TT #36: collections

Thirteen collections My hubby always says I collect collections. Perhaps that's a bit exaggerated (is it..?), but it's true that I enjoy the art of collecting! ;-) Dutch stamps - My dad collected Dutch stamps and we always did it together. When he died I took over the collection and continued it. bears - Long before the hype I collected bears. I love (real) bears and I support Alertis and their Bear Forest in Rhenen. I have several collectable bears and a lot of Colour Box / Real Old Bears by Peter Fagan. Tinkerbell - That's no surprise, is it? I love that little pixie ever since I was little. I collect all kinds of Tink stuff. fairies - The fae folk has always appealed to my imagination. I believe in fairies. I have a lot of little statues and other stuff. Amy Brown's fairies and the Flower Fairies are my favourites. business cards - When I worked as an assistent accountant I got a lot of business cards and that ended up in a collection. I also have a lot of different (free) cards for Ron and me from Vistaprint and IceCards. stickers - As a kid I collected stickers in general. Now I have a big collection of stickers to use for scrapbooking or other creative projects. magazines - I read a lot of magazines and I keep the interesting ones, mostly the pagan / spiritual ones, but also ones about the Dutch language, history, nature, animals etc. books - I own a large amount of books, so you could say I collect books in general. :-) Within this collection I have separate collections: Pinkeltje (a Dutch children's book character by Dick Laan); detectives like Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Mrs. Pollifax, Miss Seeton, Perry Mason, The Cat Who, etc. etc.; and lots more... coins - My dad collected coins and banknotes from all over the world and I inherited his quirk. I also have every common eurocoin from the European countries that use the Euro (except those from the Vatican, San Marino and Monaco: the prices are ridiculous). divination stuff - In my previous TT I showed you a part of my oracle card decks collection, but I also have tarot decks, runes, pendulums and the like. notebooks - I have dozens of notebooks in all shapes and sizes. I use a lot of notebooks, but I have enough empty ones to last a lifetime. Still I can't resist buying another cute one... pens - They belong with the notebooks, *lol*! On my desk I use my father's Parker, in my handbag is my "pagan and proud"-pen, but I have loads of other pens. I have a weakness for fountain pens. cats - I used to collect cat statues but I have sold a lot of those. I know have mainly Bast statues (one big one and several smaller ones). Collection is the wrong word in this case, but I love to have real cats around too. We once had 9 at the same time, right now we stick to 2: Freyja & Bastet. ******* What do you collect?? ******* ~*~*~*~ Links to other Thursday Thirteens! ~*~ BecK ~*~ Mark Caldwell ~*~ Susan Helene ~*~ Courtney ~*~ Barbara ~*~ Rashenbo ~*~ Janet ~*~ Joan ~*~ she ~*~ L^2 ~*~ Misc-mum ~*~ This Eclectic Life ~*~ JennyMcB ~*~ Wylie Kinson ~*~ Gabriella Hewitt ~*~ Damozel ~*~ Robin ~*~ Tilly Greene ~*~ Coco ~*~ Stine ~*~ Rhian / Crowwoman ~*~ Lene ~*~ Candy Minx ~*~ Michelle Hasker ~*~ Jennie Andrus ~*~ Gattina ~*~ Samulli ~*~ Aline de Chevigny ~*~ Dragonheart ~*~ Annie ~*~ Elena Croft ~*~ Lesley ~*~ Julia ~*~ Joy Renee ~*~ palmtreefanatic ~*~ RennyBA ~*~ Mitch ~*~ bankerchick ~*~ Judy Callarman ~*~ Angelle Trieste ~*~ Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants