What do you collect other than jewelry?

[mellowyellowgirl]

Fine bone china cup sets with pretty flowers on them!

 

[missy]

Cats
Outdoor and indoor

Our spoiled indoor kitties



Our feeding station for the feral cats
We also do TNR



























One last gratuitous photo of our sweet Princess Gracie Frances...she is a diva but a love too

 

[icy_jade]

Lego

 

[MMtwo]

Cats
Outdoor and indoor

Our spoiled indoor kitties



Our feeding station for the feral cats
We also do TNR



























One last gratuitous photo of our sweet Princess Gracie Frances...she is a diva but a love too

No cuter collection is possible <3

 

[Rhd3]

Teaware and Christmas ornaments for my themed trees (butterfly and crystal snowflake)

 

[lala646]

@ lala646, My jewelry interests are really my only hobby. Like yours, my husband has more than plenty. Collecting mugs, hats, trophies/awards from running, genealogy, reading, and studying to name a few. He works full time and is very active in the community.

Mine is into 3D printing, autocross, sim racing, biking, kick-scooting, motorcycles, car repair, photography, cooking & baking, building computers, and general tinkering. It's a lot to handle. He's an incredible human being, but can you just feel the ADHD radiating from this post?

 

[ame]

Legos!

 

[YadaYadaYada]

I saw there are some Lego fans here so thought I would post some of DH’s collection. He also has a full cabinet of Transformers!

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Here is some of mine. I also have a small collection of jewelry caskets/boxes that I forgot about.

 

[Avondale]

my husband has so many hobbies that take up so much space in our small apartment, there's no room for me to collect "stuff".

I'm in about... yeah, 100% the same situation. Now, if someone asks me what my husband collects... I'd be stuck here writing all night.

Cats

I was reading through the first page of the thread and the only word that kept popping into my mind was "cats". And then I see second page to be greeted by a whole album worth of pictures of fabulous felines! Best surprise I've had all day.

So yeah, I do "collect" cats. Only inanimate (you can't call one living cat "part of a collection"). And only I don't really collect them. They just find me. So I have cat mugs, cat jewellery, an abysmal amount of cat plushies, cat bookmarks, cat books, cat figurines, cat gem carvings, cat cards from various games, a cat vase and even one mini lego-type building bricks cat. There are other cats, I'm sure, I just can't recall them all.

And very, very few of them have come to inhabit my home through my own actions. I promise. The rest just find me.

 

[Alistra]

Another feline and Lego enthusiast here! My husband and I both LOVE cats and Lego. We have four cats, and there's still *some* room in our Brick Basement

 

[Matata]

Dust. I don't know where it comes from (maybe it has some correlation to having 4 cats). Oh, as a consequence of all the dust, I collect vacuum cleaners. Four and counting.

I used to collect vintage tea cups & saucers and all sorts of antique glass but they have all been adopted by others because....dust.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Witch balls. They're so pretty and who doesn't want a tried and true defense against a hex?
Not my picture, but I have at least 12 or so.
It reminds me, I want to get some more!

*It's crazy, but I've never actually been in a Starbucks, but I love the cups.

ive never heard of a witch ball ?
how pretty

 

[Kim N]

Sigh, where to start.
I’m on the spectrum so the collecting has always been strong in me.
I would go through phases / obsessions of different things.
Watches have always been a favourite. At my peak I had over 80. I have all sorts, including obviously ladies wrist watches but I also collected compact watches (a ladies face powder compact set with a watch movement) and other small / unusual clocks.
I’ve also have had a life long thing about wooden boxes. My favourites are the Puzzle boxes / inlaid boxes.
I have a collection of Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, Clarice Cliff and other English porcelain including Crown Devon and Carltonware. I have a Lalique Fish Collection and the Chameleon collection (all 10) plus a pin dish and a ring.
since I’ve been “medicated” my behaviours are less intense / compulsive but I still have most of my special treasures. The self imposed rule with the watches is no new one unless I sell another.
I have a lot of stuff, mostly I curate it so that it’s not junk I’m keeping. It’s only fair on DH that I fund my new purchases with the sale proceeds of other things.
I could post 1,000 photos but here are a few.

