Friday, October 5, 2012

What things make you nostalgic?


Last weekend while taking a walk, I stopped at a stoop sale. A large bin had caught my eye and when I lifted up the cover...

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it was filled to the top with toys from my childhood! 
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Suddenly all of these wonderfully sweet, warm and loving memories came back to me that I had completely forgotten about.

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While looking through the toys with a big goofy smile on, the owner approached me and said, "You can take the whole bin home for five dollars"

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Five dollars?! I couldn't believe the deal I was getting! 
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Realistically, this was just a bin of old, cheap, plastic objects but to me... it was like gold.
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 I was able to bring back a flood of happy childhood memories that were locked up in a room inside my head… 
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and it only cost me five dollars to buy the key.
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76 comments:

  1. Pieni LintuOctober 5, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    These hearts are so pretty!!! Lovely lovely lovely!!!

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  2. AlOctober 5, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    Love, Love, LOVE this post! Thanks again for brightening my day, Katie!!

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  3. 35jupeOctober 5, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    What a fun post! I call this time traveling, when a scent or smell or taste or object or music sends you back to another you.

    Because I moved this past week, I was listening to old compilation CDs and time traveled myself.

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  4. Polly RowanOctober 5, 2012 at 1:01 PM

    Aww so cute! Lovely story and the hearts are so pretty x

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  5. colormekatieOctober 5, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    @ Em- That's so lovely! I'm totally going to borrow that term..

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  6. Adriana FOctober 5, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    A couple of weeks ago I went to a flea market and found some toys from my childhood! I didn't buy them but they brought back many good memories :)

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  7. AnonymousOctober 5, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    It's so incredible how powerful childhood and its memories are. It makes me smile to see you reminded of yours :)

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  8. ms.bulatOctober 5, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    this is a wonderful post. brought memories back for me :):) thnk u!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 5, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    Oh my goodness, that is awesome!

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  10. seashmoreOctober 5, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    Thanks for sending me on a time traveling trip, too. I saw a lot of toys from my childhood in those hearts. Fantastic!

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  11. StephanieOctober 5, 2012 at 2:56 PM

    Wow I haven't thought of those blocks with eyes (from your red heart) in forever! My sister and I used to make towering monsters with those things.

    Thanks for sharing :)

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  12. RuthOctober 5, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    This artist does fun stuff with toys too! http://www.kirklandsmith.com/?page_id=4

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  13. Jemi KOctober 5, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    That's amazing! What a treasure!

    This summer I found so many toys I had played with in my childhood and some notebooks that had my little kid writings on them. I was so moved to re-discover them!

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  14. TashaOctober 5, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    You're such an inspiration, Katie! x

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  15. AnonymousOctober 5, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    You're such an inspiration for me! Thank you for all you wonderfull work! I love it!

    Debora, 16 years old

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  16. Modern Country LadyOctober 5, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    Awwww ..don't know if I like the post or the comments best :-)

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  17. UnknownOctober 5, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    What a great idea! So inspiring and cute

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  18. MariaOctober 5, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    SO. COOL.

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  19. Leah HaliliOctober 5, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    It's lovely that you find beauty in the smallest things and you create cute things as well!

    http://thedreamersmind.blogspot.com/

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  20. Dulce MoonchildOctober 6, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    so pretty, what makes me nostalgic, sometimes could be a smell, you know, like my mom backing something, or her perfume, sometimes a particular song, things like that

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  21. CindyOctober 6, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    Great post. I stared at your hearts, looking for fun toys that I remembered. Loved the little, orange cabbage patch doll; the pink doll brushes; the red butterfly and the yellow race car!

    You are so creative!

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  22. Vogue VillainOctober 6, 2012 at 3:47 AM

    What a cute idea!
    Absolutely love what you did with the toys.
    You're so creative<3
    Vogue Villain

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  23. Liz SOctober 6, 2012 at 6:14 AM

    Beautiful! Those pictures make my brain happy.

    xx

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  24. Modern Day MummyingOctober 6, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    I'm so lucky to be reliving mine again with my daughter... She's playing with little things that I used to when I was 4! I believe in toys that encourage imagination... I'm hoping she can one day look back on hers and smile too :)

    Love your bursts of colour!

    Sophie xo

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  25. AnonymousOctober 6, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    So beautiful! I thought they were all legos but oh my goodness - so very many different kinds of toys in that mix! I have a "treasure" box in my parents' home where I hid all the toys and trinkets that I collected over the years, some from when I was 3 years old. this reminds of that!

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  26. Vanessa {www.vanillaroseblog.com}October 7, 2012 at 5:01 AM

    What a deal and what and awesome idea! I love it!

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  27. NicoleOctober 8, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    I'm in love with your hearts....

    Lovely Idea

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  28. Le FresneOctober 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    The cutest post I've seen for a while <3

    le fresne x

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  29. megOctober 8, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    This is awesome! Pleeeaaase blog more often. I always feel lighter at heart when I read your new posts! :)

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  30. AnonymousOctober 8, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    I feel guilty. I always read your new posts with my 11 year old daughter. I kept scrolling down and read the whole thing without her! I guess that gives me an excuse to look at it again!

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  31. VenassaOctober 9, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    Wow so pretty. You can't put a price on the memories you get from childhood toys.

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  32. 35jupeOctober 9, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    @colormekatie Please do!

    And you totally inspired me to blog about this.

