Hi from me

[RedSH]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and actually pretty new to pony collecting too.

I am 30 and from the UK.

My parents emptied their loft at the end of last year and found my childhood collection of ponies in a box, most of which are in really good condition! So thats it, I'm now hooked and they are slowly growing in number.

Right now I have 35 ponies and a wish list much longer than my arm.

My favourites are my little family unit of Steamer, Bow Tie and Baby Bow Tie - they look very cute together!

In fact at the moment my aim is to make lots of families up, I intend to get the Loving Families sets and also create some of my own.
I'm possibly really into this idea because I'm currently pregnant with my second child!

My two and a half year old daughter loves the ponies too and I've managed to get a couple of poor condition ponies from charity shops and clean them up for her, she loves to show them to everyone....mini collector in the making I think 

Anyway thats enough about me!

This site looks great and full of knowledge and info, no doubt I'll be asking lots of questions soon.

Red xx

[SnorkMaiden]

Welcome to the Arena! It's awesome that you found your childhood collection again. I love putting my ponies into families. Perhaps you could show us pictures of your collection.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Welcome - how wonderful you are able to share MLP with your family.    It's awesome you have your childhood ponies still.

[SourdoughStomper]

Hello there! Welcome to the Arena, RedSH. I like the idea of making up your own pony families and congrats on the second little one coming your way.

[kittybethy]

Wow!! Welcome to the Arena!

 Great to have a new collector and collector in training!

[Tiella]

Welcome, so fun that your daughter is interested!

[kiwimlp]

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 to the Arena.  I love the pony families too.  The first one I got was the Sweet Celebrations set, and since then I've completed them all, and the UK families too. I really like your idea of making up your own families

[mlpfan]

welcome!

[RedSH]

Thanks for the lovely welcome messages everyone!

I need to take some pictures of them, hopefully I'll be able to do that over the next couple of days and will put them on here.

I've been reading up on the best ways to clean them, some of them need a hair wash and some could do with a proper clean, and will be going out at some point to buy magic erasers and oxi clean. I've learnt so much already 

Post Merge: March 03, 2012, 11:39:13 PM

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 to the Arena.  I love the pony families too.  The first one I got was the Sweet Celebrations set, and since then I've completed them all, and the UK families too. I really like your idea of making up your own families

I would love to see pictures of your family sets!

[bigmlpfan]

Hello and welcome

bigmlpfan xx

[Diamond]

Welcome to the Arena, there lots of members who make families it can be a lot of fun.

[RedSH]

Thanks for making me feel welcome!

For anyone that is interested I've posted some pictures of my collection (small though it is) in the Brag Arena:
http://mlparena.com/mlp/index.php/topic,289649.0.html

[Shajana]

Hi and welcome to the MLP Arena! I hope you have fun here.

[hokuspokus]

My two and a half year old daughter loves the ponies too and I've managed to get a couple of poor condition ponies from charity shops and clean them up for her, she loves to show them to everyone....mini collector in the making I think 

This makes me smile. I just love to hear such stories.

And, more importantly; welcome to the Arena!
hope you enjoy the community

[Eviecorn]

Welcome to the Arena!  That's great how you were reunited with your childhood ponies.  (A girl can only dream here.)