OT : hobbies and collections
Unknown
I have never really had a 'hobby' or a collection of any kind (beyond
my books) but recently have fallen into something I throughly enjoy
and only wish I had found it sooner.
I discovered art work made for Dia de los Muertos. (the day of the
dead). The figures, paintings, 'nichos' and paper mache are
incredible! If I had the money I'd fill my home with them.
So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
occupies your mind?
Myself, I collect for enjoyment, under the "I know what I likes" kind
of mentallity. Others collect what is valuable and know exactly what
they have when they buy it.
I have caught the collecting bug and I fear there is no cure.
SM
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L O U P
> occupies your mind?
I have collected Swarovski crystal animals since I was a little ... mom
started me off on the small ones when we were stationed in Germany ...
I collect wolf stuff ... art, toys, photos, sculptures etc.
Even have the Howl Beanie Baby (doG awful as it is) ...
I am with SM in the collect what I like mentallity.
LOUPY
Unknown
I love the swarovski crystal but never would have the kind of $$ it
takes to collect. But I once bought myself the Kiwi figure just
because I love the bird and there it was on sale.
bkrrrrr
>
>So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
>occupies your mind?
I'm a compulsive collector.
Coins, books, tea, wine, CDs, you name it...
It goes in phases.
>I have caught the collecting bug and I fear there is no cure.
Yup...
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>> occupies your mind?
Books. I collect books. Read them voraciously. Currently at, I believe, about
2500.
DH keeps having to build more shelves, and I've been going around for 6 months
saying that's why we added on to the house. :-)
DH does some serious collecting too--model trains. And train stuff--you know,
like lanterns and whatnot. And photographs, he photographs trains and can't let
a new paint scheme come out without photographing it.
Mary
Cheryl M Greer
L O U P <loupm...@home.comdeletethispart> wrote:
>> occupies your mind?
>
>I have collected Swarovski crystal animals since I was a little ... mom
>started me off on the small ones when we were stationed in Germany ...
I had some of those, but they broke. :(
As far as hobbies, DH and I are both gaming geeks. D&D and
Vampire.
DH collects comics, and subsequently any cool action figures, art,
or other doo-dads of his (or my) favorite characters. He's into Batman. I
like Catwoman and Harley Quinn. (Speaking of which, does anybody know of
how/where I could go about getting a large glass display case..like the
waist-high counter type ones they keep jewelry and such in at stores? Yes,
we have THAT many action figures. And Lego constructions. :P )
I'm currently into trying to get authentic, cool-looking 1950's
era stuff for my 50's themed kitchen/dining room. Ads, signs,
cookbooks, small appliances, etc. Ebay is my friend, and my worst enemy.
Otherwise, I don't consider myself a "collecter" of anything. That word
has too many bad connotations of psychos who drive up the cost of
everything into insane ranges, buy two of each, and keep their stuff
hermetically sealed. Definitely NOT me.
Cheryl
z0ck
Alldamoolah)", there is no cure. The symptoms can only be held at bay buy
purchasing every collectable object in sight. In some cricles, this is also
known as a "Crack Habit".
My personal crack habit is computers. I have old ones, new ones, popular
ones and obscure ones. I have a couple that are so old and obscure that
even some of my fellow hard core computer geeks don't know what they are.
This is the cause of much chagrin on the part of my wife. :)
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z0ck
Did someone say D&D???? :)
Cheryl M Greer <vici...@pitt.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <9dc325$cbln$1...@news3.infoave.net>,
> L O U P <loupm...@home.comdeletethispart> wrote:
<SNIP>
Steve Lamb
>Otherwise, I don't consider myself a "collecter" of anything. That word
>has too many bad connotations of psychos who drive up the cost of
>everything into insane ranges, buy two of each, and keep their stuff
>hermetically sealed. Definitely NOT me.
Two things. First off, people who do that aren't collectors. A true
collector enjoys his collection, not covets it from afar. Secondly, at least
in some markets, the "buy two or more and save them until the price goes up"
people aren't collectors, either. Why? Because chances are if you're going
to buy two of something in hopes the price will go up so will everyone else
and there will be such a glut in the market the price will never go up.
For example, compare the price of the "Death of Superman" comic which
caught the general public by surprise and the "Return of Superman" books which
the mass media reported on weeks before it went to stores. On a particularly
good day one could use the latter for toilet paper if one were so inclined.
:/
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Christie
I collect model horses, specifically those manufactured by Breyer and the
Peter Stone company. There are also a few resin casts (individually
finished by hobby artists) and customized (truly OOAK) models in the
collection, too. My biggest fetish are the tiny miniature saddles and
tack that our hobby artisans create to adorn the beautiful horses.
Needless to say, such items are a) not cheap, b) quite delicate, and c)
my pride and joy! You can see a few of my beauties here:
http://www.namhsa.org/meritwinners.html
I travel all over the country with my collection, exhibiting at some
shows and judging at others. I also host the occasional show myself;
previously in the Dallas area
http://members.aol.com/scpartee/rodeo/rodeo.htm , and now in Oklahoma
with a friend. http://hometown.aol.com/scpartee/sooner/sooner.html I am
currently the Regional Representative for the North American Model Horse
Show Association, or NAMHSA,and I am running for Vice-President.
http://www.namhsa.org It's a great hobby, and I really enjoy it!
And oddly enough, some of my best hobby friends are also CF! :-)
Christie in Dallas
Silently Mad wrote:
> Dear all,
Steve Lamb
>So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
>occupies your mind?
Comics and comic related stuff. I buy what I like and to hell with what
is "hot" at the moment. Currently it is the two JMS series from Top Cow (I'm
a JMS fan), anything Sandman related (I have a bookshelf full of figures, 3
Deaths and counting!), filling out my Gunsmith Cats TPB series, etc. Have a
new Death statue on order, got the Bowan Chrstine Spar statue (niiiiiiice),
and also have several Anime scrolls as well as some posters and custom
pictures of Death framed and ready for the wall. Oh, and ankhs. I sometimes
buy ankhs even though I never actually wear them. :/
Karen Robinson
> Dear all,
>
> I have never really had a 'hobby' or a collection of any kind (beyond
> my books) but recently have fallen into something I throughly enjoy
> and only wish I had found it sooner.
>
> I discovered art work made for Dia de los Muertos. (the day of the
> dead). The figures, paintings, 'nichos' and paper mache are
> incredible! If I had the money I'd fill my home with them.
>
> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> occupies your mind?
>
> Myself, I collect for enjoyment, under the "I know what I likes" kind
> of mentallity. Others collect what is valuable and know exactly what
> they have when they buy it.
>
> I have caught the collecting bug and I fear there is no cure.
Other than books, I collect maps. Most of them are your basic city
maps, the kind you can pick up at the bookstore, some are prints, and I
have a few originals from the 1800's. I also collect only for
enjoyment - most of mine aren't valuable at all, I just like to look at
them.
Karen in NC
Kent
On Wed, 9 May 2001, 6kats wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> A tangent of that collection is a paperweight collection ... mostly
> Caithness and Perthshire. Ever since I've started buying them for DH,
> I've really gotten into it ... been doing so much research that
> sometimes I know more about the artists than he does. I never knew
> how difficult and time consuming it was to make millefiori designs,
> now I appreciate them so much more.
I love to 'collect' stuff for other people as much as for myself! It's
neat to find an item someone collects and add it to their collection,
knowing they'd have never come across it on their own. [I have a friend
who has over 40,000 business cards--so now *I* snap up business cards
everywhere I go and send them to him. I've gotten pretty obsessive about
it, ad I've never even SEEN his collection (online friend)].
I collect turtles (figurines a few teapots, and some stuffed ones though
not too big) and yes, I have a couple of the Swarovski ones (the two
smallest, of course, not the $7000 one that's almost life-size!).
Anyone who collects something small and easily shippable, let me know!
I'll be on the lookout for you!
Kent
Carl Benson
> occupies your mind?
Japanese anime & manga.
Sheet music for the keyboard, mostly J.S.Bach, always
"early music".
