my vintage collection: Hummel figurines

With my constant keen desire to hunt and gather, categorize, share and brag a little, I am starting a blog post series here that I’ll call ‘my vintage collection’. Much like the genius project of Lisa Congdon, except it won’t be a daily post because goodness I don’t know where and how does a person keep and store such a wide assortment of collection? And I wouldn't especially collect something like this or this as I wouldn't know where to keep them and why for that reason. Ok, I shouldn’t talk because I do keep a pretty good size collection of stuff myself.

So, once or twice a week I will post a photo of a vintage collection in my possession. It could be things that I’ve had for many years and plan on keeping or previously thrifted items that will be listed in my Etsy shop.

Either way I will state the when, why and where of the collection being featured. I figure since I can’t really keep everything that I find from my daily thrifting, or have you come over for a tea or coffee to see my collection on display the least I could do is display them here by posting an image of the collection that I am lucky enough to get my hands on.

So welcome to my first “vintage collection” post; today I am featuring my Hummel collection.



When: I started collecting Hummel when I was pregnant with my twins. From 2004 and lasted thru 2006, budget was tight and I couldn't afford them anymore plus I moved onto collecting different other vintage things.



Why: I was smitten by how adorable they look and how they make the room feel so cheery and warm, and I was nesting at that time so they seem to look even cuter.



Where: The very first one I bought was from an estate sale (it was a girl sitting on a fence, aptly named Just Resting with Full Bee marking), and right away it piqued my interest. I started bidding on Ebay and going to estate sale that advertises Hummel figurines. I started paying closer attention to the markings on the underside and only bought the ones with full be markings. I was determined to dominate the exciting world of Hummel collecting and even bought a few books about the subject.



Keeping or Selling: I’m keeping them and maybe passing them on to my daughter someday, that is if she doesn’t think they’re too lame...haha!


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I’d love to hear what you are gathering and collecting these days, please do share!

lacy afternoon

I only had an hour left before picking up the kids from school this afternoon and still had to do the usual errands; post office, library, grocery shopping so I told myself no stopping to the thrift shop today, besides I have been spending a lot on auctions lately. As I was approaching the thrift store on the way to the post office made the split second decision to stop in anyway, yeah I know I'm sick but I'm glad I did, I found a huge bag of vintage doilies, and not just junk doilies, many of them are really pretty and old. On the otherhand, were having mac n cheese and chicken nuggets for dinner, I'll do my grocery shopping tomorrow.

sneak peek: vintage tabletop

I am liking the look of a mismatched tableware lately. There’s something very elegant and whimsical (sort of Alice in Wonderland) in mixing thrifted plates with sweet floral patterns, same with teacups and saucers, and mismatched old silver flatware, silver teapots and trays in their perfectly tarnished patina.

Last week I “won” a whole box of old silverware from a local auction and they have the most adorable pattern so I thought for next week’s shop update it will be all about vintage tabletop. I will be listing a mish mash of tarnished serving pieces and flatware, old tablecloth, silver plated serving trays and candelabras and a couple of painting.

Have a great weekend everyone and thanks for all the comments on my previous posts and for visiting this space, even though I have been MIA most of the time. Everyone is on the mend, I had a chance to do some house cleaning yesterday and washed all the sheets and blankets, vacuumed and sanitized and as I typed this I’m airing the house to get rid of the germies.