the yiddish word for trinkets and collectables, AKA "dust collectors" that you would find in an old lady's house.
"Mrs. Silverman had lots of chachkies sitting on her mantle, many of them collected from garage sales and yard sales over the years."
I promise that I'm not an OLD lady yet, but I guess the collecting of stuff starts at a young age so by the time I am actaully OLD, I will have a fabulous Chachkie collection of my own!
Soon enough the hubs and I will be going on vaca.I have a problem with always bringing back a special momento from the places we visit.
Normally, I tend to pick up local art. I think that's because I have no artisitic abilities AT ALL!
From Israel we have clay made bongo drums (small ones- like mini's) sitting on our bookshelf
From Hawaii a wood carving we lovingly named Turtle Head because he is a totem pole man with a turtle carved into his head
From Italy we have various paintings we bought from a street vendor in Venice. I could not get over that she painted them right in front of us.
From Barbados - a beautiful handmade clay vase
From Murano we bought a glass horse at a glass making factory where we had a private tour.
My shelves are FULL of chachkes and I don't know how to stop overcompensating for my lack of artistic ability. I did try a paint by number for adults- its the only thing that kept me busy when recooping from knee surgery this summer. It actually came out pretty good.
I will keep you posted on my next chachkie purchase. Happy shopping!!!
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