Hobbies...collections.... what do you collect for a hobby?
@beutfulmama6701 (1718)
United States
August 31, 2007 9:44pm CST
Im just curious to see what interesting and uncommon things that people collect. And possibly there reasons for collecting such particular items... I know most people collect similar items . For instance my mother collects barbies and beanie babies , my daughter collects rocks and seashells, my sister dolphins and tinkerbell figures etc etc i colllect precious moments figures, yankees memorbilla and cinderella stuff... anything cinderella... my reasons for collecting these particular items are simple... i collect presious moments because i find them adorable.. i love there little sayings and the way that the words of god are portrayed through there figures. Yankees stuff i collect because i am a yankees fan.. plain and simple... and cinderella stuff i collect because ever since i was a young child cinderella has been my favorite disney movie. ive always wanted to be cinderella.. Its my favorite fairy tale...
what about you wht things do you collect and is there a particular reason for doing so??
thanks for sharing
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@CarlHalling (3617)
• United Kingdom
2 Sep 07
I'm more of a creator than a collector, and my songs, recordings, stories are all precious to me. I do collect though and pretty passionately. Most of all, I collect cassette tapes: I buy them from thrift shops. I also collect videos; also from thrift stores. I have quite a collection of photo-collages I've made of old photos. I am a hoarder, and have boxes full of mementos...old letters, photos, notes and so on. I collect old clothes too. I like to keep hold of things. I'm a sentimental old stick!
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@CarlHalling (3617)
• United Kingdom
7 Sep 07
Thanks for voting me best response...:o); and you're right...being sentimental is good. I've recently started writing about my past, and the things I've kept over the years have proved useful beyond measure. Our pasts are precious, in fact, invaluable. The internet is so great because we can each preserve our lives and histories online for all to see!
@beutfulmama6701 (1718)
• United States
6 Sep 07
there is nothing wrong with being sentimental! LOL... i think that it means more when people collect htings that they love because they have a certain value to them not as in aspect of money value but sentimental value...
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
1 Sep 07
I have many hobbies as to collections are concerned. Right now, my most practical collection is the things that can be recycled for further use. Each time after I have used something that I think can be recycled, I place them in a bag and when there is enough, I just send the whole bag of stuff to the wife of one of our gatekeepers on campus who loves to collect things that can be recycled for money. She is very thankful to me for that. Of course I feel so happy that I can do something to help save the limitted resource on the earth. I am somewhat environmental-minded and I love nature and have realized that humans are using too much of the natural resources. Therefore I make it a rule for me not to waste the materials that could be reused. Such is my collection.
@carissa765 (1097)
• United States
2 Sep 07
I collect snow globes, nothing to unusual about that. I already have like 19 and I just started collecting them not too long ago.
I also used to collect frogs. From the time I was 16 to about 21 I collected frogs, and had about 18,000 dollars worth of what there was when I got rid of them.
And my husband collects eagles.
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@beutfulmama6701 (1718)
• United States
2 Sep 07
thats very interesting that you say that, when iwas in hughschool and up to i was about 21 i too collected frogs! And even weirder my husband too collects eagles... i find that interesting! I dont think that i had 18,000 dollars worth maybe about half of that. But thats cool
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@youless (112511)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Oct 07
Yes, I have a special collection. I like collect cats and dogs' photo and news from newspaper and magazine. I think this is a very economic interest:)
@CATY58 (1)
• France
20 May 08
hello
do you want postcards of cats for your collection?
I collect perfume cards .
do you want trade?
CATY
@candy111 (240)
• Philippines
2 Sep 07
I collect everything and anything related to golf. Seems thats the way I am, used to be that my sport was tennis and I collected everything and anything related to that.
I collect stuff toys, like scooby doo, Garfield, Mickey Mouse, etc etc where they are in golf outfits. I have even had a sculpture made of my favorite hole out of all the golf courses ive played and had lie like miniatures of my friends made and I placed it on the sculpture. M&M and other candy dispensers thats golf golf and golf.
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@beutfulmama6701 (1718)
• United States
6 Sep 07
You collect all these things to do with golf, but my qusestion now is do you as well play golf?
@leateagee (3667)
• China
24 May 08
I collect stamps and coins from different countries. Anybody who wants to swap with me I am glad to entertain you. I also collect different and unique designs of mugs. Take care =)
@brew2x (3094)
• Philippines
3 Sep 07
I have a money collection which include old bills and old coins from my country and also bills and coins from other countries. Some of them are from places I've been to but most of them are from friends and relatives. I also collect perfume bottles especially the small ones, it is really cute.
@thehsmomof2 (145)
• United States
26 Oct 07
I collect apples for my kitchen. the red ones. I just like apples, and think that the knick knacks and pictures are cute.
For my bathroom, I have a black/white/grey schemme that goes well with my collection of: Wizards, dragons, knights, castles.... I enjoy collecting these items, but I am not sure why.
My bedroom is another story all together. I collect witches. Funny, scary, and cute. I like them. They each have their own character and are very interesting.
@ericajoyce (1746)
• Philippines
25 Sep 07
When I was young, I used to collect My Little Ponies, posters of my favorite singers. Now that Im all grown up I collect inspirational books..
@ladybug565 (2216)
• United States
4 Sep 07
I collect rocks...Coffee cups...wolf figurines and dream catchers.
@ysabelandrei (160)
• Philippines
28 Oct 07
ever since i've became a fan of KAT-TUN, i've been collecting their original cds and dvds. =) and i also collect their stuffs like photobooks and stickers. =) wee, im really an avid fan of them. but since, im still a newbie fan of KAT-TUN, my collections are still few. ^^ i wish i can really have all of their cds and dvds now! hahahaha search KAT-TUN in the net and you'll really love them too! btw, KAT-TUN is a Japanese Boy Band who's taking over Japan and someday, the whole wide world! hehehe they're really popular now cause they really have funs worldwide!! let's support their music and other Johnny's too!! like Arashi, NEWS, Kanjani8, Tackey and Tsubasa, Tokio, V6, Kinki Kids... hehehehe.. im sorry, im really a big fan of them!! =)
@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I used to collect key chains when I was younger. I stopped doing it like 3 years ago.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
27 Sep 07
I am into collections of pictures since i was young. I am now busy scrapbooking it to preserve its quality and add fun looking at it. It always put a smile on my face everytime i look at those pictures. A lot of memory to be happy and proud of. But aside from pictures, I am also considering of collecting other things. ballpen perhaps since i am always fascinated with it. I like and love using ballpiens even in drawings or paitings. i am an inker in fact.
@laurentyu1 (743)
• Romania
26 Oct 07
For some time i collected coins but with time i started to lose my interest, i do not know why but i stop collecting the coins maybe the time,maybe something else...who knows.
@no_chao (548)
• Philippines
2 Sep 07
i remember my husband with the word cinderella.... last month i was complaining to my husband..he promise me to be a princess if i will be his wife....and now that i am already his wife i experience to wash clothes always every other day... i told him that the princess should not work at home then he told me that i am more than any other princess in the world.. so i asked why, then he asnswered.... dont you see?? you are cinderella!!!!... ahahaha.... he really makes happy even if im in a peak getting mad...lol..
anyways...about the colllection... when i was in high school, i remember that i am collecting stationaries... different sizes, colors and designs. i also used to collect meteor garden's staff...its a series from taiwan...i am a big fan of meteor garden. and presently, i collect pictures... love to have souviners...
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