kluless: Accidentally Intentional

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Accidentally Intentional

Is accidentally intentional an oxymoron?? I'm guessing so. These little collections didn't start out to be intentional. They mostly started as "also ran" poke sack fodder but I eventually found myself buying them on purpose.

I have seen much larger dice collections but mine have filled the jar and are about ready for a new one. I am especially fond of the teeny-tiny ones.

Pot metal game pieces. Yes, I have been known to pry open a box at the thrift to see if the game pieces are still inside. Did you know they retire Monopoly pieces when they introduce new ones? The latest retire is the iron and they replaced it with a cat. I haven't seen one of those yet. There are also GOLD plated ones in the deluxe sets. No, I have not found any of those!

I am not in to the thimbles that are made for collecting but I adore the old ones that were given as advertising premiums and ANY of the colored plastic ones.
Oops collections!

11 comments:

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...: I have a few of the Monopoly pieces! I love all of the little objects we've played with over the years. I love your dice, too!; September 13, 2014 at 5:19 PM
rush said...: I have scads of these things, too! And, I had to ask to look in the boxes at the front desk if the monopoly games were taped shut, if I didn't take it upon myself while at the toy shelf! That always griped me, but if they didn't tape them shut, the pieces would end up all over the place. I also collected the scrabble games (with the wooden tiles). What a treat to see your collections...intended or not!; September 14, 2014 at 12:46 AM
Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures said...: I have a few of these bits and pieces, but nothing like your fun collection. Now look what you started!!; September 14, 2014 at 7:57 AM
Beth Leintz said...: I have the same collections, except I've miced my Monopoly pirces with cracker jack charms. Us junkers are so much alike!; September 14, 2014 at 8:23 AM
Laurie said...: Collection love!; September 14, 2014 at 8:49 AM
Annette said...: Oh My!! I have the dice collection, the monopoly collection and the thimble collection. I have them in jars. I put all the Monopoly irons in one jar when they were retired. Very scary how we all gravitate the same things and yet there are still so many left to find! I envy your thimbles..I have only a few....; September 14, 2014 at 11:07 AM
Annette said...: They're all such fun collections. I love the colorful dice in the jar.; September 14, 2014 at 8:26 PM
The Polka Dot Closet said...: Kathy I love everything you collect just because they are so fun a colorful. I LOVE the dice collection. I get so excited to visit and see what you found at your "Honey Hole"

Carol; September 15, 2014 at 5:58 PM
Mitzi said...: I love your little collections....I have some jars full of fun things like yours too. They don't take up too much room, and look cool on a shelf....; September 16, 2014 at 8:10 AM
Jewels said...: Love your game piece collection - I went and pulled my "iron" from my Monopoly set (I actually have one from the UK which is really neat). Can't believe they replaced it with a cat LOL....; September 16, 2014 at 5:27 PM
Maureen said...: Hmmm... thought I had commented back to here (just catching up).

Anyway, love all the thimbles and vintage game pieces. I too (as you know) have a collection of these. When my Mom moved to a senior home, I got her sewing stuff and was amazed at all the thimbles she had gathered (not for collecting) over the years!

Great collections you have amassed Kathy!; September 25, 2014 at 5:04 AM