i collect log cabins stuff , DH collects lighthouses
dee106The DW collects handmade glass swizle-sticks.
dee106Frig magnets and beer glasses
dee106S mores figures
dee106DD collects Pins
dee106We collect magnets and natural items, shells, rocks, etc.[:)]
dee106Lighthouse items and my sanity!!![:D]
dee106When camping: Fridge magnets, T-shirts, hats, and memories.
When diving in warm water locations-- ironwood shark carvings.
The rest of the time: grey hairs.[:@]
dee106Got to go with the fridge magnets LOL
dee106Since when we re camping (or anytime my DW sees a sign) we don t past a fleamarket or yard sale.
I ve got a small collection of green glass that was in the park model I had, a small collect of true ruby glass, miniatue sailing models, my automotive pin collection and certainly not the least my DW s over 500 panda items and in the bed room about 40-50 miniature oil lamps (less than 8 inches tall).
It s very unusual that we come back home without an item for one of the collections.
dee106[font=" Lucida Sans Unicode" ] I love to collect coffee cups, thimbles, friends and memories.[:D][/font]
dee106Fridge magnets and maybe snowglobes for DS. I like to get those pennies in a jar...but they re hard to find.
dee106I collect embroidered patches. PJay collects cookbooks. DD#2 collects CD s, esp. the National Park series.
Austin
dee106[font=" jester" ] It seems where ever we go I bring home Rocks,Driftwood and Tshirts.(I promised no more Tshirts so the sweatshirt collection is growing) When ever we go to the Wawa area I come home with a new Talking Stick [/font]
dee106I collect patches to go on a pop-up quilt I started and if I go to a new state, I collect thimbles. Unfortunately I didn t start collecting them right away and there are several states I don t have a thimble for.
DH likes to collect lighthouses but we don t necessarily buy them when traveling.
dee106I collect old melmac dishes. We always stop at the flea markets while were camping. It s part of the fun!
Zooey[&:]
dee106Beer, but it never makes it home[:)]. Mostly the fridge magnets and coozies.
dee106I started collecting newspapers from each state/town that we visit, as long as we haven t gotten it before. That way our kids will know when, where, and what was going on when we were traveling together! Plus my memory is so bad, this also helps me!! [:)]
dee106Green depression glass that was used in kitchens. When you see swerving skid marks on the highway by an antique store you can figure DW was there.
dee106I have a shot glass from every place we have ever traveled to. I have many from the campgrounds here in Michigan and bought about ten while we were down in Disney World.
-Debby
dee106Fridge magnets, t- and sweat shirts and playing cards. DD likes looking for cool shells and stones.
springer02I collect the little receipts that the gas pump kicks out when you fill up with a charge card [: (]
DD collects key chains....lots of key chains
springer02Christmas ornaments, occasionally hand-crafted items from the area, copper items (mostly teakettles or utensils). I can t resist an antique store! Also, books.
dee106We like to collect sea glass, shells & rocks - we like to camp by the sea![;)]
springer02Oh yea, we collect shot-glasses too. Looks like alot of interesting collections.
Gamecock CamperLove to collect sea glass, especially early morning before anyone else has walked along the shoreline. My son collected small rocks on our cross country trip and labeled each one. We put them in a shadow box to display in his room. As soon as we crossed over a state line he d want us to pull right over to hunt the perfect rock for the collection!
dee106i forgot to add the dh also collects decorative state flags from each state we travel and we display them around the wings of the camper! so far we have NY, NJ, PA,DEL, CT, MA, ME, NH, VA, WVA, TENN, [:)]
dee106DS and DD collect shot glasses
DW collects Moose
I seem to collect cookbooks and hiking staff medallions
(DW says I need to add " Polar Fleece and Hiking boots" )
dee106Linda collects ceramic bears, and I like to collect sore muscles from playing volleyball[;)][:D]
No, actually I m a big railfan, so I add to my photo collection.[8D]
springer02DW - Barbie Dolls, Hallmark Orniments, Angels, Stray Cats
Myself - Penquins
springer02Between us all, we collect postcards, shot glasses, and pins (I m sure I missed someone s collection here). I met a lady in a giftstore who gave us a really good idea. She said she would always mail her postcards home after she bought them. That way they would have the date of the vacation on them for future reference. It s also fun to have the kids write about what they ve done on that particular day before they mail their own postcard home - great way to keep memories!
Stray cats, Steve? LOL! [:D]
springer02Rocks, t-shirts and many, many, many digital pictures. [:)]
springer02I used to like to collect all different kinds of model horses and horse figurines when I was little. I still have many of the model horses as a kid, but have long since stopped collecting them. I have my real horse now that needs my spare change more than my collection. I have one special model horse that my brother bought for me when I was about 8 years old. We were at a flea market and he spend the last $2 of his allowance to buy it for me. I asked him why he bought it for me and he simply said " because you wanted it.......and your my sister and I love you." That is one model horse I will never part with. Just looking at it now brings tears to my eyes.
As far as camping goes, I have often thought of buying a T-shirt at many of the campgrounds that I go to (some of them are really neat). I have yet to buy one, but I think once I do, I will start this tradition with myself to collect and wear T-shirts from many of the places I have visited. Maybe thats the problem. I figure if I buy one T-shirt from one place, I will have to buy several from other places as well.
Miss-Teri
QuoteORIGINAL: Miss-Teri
Between us all, we collect postcards, shot glasses, and pins (I m sure I missed someone s collection here). I met a lady in a giftstore who gave us a really good idea. She said she would always mail her postcards home after she bought them. That way they would have the date of the vacation on them for future reference. It s also fun to have the kids write about what they ve done on that particular day before they mail their own postcard home - great way to keep memories!
Stray cats, Steve? LOL! [:D]
I love that idea! Never heard it before. What fun way to do journal writing.[:D]
springer02well the best thing we collect are friends and memories!
springer02I collected chigger bites on one camping trip...does that count?
springer02Dh likes to collect walking sticks.
springer02[font=" comic sans ms" ]We are on a mission ~
We are trying to collect a photo of the Capital Building of each state. We are exactly half-way through and will pick up 4 new ones this summer ~ AZ, NM, OK and KS.[/font]
springer02Here s another great idea for those of you that collect T-shirts from your favorite campgrounds. I saw this one day on HGTV - When your T-shirt is falling apart and frayed around the collar etc and ready for the trash heap - cut out the Campground design from the T-shirt - try to get good size squares of it and you can later sew these onto a Camping Quilt!!!
A mom collected her son s favorite T-shirts that he wore out and when he went away to college she made a T-shirt Quilt for him with them!
Neat idea eh? Might even last a Lifetime too!!
dee106Dead mosquitoes and Black Flies!
Not the right answer?
Sometimes spoons, most of the time just pictures, as our favorites places are in the wild watching and photographing all the wonderful sights in this Creation! (Except Mosquitoes and Black Flies!)
springer02I collect Hot Sauce.
dee106I look for old tools, old shaving mugs and brushes and generel neat junk.