You have beautiful collections, Bron. I had never seen compact watches before, but they're really lovely.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Sigh, where to start.
I’m on the spectrum so the collecting has always been strong in me.
I would go through phases / obsessions of different things.
Watches have always been a favourite. At my peak I had over 80. I have all sorts, including obviously ladies wrist watches but I also collected compact watches (a ladies face powder compact set with a watch movement) and other small / unusual clocks.
I’ve also have had a life long thing about wooden boxes. My favourites are the Puzzle boxes / inlaid boxes.
I have a collection of Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, Clarice Cliff and other English porcelain including Crown Devon and Carltonware. I have a Lalique Fish Collection and the Chameleon collection (all 10) plus a pin dish and a ring.
since I’ve been “medicated” my behaviours are less intense / compulsive but I still have most of my special treasures. The self imposed rule with the watches is no new one unless I sell another.
I have a lot of stuff, mostly I curate it so that it’s not junk I’m keeping. It’s only fair on DH that I fund my new purchases with the sale proceeds of other things.
I could post 1,000 photos but here are a few.

as well as everything ;ese i must compliment you on the art deco china cabinet

 

[Kim N]

Cats
Outdoor and indoor

Our spoiled indoor kitties



Our feeding station for the feral cats
We also do TNR



























One last gratuitous photo of our sweet Princess Gracie Frances...she is a diva but a love too

Definitely one of the cuddliest collections, missy.

 

[Kim N]

Here is some of mine. I also have a small collection of jewelry caskets/boxes that I forgot about.

Oh, I have such a soft spot for the Peanuts. I love your plush Snoopys.

 

[Arcadian]

I work hard to not collect anything else...lol sometimes it gets tempting. My perfume is a habit, not a collection considering I use everything.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

a little bit simiilar to dear @Bron357 a charteristic of dystgraphia (as well as the not being able to spell and bad handwritting) is some obsessivness/ collecting

i have china pertaining to the royal family
i look at other collections on PS and i wish i could define my collection better
because i have everything from NZ railways cups & saucers to really fine Ansley pieces but souverner pieces throught history have been available to all demographics !
i have an old glass vase from Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee
i havnt brought anything much for 4 years but ive had a bit of a splurge over xmas
i mean the stuff is pretty much worthless and
We have arrived at a solution which I believe will give greater distance between the princess's activities and the royal house,' he said. 'I am sorry that the princess will no longer represent the royal house.'

He stressed that his daughter has remained a princess at his request, saying: 'She is our daughter, and she will continue to be. So she is Princess Märtha Louise.'


with each breath i take depreciation is rampent
with two generations downsizing and the younger ones not having much interest in stuff /dust collectors i cant help but think of the nations grandmas and nanas who treasured these pieces and kept them for good never using them

but it gives me pleasure to look at them

i have learnt much about the economy of collecting from the thread on the forum of PS so i hope i buy a bitter these days
so thank you to the contributers of that particular thread

but right now im stressing i have 4 royal themed thimbles (I dont even collect/like thimbles) but i hate the number 4 so im looking for another one !

last night we had a very scary earthquake
it was a jolt followed by rolls and went on for a seemingly endless 30 seconds
things fell over in the pantry and everything was rattaling like crazy and Fuffa Duffa was going nuts
i hung on to the flat screen
before it had completly finished i rushed to the spair room to check on the Kings and Queens
but Queen Mary had everyone under control
Queen Vic was not amused
Queen Alexanda was long suffering
the Queen mum was keeping calm and carring on
The Queen was not complaing nor explaing
Diana was giving everybody hugs
and Charles was ok because Cam was with him

surprisingly neither Edward viii, H&M or Prince Andrew were harmed

i must find a picture, i keep them in the spair room so Gary doesnt have to see them but i also have a few plates on the wall here and there and a few things in the lounge china cabinet and in the bedroom

 

[Kim N]

a little bit simiilar to dear @Bron357 a charteristic of dystgraphia (as well as the not being able to spell and bad handwritting) is some obsessivness/ collecting

i have china pertaining to the royal family
i look at other collections on PS and i wish i could define my collection better
because i have everything from NZ railways cups & saucers to really fine Ansley pieces but souverner pieces throught history have been available to all demographics !
i have an old glass vase from Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee
i havnt brought anything much for 4 years but ive had a bit of a splurge over xmas
i mean the stuff is pretty much worthless and
We have arrived at a solution which I believe will give greater distance between the princess's activities and the royal house,' he said. 'I am sorry that the princess will no longer represent the royal house.'

