 This week DARE from Mona is to show our thing from foreign country, a bit difficult for me considering we love to travel and there are so many things that we collect from it. Fortunately we have some very favorite and memorable pieces too, not the expensive kind (ehemmm) but the meaningful ones.
Here we go :
- The right hand side picture is my growing collection of Maracas. Started with Ariel favorit toy when she's little (the plastic ones, she had 4 or 5 different sets, mostly gift and look overused by now) then I bought one set for myself in Bali (the dark brown wooden one), when we were in Mexico I set my eyes on this purple ones hence they are mine, the feathered ones are from my dearest friend mindyjordan who brought it from Venezuela last December, not knowing that I'm having a soft spot for them .. (gracias, linda!).
- The first one on the bottom is my husband favorit, we pick it up during our honeymoon in Italy, it looks like a polo player for me :o) The studio where we bought it is in Siena, it was one of the hottest summer in Europe (July 2003) and we've been walking around the area under the shade hence we've seen lots of beautiful shop (lucky me .. tehee).
- The middle one is from ladies night market in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Was there for our civil wedding, one memorable week
- The last one is a tiny watering can that open in the bottom (where the cat is) given to me from Mig's Grandmother couple hours before we left Buenos Aires, Argentina last November .. it was part of her large collection of tiny objects (this one in particular is from Teint Main - Limoges France).
There you go, I dare you to show yours now  .
PS. To participate go to monaswe2007 , deadline is this week Friday (February 1st, 2008)    
 | The watering can is sweet. I was in Europe that summer in Greece. I remember that it was sweltering and very uncomfortable. |
 | I love the maracas Esti, it's so unique! ^_^ |
 | Thank you, oyen .. maracas is FUN ;o)
(Miguel call it noise maker .. hahaha) |
 | Koleksinya cute and unik say..I love it... |
 | the two little pigs is my favorite one. cute,... |
| They are cute indeed Eunice .. (they are laughing 'cause they have money on their back *smile*) |
 | I love your maracas collection! They are beautiful and useful at the same time. |
| Thank you Liz, yes ... awesome instruments *smile* |
 | beautiful and meaningful things.... bravo!!! |
| Thanks Ayi, they also small in sizes, easy to transport around :o)
*There were times when I only buy books whenever we're out of the country since in Bali there's not much options for it (at that time).... Miguel used to sulk when we packed before we heading back home LOL |
 | aku suka polo playernya mbak... kereen aja:) |
| Makasi Sari, iya ini Miguel demen secara baju jockeynya warna bendera Argentina *winks* |
 | tuh yang patung babi nya lutu Es..nemu aja yg unik-unik..:)) |
| Katanya yg jual bawa hoki Nath .. jadi kebeli dah *smile* |
 | itu babi2annya mau dong... ;))
aku koleksi babi2an loh... dr bonekanya, jepitan rambutnya, gelas, post card..., dll babi semuanya... |
 | itu babi nya lucu yaaa, aku suka.... dari gold yaa?? |
 | Love them maracas! You got many nice things =o) It is so interesting to see all foreign things people have all over the world. My fave of your things is the tiny watering cat, it is very cute! Thank you for sharing! |
 | akhh koleksinya lucu-lucu.. :) |
| Thank you for hosting Mona, you made me remembering all those beautiful trips that we did, back to memory lane here *winks* |
| Hi Lintang, itu babinya dari logam yg disepuh kuning :o) |
| Elle, suka Babi yaaa ? Kita disini suka gajah .. hihihi.. sama2 ndut yaaa ;o) |
 | Itu yang buat nyiram tanaman cute banget.... |
 | wah lucu2 dan imut2 ya souvenir nya mbak..tfs |
 | wow lucu2 bngets, aku suka babi untuk good luck (buat bisnis)
i love watering can as well |
 | Wow...you have such a GREAT collection.
You're so lucky for being able to travel around the world like that.
I love those pictures (great shots, Esti), especially the pigs, sooo CUTE !!!
I got a golden pig as well in this week's theme. Mom and Dad bought it in S'pore, especially for hubby, cos he was born in the Year of the Pig.
Come and take a look at mine.
And have such a lovely week there (^o^)v |
 | that was funny rite, that I bought Ariel those Venezuelan Maracas and didn't know that you're collecting them. like Oyen said, great minds think alike :D - ternyata Olympus pun beda warna :D next time I travel, I know what I'll get for you.
un besito |
 | I love your maracas collection! Fun! My collection's chopsticks. =) |
| Thank you Livy, will drop by yours now ;o) |
| Thanks for dropping by Luki ;o) |
 | mba esti koleksi nya lucu2.. seneng deh klo bisa dapet souvenir dari negara asal nya yaa.. di tuker berlian masih mau ga mba heheheh..
met bobo ya mba.. |
 | Esti, sejak kita tinggal disini belum pernah napak ke negara lain nih. Nah kalau ngefoto barang yang unik hasil perburuan di Ikea terhitung foreign ga yah. Soalnya Ikea kan mewakili Sweden. LOL
Hey don't take this seriously, 'cause I was joking.
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 | bagus2 banget koleksinya..aku suka semua mbak..:) |
 | suka sekali sama tiny watering can dari Mig's gram |
| Iya Mbak Hany, samaaa ;o) Btw, aku masih simpen magnet dari Argentina-nya .. blom dikirim secara lupa minta alamatnya Mbak Hany, tolong PM yaaa ;o) |
| Hey, I love Ikea too .. and it is foreign .. most of them made in Asia .. (sorry, Mona... a little intermezzo here *smile*) |
| I don't know, your new theme seems plain but for some reason I love it and looks quite artistic with all of those soft geometric pattern and the tone on tone color is great too. Did you design this ? |
| Mbak Hany, inget- lah pasti *winks* |
| Makasi Fitri .. dituker berlian ? MAU banget .. hahahaha... |
 | Es, Love the maracas..
Ariel bisa practice music class juga yah...
Nice shots too! |
| (blushing) Well.. I tried 4 or 5 standard theme from Multiply, too lazy to make my own this time ... one of the theme got pumpkin color that stay overnight but I changed it as soon as I wake up the next day :o) |
| Thank you Vi, yg ini Maracas-nya Mami .. punya Ariel gak difoto .. dah gak keruan penampakannya soale .. hehehe ..
*thank you* |
 | Hi Ibu,
I have never seen a watering can to be opened from the bottom... It sounds funny but looks nice! |
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The watering can is sweet 
