What do you collect? Comment & Win!

My guest co-blogger this week is “Ditchthebun” from Sydney, Australia. Her blog is interesting and a lot of fun. Thank you Ditchthebun!BARB: Everybody has a collection of some sort.Over the years, I’ve collected travel brochures, ceramic clowns, Mardi Gras comedy tragedy masks, Playbills, water globe souvenir pens, New Yorker Magazines, hot air balloon art prints, vintage postcards, and scented erasers.I’ve known people who’ve collected china teacups, ceramic salt and pepper shakers, Lladro Porcelain figurines, Swarovski crystal, Rubik’s cubes, Barbie dolls, rock concert tee shirts, Netsukes, first edition books, playing cards, Beanie Babies, owl-dog-cat-bluebird chotchkes, toy elephants, swizzle sticks, refrigerator magnets, ex-husbands, and pet ashes.Sloane Crosley described her cache of plastic ponies in the essay “The Pony Problem” in her hilarious New York Times Bestseller I Was Told There’d Be Cake published by Riverhead Books.Ditchthebun collects ice-cube trays and molds. I find this fascinating, then again maybe I don’t bake or entertain enough.DITCHTHEBUN:BrainsWe actually bought one for my cousin who is studying to be a doctor. It was basically a gag gift. Apparently he uses it all the time. His medical friends loved it so much, he asked me to get him more for them. Somehow I ended up with a spare.“Oooh BrAiN fOoD!”BARB: I hope that’s chocolate.Chillbots RobotsTechnically I think my fiancé bought these to give as a gift to a friend of his, but somehow they never got further than our house. I think he’s getting as bad as me now… he called me in the other night to show me a space invaders ice-cube tray.Gin & TitonicThese were bought for use at one of my parents’ New Years Eve parties the year of the dreaded Y2K. The theme was World’s End and these ice cubes were in a punch bowl labelled “Going Down with the Ship.” I still have no idea what she put in that punch, but it tasted amazing and made my head all tingly BARB: I’d like to see Leonardo DiCaprio ice cubes. Use your imagination.HeartsOriginally these heart trays were bought to make rocky road hearts for bon bonnier for our wedding, but a few last minute stresses have severely limited our time so we’ve gone with something far more simple.BARB: Simple like Twinkies or Hostess cupcakes?GuitarsThese were for my brother’s birthday party. I still claim them as my own, but they are rarely home these days. Every Easter I make them into chocolate molds and decorate the top for my brother.PenguinsHonestly I don’t think there was a rhyme or reason behind getting these. I thought they were cute and the tray cost $2 so I thought why not?! Mostly use just for myself in a drink on a Friday afternoon after work (Or when someone has forgotten to fill the regular ice tray yet again and is desperate for ice – you know a macho man is desperate when he has chubby penguins floating in his scotch and coke).BARB: Penguin ice cubes – perfect for a global housewarming party.Baby FeetThis has been used several times for baby showers, baby naming days etc. I think technically it is supposed to be used for fondant, but I don’t really like fondant. So I have taken to making milk, dark, white & marble chocolate feet. They are a huge hit.What do YOU collect? We’d love to know! Let us know briefly under “Comments” and win a new copy of The Beverly Hills Organizer’s Home Organizing Bible: A Pro’s Answer to Your Organizing Prayers. *Winner will be selected on December 1st, 2011. Good luck!©2011, Barb Best and Barb’s Blast Humor Blog. All rights reserved.Be a fan of “Barb’s Blast Humor Blog” on Facebook, CLICK HERE Follow me on Twitter, CLICK HEREPhoto Credit: hotshotproducts.org