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I Need a Collecting Intervention

September 5, 2012  Cool Collections

Remember Chrissy Snow?

How about Jack and Janet?

Who could forget the Ropers?

Three’s Company when it comes to collecting – but why stop at 3?

Scatter them throughout your house and you may run the risk of looking like you came straight from an episode of Hoarders.

But display those thrift shop finds together and suddenly they look chic and sophisticated.

Have you met my Globe Family – including mom, dad and the twins?

Green Thrift Shop Glass and yes, the hunt continues.

I’d like to thank the academy for finding this instant collection of Loving Cups.

I just can’t resist old Demijohns with their bubbled glass and imperfections.

One tarnished piece of silver just makes you look lazy …

But 10 Tarnished Silver Platters make you look chic.

How could I resist the call of Milk Glass.

Half a dozen Corkscrews in an old silver bread basket makes a great centerpiece.

I found Vintage Billiard Balls but wouldn’t old croquet balls or bingo balls looks just as amazing.

So here are just a few of my many collections.

(I know, I have issues)!

Am I the only one who needs a collecting intervention?

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  1. kirbycarespodi

    September 5, 2012 at 5:26 am

    I beg to differ–a half-dozen corkscrews in a basket makes a great murder mystery.

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    • Catherine

      September 5, 2012 at 11:17 am

      That’s hilarious!
      Catherine

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  2. Anne

    September 5, 2012 at 7:40 am

    Wow – you do collect a lot of things don’t you! I have reformed myself and now I am in a purge and release stage of my collecting life – NO MORE ODD PIECES OF STUFF!!!

    Good luck with your intervention 🙂

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  3. Mary

    September 5, 2012 at 8:00 am

    Those are some pretty awesome collections! I’m a collector too, so I wouldn’t be much help in an intervention.

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  4. Jean

    September 5, 2012 at 8:03 am

    Can you do an intervention for two. Wait…nevermind…I don’t want to be cured.

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  5. [email protected]

    September 5, 2012 at 8:47 am

    Your collections look lovely…no need for intervention 🙂 Laurel

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  6. [email protected]

    September 5, 2012 at 9:06 am

    Therapy?…do we need therapy?…nah…just think, collecting those beautiful things is therapy in itself!….so hang out your sign, like the famous Lucy from the Peanuts Gang and tell everyone “the doctor is in”…no intervention needed!

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  7. cassie

    September 5, 2012 at 9:12 am

    i collect, but then when i find something new, i put the old collection away or sell it! 🙂 i LOVE your trophies. i think you should get rid of that collection as part of your intervention. giving them to a friend who loves them will help. 😉

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  8. kim

    September 5, 2012 at 10:03 am

    Yes, you do have a problem, but at least it isn’t too dangerous. Great collections and I will be glad to take the trophies off your hands.

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  9. Bliss

    September 5, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Hmmmm…… if you find the intervention involves something by the beach with umbrella drink therapy, I’m in.

    ~Bliss~

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  10. Thistle

    September 5, 2012 at 10:31 am

    Why don’t you start collecting Mrs. Roper’s mumu dresses! I bet they’d make great throws 🙂

    Have a great day rock star….I’m off to make soap.

    🙂 me

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  11. Shannon Fox

    September 5, 2012 at 10:31 am

    I have no idea what you’re talking about? I don’t have too much of anything. And I will not admit to anything on the contrary 😉

    STILL in love with the trophy collection. THAT was a score and more. {swoon}

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  12. Elena @ `a casarella

    September 5, 2012 at 10:39 am

    Your collections are awesome! I currently have a collection of milk glass…in my garage. I need to find a suitable place to display it. As long as your collections have such a beautiful home I’d say you’re good!
    ~Elena

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  13. ldirk

    September 5, 2012 at 10:58 am

    You only need an intervention if it is interfering with your life. Are you losing sleep over it? Are you going in to debt over it? If not collect on! I found I was becoming physically ill having so much stuff. So I began a quest to become a minimalist. I may never get that far, but I will purge so much in the process that moving day will be a breeze and my children wont cuss me for leaving behind the chore of having so much ‘stuff’ That said, your collections are beautiful and neat and clean and I love them!

