This week Kate of Foxs Lane is theme queen for Pip’s meme, My Place & Yours. For this weeks theme, she chose…
This has not been an easy choice for me. I have been a collector from the beginning, rocks, stickers, and key chains as a child, moving on to 45 records and earrings (it was the 80′s and they are fab!) as a teen. In college I started collecting pictures from magazines for decorating inspiration that are all glued into black books. My love of collections even turned professional, when I worked in the department of collections at a large decorative arts museum.
My first thought was of this box of goodies that just made it’s way to my house.
Then, I thought about my vintage linens, but then what about the LuRay, but then I made my decision. My aluminum, it’s the first collection that I actively searched flea markets and antique shops for. I do have one little rule about the hunt – no ebay. I’m sure there is great stuff on there, but the seek and find is half the battle.
When the spouse and I were newly wed and living in our first place, these pitchers were on display above our kitchen cupboards. Now, as you can see, they catch dust on a shelf in the basement. It’s not that I don’t still love them, it’s just that the cottage can only have so much on display at one time.
Thanks Kate! See who else is playing this week.
Oh I love the colours of those anodised aluminium jugs. Or pitchers. What ever you like to call them, they are gorgeous. Such lovely photos, as usual! Thanks for showing us your jugs! Hah! x
That box of thread, lace and other bits is so lovely. I like your ebay rule, I used to enjoy ebay, pre blogging, but I too like the real life hunt xo
lovely photographs. Ditto to Beck regarding the E-bay rule. Ive never bought anything on there and so far I’m liking it that way
Its thrifted or its nuttin’!
Hey I don’t do ebay either! Are we a demographic or what? I love,love, love that first photo. How I would adore to sort through all those treasures. I wouldn’t mind a look at your earing collection either.
hefty sigh of relief. i thought your aluminium collection was going to be a big ball of foil like the one my mr 8 has. i love your collection. i have serious vintage haberdashery envy
I have a box of anodised stuff under my dads house. I used to love collecting teapots and cups. I have 4 teapots on display in my kitchen as well as some anodised pots, but maybe I should revisit that big old box and look at all the pretty metalic colours. I wish there was more room in the yellow house in the U!
Oh I love that box of threads and lace. I HAVE been shopping on ebay but after a smashed mirror and a bureau with a chunk of wood missing, well lets just say me and ebay don’t really speak anymore…
don’t you just love rummaging through boxes of vintage STUFF??..i DO too!!
Oh I love your collections … beautiful! I only skimmed the surface of my collections … isn’t this fun
I love your box of vintage goodies… I just love old trims.
Vintage!! Love your collections especially your lace and cottons!
What gorgoues jugs, I love the different colours of them, can see why you collect them! Thanks for sharing.
Mmmm….think I like your collection of threads and laces best. All that lovely vintage peeking out of the box inviting me in. But also love the colours of your aluminium things. Thanks for sharing.
the jugs are just gorgeous ~ such amazing colours!