Sunday, November 22, 2009

My collection

My hand is up as a first time participant in this business.  Kate (at  http://foxslane.blogspot.com/) was 'theme queen' this weekend and she came up with 'Collections' and she's nice and I have a few collections so I thought I would play.
I have spent time looking through peoples front doors, craft spaces etc, I thought today was the day for me to get abit un-shy and jolly well participate!
Okay, I am getting on with it!

A collection- well. you can collect and then you can accumulate. Collect, to me implies action. I accumulate fabric, especially lovely natural fabric, including beautifully designed 'patchwork fabric'. I COLLECT apple fabric. I love apple fabric and over the past few years my choice has exploded with amazing options.
These are some of my favourites




Sigh. I do and will use them, but, boy, I also just like looking at them and touching them!

Apples in a quilt

Okay, my second collection has rules.
Teacups, saucers and sideplates -who would have thought, I am not really a girly girl, but these do take my fancy. Think about the stories told over a cuppa- imagine if teacups could talk. I love it that they are old and have 'been around', they have been split up from their family and ended up at my house. With no sitting room- indeed!
The rules are that I don't have more than twelve full sets at any one time. Because I would have no more than 12 'ladies' over for a tea party at once and we have a small house with no display cabinet kind of things.


They can't be so expensive as to make me cry if one gets broken, and I have to really love it. I was abit hasty at the start and purchased a couple that I now realise I don't really really love, so they will be booted out when they become number 13. Sounds harsh but they will then go on to get more gossip at someone else house (or, on the flip side become a mosaic!).

I love it how some of them have pictures for you to enjoy as you drink your tea

Or, more specifically, for the right handers of the world to enjoy, of which I am not one.
And I love this one with a scene on it



It adds something to the humble cake and cuppa, don't you think.

I haven't even mentioned my 'ex' collections- anything Felix the Cat, hats of all descriptions.

My mum has 'accumulations' rather than collections and sometimes I am very thankful for her hoarding ability. Her vintage pattern stash deserves a post of its own. So, in time, I will give it due attention.

Thanks for looking at my collection, you can find more collection at Pip's place http://meetmeatmikes.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-place-yours-my-collection.html. I am heading over to see if anyone collects smurf figurines, because surely someone should!

34 comments:

  1. Oh I love the girly cups and saucers! I really like the ones with pictures inside the cup like that! It's kind of cute to see the tide going out on the florally bits as you sip your tea! Loved seeing your collection! Merci! x

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  2. love your fabric stash..BUT..oH my your teacups are simply delightful :))

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  3. oh I have cups and saucers too...you have some really beautiful ones! thanks for playing along this week! it was nice to come over and see your blog!

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  4. Ok, I have a few smurfs & a few smurf glasses that came from Belgium, though I am not really a collector of them so sorry no pictures. lol

    Love your collections though. When you start looking for fabric with one theme it is amazing what you end up with isn't it! Your apples are great!

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  5. Those tea cups are gorgeous! I would soooo love to have that collection.

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  6. Love your apple fabric and the cups and saucers are beautiful. Nice collections!

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  7. Very cute post Tanya. Love your theory on collecting versus accumulating. As for the fabric, clearly you've gone apples (sorry, he he he) and the teacups are perfect because of your reasons... I was smiling as I was reading. And you are soooo right. Imagine the tales teacups would tell if they could talk!

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  8. The different apple fabrics are gorgeous - love them! I accumulate fabric too but I find that gives me a bit of a boring stash. I'm now trying to only buy with particular projects in mind (yeah right!).

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  9. The cups and saucers are lovely, but the apple fabric collection is really fab - love it!

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  10. Yay! Welcome to the fold Tanya. Your apple fabric stash is fantastic. Luv it! Who would have guessed there were so many different prints in apples!!! Your cup collection is lovely! Often thought I'd like to start one myself, but suppose I don't really have the room! ha!
    Thanks for the visit to my collection and the lovely comment. Love the way you have with words, so have become a follower.

