Category: Collecting

What Souvenirs are Hidden in Your Home?

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What souvenirs are hidden in your household drawers at home?

Very early souvenirs were just a relic from a place and often just trinkets to visitors. As more and more people travelled popular souvenirs such as etched spoons and postcards were the go to for mementos. When the middle class started to travel small souvenir businesses opened, which were close to major tourist destinations or stops along the way.
So, let’s get back to what may be hiding in the back of your household drawers. Might it be a postcard, a pennant from a ball game, matchbooks, scarfs or salt and pepper shakers?

In fact about 60 years ago friends who traveled would bring me a set of salt and pepper shakers from the places they traveled. They were fun and different, so I fell in love with them and looked forward to them.

Today, the souvenir industry is still a multi-billion dollar industry and a huge part of tourism. Memories are a part of what connects us to the past and where we have been and what we have seen. Souvenirs are now very collectible and prices span from a couple of dollars to thousands of dollars. Collecting souvenirs has lots of options, as you could collect automobile tag toppers, fast food toys, souvenir plates, or posters and maps! You can collect a certain souvenir or all souvenirs from a particular place, the possibilities are really endless!

Enjoy some of these souvenirs from the past which have been offered for sale on http://www.icollect247.com

What to give someone who has everything.

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Is your mail box full of catalogs, flyers and sale papers offering great gifts for friends and relatives? I don’t know about your mail box, but mine has been full of catalogues for the last several weeks… and we are still a couple of weeks away from Christmas. If you have special people in your life and you don’t know what size or color, we have some ideas to help.

PICTURE MEMORIES OF THE PAST

Several years ago, I wanted to give our grown son something besides the normal clothes.  I finally came up with a gift no one else could give him.  Something that he would keep and enjoy for years to come.  It was something that Christmas is all about,…memories.  Ah ha, a book of picture memories.

Those boxes of pictures that are in the closet now were something that had meaning and something that would be treasured for years to come. 

In my case, several years ago, I had regular developed pictures and I scanned each picture and arranged in the kids age.  Perhaps you have pictures of relatives that have already passed away and you want your kids to see them.  Or maybe you have pictures on your phone, that would have memories for your family. 

I planned for 2 books, one for our son and one for my husband. For our son, I pulled baby pictures of the kids, past holiday pictures of the kids and put them in their growing order.  For my husband I did one of our memories of our marriage and the grandchildren.

Now is the time to get out those boxes of memories.  If you cannot afford or don’t have the time to do things on line, first go to your local craft some and get some of those black corners to hold photos in with.  Then get some paper and put together your memories.  Take to any office supply store or UPS / FED EX store and they will scan the pages for you and put together in a spiral bound book or other options.  Make as many copies as you want for gifts.   

There are also many companies on line, who have templates and you can upload your pictures from your camera and put into hard bound books.

MEMORIES OF OUR PAST

A box full of things that they remember,  will bring laughs and smiles.  Here at icollect247.com we are full of memories.  Here are just a few ideas which will bring back memories to your friends and family.  Gift ideas:  a calendar of the year they were born, a vintage Santa, a tiny vintage Christmas stocking, just big enough for a gift card, a record that they remember from childhood, a toy or doll they remember playing with.  How about a postcard from the town or city they grew up in or a tradecard from a business that was in that town. 

With over 17,000 vintage items on http://www.icollect247.com and things starting at $5, how can you go wrong?  These are gifts you can’t find in any catalog or department  store. Something that is special from you!