Hi and welcome to my about me page!

I started buying on Ebay back in 2000 when my middle daughter, age five, lost her beloved Teddy Bear, Ted. I was hoping to find someone who had a like bear for auction. I did find her a larger version of the same teddy but by then she had adopted another bear from my collection. Yes, I collect teddy bears and in looking for her bear I also added more to my collection. As with a lot of Ebay collectors/buyers, I soon was drawn into looking at other things the family collected and needed.

I come from a long line of collectors (pack rats). My paternal grandfather was the King of bringing home things other people did not want. He had a four car garage that was packed full of things he brought home before and after the Great Depression. Things like fifty electric motors, a whole saddle shop with tools, supplies and the sewing machines, old brass light fixtures, and since he worked with dynamite, over a hundred old wood dynamite boxes were among the many things we found in the garage.

I try to keep my collections to ornaments, teddy bears, movies, and glassware, but I am also an avid gardener, crafter, water-gardener, puzzle fixer, and cook. My husband collects model railroading. Mom collected stamps, name brand give-a-ways, and did many crafts. I have done ceramics, sewing, painting, needlework, candle making, gift baskets, arrangements, and other crafts of different types since I was a young child. My three children have also got the collecting and crafting bug. So Ebay has became an important part of our hobbies and crafts.

After years of being a buyer on Ebay, I have decided to share my crafts and collections with others interested in extending their passion for collecting and decorating.

I have a small craft business with a good friend and I offering our creations at the store also. We love to create but there is only so much room in one house so we hope to share our gifts and talents with others. We specialize in giving new life to forgotten and cast-offed items.

Please have a look at our store.

Hope we have what you are looking to find!

If we don't have the perfect item at this time, please drop by again, we will be adding new stuff all the time.

Chickadee Crafts and Collectibles