tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post7156937851042036634..comments2023-08-01T08:24:49.682-04:00Comments on Thoughts from Alice: The Collector | DIY Feather and Plate Wall ArtAlice Wingerdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883010078212651833noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-42454919576327200002014-06-16T22:24:46.566-04:002014-06-16T22:24:46.566-04:00Thanks you so much for stopping by Creative Spark ...Thanks you so much for stopping by Creative Spark Link Party last week! We hope you link up again this Wednesday.Weekend Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465994557145418948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-92162778083503345812014-06-11T22:57:22.526-04:002014-06-11T22:57:22.526-04:00Love your collections! I am a collecter (hoarder)...Love your collections! I am a collecter (hoarder) too, but I try to evaluate each thing I buy now to see if it will just add to the clutter. Being married almost 28 years, 2 kids, 2 dogs and 1 hubby (and all the stuff that comes with them), sometimes makes our house seem much smaller. Sheila Rumneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508045917644986345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-29492239877776772082014-06-09T21:31:28.716-04:002014-06-09T21:31:28.716-04:00Love this post, I am a collector too like lots of ...Love this post, I am a collector too like lots of people I think! I also love ironstone and I have a collection of bird themed things going on right now in my living room. Your feathers in the dish are so beautiful I might have to make one for myself!<br /><br />TaniaTania Pelletierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388815619710848529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-57176280673342174442014-06-09T21:29:24.038-04:002014-06-09T21:29:24.038-04:00Such a lovely post...I am a new follower...Such a lovely post...I am a new follower...Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090973681675943970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-21166223976557400892014-06-08T14:21:47.572-04:002014-06-08T14:21:47.572-04:00Alice, I just recently started following you, and ...Alice, I just recently started following you, and I love this post. I, too, am a collector - of many things. Some of my favorites include vintage and antique mesh and beaded purses, dishes (ironstone & transfer ware being subsets), old linens, and even religious relics. Restraint is a virtue in the world where there is just so much STUFF! I love the restraint you're using in this wall grouping so far. Cheers to mastering it with collecting!Rita C at Panoplyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351306074493103021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-9393423858208546632014-06-05T07:49:52.974-04:002014-06-05T07:49:52.974-04:00LOVE your plates, especially the top photo! <3 ...LOVE your plates, especially the top photo! <3 Gorgeous.Shanti @ Everyday Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976492864743554128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-9767115537972433602014-06-04T22:28:48.777-04:002014-06-04T22:28:48.777-04:00So pretty!So pretty!Butterfly 8)(8 Bungalow https://www.blogger.com/profile/12407401010841427366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-3631141412362494752014-06-03T17:46:14.483-04:002014-06-03T17:46:14.483-04:00I'm a collector, too - and the storage space i...I'm a collector, too - and the storage space in my basement is showing it! I'm slowly but surely getting rid of stuff. I simply have too much. Thus said, I love your plates! And I love how you have the plate with the feathers hanging in the frame...beautiful.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-26960347660298657552014-06-02T18:08:12.257-04:002014-06-02T18:08:12.257-04:00Love your photography! I am also a hoarder, um co...Love your photography! I am also a hoarder, um collector, of blue and white pottery, shells, sea glass, and furniture! xDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500914849497840627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-90115222449623178052014-06-02T14:29:47.490-04:002014-06-02T14:29:47.490-04:00I am like you in so many ways! Now, I buy more di...I am like you in so many ways! Now, I buy more discriminately than I used to, though. Partly because I have SO much and at this age we will think about downsizing. I will hate to see some of my collections "go" someday. GREAT post- and your collections/photos are wonderful! xo Diana NanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-64240702903793900542014-06-02T12:30:26.448-04:002014-06-02T12:30:26.448-04:00I used to be just like you were. I'd buy whate...I used to be just like you were. I'd buy whatever I liked and could afford, but over time, I realized that I liked many, many things but didn't always love them, and they didn't always stand the test of time with me, so I was wasting time trying to get rid of all of those extra things. Another thing I learned is that more is not really better. In fact, all of those little things I thought I needed ended up causing stress--clutter is never peaceful, not to me anyway. My husband also helped me to realize that negative space, as you mentioned, is a valuable thing in a home. I finally learned to see decorating and purchasing the way he saw it, and he was right. My new way of shopping yard sales, flea markets, etc. is that if it is a step up from what I have, I will buy it and get rid of what it is replacing. As for collecting, if it is made by God's hands--all things natural--sand dollars, coral, birds' nests, branches, fossils, feathers, I will keep them because I have always had an affection for the outdoors and His creation is everlasting as opposed to fleeting trends. These curiosities also work for us in two ways: they bring beauty to our home and are also great to use in homeschooling.à la parisiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610939439087475827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-65503930138652289272014-06-02T09:53:04.715-04:002014-06-02T09:53:04.715-04:00Oh boy! I can relate to this post 100% I am a coll...Oh boy! I can relate to this post 100% I am a collector to the extreme! But thankfully I don't like clutter so when my house gets a little overwhelming I'm ok with letting things go......most of the time ;) And, your photos are just BEAUTIFUL!!! Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426487927848589546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-51854562594305864802014-06-02T09:40:26.890-04:002014-06-02T09:40:26.890-04:00Lovely post! I've written a post about collect...Lovely post! I've written a post about collecting last year. Your pictures are gorgeous as always.MONICA LIVAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596542357765819177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-74122698976952339642014-06-02T07:55:53.848-04:002014-06-02T07:55:53.848-04:00ooh! I collect ironstone too and I have some lovel...ooh! I collect ironstone too and I have some lovely pheasant feathers. I love the "specimen" look of the masking tape and feathers. Well done Alice as always!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980232400404508170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-62181588149272942632014-06-02T07:48:27.821-04:002014-06-02T07:48:27.821-04:00Well , I am so glad you clarified that! I don'...Well , I am so glad you clarified that! I don't want to be know as a hoarder...ever! HA! I love ironstone as well and many other things. hehe!! Lovely post!<br />Blessings~Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954904310115552203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-39214317234142349642014-06-02T07:38:23.837-04:002014-06-02T07:38:23.837-04:00I do the exact same thing Susan! :)I do the exact same thing Susan! :)Alice Wingerdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883010078212651833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-13968442668464214452014-06-02T06:59:36.024-04:002014-06-02T06:59:36.024-04:00I am a collector, I come from a long line of colle...I am a collector, I come from a long line of collectors. I to have had to be selective. Sometimes I just want a minimalist look so I put things away. A few months later I am dragging them back out. lol What a wonderful struggle.susan hemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17784893342890918275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508334668548527277.post-43175148240174337032014-06-02T02:06:48.183-04:002014-06-02T02:06:48.183-04:00The dishes in your first picture are gorgeous, I&#...The dishes in your first picture are gorgeous, I'd want to collect them too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245597599832775213noreply@blogger.com