What do you collect?

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about.
One of my favorite things to do in Disney is look in the art galleries and pick out the ones we'd want but can't afford I also like marveling at the crystal Castle that costs almost as much as my yearly income. I always wonder who in the world would get it, but I then think that if I had the disposable income to, I would TOTALLY buy that!

Don't the Golden Oak homes come standard with a crystal castle?

They should at the prices they will be charging.

Crystal castle, free Mickey Bar delivery at all hours of the day, Buzz Lightyear as your chauffeur, free ride-alongs at the race track, showers that rain pixie dust instead of water...

POSTCARDS and SNOWGLOBES

I'd say Dido, but I also collect shot glasses, and anything else bar related.

Ooh! How many snowglobes do you have? Any good pictures of them?

I will take some pics this weekend, I found a limited edition Snow White one at a yard sale that I got for 50 cents WAHOOOOOOO and Destinations Florida Travel had a chat roll contest and it is Mickey in a beach chair, and too 2009 smaller ones from Pop Last year, I am just starting the Disney ones, but it is quickly becoming an obsession ( much to my DH's dismay )

That crystal castle has been there for so many years. I'm surprised none of the celebrities that frequent the parks has purchased it yet. Or maybe they have several of them...

Hey JoAnn, we have some thing in common! Here are some of my shot glasses and other glass ware I collect for my bar room!

Awesome collection, mrhub

Awesome collection, mrhub! I love all the pirates glasses!

I recently (about 2 years ago) started collecting magnets. I've moved cross country two times in 2 years and I've become a bit adverse to amassing stuff. Magnets are small, cheap, and knowing that they are my "thing" stops me from buying all that other stuff that I'm usually drawn to.

Most of my magnets come from parks, zoos, museums, etc. I display them on my fridge. It's a small collection...for now!

Some places I've opted not to buy a magnet, with the intention of making my own using our own photos. Yeah...haven't gotten around to that yet.

Forgot to include the picture!

I was waiting for a picture! I really like the mug magnet, where is that from?

Thanks!! The mug is from Solvang Solvang, CA

It's a small Danish village in southern/central CA. It was featured in the movie Sideways. I highly recommend it

Great collections Molitva and Mr.hub

Disney:
I collect pins... coming out of my ears.

I also have a collection of Disney movie mugs that are on display in the kitchen above our cabinets. They are not for use, dispaly only.

Non-Disney:
Hard Rock Cafe guitar pins

Crystal figurines (a few Disney ones are in there too, I suppose)

Non-collection side note: We do not collect postcards, but we mail one home to ourselves from every vacation as a fun keepsake. Castaway Cay postmark is a fun part of those keepsakes.

- Dreams

We always have to get a snowglobe, but it has to come from MK. We also always pick up kitchen stuff from the Chef Mickey store. Oh and of course something from the Christmas shop. I guess we have to get a little of everything!

I collect all things Mickey. I have done so since I was a kid. I have tons of Micky stuff, from telephones, to prints, to cells, to figurines,to plates, to snow globes, to ear hats, to... well you get the idea. The oldest is this Mouse in the box from 1954, and my newest addition is this Steamboat Willie.

The only major thing I collect from Disney are pins. Really need to get them back up... got a lot more to put up. Especially some awesome ones from my birthday that my parents got me while they were there. Told them from now on... they must go to Disney before my birthday, OR we celebrate it AFTER they return.... lol

I collect anything Potato Head. It started as just a fun toy for my kids. Now it is fun for my grandchildren although I do have tons that are still boxed up. I let them play with the ones not still in boxes. Besides the ones that you piece together, I have small toys from McD and BK that I had gotten years ago.

My hubby feeds my habit too.

I collect 3 items.

1) PEZ dispensers. I'm not 100% sure how it started but one day I realized I had been collecting them. Now I have over 150. I have given some to my younger cousins. My favorite ones are my superhero collection, especially wonder woman, My Snow White and seven dwarves box set. My The Impossibles collection and my Democrat/Republican ones from the 2008 presidential election.

2) Turtles. Turtles have always been my favorite animal. I never wanted to own one because they smell bad and my mom only wanted it in my room. So I just started to gather turtle items. My favorite items are my leather keychain from Florence, handpainted turtle clan from Galveston, and the newest one that I use every day - Coach turtle keychain that was discontinued 3 years ago and DH hunted a brand new one down on ebay.

3) Disney figurines. The old glass and ceramic ones. I have a bunch from when I was little and I've gathered a few more over the years. When we were in WDW I looked for them and they don't make them anymore. I was extremely sad. Especcially since my 2 favorite ones broke during the wedding festivities. My little cousins were sleeping in my old room and they got to playing with them and left 2 on the floor and their dad stepped on them. Those were Tink and Daisy. I do love my Goofy one as well.

Every year we have our little traditions. The first thing I buy is a Disney baseball, they each site on a pile of coins left over from the trip. The first thing my wife buys is the autograph book and pen, the only thing is that they don't change design every year. Together, we buy those little(ish) ceramic Mickey's with the year on it. Last trip was in 2010, he was sitting on a suitcase with '2010' on it.

I also save shot glasses... I have one from nearly every state and quite a few from WDW. I also save mugs. I'm just a mug freak and I just love the Disney ones. It's hard to chose which one I want when I go. I usually will get the "year" mug and then another one. I've also been collecting shirts from what resort we've stayed in. I'll never get one from the Disney Inn. We went there on our honeymoon many moons ago... it's now the Shades of Green. I do need to go over to the Movie Value Resort and get that one. It's so much fun collecting.

I collect anything Alice.

This is the other thing I collect....

I would have more, but if you guys knew the situation of my team... then youd know why I stopped... lol. I also have like 30 or some cards to still put up... but maybe 30 or some to take down too... lol

I posted some of these else where. But these are some of my collectables here at my office. may post more from home later.

I collect something really lame haha. I have 4 plastic Princess cups! They just sit on a helf in my room, with my Rapunzel and Flynn dolls. I like them though I also have a charm bracelet and every time I go, I get a couple new charms! I wear it everyday to always have a piece of Disney with me!

Not one item per say. I like to grab anything I see with Alice in Wonderland characters or Eeyore.