Collecting - Collection

I don't collect, it just happened

While living part time in Santa Barbara, California, we often visited a certain consignment shop

Always, something interesting caught our eye and it would come home with us to Utah. 

No doubt, the flowers were added much later.

I didn't do it (although my friends have accused me of having done so)

No cabinet of this height would have only been 11 inches deep.

The previous owner cut half of it away and also cut a hole in the upper left hand corner to accommodate a thermostat.

As far as the shop owner was concerned  "she had ruined it".

I covered the hole with a home made Tussie Mussie

Large and small, they all fit

Mostly Capodimonte from Italy

A very old piece of Meissen

My very talented friend Renie painted these boxes

Small pieces of Capodimonte are not expensive.  They are easily found on the Internet

Not much room left

Where would I have put my treasures if the  "Lady hadn't ruined it"

and therefore, I could afford it.

 Yes, gold is my color

I like color, I must be a Gypsy

What do you collect?

Gina