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I'm sharing some of my favorite collections with you today.  I have a small collection of milk glass and white dishware.
 Good Will tea pot and dish on the left.  The dish on the right is from a chip/dip set from K Mart.

I believe both of these are consignment finds.

This milk glass/hob nail vase belonged to my MIL.

Some favorite crystal, some gifts, some from consignment shops.  I love the sparkle.


A lovely glass angel collection.  These are all from a former boss.  I treasure them so much.

More angels. (gifts)


These are gifts also.





Belonged to my MIL.

Vintage hankies inside stemware.

Here you can see some of my Mom's vintage handkerchiefs.  



 Collection of fairies.
These two little fairies are sitting beside an antique lamp. 



These are a few of my collections.  Hope you enjoyed!

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  1. sweet violetsAugust 22, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    I really like how you used the hankies and the fairies and angels in your decorating.....sometimes its hard to figure out how to use these things that are precious to us, and don't want to just store them away. Gonna copy the hankies in the glasses!!!

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  2. Susan EvelynAndRoseAugust 22, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Such sweet collections, and nice that so many have meaning. :)

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  3. Rose H (UK)August 22, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    What great collections! Thank you for sharing them with us :o)
    I read somewhere that three of a similar item is a collection...
    Rose H

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  4. Tami Von ZalezAugust 23, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    I like that little angel in the vintage hankie image ~

    Popped in from Jann's SYCT.

    thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com

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  5. DiannAugust 23, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    All kinds of beatufiul things here today! I love that cut glass dome dish. So beautiful! All the crystal and cut glass looks so gorgoeus with the light shining on them! thank you for sharing all these treasures with us this week at TTF!

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  6. Pam~ Virginia RetroAugust 24, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    Oh, I loved seeing your wonderful collections. Have to go look again, so much to take in, LOL! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Nici @ Posed PerfectionAugust 24, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    Very pretty collections. I loved the crystal covered dish from your MIL. Thanks for stopping by Posed Perfection this week and leaving me a sweet note about the thrifty kitchen island. I hope you'll be by again soon. Have a great weekend!
    Blessings,
    Nici

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  8. French-KissedAugust 24, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    Your collections are beautiful...I especially love your angles...I am a little late to the party on milk glass but have recently grown very fond of it...thanks for touring us through you collections!

    Jermaine

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  9. Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. OlsonAugust 24, 2012 at 5:36 PM

    It's easy to tell that your collections give you such joy. I have a few of my mothers hankies and I cherish them. Love the sparkle of your crystal also. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  10. Liz @ Quirky VistasAugust 26, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    Love that shot of the fairy by the hankies in the crystal. There is a sense of movement in that shot that is very cool!

    I hope the storm stays far from you!
    Liz

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