Collectibles.
Items we collect for all sorts of reasons from sentimental to financial investment.
I collect enamel pins for their sentimental value. I love their size…such an easy souvenir to commemorate an event. I can pin it to my hat, my collar, or my bag and it doesn’t take up any space in my luggage when I am traveling.
These pins are stored on felt covered canvas and hang on one of my sewing room walls.
They remind me of my quilt guild and show days…fun times!
The following blocks are four of the blocks that I made for various raffle quilts back in the days.
Two of these blocks are on my freebies page.
A few pins are from the working days. The initial A pin is a memento from selling Avon. Did you sell Avon?
The initial M pin is for the Missionettes…a girls church group I used to be very involved with. The Daisies pin is a pin from teaching one of the girls’ clubs at church. I eventually taught all of the young girls age groups.
A beloved dog’s tag.
A couple of pins were gifted from my daughter.
Most of my collection is made up of pins from travels.
The red drop pin is a favorite. It is from the Tacoma Museum of Glass. The pin is a replica of a child’s glass blowing creation that was on display at the time that I visited. So fun!
At some point, I started putting my pins on baseball caps.
This one shows who my favorite baseball team is. I cheer on the Seattle Mariners. Do you have a favorite baseball team?
One summer, Mom, me, and my sisters spent some time together on a wonderful trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
We had so much fun together!
This hat is special because my Dad gave it to me when we were on a trip together.
The U.S. Coast Guard stationed our daughter and fam in Alaska for a time. We took a fantastic trip to Alaska while they were there.
The U.S. Coast Guard moved our kids to the east coast (North Carolina) and that gave the Hubster and me the incentive (as if we needed any) to make two cross-country trips by car.
I have lots of pins that represent many places that I have been so blessed to visit as a result!
My pin collection tells you that I enjoy family, quilting, baseball, nature, travel, and American history (as evidenced by the places that I have visited). A couple of pins even share where I have worked and what my beloved dog’s name is.
Pretty revealing.
Do you collect anything? If so, what do you collect and what does your collection reveal about you?
Have fun and see the world around you!
LC's Cottage 
Aha! I just went through my pin collection, too, and one of this year’s goals is to make a banner to display them.
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A banner is a great way to display them, Zippy! I recently saw that someone had their pins in some type of book. I didn’t get to see the book closeup, but it seems like a good idea, too. 🙂
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Those pins have lots of stories to tell, I’m sure! I used to collect snowman figurines. My mom would give me one each Christmas, but now she’s gone and the collecting has come to an end. I do have a weakness for little “face” planters. I have a parade of them in my quilt room.
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I imagine that your snowman figurines have become extra special, Wendy…beautiful memories.
Face planters…so fun, and so you! I love that! 🙂
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So fun to see all your beautiful pins. Love seeing those blocks, too! I don’t really collect anything….I think my fabric stash is enough.
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Oh yes, Kathleen! Petting fabric is a thing! 🙂
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Maybe one day you could document the stories for the ones that mean the most to you. Your family might appreciate that down the road.
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I have thought about that, Donna. It takes some discipline and time to do that. There already is a lot on this blog/journal, so I do have a foundation. I spend a lot of time on genealogy as well, so I hope to leave some legacy to them. 🙂
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Laura, thank you for sharing your life as spoken through your collection. I’m impressed with how this wonderful collection is already so neatly & creatively organized. Wow! I have culled my various buttons/pins over the years and yet, they are still scattered about & not organized as a whole. However, most of the ones that are music-centric are pinned/tacked onto a smallish scrap-denim based, hand-embroidered, hand-stitched ‘purse’ my (then) 13? year old middle daughter made me long ago. 🙂
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That’s awesome, Laura! That ‘purse’ is a keepsake in itself! Love! 🙂
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Oh that was so much fun seeing you pin collection. Some of my girls were Daisy’s, you brought back memories. I spotted a few pins that were very familiar. Glancing back I noticed the North Pole pins…have I ever mentioned I do have a daughter living up in Fairbanks – visitors of the North Pole 🎅🏼one of my collections is Hull pottery but I do have a few pins that have sentimental meaning. Wonderful collection Laura 🧚♀️
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I hope you get to Fairbanks to visit her sometime, Sharon. And how fun to learn that we have another thing in common…I did not expect anyone to know about the Daisies, let alone the Rainbows and other church groups!
I looked up Hull pottery. Do you collect the pastel or the drip? Regardless, it is all so pretty!
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Pins look to be a great way to remember lots of places, events and people. My husband tends to buy a fridge magnet wherever we go – which is ok up to a point but they won’t all fit on our fridge now 😀
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My daughter-in-law also collects fridge magnets, Allison! She has lots of fun ones! 🙂
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That’s an amazing collection Laura!
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I have been working on it for a long time, Kathy. More in my future I hope! 🙂
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What a fantastic collection of pins. We’ve been collecting Christmas tree ornaments and magnets from our travels. The magnets are on the side of the fridge; the ornaments get tucked away in the boxes of holiday decor. It’s always a surprise to unwrap and remember the trip.
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Those are two wonderful ways to collect memories! 🙂
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