Do have a collection Obsession??

[Reese1]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

I cannot begin to tell you how many Happy Meals I purchased for the teeny beanie babies. It was ME!!! And I was way too old to be doing such silly things with my hard earned $$.

LOL, take comfort in knowing you weren't the only one!
I'm not sure how I started on the beanie baby craze! I think I told myself that I had young nephews and a niece at the time and they might want them one day. Truth is, they only wanted a few! I tried selling them at a garage sale twice and NO ONE wanted them! I finally sold an entire HUGE plastic bin for $5 to a lady that worked at a shelter. It felt good to know they would be going to good use!

I also went overboard with buying Ken Griffey and Cincinnati Reds memorabilia years back, again I had a nephew who was into baseball and I figured I could pass it on to him. Well now he's moved on to other sports, so I still have a bunch of that!

I don't know if I really have any collections now, except books. If I'm in 1/2 priced books or any bookstore, I could stay all day and buy TONS of books! I love to read!

[linda44]

Yikes, If I retire and move any time soon Im in trouble. I collect antiques, big and small, Hallmark Pedal Cars, Yorkie stuff, antique bisque dolls, hubby has nascars, and we have alot of DUST here too......

[Sookie]

I forgot TRAINS!!! DH has a zillion TRAINS. Big ones, small ones, houses, people, platforms. It's insane. I'm thinking about getting a real caboose and putting it in the back yard for him to live in.

[gunnar08]

Well okay, this is kinda therapy. past collections with dust;
BEANIE BABIES...yes I fell into the craze also! I was fortunate to work in a hospital connected to a children's hospital, so they had two gift shops. I had look outs that would call me and I could rush up when they brought out the beanie babies. lol! (I didn't do patient care so no-one was harmed!)

ANTIQUES..I've collected since I was a kid and before it was cool! I have furniture and I love kitchen gadgets. But I think I have enough right now. (unless you have some tin spice containers..wait...no....better not....)

Norman Rockwell Christmas Ornaments; I have about 10. they seemed to have stopped making the ones I bought after he died.

Stopping now...Donna

[RemydeHaviland]

Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie

WOW! I would love to see your creations. These type things are right up my ally! I am always looking for the 'unusual'.
Do you make these items to sell, or just yourself?

Thanks for your interest

I used to sell them, have kind of gotten out of it but still have a bunch left.

I am happy to post pictures, but need to pull some samples out of storage to photograph. Will get to it in the next day or so!

[RemydeHaviland]

Originally Posted by Sookie

I forgot TRAINS!!! DH has a zillion TRAINS. Big ones, small ones, houses, people, platforms. It's insane. I'm thinking about getting a real caboose and putting it in the back yard for him to live in.

I grew up in a family that collected trains. My dad and brother are still into it. I have one that sometimes is under my tree. Used to love working with my Dad to set them up before the holidays

[dtrahan511]

I collect Christmas village houses/figurines and proudly display them at Christmas time! Four 8' tables is not enough now, so some stay in the boxes, but the village is awesome and different each year. It has mountains, airport, farm, lake, rural, main street, telephone poles, street lights, etc! Takes quite a bit of time to display everything, but it is an awesome sight each year! And yes, we have beanie babies in acrylic boxes at the top of the closet!

[cheryl19]

Originally Posted by Sookie

I forgot TRAINS!!! DH has a zillion TRAINS. Big ones, small ones, houses, people, platforms. It's insane. I'm thinking about getting a real caboose and putting it in the back yard for him to live in.

So does my husband!!! Can my husband live with yours in his caboose?!?!

I have antiques, my son tells me he feels like he lives in the 1800's.

[lil fu fu girl]

I have many loves; but the two that I cannot do without are
my library and my ever-growing yarn stash!

[Breezeaway]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

I am embarrassed to admit it, but I got caught up in the Beanie Baby explosion several years ago -- after buying hundreds and putting countless miles on my car in search of I can happily say that I am cured. My obsession ended when my son went to Germany -- I sent $$ with him to buy me a Germania and a cuckoo clock from the Black Forest. He was so proud when he told me that he found my Beanie and I was absolutely sick when he told me that he paid $150 American for it. And that was then end of my Beanie Baby collecting days. They are all stored away in tubs in the back of my closet, except for my Germania which sits at the top of my closet in a plastic case.

OMG so did I, I tons of those things in bins. I have all the bears in plastic cases, even got Sakura sent to me from Japan. Geesh Glad i got over that.'
Now i collect Yorkies.....

[noisinka]

Fabrics and beads! When I was in university, I had a lot of free time for crafts. After I started working 3 1/2 years ago, I've no time for them but it doesn't stop me from buying them, especially fabrics!

[cj125]

Well, my collecting started with Barbies. I have them from 1960-2009. Then, it went into her clothing, playsets and miniatures for her playsets! Needless to say, Barbie has her own room with a large pink/black sign above the door saying "Barbie Blvd". I hate to admit it but I have so much in that room that I can barely move around in there. I have boxes stacked with unopened boxes of clothes and dolls. Then, I have 3 tall shelving units full of her displayed in some of the playsets (office, boutique, bedroom and nursery). This all led to the collecting of Little Tikes miniature play items for the displays.

Beanie Babies --- yes, I have TONS of those, too. Of course I thought that I needed two of everything so that my daughter had a set. Again, in boxes.

Hallmark ornaments. I'm not as obsessed with these except that I get one for each of my kids every year and I tried to keep them from "sets" such as Barbie for my daughter and "sports guys" for my son.

McDonalds - not only do we have the full sets of the tiny Beanie Babies but I have sets from back in 1988 like Bambi. OMG - they're in barrels!

Last but not least - Harley Davidson & Yorkies. We haven't gotten obsessive about them but those are our new focus now.

Poor Barbie - she's going to get downsized and have to share a room with Mia & Max. I plan on getting one of those signs like
Barbie has except it says "Yorkie Ave"! hahaha!

My daughter collected turtles, pirates, gorillas and anything Jack Daniels! Good thing she's "legal"!

Where does everyone keep their collections?

[Leona]

Originally Posted by Adi-and-Missy

Just curious if anybody else on here collects anything??
I have an Alice in Wonderland collection.
I also recently started a "Missy needs a new outfit" collection.

How do you ask anything on here? I am trying to find an easy crochet pattern for dogs that I can make for my Yorkies and I was wondering if anyone had any out there they could share? Please. Thank You ! Leona

[JenniferLeigh]

I collect old cameras

[miabellaamoure]

Obsessions...uh-hum, I mean collections...yes, yes, I am a collector! So, is my Mother...hmmm, another thing I can blame her for...lol!

1. Dept 56 Village Houses (have storage bins in the garage full of them that might possibly indicate a tendency to hoard 'em...)

2. Rubber Stamps, Any kind of Paper Craft Tool or Gadget...I have it!

3. Kewpie Dolls or anything antique Kewpie or Rose O'Neill Memorabilia...my kids think they're creepy...I think my kids looked like lil' Kewpies when they were babies...lol!

4. Antiques...English Cottage style furniture, Vintage Children Pieces (Baby Buggies, China Cabinet w/China sets

5. Dolls...Shirley Temple, Thumbalina, Kewpies

6. Fabric/Yarn/Cross Stitch Kits...for quilts, baby afghans & keepsakes that I still need to finish...that's it, I am a collector of things to finish! LOL!!!

Hmmm...was this a trick thread to get somebody nominated for the Hoarder TV Show

I have more but, now I'm afraid to reveal the rest...heeheehee!

Yikes! I fell for it!!!