirts. Shoes. Many many many shoes. True friends.
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  Betty Ann

  8 months ago

  books and dolls I absoulty love both.
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  Celise

  8 months ago

  movie tickets (since 1980-something) and event tickets.
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  Crow Talk

  8 months ago

  keychains. used to be my daughter's collection but she lost interest. i love it. my most recent acquisition is a keychain from a joe satriani concert i just attended at massey hall. funkandfabalicious.
  
  check him out!
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  KelliKat

  8 months ago

  Journals--I have to have a new dated page-a-day journal from Paperchase every year. They're great for writing down daily events and feelings, but also for scrapbooking things like party invitations and movie ticket stubs.
  
  Quotes--I was an English major, and I LOVE a good quote!
  
  Pill boxes--small, beautiful little tokens that remind me of trips I've taken or milestones I"ve passed.
  
  Betty Neels romance novels--I have 127 of the 134 she wrote, many of them first editions that are older than I am. I love her writing because unlike more modern romance novels, there are no sex scenes (she was a proper British lady). If I want romance, I read Betty Neels.
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  Kim

  7 months ago

  I collect teacups. My grandmother gave me my first teacup and a few more since then. They all have roses on them. They are so graceful. I don't just look at them; I use them to enjoy my tea every day.
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  Joey

  6 months ago

  I have a very large collection of stuff from hotels I have 'borrowed' over the years.
  This is anything like room keys, towels, hairdryers, soap, shampoo, showercaps, tv guides, cards, mints, pens, a few hats, aprons, badges etc. generous employees have donated...basically anything with the hotel logo on it.
  I'm surprised I haven't gotten in trouble for this strange habit actually.
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  kara

  5 months ago

  Ugh. Ex Boyfriends.
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  xexe

  4 months ago

  I love read interesting books:) Nice
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  Clarityx

  3 months ago

  Joey, also I like collecting any stuff I can steal from pubs))))
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  dinnerware

  1 week ago

  I collect kitchen utensils.. sounds funny but it is real...
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  Susie Hutchinson

  9 months ago

  I don't collect anything. I like to buy only what I'll use.
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