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  14. Catherine

    September 5, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Awwww Kelly—if you’re really worried, I too, will help you out of the trophies!
    I have my own fixations—silver, china, clocks, hardware, CHAIRS! And the list goES ON!
    I have said for years–it’s a sickness, and there’s NO VACCINE!
    Catherine

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  15. phyllis

    September 5, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Does look like we have similar ISSUES, I mean collections 🙂
    Those demijohns are expensive…I’ll have to drop out there.

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    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      September 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      Phyllis – they are expensive but I got mine for a song at different flea markets over the years. Saw some at Brimfield for $200 – kept on walking!

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  16. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    September 5, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    for some reason I can picture a succulent garden in your trophies … and why stop now … if it gets too bad we’ll catch you by surprise with an intervention. 🙂

    Reply
  17. Trai

    September 5, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Hi, Kelly thanks for stopping by my blog!! I love your collections! Who cares what people say or think! We see beauty where others may see junlk! Traci

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  18. Sheila @sZinteriors

    September 5, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    You always put a fresh spin on things! I laughed at the silver comment, because you know what, it’s so true! And with the cork screws – who would’ve thought? I actually have a collection, but it’s all tucked away. Now, I’m inspired to display them instead! Thanks so much for sharing yet another set of great tips, not to mention your fab collections! 🙂

    Reply
  19. jillflory

    September 5, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    If your collections are an ‘issue’ then it’s a very pleasing issue! I love the globes especially 🙂 And you are so right – grouping a bunch of the same thing can be such a fun decor statement! I love it!

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  20. Vanessa

    September 5, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    Well, I have a kid who collects interesting pieces of bark chips from the playground so I’ve got my own issues sister! LOL! Do you think if I put them in an apothecary jar I could pass them off as chic? 😉 I love your collections and definitely agree about the tarnished silver. Any excuse to not have to polish something is genius in my book!

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  21. Maury @ Life on Mars

    September 5, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    Ha! I’m pretty sure I’d be like that if I had enough space. Where do you put it all?

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  22. Mary Alice Patterson

    September 5, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    You have fabulous collections, Kelly! If you’re in need of intervention, I’ll be right there behind you. Collections definitely make a home more personal and interesting.
    Mary Alice

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  23. Pam @ Frippery

    September 5, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    I think many here share your “issue”. I have a globe family and a milk glass family and silver and old toys and even nun dolls! If we love it and it touches a place in our hearts then go for it.

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  24. Ali

    September 5, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    AWESOME!!! I’m already with you on the globe and milk glass collections. Must find more…always looking for more 🙂

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  25. SheilaG @ Plum Doodles

    September 5, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    You have some awesome collections! I only wish that it worked for dust bunnies….

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  26. angie

    September 5, 2012 at 9:58 pm

    Very nice. If you need help thinning out your collections, I’d be glad to take any of the loving cups, milk glass, corkscrews, or demijohns. I’ll send you my vintage blue bottle and any globes I can find in return! ~Angie

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  27. Eva

    September 5, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    I absolutely adore your billiard balls. You have such good taste…you can collect and get away with it.

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  28. laura @ the shorehouse

    September 5, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    I crossed that line long ago, lol. But I’m learning to ‘curate’ better! Like, I had a ton of milk glass but I decided to cut back and keep only the hobnail pieces (and a couple of favorites). That said, if you weren’t looking I would swipe your lot of demijohns. 🙂

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  29. Ann

    September 5, 2012 at 11:37 pm

    Awesome collections. The demijohns are fabulous…I collect a few things. White ironstone is currently my biggest obsession!

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  30. Inspire Me Heather

    September 6, 2012 at 6:41 am

    I don’t think you need an intervention! I like your collections – specially the globes and your vintage trophy collection, too cool!

