An Object A Day: 2016

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I d on't know why, but I think of this little guy as a reindeer - something that belongs in a tiny winter diorama. Maybe a miniature sno...

These are some kind of pin, though I'm not sure what the chain part is for. I just love that they are miniature tools - such a silly thi...

I bought this ring during a trip to Venice in college, though we didn't actually go to the island of Milano.

This tiny seahorse is probably also from the bone room. I love how curly its tail is.

Since John has a huge moustache, people are constantly gifting me moustache-related things. I think I recieved two of these from different f...

Rock collection, sub-collection: mother of pearl.

Handmade moth pin!

Highlights from a collection I inherited from John's mom.

Miniatures man, they get me every time. These were a gift from a friend and I definitely squealed when I opened it.

Don't tell me you wouldn't keep a rad decapitated silver deer head if you found one.

I got this little figurine box at a shop in San Francisco when I was in college. He lost his head somewhere along the way, but I've kept...

Miniatures, they get me every time.

I love the pattern on this crab leg we found on the beach.

This tiny locket looks like a miniature book. I haven't put photos in it, I just love how tiny it is.

I bought two of these, and gave one to a friend, as a kind of friendship token, each of us connected to the other.

Another from my tintype collection, of a couple who wore their Sunday best and spent a huge portion of their income to capture this moment i...

Does anyone else remember these little glass figurines? Every time we would go into the store that sold them (a random hobby/craft type st...

Yeah, I collect some wierd shit. I'm dealing with it ok?!

I've always wanted a Victorian cloche full of taxidermy or silk flowers, but they are just so hard to find, so when I came across this m...

This was another gift embellishment from a friend that I loved and decided to keep. Man, I am such a strange bird.

This mini bottle is also from the Pirate Store. What would you keep in here? I don't know. I often like the potential of bottles more th...

This little guy was from the Littlest Pet Shop (remember that?!) and I would carry him and his hamster friend around with me. One day in the...

Tiny tiny gold scissors. To cut tiny tiny fabric to sew tiny tiny dresses on my tiny tiny sewing machine.

I'm not really a gun person, but something about a miniature version is just so charming.

The tiniest die.

A pewter nut Must mean something Like excess, or bounty Being ready for winter Perpetually And yet finding Your stores are in-edible.

In honor of pie day I thought I'd showcase this mini pie slice.

I bought these at the Bone Room only because my friend had given me the alligator head before I saw them, and I thought it was appropriate t...

This adorable button was given to me by a good friend, and though I will probably never want to put it on a piece of clothing I still love l...

I don't remember exactly where I got this or who gave it to me, but it had something to do with Harry Potter and the core of a wand. I r...

I'm not a seamstress, but for some reason vintage sewing machines fascinate me. I love their elegant design, and their painted filigree....

I got this little guy at the Bone Room in Albany. Sea horses are pretty much the coolest - they twirl their tales together during their mati...

I usually can't resist purchasing an old photograph, especially a tin type, if it's inexpensive. No idea when this was taken, or who...

I think this is one of those figurines for a train set, that you would paint. I kind of like that it's all a solid color. Not sure why I...

When I was younger, I had a rock collection (doesn't everyone?) that included this fancy tiger's eye and a pink rock that looked lik...

YOU GUYS this mini piano has a freaking cat on it. Definitely one of my faves in my collection. Bonus: it is also a music box, and guess wha...

I friend gifted me this pretty porcelain bottle stopper years ago, and it's still my go-to wine closer. I kind of like that she's a ...

As a native Californian (or maybe just as a human being) I can't help collecting things from nature and the beach. To hold something in ...

This heart always reminds me of the tin man's heart from Wizard of Oz. I don't really have an emotional connection to it, but it'...

I have a slight obsession with boxes: vessels to hold things that I may or may not have. I love this box because it looks like an antique se...

I got this die at the Pirate Store, which is McSweeny's San Francisco location. The store is filled from floor to ceiling with wooden dr...

John found this shell fragment while we were walking on the beach, and we've kept it over the years. I love the idea of someday having a...

There's a blue jay that visits our yard, and he left this behind a few months ago. Love the subtle blue color.

The final pillbox in my collection.

Pretty sure this was an American Girl Doll piece, but I have a strange love for tiny instruments so I've held onto it for all these year...

The hinge is broken, but this is still one of my most prized possessions. I don't know what it is about old photographs, but I find them...

A friend who knows me really well brought this alligator back from New Orleans for me, and it's terrifying. I love it.

I probably picked this up at an antique shop somewhere, and it was totally empty, but I loved the typography.

This little guy is also part of my miniature piano collection. It's actually a box, and for some reason it has a clock inside (no idea w...

This little guy is supposed to go in the center of a fruit pie, and whistle when the filling boils. I don't make that many fruit pies, s...

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