A to Z Challenge - S

PART 1 - JANE AUSTEN ALPHABET-MISS LUCY STEELE

I guess for every character I like, there are five I'd like to punch...Lucy Steele falls in the punch category. She reminds me a lot of Isabella Thorpe without the obvious hatefulness (I think Lucy is a bit more crafty).

PART 2 - MY DISNEY COLLECTION-JIM SHORE
I'm not sure what it is about his Traditions line that I'm so obsessed with, but I've been buying them since they first started! I try to stick with just the duck, the experiment, the princesses and villains, but I do stray upon occasion. Again, this is another time when I wished I had a room big enough to keep them altogether because I don't necessarily like having them strewn all over the house. The bulk of them are ducks however, and they have their own curio:

For the eagle-eyed among you, you may have spotted several Jim Shore pieces in the other pictures so far, especially in the "C" post, in princess-land and Stitch world. I have numerous Auroras, several Rapunzels, and a Merida bought for me by Kate on our Disney World trip.

Here is one to re-show though, my absolute favorite purchase from my Disneyland trip:

My very first Jim Shore that I bought at Disney World:

One of my favorite sets:

And one of my Maleficent's is even two-sided:

They are also the biggest clutter on my Amazon wishlist. Since they come out seasonally, they pile up in bulk and it takes me forever to get them off because I can't afford to buy one every payday (although I do try). I will admit that since starting this challenge, I have gained three new ones, including this one that just arrived today:

One thing that really aggravates me about them is the little stand cards. Some have them and some don't and I HATE to open a new one and it does not have a card. They all have the card that hangs off of them, but it's just not the same.