Little Things

When my sister Josella & I were kids, we used to collect little treasures such as toys from cereal boxes, Christmas crackers & vending machines, & keep them in tin toffee boxes (we had one each) which we called our 'Little Things Box'. We'd spend hours looking through our prized collections, & sometimes we'd swap pieces. I remember in particular, a pink plastic poodle I loved, & a tiny deck of playing cards. I wish we had kept those relics of our childhood (remember Bretodeau's boyhood stash in Amélie?) - I'd love to see them again!

I still collect plastic toys & keep them in vintage cigar boxes. Here's a small sample from my collection. Some were bought from Covetable Curiosities' & A. Bel Emporium's Etsy shops. The rest I found foraging at secondhand markets. I love my collection of little things!

Comments

[kate]

Oh, I love it! It reminds me of the box of goodies we always got to choose something from at our dentist office at he end of a visit. It was always worth sitting through an appointment to get to look through the box and choose something from it!

[Karena]

All I got from my dentist was a nauseating mouthful of orange-flavoured fluoride!

[Helen]

Last year I bought my (then) one-year-old an irresistible French chocolate tin in Strasbourg, and I've been wondering ever since what we'll use it for.

And now I know. Thanks!

(This reminds me of the jewellery box I had as a kid... hardly any jewellery, but *lots* of little treasures!)

[Karena]

Oooh, that tin sounds lovely!

Did you have one of those musical jewellery boxes with the twirling ballerina? I had one of those!

[Chicalookate]

This makes me think of the movie Amelie... where she find this man's treasure box from when he was a child. It gets me all choked up. What a fun thing to share with your sister.

[pillboxproductions]

wow, I love that box! I love and collect little toys too and love each and every one! you have the cutest blog :)

[fernfiddlehead]

Awww -- I love the memories of childhood. Sweet box.

[Ky Eliza]

My brother and I did that, too! We called them our Creature Boxes.

[Karena]

Chicalookate...me too, that part really moved me because I knew how amazing it would feel to find your lost treasure.

Thanks pillbox& fern! :)

Creature Boxes...that's great!

[Persimmonsgal]

I love it. I have giant pickle jars full of little plastic goodies all over my studio!

[Karena]

Wow they must look fantastic! I hope you take them out & play with them from time to time. :)