I am a Collector!

I've always been told that admitting you have a problem is the first step (to what, though, I'm not really sure), so here goes . . . Hello. My name is Milly, and I am a collector.

Yes, I collect things. All sorts of things. My oldest collections are probably souvenir spoons (started by my parents) and Early American Prescut glassware (started by my Mom).


One of my largest collections is one started by a Christmas gift from my father 30 years ago or so. We would get the Sears Wishbook, and my parents allowed my 2 brothers, sister, and me to each mark 5 things we'd really like to have for Christmas. We would study and study this book before making our final choices. Well, one year there was a clown music box that I fell in love with. The clown wore a red and white checked outfit and hat and played, "It's a Small World". There was no doubt about it, this was definitely going to be one of my choices. And I was absolutely thrilled when I opened a gift marked from my Dad Christmas morning, and it was that amazing clown music box! Since then, I have amassed quite a collection . . . here's just a few of them:


I don't have a photo of the one that started all this, but here are two of my favorites from the above:


The one on the left is Murano glass, and the little guy on the right is made from volcanic ash from the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

I love Christmas, and collect vintage/antique Christmas ornaments, Santa Clauses (especially vintage ones), and snowmen. Maybe I'll get some photos of these collections posted next Christmas . . .

And I have some collections that have just sort of happened by accident. They weren't planned. I didn't set out to collect these items, but I just seemed to acquire more and more of them. My accidental collections include the following:

Angels & Crosses

My Menagerie of Birds & Animals

Miniatures
(yes, it includes more birds & animals)

Lastly, I have a wonderful collection that started by simply winning a contest! If you've read much of my blog, you remember when I won a scavenger hunt contest hosted by the Etsy Plush Team. I have given away some of the plushies I won in that contest, and have acquired several more since then. Once again, I do not have a photo to share of the full collection, but once I get my office set up and all my plushies displayed, I promise to take photos and post them here. In the meantime, here's a photo of the ones I received from the Plush Team:


I'm sure I have other collections, but I'll save them for another post on another day!