Music CD's -- shelf after shelf of them. Hundreds!
--CarlB
Renee
>Oh, you would ask...
>
>I collect model horses, specifically those manufactured by Breyer and the
I have a *few* of these, that I played with when I was a kid (oh,
let's say 20-ish years ago, shall we?) And I took care of them, too.
If you think you might be interested, I'll rootle through my mother's
basement and see what there is.
Renee (email addy is valid!)
mrfea...@aol.com
>Other than books, I collect maps. Most of them are your basic city
>maps, the kind you can pick up at the bookstore, some are prints, and I
>have a few originals from the 1800's. I also collect only for
>enjoyment - most of mine aren't valuable at all, I just like to look at
>them.
>
>Karen in NC
>
>
Oh, I LOVE maps. And I do collect them, but only from my own trips, so that all
of my maps are of places I've been to, and I can open them up and remember going
there. I have a filing cabinet full (2-drawer), now.
Mary
Renee
>Anyone who collects something small and easily shippable, let me know!
>I'll be on the lookout for you!
>
>Kent
>
For some reason even I can't fathom, I collect ticket stubs for
events. Not movies and such, but sporting events and concerts. I have
no delusions they'll ever be valuable, and I just keep them in an
envelope (no display cases or anything), but somehow, I *must* keep
them. Why on earth do I have a 1979 Grey Cup ticket stub? Dunno. Some
are kind of cool as keepsakes - I've got the 1985 game where the Blue
Jays clinched the pennant for the first time - but I know nobody else
cares...
Well, I also do have a lot of wine I've paid too much for to actually
*drink*. At least that's kind of normal.
Renee
Christine
Diamond earrings! ;-)
Christine
It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in
delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~Carl Sagan
Jasminsalt
>I fear there is no cure.
Enjoy it! Hmm, what do I collect? Refrigerator magnets, t-shirts, Moody Blues
concert tour programs, Cds of various bands, anything to do with the PT
Cruiser, little diecast models of cars like Porsche, anything to do with
cats-black cats especially, pens. There's probably more but these are the ones
I immediately thought of. Kim
Linda Causey
Beanie Babies and Hot Wheels, comic books, clay whistles, vintage Hawaiian
shirts and so on. Actually, I am not so much as a collector as a pack rat.
Since moving into the new house, I have had a strong motivation to simplify
and reduce. My current interest is Jesus kitsch. Not dying on the cross
Jesus kitsch, that is disturbing. I have a plastic Jesus night light in my
hallway. I also own a red workshirt that has a picture of Jesus silk
screened on the back and a name patch, Jesus, above the pocket. I am just
finding Jesus kitsch very fascinating right now. Just something funny about
the saviour, prophet, messiah, son of God being used as a consumer product.
--
Linda Causey
http://Toonhead.tripod.com/
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Anthony J. Bryant
> *PERK*
>
> Did someone say D&D???? :)
>
Yeah, there are some gamers here. <G>
Tony
former editor, Dragon Magazine
Squeezle
it's too big of a pain to shift it all. But, I have had a stamp collection
which I started when I was about 9 years old living in Saudi Arabia. I've
gone through phases with that one - usually I collect whatever country I
happen to be living in at the time and it has grown over the last 20+ years.
I also do tons of cross stitch and I would say that is my primary hobby.
Watercolor painting takes a close second. Working in the computer industry
necessitates that the computer is somewhat of a hobby/obsession as well :-).
Squeezle
<Silently Mad> wrote in message
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> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> occupies your mind?
Leisa
<Silently Mad> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
>
> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> occupies your mind?
>
>
Me: Trixie Belden books, Monkees stuff, and anything relating to penguins.
DH: Dale Earnhardt stuff, dolphin stuff
Leisa
Cori Kling
> >
> >So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> >occupies your mind?
>
>
Cheap snow globes, kitty things.
Cori
Unknown
>I collect a variety of things. For a while it was coins and stamps. Then dog
>Beanie Babies and Hot Wheels, comic books, clay whistles, vintage Hawaiian
>shirts and so on. Actually, I am not so much as a collector as a pack rat.
>Since moving into the new house, I have had a strong motivation to simplify
>and reduce. My current interest is Jesus kitsch. Not dying on the cross
>Jesus kitsch, that is disturbing. I have a plastic Jesus night light in my
>hallway. I also own a red workshirt that has a picture of Jesus silk
>screened on the back and a name patch, Jesus, above the pocket. I am just
>finding Jesus kitsch very fascinating right now. Just something funny about
>the saviour, prophet, messiah, son of God being used as a consumer product.
One of my personal fave 'religious' kitsch articles came from the
pope's big canadian tour a few years back. The whole country was up
in arms because some clever fellow came out with "Pope on a rope
soap".
I nearly died laughing.
Bronz
That would definitely be acquiring and reading books. Mostly, they're the
usual sorts of editions, but I have some books which are out of print or
from small publishers. (I love my local independent bookstore!) Among my
most recent finds are two books published in small quantities (1200 copies
for one them) and numbered. When I get the chance, I will also get books
signed. Unfortunately, I'm always running out of shelf space.
I shudder at the thought of some sprog touching my books with sticky
fingers!
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I have never really had a 'hobby' or a collection of any kind (beyond
> > my books) but recently have fallen into something I throughly enjoy
> > and only wish I had found it sooner.
> >
> > I discovered art work made for Dia de los Muertos. (the day of the
> > dead). The figures, paintings, 'nichos' and paper mache are
> > incredible! If I had the money I'd fill my home with them.
> >
> > So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> > occupies your mind?
> >
> > Myself, I collect for enjoyment, under the "I know what I likes" kind
> > of mentallity. Others collect what is valuable and know exactly what
> > they have when they buy it.
> >
> > I have caught the collecting bug and I fear there is no cure.
> >
> > SM
> >
> >
> > @~~@~~@~~@~~@~~@~~@~~@~~@~~
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>
>
>
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Mari E. Morgan
>So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
>occupies your mind?
I don't collect "stuff" (I dislike having things for the sake of
having them, as opposed to things that get used), but my hobbies
include passionate reading (a survival tactic rather than a hobby),
soapmaking, herbcrafts/herbal medicines, jewelrymaking (beads,
mostly), and cooking when I have the energy to do so.
Mari
L O U P
the last time in 91 .. thought I am a member ... so I get one a year ...
When we lived in Germany the smaller ones were less than 10 dollars each
(with the economy and rate exchange) ... I only have 3 of the larger ones ..
the butterfly, the wolf (go figure), and the big round paperweight .... I
wish I could afford more but I don't want all of them .. some of them are
truly ugly ... I only collect what I like ... = )
I have quite a few Sandicast wolves as well. Hubby bought me the lifesize
adult wolf a few years ago .. scared the begeesus out of the pizza delivery
guy a few times! = )
My dog, Kork, takes him (statue) toys and pieces of food .. leave it at his
feet .. too cute.
hugacat
> On 9 May 2001 13:33:10 -0500, Silently Mad wrote:
> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> occupies your mind?
Well, it doesn't exactly occupy my home, but I'm an herb junkie (no, not
THAT kind of herb <g>.) I cannot stop buying them. Right now I've got 23
different herbs (dill, basil, mint, fennel, nasturtium, borage, savory,
oregano, curry, horseradish, garlic, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, St.
John's wort, valerian, lemon balm, catnip, horehound, tarragon, chives, and
lavender) with several varieties of some (4 kinds of mint, 4 kinds of basil,
etc.) growing in my yard and garden. I can't drive past a garden center
without stopping in to see if they have something I've missed. And I've got
all kinds of books to help me find new ways to use them, in cooking and/or
medicinally.
I love to cook and am into alternative healing, and they all get used. I
grow lots of veggies, too, but herbs are my passion.
Christine, currently on a quest to find lemon thyme -- my only plant
inexplicably died and I MUST have another!
Unknown
>
>That would definitely be acquiring and reading books. Mostly, they're the
>usual sorts of editions, but I have some books which are out of print or
>from small publishers. (I love my local independent bookstore!) Among my
>most recent finds are two books published in small quantities (1200 copies
>for one them) and numbered. When I get the chance, I will also get books
>signed. Unfortunately, I'm always running out of shelf space.