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  31. Shari @ Turnstyle Vogue

    September 6, 2012 at 9:41 am

    Your platters and trophy cups are my favorite, along with the demijohns of course! Who does the dusting? 😉 Have a great day today!!!

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  32. Kelly @ JAX does design

    September 6, 2012 at 11:17 am

    That IS a lot of collections! But they’re all cool, so why stop? Just keep going and enjoying all your great finds 🙂 I’m very good at collecting furballs and dust 😉 I also collect original art, and of course, glass floats!

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  33. [email protected]

    September 6, 2012 at 11:36 am

    I started organizing all the crap in our basement last weekend and wondered if I don’t have a bit of a problem myself…

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  34. Linda @ it all started with paint

    September 6, 2012 at 11:48 am

    I think I need to adopt a collection … your post about your collection has me itching to start my own. Thanks for the inspiration!

    🙂

    Linda

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  35. Robin

    September 6, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    If I had your talent for styling collections so they add to the beauty of my home rather than being dust magnets and clutter, then I’d be a collector too! You have a talent for curating items Kelly. Lovely vignettes.

    Robin @ happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com

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  36. Linda @ A La Carte

    September 6, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    I really loved seeing your collections! I have quite a few myself and I agree, grouped together they look much nicer!

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  37. aimee {sixteen fourteen}

    September 6, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    I looooove those collections! You have a gift for finding lovely items and grouping them cohesively. Inspiring!

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  38. theboldabode

    September 6, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Umm… not saying. But I’m sure Morgan is sick of all the glassware showing up from the Goodwill…

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  39. Paula

    September 6, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Oh my goodness I love those corkscrews. I would love it if you could share this wonderful post at our What’s it Wednesday linky party. I hope you can join us.

    Paula
    ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

    Reply
  40. Keeping it Cozy

    September 7, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    I adore every single one of your collections! Right now I am loving your globe collection… okay, actually, I would take any one of them. 😉

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  41. Sarah

    September 8, 2012 at 12:11 am

    Definitely not the only one! I find that I start with one and before I know it, I have a group. Ink wells, small sewing scissors, wooden boxes, silver needle cases ~ just to name a few. 😉
    Fun to see your different collections. I like the idea of a group of billiard, croquet or bingo balls, and seeing your collection of milk glass pieces brings back memories of my mom’s own collection. One of my nieces took her collection. I was happy to see it stay together and even happier that one of the younger generation was interested in having it for her own home.
    Thanks for sharing……..Sarah

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  42. Lane McNab

    September 8, 2012 at 12:46 am

    Wow! I am so jealous of all these collections! The milk glass, the demijohns, are of course beautiful but now I’m thinking I need to have more vision and start looking around more–billiard balls! Corkscrews! So much possibility…

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  43. Michele

    September 8, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    Your collections remind me of what a friend said once when visiting: “I like to come to your house, because everywhere you look there’s something to see.” Which I took as a compliment and revulsion against the bare and spare brigade.
    Keep on collecting!

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  44. Honey

    September 10, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    Thank you for sharing your terrific collections at Potpourri Friday!

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  45. Michelle

    September 11, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Green and blue glassware always looks so pretty enmasse. I love your collections, I dont think you have a problem at all – keep on collecting!

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  46. Cindy

    September 11, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    Yeah, I need an intervention! Love the loving cup trophy collection!

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  47. Terry Moore

    September 12, 2012 at 4:28 am

    I think we all need an intervention sometimes, but I love all your collections!

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  48. Courtney

    September 12, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    Oh yes… definitely need an intervention over here too 😉 Thank you for sharing at Feathered Nest Friday!

    Reply
  49. Cottage in the Oaks

    September 13, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    No, I’m a collector of collections!

    Reply
  50. Di

    September 24, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    Yes, Yes I do have to much stuff. We recently moved, I thought we had downsized but oh my, I guess i forgot about the stuff in the storage unit!! [email protected]

    Reply

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