8. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help/Blast from the past We try to   
   post stories and comments from our readers each week. Send your story to   
   newsletter@tias.com.   
      
   Here's a reprint of a story published April 2002:   
      
   Saving the things we collect.  This reader came up with a novel way to save   
   memories and vintage collectibles for her children...  Several years ago I   
   started making "treasure boxes" for my daughters.  It began as a way for me to   
   tuck away all of those little things I wanted to save for them.  I knew they   
   would love them even more if I wrapped each item in pretty tissue paper (that   
   I had saved and collected from other things). I love thrift stores and have   
   found lots of awesome vintage things to wrap and hide among the familiar   
   things from their past.  Since the beginning I have added several of their   
   favorite books and toys.  I copied all of our old old family photos of Great   
   Grandma as a baby, Pappy in his WWII uniform, Mom as a little girl, etc...    
   I've rolled their favorite artwork and tied them with pretty ribbons, I placed   
   their girl scout sashes and brownie badges into neat little baggies ......    
   You name it....  if it meant something to someone who was special to them....    
   It could go in there.  This is a simple way for me to give them a little   
   happiness after I am gone.  I started with a few vintage purses and have even   
   filled an old suitcase now. You can use anything for a treasure box.  I tie a   
   name tag on each one and use them as decorations in my home.  My girls know   
   about them and have even given me things for in them...  Bonnie N, Middleburg,   
   Pennsylvania   
      
   Comments, thoughts?  We collect interesting stories about collecting.  Things   
   like your best find, unusual collections, bizarre collectibles.  Anything and   
   everything that is interesting that has to do with collecting.  We may publish   
   it here.  Send your story to newsletter@tias.com   
   --------------------------   
      
   --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3   
    * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)