>
>I shudder at the thought of some sprog touching my books with sticky
>fingers!
>
Eep! I know what you mean!
Try being a librarian. You get very personal about the condition of
your collection, even though your brain keeps saying "It's a public
library.. get a grip."
as for my own books, they are not baby-safe and are never touched by
anyone under the age of 25.
You should have seen the face on my visiting SIL (with twins) when I
informed her of THAT! lol
I do have some 'kids' books that I bought because to me they are
nostaligia, I read them as a child. But they too, are for
'professional use' only. hehehe.
Cori Kling
hugacat wrote:
Have you ever bouhgt anything from Richter's? (Web site below)
http://www.richters.com/
They have 9 varities of lemon thyme. Go nuts!
Cori
Co-Vice President of the Thymely Herb Club
hugacat
"Cori Kling" <klin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Have you ever bouhgt anything from Richter's? (Web site below)
> http://www.richters.com/
> They have 9 varities of lemon thyme. Go nuts!
> Cori
> Co-Vice President of the Thymely Herb Club
Coolness! I ususally try to buy things locally so I can touch and smell
them, but that's not working out in this case. Thanks for the link -- I'll
check it out!
Christine
RobertsonChai
Silently Mad writes,
>
>I discovered art work made for Dia de los Muertos. (the day of the
>dead). The figures, paintings, 'nichos' and paper mache are
>incredible! If I had the money I'd fill my home with them.
>
Cool!!!!
We also collect some "Dia de los Muertos" stuff I like the sugar skulls with
people's names on them.
In that vein, there was a very famous Mexican poster artist in the 1890s, Jose
Guadalupe Posada. You may have seen some of his pen-and-ink drawings of
Mexican high society, skeletons in big showy hats and evening attire. A lot of
"Muertos" designs today emanate from Posada's works.
Good collecting!
---Bob
RobertsonChai
Silently Mad asks,
>
>So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
>occupies your mind?
>
I am a voracious collector of recorded popular music from the 1920s to the late
1930s.
This was America's best era in music, with composers like Gershwin, Cole
Porter, Rogers and Hart, Irving Berlin and dozens of others.
Then there were the great performers and singers--- Bix Beiderbecke, Frank
Traumbauer, Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, Eddie Condon, Louis Armstrong, Fats
Waller, Ethel Waters, Billie Holliday's early stuff, Ella Fitzgerald's early
stuff, Benny Goodman's early stuff, campy popsters like Rudy Vallee and Maurice
Chevalier and Jimmy Durante, and crooners Bing Crosby, Al Bowlly; torch singers
and blues ladies, now forgotten--Sippie Wallace, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith;
Annette Hanshaw, Connie Boswell...
...bands like Gus Arnheim, Paul Whiteman, Duke Ellington, Chick Webb, Fletcher
Henderson, Isham Jones...
I collect mostly CDs, because I don't care too much about handling an antique.
I just want to hear the music. Fortunately, much of this material--jazz, dance
bands, musicals, and blues--is now available on CD, and whatever is not, I want
to transfer soon from my 78s and LPs to "burn" my own CDs.
Incidentally, the sound quality is great from these CD re-masters. No more pop
and hiss--listening is a true pleasure.
I figure I probably have close to 200 hours of this music. My "cutoff" date is
about 1937, when swing music came in, and that's simply another genre.
I LIVE for this music (it's just about all I ever listen to, anymore), and
couldn't care less if any of this stuff becomes valuable.
[blush] ...thanks for asking...
Boo-boop-a-doop,
---Bob
Noelle
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> I discovered art work made for Dia de los Muertos. (the day of the
> dead). The figures, paintings, 'nichos' and paper mache are
> incredible! If I had the money I'd fill my home with them.
I love Dia de los Muertos stuff! If I could visit Mexico again, I'd love to
go during DDLM. I really like the idea of celebrating and honoring your dead
loved ones in a playful style.
I don't remember where you live, SM, but if you're anywhere near a major
Hispanic population, DDLM stuff can be easily found. For example, there's a
gift shop in the airport at San Antonio, Texas, where I found lots of DDLM
artwork. I limited myself to a little clay skull and a wooden milagro cross
with Frida Kahlo's* picture decoupaged on it. I love the little figures that
are dressed up as specific professions. Also, in "Old Town" in San Diego, I
remember seeing a shop of Mexican imports that had loads of DDLM artwork.
One of my favorite pieces is the Day of the Dead lunchbox that I bought from
a collector on Ebay, but I've seen the exact same item on the Archie McPhee
website.
> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> occupies your mind?
I've always collected cat stuff: pictures, figurines, books, etc. I counted
the cat images in my home once, several years ago, and came up with over
1,000.
I also collect, to a lesser extent: Carnival glass (I have pieces in blue,
green, and gold, but no red), Hull ware, goddess/wise woman/witch images
(admittedly, this is a teeny collection, so far only consisting of a little
statue of Kali, a plaque of the Irish Sheela-na-gig, a piece of fabric
artwork from a Renaissance faire depicting a wise woman, two kitchen
witches, and a necklace of the Sheela, but I count this because I'd like to
add to this collection; I also have lots of books on goddesses). I also have
a collection of unusual or rare T-shirts. Yes, my house is a mess, why do
you ask? :)
I thought once about collecting Wizard of Oz memorabilia, but limiting it
strictly to Wicked Witch of the West stuff, because she's my favorite
character ever since I read "Wicked". That collection stopped at a checkbook
cover with a photo of her looking in her crystal ball with a flying monkey
looking on, and a pewter keychain. If I ever wanted to seriously pursue
that, a search on Ebay showed me that it would be a fairly easy habit to
feed.
*Any other fans of the famous Mexican unibrowed surrealist painter here?
She's one of my favorite artists, and there is a movie coming out (I don't
know when) based on her life, starring Salma Hayek. I've seen pictures of
her made up as Frida, and she certainly at least looks the part.
--
Come on, you raver, you seer of visions
Come on, you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!
--Pink Floyd
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And knowing is half the battle.
for me to spend on comics! Whee!
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(Psst! Not all comics are meant for kids! Read some!)
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wrote:
Oh I see his work all the time!! You know you can still buy
reproductions of his wood cuts, even on Ebay. Mind you I can't afford
anything these days, but when I can.. I'm buying some of his work.
Mika
>
>>> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
>>> occupies your mind?
>
>
>2500.
>
>DH keeps having to build more shelves, and I've been going around for 6 months
>saying that's why we added on to the house. :-)
>
>DH does some serious collecting too--model trains. And train stuff--you know,
>like lanterns and whatnot. And photographs, he photographs trains and can't let
>a new paint scheme come out without photographing it.
>
>Mary
>
I'll respond to your post because I lost the original posting. Yes, I too collect
books and read them voraciously. I don't know how many I have here, but my place
is crammed with them. I've discovered that I can get wonderful books at garage
sales and rummage sales for cheap prices, so my collection isn't even costing me
very much! For example, I've gotten some great science and history books over
the past few weeks.
Other than that, I just collect various stuff I find neat. For instance, last
month I found 4 Edison Diamond Discs for a dollar (really old records from the
1910's). I'll also pick up stuff which I think other people would like, such as
last weekend when I bought for 50 cents a portfolio of art prints containing
hunting scenes. I got it for a friend who's a hunter and he was amazed somebody
would let them go that cheaply.
Mika
Kent
On Wed, 9 May 2001, Renee wrote:
> >Anyone who collects something small and easily shippable, let me know!
> >I'll be on the lookout for you!
> For some reason even I can't fathom, I collect ticket stubs for
> events. Not movies and such, but sporting events and concerts.
What about theatrical shows? Just last night, in the pocket of a blazer, I
found two tickets to a 1996 play, and I know I have others within grabbing
distance.
