Collection of Boats

The  white one was a gift and so also ghe small brown one.  The brown one is from Sweden and was a gift from friends after their visit to that country.  The blackish looking one is actually made from real silver and is again a gift given by a friend in UAE.  I have to get it polished and shining one of these days. :}

Perfume Bottles ... 8

Mugs ...... Pic 1

We love collecting pretty mugs.

Popcorn Tin

This is a collector's item.  Also seen are  a couple of pics that my daughter drew in an art class

Christmas pretties .... THREE

Christmas pretties .... TWO

Christmas pretties ..... ONE

We have countless Christmas-themed little things that I try to bring out and display in the living room every Christmas.  They give that special nice feeling.  The best time to buy this sort of stuff is after the Christmas holidays when stores want to get rid of their X'mas things.  We have picked up some great pretties like these for a song.

Bamboo Lamp holder

We bought this piece in the United Arab Emirates one Christmas

Birds

I bought these at a church bazaar many years ago.  Since then  I have kept my eyes open for similar pieces to add to this collection but so far have not been lucky.  These are wall hangings but I keep them propped up on the book shelves.

Japanese tea kettle

I have no idea how this pretty piece is still intact.  I remember playing with it when I was a little girl.  I used to use it as a vase too in my childhood.  There's not a single dent anywhere on this piece.

Glass house

This was bought in the United Arab Emirates.  Made in China of course, but it is very nicely made and the dried flowers and weeds are arranged beautifully. 

Also, behind the glass house you can see some of our priced books.  We have many antique books and I will try to photograph them at a later date.