a small story

What is happening to me? for someone who believes in the philosophy behind feng shui, i certainly am collecting heaps of little things. i guess i am changing, evolving into dare i say it ' a collector'. i have always loved antiques and collectibles, just not in my house... the flow of chi is disturbed by clutter and things that are unused. but the older i get the tighter i seem to what to hold onto to the past, things that remind me of my youth when times were easier, more innocent and slower.

a few months ago we visited Montville, a gorgeous village of shops filled with handmade and collectible items and i purchased my first miniatures for the girls. tiny glass jars filled with sweet treats made out of femo or polymer clay plus a little male golliwog. now i know they aren't worth anything, they aren't antiques but they are so much fun to look at and cheap enough to buy as a special treasure for lili, mia and claudia. in my mind i also thought that this might be something that we could add to, perhaps start a collection.

one for each of the girls, i simply love these tiny glass jars...just like old fashioned lolly jars.

as luck would have it, i took lili and mia to an antiques and collectibles fair at one of the local colleges and found some more to add to our collection.

aren't they just the sweetest?

i even bought something for myself. (actually the male golliwog we bought in montville was for me so i bought him a girlfriend)

romance is in the air, the best times are had over a cup of tea *^_^* such detail, oh so small. she is a teapot!

here is the collection so far...

click to enlarge, the bubble bottle gives you a sense of proportion.

now all i need is a gorgeous display cabinet!

what do yo think? do you like our collection?

i would love to know about your collections... what is it that you seem to have collected (hats mir?)

i haven't forgot about my giveaway, i will try to finish off a few things tonight and post about it tomorrow. big juicy kisses mmmwwaahh