what collections have you started?
Feb 17th, 2007, 05:10 PM
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Gelato spoons! You know, the plastic ones you get with the cup or cone.They can be clear, bright colors or even swirled design an remind me of all the gelato I have eaten in Italy and Paris! They are in a big bowl, must be close to one hundred I think. (ok, this is a seven year collection!LOL!)Scarves, Eiffel Towers and linens.
Feb 17th, 2007, 06:55 PM
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Matchboxes. Wherever I go, I take a matchbook and record, on the inside cover, the date I visited, with whom, and something special about the visit. I love going through these matchboxes and remembering the special events. I collect them from all over: my hometown, places in the U.S. as well as overseas.
BTW, I don't smoke.
BTW, I don't smoke.
Feb 17th, 2007, 08:21 PM
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Vintage souvenier china plates from places I've visited...I shop for them after I get home (ebay, antique stores, etc.) I've found this inhibits my tendency to buy endless trinkets that looked amazing on the shelf, but not so great in my house!
Feb 17th, 2007, 09:23 PM
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Sterling silver charms for charm bracelets. It's hard to find well-made and interesting ones now in the visited city so I generally find them on eBay before or after a trip. I now have 8 bracelets!
Feb 18th, 2007, 10:50 PM
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We collect.... Fodors guides. We rarely visit the same place twice so every holiday means another guidebook.
Plus each holiday we buy a picture,porcelain or publication of where we have travelled.
And of course,memories!
Plus each holiday we buy a picture,porcelain or publication of where we have travelled.
And of course,memories!
Feb 19th, 2007, 07:55 AM
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We frequently go to Spain, Portugal and France. I buy and/or collect: those great big olive oil soaps from Nyons, Limoges boxes, menus (have framed many--usually get the menu signed by the chef), original watercolor, pillows, the Cerri-art dolls you can buy on Rue du Rivoli in Paris.
We also collect the waiter-style corkscrews, with the nicest being the Laguiole.
Always buy small ceramic or porcelain boxes. In Portugal, we get the Vista Alegre ones as well as Coimbra ceramic. In Hungary, of course, we bought the Herend boxes.
We like to buy something really unique and interesting so that we will always remember our trip and the great time we had!
We also collect the waiter-style corkscrews, with the nicest being the Laguiole.
Always buy small ceramic or porcelain boxes. In Portugal, we get the Vista Alegre ones as well as Coimbra ceramic. In Hungary, of course, we bought the Herend boxes.
We like to buy something really unique and interesting so that we will always remember our trip and the great time we had!
Feb 19th, 2007, 12:09 PM
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Hey artlvr - how many Eiffel Towers do you have in your collection? I'm up to 19 now! My largest is a lamp (complete with tacky pink lampshade with gold trim) I received as a gift when I lived in France 40 (!) years ago. The smallest is about 1/2 inch tall, given to me in a Paris shop this summer. I was buying 4 others and when he heard about my collection, he threw that one in.
