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NYC street finds 3.27.24-3.31.24

favorites from this round: baby calico critter, spiky red creature my partner found for me, cat butt pin, fancy hairpin, and an angel/devil hello kitty croc charm ✨🐦‍⬛

#reblogging because apparently this made it to tumblr radar today!! wild! #self reblog #thanks guys #tumblr radar #also prev tags: if i had to tag myself i’d have to go for tiny grey calico critter i love him sm #or maybe the singular glass marble…

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collection update ✨🐦‍⬛

ok hello 1,000 OF YOU!!

just posting to say thanks for joining me + to share that my street finds have now expanded to TWO clear cases and a layered toolbox type case for my larger items…also I just cleaned a bunch of stuff (not pictured) so expect some more arrangements in the coming days 🙂‍↕️

#mine #for real i’ve never had a blog that like…. actively gets notifications #it’s been so fun to have people IDing mystery objects and saying silly shit in the tags #and i’ve been enjoying this hobby of mine!! #collection #trinkets #found objects #crowcore #shinies

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💥 finally finished the pompom keychains! check out my shop to grab one. they’re all handmade, one of a kind pompoms with unique beaded charms 💥

#others posts #inspo #ideas for all the beads I find on the ground…

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Recent(ish) finds!

Sorry it’s been awhile folks, I’m a student and this is the time of year where everything is ramping up. I have some more posts queued tho ;)

#intrigued by whatever this cow print item is… #also the bundle of shiny ribbon(?) #others posts

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do you ever give away things you find?

I keep most of the things I find since I like to keep them as a collection and I have plans to photograph different arrangements of objects in the future… but I’ve given my partner a few rings that I’ve found after I photographed ‘em! They wear the rings regularly and it makes me happy :^)

Thanks for the ask! ✨🐦‍⬛

#ask #anon

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sorry, this probably has been asked before but tips on finding cool stuff on floor?

In general, I take daily walks around my neighborhood, and I’m just always scanning the ground or taking my time to look closely. Once in a while I’ll find something in the middle of the sidewalk, but the main place I find things on the street are on the “outskirts” of things: under benches, along the edge of grass, in the gutter, in tree planters, in the corners of stairs. I keep an eye out for interesting shapes, colors, and shine that might indicate a cool object!

Checking out high traffic places like parks, beaches, areas where a lot of people sit or walk around is a good call. One of my main sources of finds is a walking/bike path that’s alongside a major road in my neighborhood.

my lovely mutual @collection-bundle has definitely answered similar questions if you’re looking for other perspectives!

Thanks for the ask! happy crow finding! ✨🐦‍⬛

#ask #anon

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Meticulous Flat Lays of Vintage Toys and Miniatures Celebrate the History of Play and Design

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hii i love your trinkets! can i ask how you clean the stuff you find?

hi anon! i assume this was meant for my side blog @shiny-eyed-corvid which i just realized didn’t have asks enabled oop the ask box should be open now!

but to answer your q: I usually soak the items in warm soapy water. Then I put on work gloves and scrub each item with an old toothbrush before rinsing in clean water. I also have a little pipette to squeeze water into hard to scrub places like inside beads and crevices. I’ll use rubbing alcohol too for objects that need it!

For things that can’t be submerged in water, I wipe with an alcohol wipe. Rusty metal gets an overnight soak in vinegar to remove rust before getting scrubbed and rinsed again. I usually hit the whole batch with a spray of disinfectant too just to be safe!

thanks for the ask! ✨🐦‍⬛

#ask #moving this here from my main blog #my ask box should be open here now!

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NYC street finds 3.27.24-3.31.24

favorites from this round: baby calico critter, spiky red creature my partner found for me, cat butt pin, fancy hairpin, and an angel/devil hello kitty croc charm ✨🐦‍⬛

#when i tell you i audibly gasped when i found the baby calico critter... #my partner teased me for it hehehe #crowcore #found objects #trinkets #mine #shinies #gremlincore #nyc #collection #i'm really pleased with how this arrangement turned out :^)

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things found on the ground during my California road trip

favorite finds: a stone dolphin pendant found at the San Diego Zoo and a mysterious charm reading “Three Potato Four” from the streets of San Francisco

#mine #crowcore #found objects #shinies #trinkets #gremlincore #collection #california #i want to know the story behind three potato four!!! #like is it a cat collar tag for a cat named three potato four…. iconic

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"Not sea glass but fragments of plastic car tail lights, indicators and brake lights, probably washed into storm drains after heavy rain, eventually making their way to the sea." Lego Lost At Sea on twitter OUGH

going absolutely feral over this collection of items that washed up on Cornish beaches Lego Lost At Sea on twitter

#collection goals fr #others posts

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going absolutely feral over this collection of items that washed up on Cornish beaches Lego Lost At Sea on twitter

#others posts #[breathing heavily] guys i'm SO normal about this twitter account #a friend sent to me at work today and I scrolled through for ages #ough #found objects

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Possessions

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Matt Crump

#inspo #others posts

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i'm in my Assemblage Era

#art #inspo #others posts #!!! #i love these

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and some other guys I found in this batch that didn’t make it into my arrangements…

NYC street finds 2.21.24 - 3.6.24

Faves from this round: two Snoopys, fruity hair clip, gudetama, and a lavender jingle bell