So as a crafter I think I am a collector by nature. I have always loved collectingand creating. When I was little I had 320 cabbage patch kids {i know insane right} but in my defense I was a only child and my parents whole wide world. Then as a teenager it was boots, I think I had close to 200 pairs all styles and in EVERY COLOR. Then in my early twenties as a young mom my kitchen became obsessed with cows. It was cow mania in my house, man that was a funny collection. Then jumping into my 30's it has been everything anthropolagie and anything flea market find. I have also created a mini me collector in lillie she collects all sorts of stuff. My favorite would have to be all her candy wrappers she covers buttons with them it's so cute. So today I thought I would share a few collections in my studio. FABRIC, yes I am obsessed with fabric {especially if it's vintage} for me it is like pattern paper there all just so pretty. It makes me really want to sew better so i can use it up. So when I came across this cabinet at a flea market I knew I had to have it. I re-painted the front with some pink chalkboard paint so I can doodle on it and stored all my fabric in it. It all fits so nicely. Then there is my typewriter obsession. Not just any typewriter will do either. It has to be cool, different, and colorful. This past weekend I scored big time not only did it fall into my personal categories but it TYPES IN CURSIVE!!! I was so giddy, and the lady was like wow I didn't even notice that it did that {i was hoping she wasn't going to raise the price} so for 25.00 I took home anther royal while evan rolled his eyes. It is a pretty rare one to find a safari royal that types cursive. So what do you collect? I always watch the show hoarders and instead of looking down on them for where they have gotten in there life I always wish I could be digging threw all there old crap..lol...Have a happy wednesday everyone and please link up your collections I would love to see them...{i do have many more collections I just might be on hoarders myself one day}...
mm a WHOLE huge trash bag filled with 1920's-40's fabric squares I got at the flea market
such a great cabinet...i love chalkboard paint..
love it...
my 1st typewriter i got...
my 2nd..this was the deal of the day a while back..ready...3.00 at a estate garale sale!!!
and my newest one...and it types cursive...
remember I wanna see your collections....
I don't have any pictures right now... but I collect China... mostly creamers and sugars at first...Shelley to be exact... so I don't have tons... its so expensive... so I changed it up to English china that has pink in it...my parents a few years ago purchased a 12 piece place set of Homer laughlin china for me at an estate sale... with serving pieces...does not have pink but I love the pattern anyways and the fact that they thought of me and got it...I just wish I had a place for it right now... it is waiting patiently for me to bring it out and display it... goal is bigger house by next year! Other then that... I am a scrapbook paper hoarder...LOL
Posted by: cheryl rodda | August 24, 2011 at 12:02 PM