Kent
Kent
On Wed, 9 May 2001, Noelle wrote:
> I also collect, to a lesser extent: Carnival glass (I have pieces in blue,
> green, and gold, but no red), Hull ware, goddess/wise woman/witch images
> (admittedly, this is a teeny collection, so far only consisting of a little
> statue of Kali, a plaque of the Irish Sheela-na-gig, a piece of fabric
> artwork from a Renaissance faire depicting a wise woman...
That reminds me of a neat collection a friend of mine has (had?): images
of women reading. I was then going to start gathering images of MEN
reading, but only picked up one, a Norman Rockwell print of a guy smoking
a pipe and reading in a windowsill (never did get it framed, come to
think of it).
> I thought once about collecting Wizard of Oz memorabilia, but limiting it
> strictly to Wicked Witch of the West stuff, because she's my favorite
> character ever since I read "Wicked". That collection stopped at a checkbook
> cover with a photo of her looking in her crystal ball with a flying monkey
> looking on, and a pewter keychain. If I ever wanted to seriously pursue
> that, a search on Ebay showed me that it would be a fairly easy habit to
> feed.
I will HAVE to send you a tape of "Miss Gulch Returns", a hilarious
"Caberet act" by a singer/pianist named Fred Barton. It is SO campy and
just dripipng in gay/Oz kitsch references (in a song about Judy Garland,
my favorite line is: "I KNOW she was grand, she was heavenly at Metro, but
her fan club is not heavily hetero...")
Kent
Michelle Martin
<> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have never really had a 'hobby' or a collection of any kind (beyond
> my books) but recently have fallen into something I throughly enjoy
> and only wish I had found it sooner.
>
> I discovered art work made for Dia de los Muertos. (the day of the
> dead). The figures, paintings, 'nichos' and paper mache are
> incredible! If I had the money I'd fill my home with them.
>
> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> occupies your mind?
(snip)
My main "hobby" is reading, so I have a lot of books (and obviously, a
lot more that I've read but didn't keep in my collection).
As for collectibles, I collect Gene fashion dolls, and Harmony Garden
pieces. I'm not a "must have everything" collector; I just get the
pieces that I really like.
That's it. I have a pretty small place, so don't have room for a lot of
"stuff," so I pick and choose carefully.
Michelle
--
I used to be disgusted/but now I try to be amused - Elvis Costello
Noelle
news:Pine.LNX.4.10.101050...@nina.pagesz.net...
> That reminds me of a neat collection a friend of mine has (had?): images
> of women reading. I was then going to start gathering images of MEN
> reading, but only picked up one, a Norman Rockwell print of a guy smoking
> a pipe and reading in a windowsill (never did get it framed, come to
> think of it).
Either subject is a very cool thing to collect. Unique, and I've never heard
of anyone collecting this before.
>snip what I said about the Wicked Witch"
> I will HAVE to send you a tape of "Miss Gulch Returns", a hilarious
> "Caberet act" by a singer/pianist named Fred Barton. It is SO campy and
> just dripipng in gay/Oz kitsch references (in a song about Judy Garland,
> my favorite line is: "I KNOW she was grand, she was heavenly at Metro, but
> her fan club is not heavily hetero...")
This sounds very, very funny! I'd like to hear it.
The book I referred to is "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, who also wrote
"Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister". I've always been fond of the idea of
classical stories told from the POV of a non-protagonist character, and
"Wicked" makes the Wicked Witch the sympathetic character. I've never looked
at "The Wizard of Oz" in the same way since. It is based more upon the "Oz"
books by L. Frank Baum than the movie adaptation, and definitely worth
checking out.
Here's the Amazon review I wrote for it:
"I've always been a fan of traditional stories retold from the point of view
of a character other than the protagonist. And "The Wizard of Oz" has long
been one of my favorite stories. This book forever changed the way I see it.
"Using elegant, eloquent prose, Geoffrey Maguire [um, ignore the fact that I
got his name wrong here] weaves the tale of Elphaba, the little green girl
who will one day grow up to be the much-maligned Wicked Witch of the West.
After reading this, the Witch became my favorite character of "The Wizard of
Oz." See if she doesn't win your heart as well.
"Born to a religious father and an upper-class mother, Elphaba becomes a
surprisingly sympathetic character. Her life is traced from birth to death,
and along the way we see her development, from horrific baby, to idealistic
student and activist, to reclusive wisewoman. She isn't perfect. She loves,
and hates, and plots. Her long association with Glinda is a treat to
discover, through Elphaba's eyes.
"The animal rights (or Animal rights) and political issues of the book were
of particular interest to me. This book draws more in inspiration from Frank
Baum's classic fantasy series than from the movie.
"A finely crafted read, a change of perspective, a tragedy, a love story,
and a moral tale all wrapped up in some of the best writing I've ever
experienced."
Sorry for the plug. I never miss an opportunity to bring this amazing novel
to people's attention. :)
robert456
"z0ck" <z0...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:lehK6.913$8x4....@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> Sadly, you are correct. One bitten by the deadly "Collecting Bug (Spendus
> Alldamoolah)", there is no cure. The symptoms can only be held at bay buy
> purchasing every collectable object in sight. In some cricles, this is
also
> known as a "Crack Habit".
>
> My personal crack habit is computers.
I own a car hauler.
My crack habit is bringing it home full.
Anthony J. Bryant
>
> One of my personal fave 'religious' kitsch articles came from the
> pope's big canadian tour a few years back. The whole country was up
> in arms because some clever fellow came out with "Pope on a rope
> soap".
> I nearly died laughing.
Guaranteed to make you spiritually clean! <G>
Tony
Aynthem
Silently Mad wrote in message
>Dear all,
>
>So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home
and
>occupies your mind?
I'm not really a collector, in that there are a few things that I
like a whole lot but don't have every last thing of and I'm not
in any hurry to "finish" a set just to say I have it (think book
authors and imported musical works here). I've gotten much
better about deciding what I need and what I don't as I get
older.
My hobby, and one that I devote several hours a week to, is
counted cross stitch, those little bitty embroidery X's (and a
few other stitches) that make up pictures and samplers and such.
I like the detail, the close, fine work, the texture and sheen of
the fabric and thread, and most importantly, the rhythm of the
up/down, in/out motion of sewing the stitches. Very calming and
soothing in the repetitiveness, at least to me. I suppose in a
way I collect cross stitch and related items, since I have a
complete set of one manufacturer's thread colors, and all sorts
of fabric and notions I buy on sale for the future because I may
need it, and any pattern that strikes my fancy, and all sorts of
gadgets, and...
And why can I devote several hours a week to my hobby? <g>
Melody
Noelle
news:MPG.1563d9803...@news.earthlink.net...
> A while back I collected both sets of Franklin Mint cats (27 in
> all), in different poses, of different materials, firing styles,
> places of origin, etc. Recently I went on ebay to see if this
> nice set, complete with glass display cabinets, was worth
> anything. Just so happens that someone had their first set up for
> sale. It didn't get =one= bid. Not to mention that FM doesn't
> even sell it any more. I guess we were the only 2 to buy them.
Really?
<sucker>
I always wanted to buy those, but didn't have the money when they came out.
It would probably not be to my advantage to look this up on Ebay.
</sucker>
Karen Robinson
>
> The book I referred to is "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, who also wrote
> "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister". I've always been fond of the idea
of
> classical stories told from the POV of a non-protagonist character,
and
> "Wicked" makes the Wicked Witch the sympathetic character.
There's a really good book of short stories similar to this - Red as
Blood, by Tanith Lee. The stories are re-tellings of classic fairy
tales, some set in vastly different settings, others from a different
character's viewpoint and some with the good and evil poles reversed.
I'm not a big fan of Tanith Lee's novels, but her short stories are
fantastic.
Karen in NC
Cheryl M Greer
z0ck <z0...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>*PERK*
>
>Did someone say D&D???? :)
Yup. For nigh on 20 years now. *boggle* Nick the Lemming and Tracy
V. are also gamers.
With no sproggen to choke on a 4-sided die, why ever stop? :)
Cheryl
Diana Gregory
>> Alldamoolah)", there is no cure. The symptoms can only be held at bay buy
>> purchasing every collectable object in sight. In some cricles, this is
>also
>> known as a "Crack Habit".
