Well my hubby would say I collect handbags and shoes!

But ever since I became a Mom, I love the figurines of Mother with Child. My favorite one is by Willow Tree, called New Life. It is a Mother and Father holding a baby. My Mom gave it to me when my second daughter was born! I love them!

I collect crafting and art supplies... I always have the intention of using them but mostly they just build up in every available nook and cranny of my house.

Gypsy Wings
I LOVE your Rudolph Deco!! I also collect Rankin Bass. I have the Year Without a Santa Clause heat miser snow globe, the little dancing heat miser figurines, The hot and cold miser dolls, The little boy (I forgot his name) doll. (I think he's Ignatius Thistlewait or something) I have the entire Roudolf Scene including the Island of Misfit toys (K-mart had all that for a few years) I also have most of the Rankin Bass DVD's including Mad Monster Party. They just don't make Christmas stories like that anymore!!
I also have a small Collection of Madeline Rag dolls. (I love the Christmas special edition ones)

Tibetan singing bowls.
Old school coloured doc martin boots.
Unicorn stuff.

I collect Fairy figurines. Night/Dream Fairies etc. I know it sounds little girly, but they are really pretty and yes I am a big kid in a adult body

Oh, and hippy handmade beanies and hats *puts on elf hat*

hey annaobscura! Do mean the elf hats like Dobby? Because I seriously have a Dobby hat!

Me too!! I love the Willow Tree collection. I think I have about 10 now. I think their simplicity is absolutely beautiful. & My husband would say the same about the bags & shoes

lol

I have too many collections. I have many collectible Barbies. Hard Rock Cafe pins. Spoons from each state, I don't have all fifty yet, and I have some from other countries. I also have a collection of Forma Vitrum stained glass houses and Dept. 56 North pole series. Oh, and I almost forgot I collect Mark Roberts fairies.

Man I wish..... probably more of the Wee Willy Winky genre of long long long beddy byes hats......lol - abbreviated to Elf Hat I saw a woman the other day with a hand made beanie with cats ears... I had an 'I want' moment, I was devastated to hear she'd made it and I couldn't buy one..hehe.

I buy all the beenies for the kids that have funky ears! I guess you could say I collect those too. And you can buy shower caps with them now too!! My 2yo boy has a cow print one with Yellow Horns

i collect:

1. ref magnets from other countries that i go to
2. anything elephant (except real ones, of course) -- i love elephants!
3. hardbound editions of my favorite books
4. dvds of my favorite movies
5. bags, as my DH says (but for me they're not a collection, my bags are a
necessity, if you know what i mean )

I collect pins and music boxes/snowglobes.

Oh, and my husband recently started me up a Lost action figures collection.

WHAT?!! WHAT?!! Are you joking me??!!!!! I'm sitting here reading through all the responses, wondering if I'm REALLY going to say what I collect...Hanson stuff!!!!! I have all my ticket stubs from concerts, all their cds (some foreign versions), many singles, DVDs and VHS tapes, bootleg tapes of songs before they came out, t-shirts, old magazines, and fan club membership cds. I even caught one of Taylor's towels at the end of a concert, but I gave it to a friend's daughter. Oh my word - you guys are awesome!! (check out my list on the "Music" thread.)

I collect books and Christmas ornaments too. Every year I get new Christmas ornaments for each of my sons so they will have a nice collection when they're grown and move out.

GypsieWings - I suppose I could say I collect craft supplies too because I have way more than what I use.
Stormie - I love fairies, but I don't collect them. They're so pretty!
RussetWolf - I used to collect Barbies, but I recently sold them on e-bay. They were just collecting dust.
JenHow - I don't collect them, but I also love the mother/child figurines.

I collect anything fairy related (figurines, shirts, books, etc.), Star Wars action figures and ships, crystals, and suncatchers. Oh ya, and journals.