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  33. Ana LuisaOctober 9, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    Awwww.... What a creative thinker*
    You've always inspired me with your posts.

    Here is mine... hoping it will payback the good feeling you brought me*

    www.doceparaomeudoce.blogspot.com

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  34. MelissaOctober 9, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    I love sudden feelings of childhood nostalgia like that. I also love these images - so cool.

    <3 Melissa
    wildflwrchild.blogspot.com

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  35. rental mobil di surabayaOctober 11, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    those are fullcolor of the toys.. :D

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  36. iklan barisOctober 11, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    the hearts are so cute!

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  37. tour and travel murahOctober 11, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    love this post.. very very love.. xD

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  38. UnknownOctober 12, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    This is such a beautiful post, I love that you arranged them into hearts!

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  39. UnknownOctober 13, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    Ahh this is so great! x

    http://www.jenventure.blogspot.co.uk

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  40. Debie GraceOctober 13, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    Score!! You are so lucky! :D

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  41. HildeOctober 16, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    wow, I love old memories from my childhood :) Thanks :)

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  42. AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    5 bucks for a bucket of awesomeness? What a bargain! I couldn't think of anyone else who deserves it more!

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  43. GhostOctober 17, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    Nice! I totally remember some of these...particularly the little plastic frogs that jump when you press on their backs!

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  44. custom stickersOctober 18, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Its fantastic. I think such kind of things creates a lot of fun for kids on the events like Halloween etc.

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  45. AnonymousOctober 19, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    I love coming to your blog because I know that I'll get an instant pick-me-up and leave feeling a little bit happier. :)

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  46. AutumOctober 24, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    Wonderful Post I have a Lot of Memory Issues so I understand the sentiment when something so small can bring so much back

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  47. XupinetOctober 26, 2012 at 3:03 AM

    I love your blog, I love you and I am missing your posts!!! Please come back!

    Big kisses!!!

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  48. IvanaOctober 29, 2012 at 5:04 AM

    wow .. so beautiful .. i love it thank you !
    Knjigovodstvo i Računovodstvo

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  49. morocco toursOctober 29, 2012 at 7:00 AM

    nice blog

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  50. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    Love this, all kinds of perfect. Wheres TMNT & heman?

    @Pixel Hazard | Bright Green Laces |

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  51. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Hope you are safe and sound after Sandy.

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  52. whoisnellNovember 1, 2012 at 10:32 PM

    wow!!!! you have so much fun with all your materials.. i wonder how you can still keep such a neat and clean apartment with all the stuffs you have..
    awesomeness!!!!!

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  53. noNovember 3, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    That's wonderful!!

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  54. JessNovember 4, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    i love the hearts! so many toys that i haven't seen in such a long time!

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  55. fabrycatNovember 6, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    What a fantastic hearts, so energetic! Great idea!

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  56. AnonymousNovember 7, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    Lovely story ^_^

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  57. UnknownNovember 8, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Ahhh! Katie you haven't updated in a long time! I miss your posts

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  58. Melissa BlakeNovember 8, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    How fun!! There's nothing like getting to take a walk down memory lane. A lot of favorite movies from my childhood take me back!

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  59. Jeane M.November 13, 2012 at 1:58 AM

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  60. Spoonful of VintageNovember 14, 2012 at 4:41 AM

    You are just SO inspiring! your creativity never ceases to amaze me!
    It's amazing happening upon things like these that just make your heart burst with nostalgia!
    xox Amie
    www.spoonfulofvintage.com

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  61. LeaNovember 16, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    The smell of Listerine gold reminds me of my grandpa. The smell of Old Spice reminds me of my dad.

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  62. MelissaNovember 17, 2012 at 11:28 PM

    Hello Katie, thanks to Vista magazine I found your lovely blog. You've got a new fan <3

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  63. indo15November 25, 2012 at 5:45 AM

    i loved it

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  64. Emma DriverNovember 26, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Good god giggidy google! This is wonderfully adorably fantastic! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

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  65. AnonymousNovember 28, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    Please, tell us something: are you alive? we miss you!! We are worried about you :(

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  66. canvas printNovember 28, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    i so like these love hearts. very detailed to.

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  67. UnknownNovember 28, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    Nice blog, love this post... :)
    http://myprincesssophie.blogspot.com/

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  68. CateNovember 30, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    Hi Katie! I miss your weekly bursts of happiness and colors! I hope you're ok!

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  69. moviereviewsbytinyNovember 30, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    These hearts are lovely! These pictures do evoke a sense of nostalgia in me. Oh our childhood! I miss it too!electronic voting systems

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  70. jyothiDecember 16, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    nice looking

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  71. HeriDecember 29, 2012 at 4:12 AM

    I love the picture very beautiful love it, especially the blue though composed of toys, but still did not eliminate the significance of the symbol.

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  72. Stine DanielleDecember 30, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    All of that for $5? That's ridiculous! These make me feel very nostalgic and makes me wish I could have the opportunity to come across the same find that you did. They're all so fun and wonderful!

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  73. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    Very beautiful!

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  74. Anna L. RoederJanuary 7, 2013 at 2:30 PM

    Love the color-coordinated hearts. Beautifully done!

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  75. south africanMay 31, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    This is great

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  76. porrMay 31, 2013 at 3:13 PM

    Thanks for sending me on a time traveling trip, too. I saw a lot of toys from my childhood in those hearts. Fantastic!

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