>>
>> My personal crack habit is computers.
>
>I own a car hauler.
>My crack habit is bringing it home full.
Uhhh - you don't happen to live down the street from me,
do you?
Diana
Kent
On Wed, 9 May 2001, Noelle wrote:
> > I will HAVE to send you a tape of "Miss Gulch Returns", a hilarious
>
> This sounds very, very funny! I'd like to hear it.
I'll make ya a tape (sometime) and send it--might be a good time to send
you a sprog pic to scan for the gallery, too, if you could send it back.
> The book I referred to is "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, who also wrote
> "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister".
Yeah, I'm familiar with it--I gave it to a friend for Xmas one year
although I never got to read it myself. On the topic of "Oz"-themed books,
you'll need to add _WAS_, by Geoff Ryman. Amazon link here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140178724/qid=989500990/
sr=1-1/ref=sc_b_2/102-2103982-1423321
There are about 4 storylines going on, all having some kind of Oz
connection. Oddly, reading the Kirkus review, I don't remember some of
those plot lines, but it's been about 9 years since I read it. Definitely
belongs in an Oz collection, though!
Kent (who once played the Tin Man)
Voris Tracy Van
> >Did someone say D&D???? :)
>
> Yup. For nigh on 20 years now. *boggle* Nick the Lemming and Tracy
> V. are also gamers.
> With no sproggen to choke on a 4-sided die, why ever stop? :)
Indeed...not to mention all the waycool miniatures with swords and pokey
things that need to be painted with lead-based and/or toxic metallics!
T. - the gaming one
Diana Gregory
>Silently Mad <> said ...
>
> Q:So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> Q:occupies your mind?
> Q:
>A while back I collected both sets of Franklin Mint cats (27 in
>all), in different poses, of different materials, firing styles,
>places of origin, etc. Recently I went on ebay to see if this
>nice set, complete with glass display cabinets, was worth
>anything. Just so happens that someone had their first set up for
>sale. It didn't get =one= bid. Not to mention that FM doesn't
>even sell it any more. I guess we were the only 2 to buy them.
I thought of that - but the amount of room in my place, coupled
with Loki (hmm, interesting, must send to floor) and trying to
reduce debt at the time kept me from getting them. Maybe I'll
check out the EBay when I have more room.
For myself, I guess T-shirts is about the only thing I tend to
get that I think of as 'collectable'. I have a few 'collections'
of things, tho. My grandmother collected cups. When she died,
I got first dibs on her collection. It was only about 1/3 of the
items, but I chose the ones I really liked.
Otherwise - I don't have anything specific that I get bunches of -
maybe counted cross-stitch patterns and kits count? I mainly just
get things that interest me.
I do have a collection of stuffed animals - I guess that counts.
Nothing overly valuable to anyone but me.
Diana
Diana Gregory
>
>My hobby, and one that I devote several hours a week to, is
>counted cross stitch, those little bitty embroidery X's (and a
>few other stitches) that make up pictures and samplers and such.
>I like the detail, the close, fine work, the texture and sheen of
>the fabric and thread, and most importantly, the rhythm of the
>up/down, in/out motion of sewing the stitches. Very calming and
>soothing in the repetitiveness, at least to me. I suppose in a
>way I collect cross stitch and related items, since I have a
>complete set of one manufacturer's thread colors, and all sorts
>of fabric and notions I buy on sale for the future because I may
>need it, and any pattern that strikes my fancy, and all sorts of
>gadgets, and...
<aol> Me Too </aol>
My problem is that having done a number on my cervical vertibrae,
I can't do as much of it as I want any more, dammit.
I have discovered the 'plastic canvas', and making picture frames.
Started with a kit, and am keeping going.
Another kit I have is a baby bib. It's actually not counted, but
stamped - but there's a pattern in the kit as well. Cat with a
mouse - I figure *someone* will be able to use the bib when I get
it done, and then I'll have this great pattern!
Diana
Bozo Yoroshiku
robert...@aol.com says...
>I am a voracious collector of recorded popular music from the 1920s to the
late
>1930s.
>Then there were the great performers and singers--- Bix Beiderbecke, Frank
>Traumbauer, Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, Eddie Condon, Louis Armstrong, Fats
>Waller, Ethel Waters, Billie Holliday's early stuff, Ella Fitzgerald's early
>stuff, Benny Goodman's early stuff, campy popsters like Rudy Vallee and
Maurice
>Chevalier and Jimmy Durante, and crooners Bing Crosby, Al Bowlly; torch
singers
I lurve Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Gene Krupa, & most of
that Trad (i.e., before the deleterious effects of Parker) stuff. The CDs are
quite good.
Naomi Diesendruck
>
>> On 9 May 2001 13:33:10 -0500, Silently Mad wrote:
>
>Well, it doesn't exactly occupy my home, but I'm an herb junkie (no, not
>THAT kind of herb <g>.) I cannot stop buying them. Right now I've got 23
>different herbs (dill, basil, mint, fennel, nasturtium, borage, savory,
>oregano, curry, horseradish, garlic, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, St.
>John's wort, valerian, lemon balm, catnip, horehound, tarragon, chives, and
>lavender) with several varieties of some (4 kinds of mint, 4 kinds of basil,
>etc.) growing in my yard and garden. I can't drive past a garden center
>without stopping in to see if they have something I've missed. And I've got
>all kinds of books to help me find new ways to use them, in cooking and/or
>medicinally.
>
>I love to cook and am into alternative healing, and they all get used. I
>grow lots of veggies, too, but herbs are my passion.
>
>Christine, currently on a quest to find lemon thyme -- my only plant
>inexplicably died and I MUST have another!
Oooh, I love herbs - can't grow most, because we have very little
sun. An herb which can take shade and is a dramatically beautiful
plant is angelica (and you can make the stems into candy, though
I haven't tried that yet.) I'm also growing lemon balm, several
mints, and pennyroyal. Oh, and chives, which I didn't expect to
be perennial (I love the flowers so much I rarely eat the leaves.)
We used to grow catnip as a houseplant - our kitties got really
spoiled with the fresh stuff.
I love lemon thyme - I edged my perennial bed with it, although it
too eventually died (maybe from our drought year.) I get mine
at Bluestone Perennials, a mail-order outfit that is excellent,
with great quality (though young) plants, 100% guarantee, and
very good prices. If you ever do mail-order plants, consider
them (I'm not affiliated, just a very satisfied customer.)
- Na*mi
Naomi Diesendruck
>On Wed, 9 May 2001 16:29:57 -0500, "Linda Causey" <l...@tca.net> wrote:
> I am just
>>finding Jesus kitsch very fascinating right now. Just something funny about
>>the saviour, prophet, messiah, son of God being used as a consumer product.
>
>One of my personal fave 'religious' kitsch articles came from the
>pope's big canadian tour a few years back. The whole country was up
>in arms because some clever fellow came out with "Pope on a rope
>soap".
>I nearly died laughing.
A friend once showed me a flip book of the Pope giving a benediction,
bought in Rome. Quite kitschy and funny.
- Na*mi
Tracyarts
>occupies your mind?
>
I collect jewelry. Mostly unusual pieces. I love ethnic jewelry and
antique/vintage pieces. It doesn't have to be the "good stuff" either, I have
a ton of beaded pieces in my collection too. I like modern materials and
techniques like lampworked dichroic glass beads, and old millefiore trade
beads. I also like old wind up watches, especially gimmicky or unusual ones.
I also collect fragrances. Perfume minis, oils, etc.... fragrance jewelry
(jeweled bottles that hold fragrance, etc....) Not just to look at, but to use.
Fragranced candles also.
Tracy
Unknown
wrote:
DH's hobbie is restoring cars. He used to work for a professional in
his younger days. I fear, when we get on our feet and get a place of
our own, my back yard is going to be full of half finished 'projects'
LOL!!
Unknown
Her "Tales from the Flat Earth" are probably some of the most
brilliant fiction I've ever read. Highly recommend them.