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  11. I love both of your collections but I surely love all of those beautiful and all individually unique cup and saucers. I'm sure it is lovely using them and having different ones to chose from.

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  12. O - those cups and saucers and side plates are so lovely.
    I hope you have a cake stand or something similar for your tea parties...
    Great rules too - keeps the collection evolving without being ridiculous. Smart.

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  13. really really realy wish I had your teacup collection. I see them everywhere, but in Adelaide they are all $15 and over for a set of 3. Or wOuld you say thats a decent price? :) thanks for sharing your collections.

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  14. Ohhh gorgeous ... love, love, love ... fabric has got me too ... isn't this fun?

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  15. I have to drop you a comment too because I also collecting teacups, saucers and side plates. I am only on the second sets. I like the idea of 12 sets max. I will remember when I get to 12 - thanks for sharing your collectibles treasures - Hugs Nat

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  16. i love your fabrics ..i think collecting is a much nicer word than hoarding...i collect..i'd love to have tea at yours

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  17. what a lovely post.i love your apple fabrics and i do have a few of my own that i both love and use. i also love your teacups and i recognise some of them from my mums collection. i especially love the thatch roof cottage one which she has. i must mention that i love it (she might give it to me)
    your collecting rules are ace

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  18. your cups are lovely! impressing collection and really amazing time having a tea from them, wow...
    x

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  19. Love the apple collection- just gorgeous. Also love the tea cups and saucers! I have a friend who collects them, they're always lovely to look at.

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  20. Oh your teacups are lovely too! They are such a pretty thing to collect x

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  21. Your collections are really beautiful. You're right there is something about enjoying a cuppa in a real tea cup - just lovely!

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  22. I love your collection of teacups! I aspire to something like that with my measely 5, but I have to follow the same rules as you so it's slow going. I wish I'd done it when they weren't so expensive and easily available in dusty collectibles and op shops. The ones you've chosen are lovely too, what fabulous taste!

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  23. Oh what delightful collections! I love your apple fabric and your teacups are just beautiful! I have a wee teacup collection too!
    Sophie x

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  24. How funny, it has never occured to me that tea cups are painted for right handers. Gorgeous collection with fabulous rules. I accumulate apple fabric but am tempted to turn it into a collection after seeing yours. So pleased you came to play.

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  25. Brilliant apple fabric! I'm a bit of a fabric accumulator too - it's so nice just to look at lovely fabric I agree. I've got quite a few tea cups too, from various relo's - wish I'd thought of the 12 rule - v.sensible! Great post! Thanks for visiting my blog and your lovely comment, M.

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  26. fantastic teacups and apples! love them

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  27. YOu are a total legend x Cheryl

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  28. I love that Apple and Pear fabric from Alexander Henry! I tried to buy some from Fabric.com the other day but they were sold out :(

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  29. Ahahahaha... "Ex-collections.." LOVE IT!

    Apple fabric is very cute - much cuter that I what I would have pictured had I been asked to, and as such, is a perfectly acceptable obsession... erm, I mean... collection.

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  30. Oh I adore your teacup sets. It is a great Idea to set yourself a limit and only have the ones you really really love - I have a few sets but really don't the space for more - well I guess I could put up another shelf!!!! LOL

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  31. teacups definitely have a story, and yours tell a beautiful one. thanks for sharing :)

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  32. Your fabric collection is gorgeous!But I HEART your Teacups...so so beautiful.Specially the one with the cottage scene, is so romantic!

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  33. What a fabulous post! I love your collection. A friend of mine has a huge extended family and lots of her great aunts etc have left her tea sets in their wills. She has sooo many, it's amazing. I'll have to dedicate a drawing to it for sure. : )

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  34. what a fascinating peek into your collections! - I totally understand the fabric collection, somehow I have amassed quite a bit of fabric too - there's just too much lovliness out there. Your collection of apple prints are very wonderful.
    Love your teacups too - I had not thought of them as being privy to so many lady chats...but I now can see how one might be taken to collecting a pretty cup or a dozen :)

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