What have you enjoyed collecting?

Books: lots and lots and lots of books, LO!. But we have pared it down to less than a thousand - Kindle is quite helpful - altho it's getting harder to winnow it down further.

Small boxes: But I've stopped, and pared my collection down to a few favorites. Okay, maybe more than a few....more than a dozen, but less than two dozen ;)

Crystals/minerals: Stopped that too, they do take up space and unless enclosed, I have to dust them! (Carefully) We gave away quite a few that were duplicates (people give us crystals but they're not always interesting specimens to us) to a friend who could use them, but kept the rest. And I dust them periodically, sigh.

I don't know if this site will let me post multiple photos, but I'll try:
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Above: Jaspers: Dalmation and 2 Leopard

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Above: Orange Calcite

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Above: Australian Mookite cabochons

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Above: Fluorite, in daylight

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Above: Same Fluorite, but on a lightbox
 
These are very lovely, Lethe, I've always been attracted to rocks and minerals and began a nice collection for my grandsons, but sadly, they were stolen. Too many neighborhood kids running in and out of their house all summer.
 
Over the years,I've been collecting any items dealing with dolphins,love these mammals for a long time.This all started when I watched the classic TV show' Flipper" which ran on NBC from'64-'68.
I have coasters,glass sculptures,2 'beanie babies',my sister needle pointed me 2 dolphins swimming in ocean.I rarely take off my dolphin ring/necklace.
The other things I collect are the U.S. Mint 'America the Beautiful" National Park 5 coins,started buying them in 2010 Sue
 
Bobw235 said:
Coffee mugs made by artisans from the various places we've traveled. Love the creativity, shapes and colors. I'm up to about 20 or so, enough that I now have to relegate some to a closet. My wife knows I'm always looking to add to the collection. Every morning with coffee I get a little reminder of past trips.
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Many years ago, I collected pottery mugs. I had over 40, all from different potters in different locations. When I had company, I enjoyed showing them my collection and letting them pick which one they'd like to have their coffee in. When I later moved to an apartment with much less cupboard space, I gave a lot of them away. Now I just have a few favorites and don't plan to collect more.
 
Small gifts for old folks are hard to find so people often ask "what do you collect?" Not wanting to encourage this sort of thing, I responded "I collect miniature rhinoceros". People consider this a real challenge so now I have a rhino collection which I quite enjoy.
 
When my children were in school they would go on field trips and I would always say "bring me back a pencil". It cost them maybe a quarter. Over the years I've bought them in gift shops from our travels. It was not expensive, easy to carry, and when my children travel the globe I still say "bring me back a, pencil!".
 
I used to work with a woman that was a world traveler and she collected toilet paper samples from the different countries she visited. I can't recall which she said had the best, but I remember she did not have a high opinion of Israeli TP.
 
Timetrvlr said:
Small gifts for old folks are hard to find so people often ask "what do you collect?" Not wanting to encourage this sort of thing, I responded "I collect miniature rhinoceros". People consider this a real challenge so now I have a rhino collection which I quite enjoy.
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I have some old friends that solve the token gift problem by buying people outrageous socks that they feel the person can identify with.

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When I was in my 20's or so, I started collecting post cards. Both vintage and current. I went to antique shows and flea markets to buy them. I would also buy them when I traveled. Friends and family would also buy them for me when they traveled. I had them in a couple of shoe boxes. Even went so far as having them sorted by theme, or location. When I stopped collecting I got rid of them, though now I wish I had kept them. I would have enjoyed going through them after all these years.
 
Fitness Dvds......even with streaming now, still love my dvds, cover art, .....sold off some I'd never do again but still have alot!
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My hubby collects coins, something I have never understood. Who pays hundreds of dollars for a quarter???

I will admit to having a handbag "problem" and I love kitchen gadgets, good cookware, and dishes. Sigh. I also have waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many cookbooks. :rolleyes:
 
For my 21st birthday my mom gave me a pair of salt and pepper shakers: one apple and one orange. I had just moved into my first apt. She had actually purchased a full apple set and a full orange set and we each had opposing sets. Needless to say people saw them. From then on anytime a friend or relative went on vacation they would bring me a set of S&P's. I have many that are the same shape; but labeled with different state names. The nicest gifts from traveling are silver and from Spain. Collections can take up a great deal of space so I have not added any for at least 10 years and most are in boxes in the garage.
 
I collect videotapes (American), and DVDs (worldwide). Many years ago I foresaw the time when I might put a stop to television and movie theatres, so I started this hobby. It's now serving me well. I gave Comcast the boot to the butt over a year ago, threw my antenna in the dumpster about six months later, and had no trouble being without cable/free TV...although I do still watch stuff on Internet TV, but mostly its all about my DVDs and videotapes. I seen many hobbies come and go, but this is the first one that has proven useful over the long haul.
 
We have perhaps 250 Hummel Figurines we have collected over the years. I seem to have collected a massive collection of tools...both hand and powered...very rarely do I tackle a project where I don't have the tools to do the job properly.
 

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