5 books in the series.
Juliette
> The book I referred to is "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, who also wrote
> "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister". I've always been fond of the idea of
> classical stories told from the POV of a non-protagonist character
That sounds like a fascinating book! I will have to check that out.
Ever read "The Wide Sargasso Sea?" It's the story of Mr. Rochester's
(from Jane Eyre) "crazy" first wife, told from her viewpoint.
-Juliette
-----
Me: http://63.95.185.242/juliette
My auctions: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/juliette666/
My band: http://www.mp3.com/exceed6doses
Cat O'Blivion
> With no sproggen to choke on a 4-sided die, why ever stop? :)
Add me to the list of CF gamers. I'm currently in two D&D campaigns, make
intermittent "special guest star" appearances in an Amber campaign, and have
currently traded in all semblance of a normal life for a role in a chronicle
LARP. Gods, I love LARPing...
I do sometimes worry about what's going to happen when all of my gaming pals
(mid to late 20s) start having sproggen. No more daylong gaming sessions. No
more dropping everything to do between-run LARP-related stuff. Am I doomed to
always game with people in their 20s as I get older and older? Are there any
Boston-area CF gamers about?
Cat
--
"The horror did me good, the magic was on my side" (Tones on Tail)
Cat O'Blivion http://www.mindspring.com/~chemicalemma
- to reply, remove the attic from the madwoman -
Alena Ruggerio
> > occupies your mind?
I collect rhinestone and jewelry, but only the clear stones set in silver:
tiaras, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, belts, pins. I must stay far, far
away from Ron's Rhinestones (http://www.ronsrhinestones.com/). I also like
the Swarovski crystal pave' brooches and earrings.
I caught the collection bug from DH, who is a compulsive action figure
collector: Spawn, Star Wars, Star Trek, Buffy, Tekken, WWF and WCW, Tomb
Raider, Simpsons, Spider Man, et cetera ad nauseum. And comic books. My
apartment looks like a toy store.
Alena
Mari E. Morgan
>I love to 'collect' stuff for other people as much as for myself! It's
>neat to find an item someone collects and add it to their collection,
>knowing they'd have never come across it on their own. [I have a friend
>who has over 40,000 business cards--so now *I* snap up business cards
>everywhere I go and send them to him. I've gotten pretty obsessive about
>it, ad I've never even SEEN his collection (online friend)].
I can add a couple to his collection - DH just got new cards for both
his jobs. :-) (Hey, shall we all send our business cards to Kent's
friend?)
>Anyone who collects something small and easily shippable, let me know!
>I'll be on the lookout for you!
Jet jewelry, of the inexpensive yard-sale sort that I can take apart.
True jet is exceptionally hard to find now, and I have two long
strands of beautiful amber that are just waiting for jet beads to go
with them.
Mari
Mari E. Morgan
<krob...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
It's part of the Fairy Tale series edited by Terri Windling, isn't it?
My favorite from that is Pamela Dean's _Tam Lin_. I didn't like Lee's
contributions to the series much at all... I think I just can't get
into her style.
Mari
still hoping to get around to reading Brust's "The Sun, The Moon, and
The Stars" - love the Taltos series, and he's so lyrical
Lee Ann
wrote:
>Jet jewelry, of the inexpensive yard-sale sort that I can take apart.
>True jet is exceptionally hard to find now, and I have two long
>strands of beautiful amber that are just waiting for jet beads to go
>with them.
Ooooh, amber. *drool* I'll bet that jet and amber do look nice
together. How can you tell true jet? (I'll keep an eye out for it at
yard sales...)
Lee Ann
Karen Robinson
> On Thu, 10 May 2001 01:07:02 -0400, "Karen Robinson"
> > Blood, by Tanith Lee. The stories are re-tellings of classic fairy
> > tales, some set in vastly different settings, others from a
different
> > character's viewpoint and some with the good and evil poles
reversed.
> > I'm not a big fan of Tanith Lee's novels, but her short stories are
> > fantastic.
>
> It's part of the Fairy Tale series edited by Terri Windling, isn't it?
> My favorite from that is Pamela Dean's _Tam Lin_. I didn't like Lee's
> contributions to the series much at all... I think I just can't get
> into her style.
>
> Mari
> still hoping to get around to reading Brust's "The Sun, The Moon, and
> The Stars" - love the Taltos series, and he's so lyrical
No, the Red As Blood is one of the Daw books - the fantasy/sf books with
the yellow spines. I'm not sure if it's still in print- just checked
amazon.com, and no, it's OOP. (Not even sure if Daw is still around,
come to think of it.) I love Tanith Lee's short stories and novellas,
but I've only liked a very few of her full-length novels. Her style
just grates on me after a while; it's fine for short works, but is just
too much for the longer stuff.
I think that all of the Fairy Tale series are novels instead of short
story collections. I really liked Tam Lin, too, and I loved Charles
DeLint's book in that series, Jack the Giant Killer (Jack is short for
Jacqueline in his retelling). If you like short stories, Terri Windling
edits two great series of short story collections along with Ellen
Datlow - The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (published annually; #13 is
the latest one; about 85% fantasy and 15% horror) and the Fairy Tale
Anthologies (which, sadly, is no longer coming out with new editions).
I've found a lot of new authors by reading these two series; almost all
of the stories are very high quality. And they all have those gorgeous
Thomas Canty covers.
Karen in NC
Rabbit
> >occupies your mind?
>
I was a taxi driver, so I have a sizeable collection of toy cabs,
rooflights, cab business cards, a meter, taxi plates and other good stuff --
all in my bright yellow-with-a-checkerboard bathroom.
(If anyone ever sees a New York taxi medallion at a flea market, I want
one!)
I also have a rabbit collection, mostly given to me by other people (it
wasn't something I really bought on my own).
And I collect Kentucky Derby programs -- have every one from 1971.
Rabbit
C&S Marta
> That sounds like a fascinating book! I will have to check that out.
> Ever read "The Wide Sargasso Sea?" It's the story of Mr. Rochester's
> (from Jane Eyre) "crazy" first wife, told from her viewpoint.
>
> -Juliette
Written by Muriel Spark, of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" fame.
Wonderful book. I'll have to read it again.
Cristabel, who hated "Scarlett"
Mika
Uh, are you sure about that? I'm pretty sure _Wide Sargasso Sea_ was
written by Jean Rhys.
Mika
Kent
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Mari E. Morgan wrote:
> >knowing they'd have never come across it on their own. [I have a friend
> >who has over 40,000 business cards--so now *I* snap up business cards
> >everywhere I go and send them to him. I've gotten pretty obsessive about
> >it, ad I've never even SEEN his collection (online friend)].
>
> I can add a couple to his collection - DH just got new cards for both
> his jobs. :-) (Hey, shall we all send our business cards to Kent's
> friend?)
Heh--that'd be wild; his receiving them from all over the place
unsolicited! :)
> >Anyone who collects something small and easily shippable, let me know!
> >I'll be on the lookout for you!
>
> Jet jewelry, of the inexpensive yard-sale sort that I can take apart.
> True jet is exceptionally hard to find now, and I have two long
> strands of beautiful amber that are just waiting for jet beads to go
> with them.
Well, if I have the first inkling of a clue WHAT "jet jewelry" WAS, I
might be able to look for it! :)
Kent
Lizzie
<0o2jftcpcqtmemhsf...@4ax.com>...
>
> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> occupies your mind?
>
I tend to collect just about anything (not intentionally, I just don't
throw things out <grin>) but what I do end up with more than anything else
is: green depression glass, old computers and computer parts, cookbooks,
and silver earrings.
Liz
Cori Kling
Kent wrote:
Isn't it a stone that's balck?
Cori
Diana Gregory
>
>On Thu, 10 May 2001, Mari E. Morgan wrote:
>
>> >knowing they'd have never come across it on their own. [I have a friend
>> >who has over 40,000 business cards--so now *I* snap up business cards
>> >everywhere I go and send them to him. I've gotten pretty obsessive about
>> >it, ad I've never even SEEN his collection (online friend)].