He stressed that his daughter has remained a princess at his request, saying: 'She is our daughter, and she will continue to be. So she is Princess Märtha Louise.'


with each breath i take depreciation is rampent
with two generations downsizing and the younger ones not having much interest in stuff /dust collectors i cant help but think of the nations grandmas and nanas who treasured these pieces and kept them for good never using them

but it gives me pleasure to look at them

i have learnt much about the economy of collecting from the thread on the forum of PS so i hope i buy a bitter these days
so thank you to the contributers of that particular thread

but right now im stressing i have 4 royal themed thimbles (I dont even collect/like thimbles) but i hate the number 4 so im looking for another one !

last night we had a very scary earthquake
it was a jolt followed by rolls and went on for a seemingly endless 30 seconds
things fell over in the pantry and everything was rattaling like crazy and Fuffa Duffa was going nuts
i hung on to the flat screen
before it had completly finished i rushed to the spair room to check on the Kings and Queens
but Queen Mary had everyone under control
Queen Vic was not amused
Queen Alexanda was long suffering
the Queen mum was keeping calm and carring on
The Queen was not complaing nor explaing
Diana was giving everybody hugs
and Charles was ok because Cam was with him

surprisingly neither Edward viii, H&M or Prince Andrew were harmed

i must find a picture, i keep them in the spair room so Gary doesnt have to see them but i also have a few plates on the wall here and there and a few things in the lounge china cabinet and in the bedroom

I occasionally worry about the (lack of and depreciating) value of my collections, but as you said:

it gives me pleasure to look at them

which is really all that matters. Please share photos when you get a chance!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

oh deary me King George V and Queen Mary just arrived at the front door
i thought NZ post had suspended operations due to the cyclone but Queen Mary always was an unstoppable force of nature herself

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Fine bone china cup sets with pretty flowers on them!

i love all the ones i have seen

 

[Sparkledrops]

Mine is into 3D printing, autocross, sim racing, biking, kick-scooting, motorcycles, car repair, photography, cooking & baking, building computers, and general tinkering. It's a lot to handle. He's an incredible human being, but can you just feel the ADHD radiating from this post?

So funny! Mine is into baking too, used to be into sporting event photography when our kids were in school. The latest is roasting his own coffee beans! it's never ending.

 

[PastryGirl]

That is really fun! Did you ever see the first episode of The World According to Jeff Goldblum? First episode of the first season is about sneakers. It was very fun, and he even had a custom pair made.

I will check that out, thank you!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

it started either xmas or my birthday 1982 mum gave me a plate for Lady Di's wedding , then a few years latter a rather huge tankard of Andrew and Sarah, then a tenny tiny plate of Prince Edward (Prince Edward spent some of his gap year in NZ)
Around the same time Mum gave me this that was probably grandma's or from grandma



it is even more crammed in now
im thinking about moving the bookcase out and getting a new cabinet for this room
this picture is from before covid (I have posted a ton of photos on PS )
in the earthquake last night it was the top i was most worried about because i adore King Goerge vi and the Queen mum
its loosely grouped by reign
the late Queen being the largest because of the '53/'54 corrination tour of NZ

 

[Kim N]

it started either xmas or my birthday 1982 mum gave me a plate for Lady Di's wedding , then a few years latter a rather huge tankard of Andrew and Sarah, then a tenny tiny plate of Prince Edward (Prince Edward spent some of his gap year in NZ)
Around the same time Mum gave me this that was probably grandma's or from grandma



it is even more crammed in now
im thinking about moving the bookcase out and getting a new cabinet for this room
this picture is from before covid (I have posted a ton of photos on PS )
in the earthquake last night it was the top i was most worried about because i adore King Goerge vi and the Queen mum
its loosely grouped by reign
the late Queen being the largest because of the '53/'54 corrination tour of NZ

Very cool collection, and you're so organized to group them by reign.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

im waiting to hang the plates till after i paint that room

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Very cool collection, and you're so organized to group them by reign.

thank you Kim
i have Edward viii hidden in disgrace behind his mother and likewise Prince Andrew behind his mother
H&M are still in the box they came in

 

[Autumn in New England]

Here are a few:

I just love your respect and admiration for all things antiquity. These are SO beautiful.

 

[Autumn in New England]

This is such an interesting thread... why am I not surprised that PSers have collecting tendencies outside of gems and jewelry?!

Mine isn't so much a collection as it is a hobby, I suppose. But I make fake food out of polymer clay (mostly sweets). lol It has been a passion since my first can of playdough as a kid. I loved clay and I loved eating - clay food! I make a lot of them into ornaments and sell them on ebay. Here's a sampling, but I have dozens more!