Accidental Collections and Boxes

Jayne at Country Cottage Chic wrote about her "accidental" terrier collection which got me thinking about some of my "accidental" collections. These are treasures that seem to find you and gather at your home! Things that you never set out to collect, but one by one they arrive until you have a collection. I have many of those! One of my favorites is vintage kitchenware in shades of light green. I include jadeite and things with green handles and linens. There are two reasons that I didn't plan on collecting these things - first - I'm not a cook and - second- I never really liked green! But, life changes you...... and the next thing you know ...you've moved into a hundred year old house with a green kitchen. And to my surprise, I Love the color! To be honest when I first saw the kitchen I thought that I would quickly paint over it. The kitchen needs a lot more than paint so we put that on the back burner. Then I began to find a lonely piece of jadeite at thrift stores or my Mom gave me a cookie cutter with a green handle. And there was the time a box of green linen tablecloths called my name at an estate sale....I began to notice a trend. And it grew....

These little jello molds just joined the crowd. My aunt in FL sent them by way of my cousin last week. Thanks, Marge!

Isn't it fun to come home and find a box on your porch? I did today. My cousin from NY sent me a treasure box of things that belonged to Mom's sister. She knew that I would love these things and I do! Three needlepoint books and a box of patterns from Woman's Day 1961, bunches of crochet and knitting needles and a half finished quilt - which is just perfect to go up in my guest room! She also reminded me of her invitation to come visit ....I'm working on that....I'd love to go...just have to convince Southern Boy DH to go past the Mason-Dixon Line!!