>>
>> I can add a couple to his collection - DH just got new cards for both
>> his jobs. :-) (Hey, shall we all send our business cards to Kent's
>> friend?)
>
>Heh--that'd be wild; his receiving them from all over the place
>unsolicited! :)
I'd be willing to send mine - would he like a couple of
SLAC cards? And would he like more of them (I can ask the
folks in my group, and Joe).
Also - is it just business cards? Or does he like 'personal'
cards also? (I made a 'Catwoman' card for myself).
>> >Anyone who collects something small and easily shippable, let me know!
>> >I'll be on the lookout for you!
>>
>> Jet jewelry, of the inexpensive yard-sale sort that I can take apart.
>> True jet is exceptionally hard to find now, and I have two long
>> strands of beautiful amber that are just waiting for jet beads to go
>> with them.
>
>Well, if I have the first inkling of a clue WHAT "jet jewelry" WAS, I
>might be able to look for it! :)
Small collectables I don't do - ex housemate collected matchbooks
for a while, so I have a few that I got at the time, but like the
ticket stubs (I keep mine also), they are from places I went...
Jet - I may have some jet if I can find where I put my beading
supplies. Got the beads in the early 60's, so they are no-doubt
real. Interesting story to how I got them - does anyone remember
the Interior Decorator who was thought to have been killed by the
Zodiak for a while? (He was not). Name Robert something. My
dad knew him, because he lived in a studio on the ground floor of
where my dad's office was. I went with my dad to visit him, and
he gave me a lot of beads and stuff because I was doing some metal
and bead work at the time...I still have some of it.
Diana
Unknown
>Kent <kmp...@pagesz.net> wrote:
>>
>>On Thu, 10 May 2001, Mari E. Morgan wrote:
>>
>>> >knowing they'd have never come across it on their own. [I have a friend
>>> >who has over 40,000 business cards--so now *I* snap up business cards
>>> >everywhere I go and send them to him. I've gotten pretty obsessive about
>>> >it, ad I've never even SEEN his collection (online friend)].
>>>
>>> I can add a couple to his collection - DH just got new cards for both
>>> his jobs. :-) (Hey, shall we all send our business cards to Kent's
>>> friend?)
>>
>>Heh--that'd be wild; his receiving them from all over the place
>>unsolicited! :)
>
>I'd be willing to send mine - would he like a couple of
>SLAC cards? And would he like more of them (I can ask the
>folks in my group, and Joe).
>
>Also - is it just business cards? Or does he like 'personal'
>cards also? (I made a 'Catwoman' card for myself).
>
>
>Diana
Digressing on that further, I have a rare card myself, it's a "shuffle
demons fan club card" Pretty unique especially since they've long
since disbanded.
Charleen Bunjiovianna
>
>> [someone else wrote]
>> Jet jewelry, of the inexpensive yard-sale sort that I can take apart.
>> True jet is exceptionally hard to find now, and I have two long
>> strands of beautiful amber that are just waiting for jet beads to go
>> with them.
>
>Well, if I have the first inkling of a clue WHAT "jet jewelry" WAS, I
>might be able to look for it! :)
Long ago in a country far, far away, a Queen (and uberbreeder) lost
her Prince Consort to disease. Since no one in the history of the
world had ever suffered such a loss, the Queen went into mourning
and stayed there...for the next fifty or so years. Being a Queen,
not to mention Empress of India and so on, it wasn't enough that
she grieve, others must grieve as well.
Thus the fashion for mourning jewelry and subsequently, jet, came about,
basically as a result of Queen Vicky's sexual obsession with that
underachiever Prince Albert.
I forget precisely what jet is chemically composed of but it's
something like coal that has been carved, faceted and polished.
Imitation jet is usually glass, and sometimes the two are hard to
tell apart. Rub a piece on the back of a ceramic tile; if you get
a mark, it's probably jet.
Charleen
Kent
On 11 May 2001, Diana Gregory wrote:
> I'd be willing to send mine - would he like a couple of
> SLAC cards? And would he like more of them (I can ask the
> folks in my group, and Joe).
>
> Also - is it just business cards? Or does he like 'personal'
> cards also? (I made a 'Catwoman' card for myself).
I think he'd take anything (I have no idea what SLAC is, but I'm sure he'd
want some!). I'll email you his address if you want to send 'em on;
thanks!
Kent
Kent
On 11 May 2001, Charleen Bunjiovianna wrote:
> >Well, if I have the first inkling of a clue WHAT "jet jewelry" WAS, I
> >might be able to look for it! :)
>
> I forget precisely what jet is chemically composed of but it's
> something like coal that has been carved, faceted and polished.
> Imitation jet is usually glass, and sometimes the two are hard to
> tell apart. Rub a piece on the back of a ceramic tile; if you get
> a mark, it's probably jet.
Ah, jet the STONE (I DO know the term "jet black")--I have seen it and
probably thought it was onyx.
Kent, who when Mari mentioned "jet jewelry", was picturing brooches and
earrings of airplanes...
C&S Marta
> Uh, are you sure about that? I'm pretty sure _Wide Sargasso Sea_ was
> written by Jean Rhys.
>
>
> Mika
Ah. My bad. You're right. Don't know why I thought of Muriel.
Cristabel.
z0ck
1950-something Checker complete with "New York Yellow Cab Company" logo's
and one New York Cab Medallion attached firmly to the hood.
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Renee
>Digressing on that further, I have a rare card myself, it's a "shuffle
>demons fan club card" Pretty unique especially since they've long
>since disbanded.
Took the Spadina Bus to Splitsville?
Renee
Rabbit
the cab company and wish I'd bought the last one.
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Cori Kling
Cori Kling wrote:
Yikes, what a typo. I meant BLACK.
Cori
Tricky fingers
Mari E. Morgan
>Jet - I may have some jet if I can find where I put my beading
>supplies. Got the beads in the early 60's, so they are no-doubt
>real. Interesting story to how I got them - does anyone remember
>the Interior Decorator who was thought to have been killed by the
>Zodiak for a while? (He was not). Name Robert something. My
>dad knew him, because he lived in a studio on the ground floor of
>where my dad's office was. I went with my dad to visit him, and
>he gave me a lot of beads and stuff because I was doing some metal
>and bead work at the time...I still have some of it.
Oooo. Ooooh ooh oooh ooh. I'm envious, no, strike that, dead jealous.
Mari
Mari E. Morgan
wrote:
Look for the imperfections, I'm told. It should not be completely
clear or opaque if held to the light, but cloudy and irregular - it's
a natural substance, like amber is. (It's also known as "sea coal".)
It all started when I fell in love with an amber necklace at the
Discovery Store, but it was over $100 and I just could not countenance
spending that much money on one piece of jewelry. It was just plain
spherical 6mm amber beads, strung with 3mm gold beads in a
5-amber-2-gold-5-amber pattern, to make a 20" necklace (my favorite
length). I had gotten a catalog from Fire Mountain Gems a year or so
ago for some reason, and I thought to look up how much it would cost
to make it. Less than twenty bucks! I bought the materials, made the
necklace, and I was hooked. My living room is now piled with gem
catalogues, my jewelry collection has tripled at least, and I've only
spent about $200. I like making necklaces and memory-wire or elastic
bracelets the most, because that's what I like to wear, and am
terribly picky about using only natural materials like stone, bone,
and wood. Glass and plastic, while they can look really neat, just
don't "resonate" for me.
Mari
Mari E. Morgan
Jet is a black stone often used in Victorian jewelry - it's famous for
being the only gem Victoria would wear after Albert's death. It looks
a little like a slightly translucent onyx, but it's more like coal in
composition. It's very pretty in combination with pearls, silver, and
especially amber.
Mari
Lee Ann
wrote:
>Look for the imperfections, I'm told. It should not be completely
>clear or opaque if held to the light, but cloudy and irregular - it's
>a natural substance, like amber is. (It's also known as "sea coal".)
Ok, I'll keep an eye out...
