aloha friday #19

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Welcome back for another exciting round of Aloha Friday.  I ask the question and all you have to do is reply via my comments.  If you want to ask a question of your own visit An Island Life!

My question this week:

What do you collect?

I am not much of a collector.  I never want to claim that I am collecting something for fear it is going to spark a deluge of gifts of just that type of item for the rest of time.  But I will admit that I do like Willow Tree Figurines, and one might say I have a small collection of them. 

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

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WILLIAM said…
Willow Trees figurines? Interesting.

I collect Maxfield Parrish prints.
July 10, 2009 at 5:25 AM
WILLIAM said…
Oh and what you need to decide to collect is something really expensive...like tell everyone you collect diamonds...that waya deluge of gifts is a good thing.
July 10, 2009 at 5:26 AM
Anonymous said…
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I love love love your blog layout. It is so adorable! Willow Tree Figurines are so pretty.
July 10, 2009 at 6:09 AM
annies home said…
cool mini kitchen items, raggedy ann and andy dolls, and hubby has cartoon glasses and shot glasses
July 10, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Three Js said…
Ditto on the collection fear. The only thing I can think of is things with a playtpus on them, but I don't go out of my way to find them!
July 10, 2009 at 7:21 AM
Sky said…
Boyds Bears and antique items.
July 10, 2009 at 7:31 AM
valentine said…
i am not a collector. as a kid i collected keychains and stuffed animals (yeah, so not cool) anyways, it become too big. so as an adult, i have tired to not pick it back up.


oh, by the way, my letter was to kellan lutz, he played emmett in twilight. he looks very different with his natural blonde hair
July 10, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Drahdrah said…
I collect coins. In Canada, we have alot of limited edition quarters that I try to keep whenever I come across them.
July 10, 2009 at 8:40 AM
Anonymous said…
I hear you, I hate the unwanted clutter and the fealing that you have to display your unwanted (un needed) dust collector thats why I to only collect willow trees, you know that ;-)
July 10, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Denna said…
never thought I would be considered anonymous but couldn't figure it all out, have not had coffee yet.. Have a good weekend.

Denna
July 10, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Michelle @Flying Giggles said…
I collect old compacts that are decorated with jewels. I just love how pretty they are and always wonder about their history.
July 10, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Kekibird said…
Not much of a collector of "things" but I have hobbies that turn into collections like stamps for scrapbooking/card making or frames for my picture collection.
July 10, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Anonymous said…
I don't think I've ever collected anything. hmm, now you have me thinking, is that normal? :)
July 10, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Becca said…
I try not to collect anything because I own too much stuff. But if I see a Lucy & Me figure I don't own, I buy it!
July 10, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Unknown said…
Eeyores seem to have come my way.
I don't think of it as a collection though.
July 10, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Amy said…
Books. Lots of em!

I hate figurines and stuff like that. To me they're just extra things that need to be dusted. And I hate dusting.
July 10, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Sweet Serendipity said…
Hmmm, I used to collect shoes, but that's all changed, lol. Now..I don't know, kids books maybe? And with a great dane, I have quite a collection of dog hair!
July 10, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Susan Cook said…
I have a collection of snow globes, that are currently collecting dust - lol. But haven't bought any in forever.
July 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Kimberly@PrettyPinkMomma said…
I collect movie theatre stubs. I just always kept the stubs from most of the movies that I have seen. The one draw back is that they are not in a streamlined collection. I find them in my jewelry boxes, bathroom drawers, desk drawers, my purse - everywhere. I do like remembering the time I had with the person(s) that I went to the movie with, it always makes me smile.
July 10, 2009 at 1:04 PM
PMKU said…
Nothing - well maybe photos but I try not to keep anything.
July 10, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Heatherlyn said…
I like collecting the silver proof state quarters and Indian Head Pennies. I wouldn't mind getting those as gifts. :)
July 10, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Brittany and Charlie-Social Butterfly said…
I love butterflies! And we also have several willowtree items. I love them!
July 10, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Pineapple Princess said…
I'm not collecting anything at the moments, but if you looked in our garage, you might think we collect SHOES! Yikes! I think they are multiplying!
July 10, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Stacie said…
I collect snowmen, and little teddy bears
July 10, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Rachael said…
I collect unicorns in any shape/form including figurines, books, jewelry etc. I have 2 unicorn tattoos, and over 225 items in all. Yes, I am crazy.
July 10, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Liz Mays said…
I don't think I've seen your collection before.

I collect Snow Village houses. I think I put them on my blog last year.
July 10, 2009 at 4:18 PM
wife.mom.nurse said…
i do love those willow tree figures...

i'm not a collector. I love that Kimberly collects movie theater stubs.And would love to see flying giggles compasses wow.
July 10, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Kristen Andrews said…
collect well shoes, handbags, tops you get the idea
July 10, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Erin said…
I hate collections! LOL!
actually I have a shoe box in my closet with pins and patches I have collected from a bunch of places I have been.
I have a curio full of stuff I want to filter out and lovely hubby disagrees. he is much more sentimental than myself. Oh, I have 100000000s of photos! LOL
July 10, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Andrea said…
I've tried collecting things in the past, but I guess I'm just not the collecting type. Nothing has ever stuck so far.
July 11, 2009 at 5:17 AM
Anonymous said…
I collected bells all through childhood. Guess I don't really collect anything now.
July 11, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Queenie Jeannie said…
I like Barbies. I have Gone With The Wind, I Dream Of Jeannie, and Marilyn Monroe dolls. Those are the only kinds I like. They look pretty displayed!
July 11, 2009 at 6:33 AM
Jenn @ youknow... that blog? said…
Hey there! I'm blog hopping and found you via Cate's Show my Face blog. I think. Lots of windows open here...

I love the theme of your blog - very imaginative! You have a gorgeous family and the pictures are great :)

Oh, collections. I collect hard cover books - have hundreds of them, and many favorite authors.

I love willow tree - I have one wall plaque of a representational family that I adore.

Anyway! Drop by if you have time, the door is always open. I'd love it if you participated in my Wednesday blogging event: Silly Haiku Wednesdays. It's a lot of fun seeing what people come up with.

Have a super day!
July 11, 2009 at 7:23 AM
JennyMac said…
Do shoes count? Outside of books, shoes, and handbags...we are trying to NOT collect anything. :)
July 11, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Crystal said…
I collect vintage hats (that I wear to church on occasion), post-it's (which I have in all colors, shapes & sizes) and books.
July 11, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Country Mouse, City Mouse said…
I like Willow Tree as well.

I don't think I am much of a collector either. I used to collect spoons, but now they just collect dust on the spoon rack!
July 11, 2009 at 7:17 PM
erin said…
I collect autographed hardcover books. Maybe someday I'll read all of them, too.

Matt and I also have a tendency to collet tickets stubs, but that could just be that we never get around to recycling them.
July 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Cathy said…
I have a collection of spoons from different states. My husband adds to my collection when he goes on business trips. Now, if he would be so kind as to buy a case to display them...
July 14, 2009 at 5:31 AM
Megan said…
Moose, moose and more moose.

I used to collect dalmations but then all I was ever getting was the Spotty Dotty items, which I wasn't especially fond of so I stopped. Although, I still have everything packed away in boxes.
July 18, 2009 at 12:47 PM
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