“MY IRRESISTIBLE COLLECTION “, ATC Swap, Open Media, due Dec. 3

I would like to join this swap, please. I am a bit of a pack rat, so I have a number of collections.

When I was in third grade we had to do book reports and I read the book Mr. Popper’s Penguins. That got me interested in them and was also when I started my collection, over thirty years ago now. I have t-shirts, jewelry, books, posters, a music box, even Peguinopoly, a penguin themed Monopoly game. If it has something to do with penguins, there’s a good chance I have it.

One of my favorite collections is my pressed pennies collection. I like to travel and always get them anytime I’m somewhere new if they have the machines to make them. I thought I had around 150 or so of them, but I just counted and have 235! It’s been a while since I checked to see how many I have and I had no idea!


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CiCiCreates said:
Here’s a picture of one of my collections, ladies’ powder compacts and vanity cases, circa 1930-1950. A compact just has powder in it, pressed or loose. A vanity case has something else added, like lipstick or rouge, the old-fashioned word for blush. All have a mirror, and a few are not glass, but super shiny silver metal.View attachment 797741
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I love your collection, these are so neat!♥
 
les342 said:
I would like to join this swap, please. I am a bit of a pack rat, so I have a number of collections.

When I was in third grade we had to do book reports and I read the book Mr. Popper’s Penguins. That got me interested in them and was also when I started my collection, over thirty years ago now. I have t-shirts, jewelry, books, posters, a music box, even Peguinopoly, a penguin themed Monopoly game. If it has something to do with penguins, there’s a good chance I have it.

One of my favorite collections is my pressed pennies collection. I like to travel and always get them anytime I’m somewhere new if they have the machines to make them. I thought I had around 150 or so of them, but I just counted and have 235! It’s been a while since I checked to see how many I have and I had no idea!


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I have a few of these, and I always wished I had seriously collected them. I thought about making a charm bracelet out of the few I have.
 
Asher said:
I have a few of these, and I always wished I had seriously collected them. I thought about making a charm bracelet out of the few I have.
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That’s a cool idea. I never thought of doing something like that with them. I would like to display my collection, but I’ve never come o with a good way to do so, since I have so many of them.
 
Welcome les342! Thanks so much for sharing your collections with us! Hard to think of a good way to display the pennies. I might seriously consider the charm bracelet idea Asher had - unless some edges are really thin and sharp. I’d also love to see some items from your penguin collection.
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Asher, I will be watching for your cards.
 
CiCiCreates said:
Welcome les342! Thanks so much for sharing your collections with us! Hard to think of a good way to display the pennies. I might seriously consider the charm bracelet idea Asher had - unless some edges are really thin and sharp. I’d also love to see some items from your penguin collection.
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Asher, I will be watching for your cards.
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I am at work now, but I will take a few pictures of my penguin collection to share later this evening.
 
CiCiCreates said:
Welcome les342! Thanks so much for sharing your collections with us! Hard to think of a good way to display the pennies. I might seriously consider the charm bracelet idea Asher had - unless some edges are really thin and sharp. I’d also love to see some items from your penguin collection.
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Asher, I will be watching for your cards.
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I have penguins in various places in the house, so I can’t get them all, but here is a picture of a very tiny portion of the collection.




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Too cute! What a fun theme, people love penguins. I think I see a little salt and pepper shaker set in the front.
 
Cards are done. This was too much fun, I was supposed to be sweeping the floors. Anyway, I collect reproductions of Art Deco jewelry because I appreciate the Art Deco style and jewelry doesn’t take up much space—I think of it as tiny sculpture. Oddly, I rarely wear jewelry, though. But, if I’m ever invited to a gala, I’m prepared!


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Thanks for sharing, Makitso! Wow, I had to keep telling myself these were cards, and not your real pieces- they look great. I collect jewelry two, although they are not as old as the twenties and thirties-no, some of the shell cameo brooches are, but the rhinestone butterfly pins are usually from the fifties and sixties. I enjoyed studying and researching about the big and famous costume jewelry houses here in the States, most back East. Those designers were so creative!!
 
LuK said:
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This is only part of my curiosity collection. Thought a few of you would enjoy seeing it. Going in the window this weekend with a few new additions. I just can't resist oddities. One of my favorite stores was Obscura in New York City and I loved the TV show on the History channel.
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Haha! There's the Frida Kahlo print I used as inspiration for the Finding Frida swap.
 
LuK said:
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This is only part of my curiosity collection. Thought a few of you would enjoy seeing it. Going in the window this weekend with a few new additions. I just can't resist oddities. One of my favorite stores was Obscura in New York City and I loved the TV show on the History channel.
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Yes this our house. and the sliders work so well for a window display. I am surprised the dog's noses are not on display too. They love to peek between the goodies to bark at the neighbors,
 
The first cards have arrived! The house-guest bats are visiting me now, before going to their new homes - Thanks, Jo.on.the.go!!
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Cards have also arrived from Asher - really fun and interesting collections!
 
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