> I like making necklaces and memory-wire or elastic
>bracelets the most, because that's what I like to wear, and am
>terribly picky about using only natural materials like stone, bone,
>and wood. Glass and plastic, while they can look really neat, just
>don't "resonate" for me.
What's memory wire?
I've got a lovely Baltic amber-chunk necklace the inlaws brought back
from their trip to Russia several years back... imperfections and all,
I love it!
Lee Ann
Mari E. Morgan
wrote:
>On Fri, 11 May 2001 19:32:06 -0400, Mari E. Morgan <john...@gis.net>
>wrote:
>>Look for the imperfections, I'm told. It should not be completely
>>clear or opaque if held to the light, but cloudy and irregular - it's
>>a natural substance, like amber is. (It's also known as "sea coal".)
>
>Ok, I'll keep an eye out...
Thankee! Another person (who has already slipped my mind) suggested
scraping it on the back of a ceramic tile (although at a yard sale,
the bottom of a plate, where it's not glazed, would surely work as
well) - if it leaves a mark, it's jet.
>> I like making necklaces and memory-wire or elastic
>>bracelets the most, because that's what I like to wear, and am
>>terribly picky about using only natural materials like stone, bone,
>>and wood. Glass and plastic, while they can look really neat, just
>>don't "resonate" for me.
>
>What's memory wire?
A steel wire that remembers its shape and springs back to it after
you've bent it (within reason) in another direction. It's commonly
used for chokers and bracelets because it holds a nice round shape.
>I've got a lovely Baltic amber-chunk necklace the inlaws brought back
>from their trip to Russia several years back... imperfections and all,
>I love it!
The imperfections are what makes amber special. DH's father took him
to Poland when DH was in high school, and he tells me that when he was
there you could buy thumbnail-sized chunks of amber for literally one
American dollar. He constantly regrets not bringing back some. I've
got my eye out for a chunk with a whole leaf in it - I saw one once
and just about fainted, it was so beautiful. DH likes the ones with
bugs, but says I can have the leaf one if I ever find one.
Mari
Tracyarts
>catalogues, my jewelry collection has tripled at least, and I've only
>spent about $200.
It is addictive, isn't it?
I used to teach beadstringing at an adults only "Leisure Learning" organization
(I actually had the luxury to stipulate no kids under 13 allowed in my classes,
and the ones who did take a class under 18, had to be with a parent, dont'cha
love it!)
So, I have boxes and boxes of beads all over the place. Most times when the
gem and jewelry show comes through town, I am there picking out some new
goodies.
One thing I love to do is reclaim old vintage bead jewelry and re-work it into
something new and modern. I scour thrift shops and flea markets for assorted
bags of busted up old jewelry and pick out the goodies.
I like it all, all kinds of beads, be they stone, plastic, Fimo, glass, wood,
bone, etc....
I have dabbled with glass beadmaking and Fimo clay beadmaking too. But, I like
collecting them and stringing them best.
I really need to organize my bead boxes, when we moved the last time, they
somehow got upended and the lids popped open, so I have tons of beads and
findings all emptied out in the bottom of a very large Rubbermaid storage box.
My friend wants to learn to make jewelry, she now works next door to a bead
shop, I made the mistake of showing her the Fire Mountain catalog and she has
the sparkle of beads in her eyes now!
Tracy
Mari E. Morgan
wrote:
>My friend wants to learn to make jewelry, she now works next door to a bead
>shop, I made the mistake of showing her the Fire Mountain catalog and she has
>the sparkle of beads in her eyes now!
Fire Mountain has spoiled me rotten. I can't stand even going IN the
local bead shops now, because I can't bear the idea of paying retail!
I went into one recently for new lapis beads for DH's nipple rings and
good gods, they charged me almost $2 apiece for them. I should have
dropped the $20 on the string from FMG and had sixty more beads to
play with. If I have to pay retail for materials, I might as well buy
the damn jewelry retail - I'm not saving anything making it myself,
which makes it less fun for me. FMG's customer service is bloody
amazing, too... my first order, which was a birthday present from DH,
the lady spent over an hour on the phone with me discussing my planned
projects and giving me advice on construction and design. I had a
budget and we stuck to it - and since some of her ideas actually saved
me money, I was able to get more than I had planned. My favorite piece
besides the amber so far is actually a nine-strand necklace of liquid
gold and 2mm lapis (each strand graduating, so strand #1 is 1L1G1L1G,
#2 is 1L2G1L2G, #3 is 1L3G1L3G, etc. AKA how to stretch one strand of
lapis beads!). It looks oddly Egyptian, like it should have come out
of King Tut's tomb, and the first time I wore it I was offered $100
for it. I should have taken it and made another. :-)
What are some other good catalogs for gem beads, preferably
wholesalers with low/no minimums? (I'm nothing if not cheap, which
makes it a pain to be purist about content.) I've already gotten Rio
Grande's, although their gem-bead selection isn't very good, and I'm
working up an order with South Pacific. Beads and Pieces took four
months to get me a catalog, and the amber they claim to have on their
website is, according to the paper catalog, reconstituted. Grrr, since
they have some really nice shell goodies.
Mari
Marley Greiner
glasses and cows, though I haven't really added to my cow collection for a
long time.
Somebody here mentioned business cards. .(Kent?) It's a nice cheap
hobby. Once it starts it never stops. I started doing it to help somebody
out, and before I knew it I was hooked. At the height of my addiction I'd
go into every store in the mall and look for cards. I even joined a
national organization of business card collectors and traded around a lot.
I've got thousands of cards and still pick them up wherever I go, though I
don't do anything with them. Most people specialize in a certain business
, subjects, color or shape. I specialized in bod-mod cards--tat shops,
piercing, etc. and some of the cards are real works of art. When I was
still in the club I corresponded with this neat old guy in his 80s who also
collected tat cards. His girlfriend, who was in her 70s ,collected old
valentines and they used to travel the country together attending tat expos
greeting card conventions.
Marley
"Rod Rescueman" <class...@excite.com> wrote in message
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> >> So now I'm curious, what hobby or collectable adorns your home and
> >> occupies your mind?
>
> I'm a video collector. At last count I currently have about 3800 tapes,
which
> believe me is a BITCH to move but it worth it. My wife always seems to
bring up
> this fact so I always tell her "Okay we'll just get rid of these" as I
pull the
> Twilight Zone, Avengers and Absolutly Fabulous tapes off the shelves. She
soon
> gets the point and backs off:-) My main emphasius is classic TV from the
60's
> and 70's (my big thing is shows with original network commercials) I also
LOVE
> British comedy and Sci-Fi (I'm such a geek). I also have a huge CD
collection of
> Progressive Rock. I'm into the "classics" (Genesis, Yes, Tull, Floyd,
etc.) But
> I'm also into the more obscure stuff (Cast, IQ, PFM, Le Orme, etc) I also
have a
> large collection of classic home video games including An Atari 2600,
> Colecovision, Odyssey 2 and Intellivision) Other things include early Mad
> Magazines, Wacky Packages and memoribilia from the 64 Worlds Fair (mostly
> looking for video footage)
>
> Cheers!
> RR
>
>
Kent
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Marley Greiner wrote:
> Somebody here mentioned business cards. .(Kent?) It's a nice cheap
> hobby. Once it starts it never stops. I started doing it to help
> somebody out, and before I knew it I was hooked. At the height of my
> addiction I'd go into every store in the mall and look for cards. I
> even joined a national organization of business card collectors and
> traded around a lot. I've got thousands of cards and still pick them
> up wherever I go, though I don't do anything with them.
Well, you can always send the extras to my friend :) Yes, it's fascinating
to see the stuff people collect. Here's a page I found:
http://www.ibccsite.com/traders.htm
Yes, people who collect (not surprisingly) get their OWN "business card
collector" cards made, and now that are those who specialize in *THEM*!
The vertically-oriented cards seem to be a hot item, now.
Kent, who went to a "home showcase" yesterday with DH (don't get me
started on the famleees with a MINIMUM of 3 brats I had to navigate at
every turn) and came home with a stack of business cards an inch thick
Marley Greiner
have a webpage back then.
Marley
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