We always seem to end up with lots of little collections of bits and bobs here. They usually end up on our windowsill for a bit, before I get fed up with them and move them on to the garden, making space for new finds.
I thought I would start photographing all these things we seem to accumulate when out and about - in the garden or park or at the beach. The bits brought home in buckets, in bicycle baskets or stuffed in pockets. The interesting shells and stones with holes, the feathers and seed pods, leaves and fir cones... or if its Archie a piece of moon rock or a dinosaur fossil!
I like the idea of remembering and documenting all these little collections we make and thought I would share our recent finds here once a month. Care to join me? Id love to see your collections! You can see more Inspiration here on my Pinterest board. x
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Love collecting things and we have a household full of stuff found and collected over the years, would love to join in!
ReplyDeleteYay, that's brilliant! Cant wait to see your collections. xx
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous idea, love it ♥
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Thank you, so glad you like it! x
DeleteSuch a beautiful photo, and what a lovely idea. I tend to photograph the children's art so that it can be kept, even after it's been recycled, this is a good way of remembering the little treasures that we find as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks you CJ! That's a great idea. I photographed Elizabeth's junk modelling last year and made a book of them - didn't feel so bad about throwing them away that way! x
DeleteThis is a great idea. I should start doing it too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer, oh you should, would love to see them! x
DeleteWhat a brilliant idea :) collecting and documenting go hand in hand. I especially like the large stone and beautiful shells, safxxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Saf, that's very true! I love your beautiful drawings of fir cones and things. xx
DeleteOh what a gorgeous idea Caroline! We don't really do this anymore as Harry has just got too old for it, but I'll look forward to seeing what everyone else comes up with. x
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jen! x
DeleteOh how stunning. We keep our collections in a cabinet or on old plates. I love your PInteresyt collection of collections.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Displaying them on old plates sounds like a lovely idea. x
DeleteGorgeous. I love all your collections photos - you obviously have a knack for neat organising! (As well as the photography, of course, ha ha...)
ReplyDeleteAw thank you so much, so glad you like them! Ha yes, I do like a neatly organized collection! x
DeleteHey Caroline,
ReplyDeleteA gem of an idea I'd love to join in. I am always stuffing things I find into pockets and bags. Olly does too. I have a line of shells on my kitchen window sill at the moment, which I shall try and photo. I bow to your genius in composition however!
Leanne xx
Thanks Leanne, yay that's brilliant! Yes I am too, just as much as the kids do! Would love to see your shell collection. xx
DeleteLove this... is that a leg??? :) My little boys trousers were falling down the other day because he had stuffed so many stones in his pockets!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes it is a leg from something, found at the beach. Its usually the boy that finds the random bits like that. Ha that sounds like Archie, he always manages to find the biggest sticks too. x
DeleteWhat a great idea Caroline ... we too gather things when we are out and about, a feather here and pretty stone there ... I would love to join you ... Bee xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Bee! Yay that's brilliant, cant wait to see them. xx
DeleteWhat a lovely idea :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Annie! x
DeleteThis is perfect for Nature in the Home - this is initially what I wanted people to do with the link up. But it ended up as a flower led project. Could I interview you about your collections to feature on Nith? xx
ReplyDeleteHi Lou, yes I would love to to do an interview, thank you! xx
DeleteWonderful! Is there a hashtag to search by on IG xx
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