How A Collection Begins

It has happened time and time again that when I am junking I will find items in a sort of "cosmic cluster."  It is usually an item I have never seen before or at least one I didn't know I wanted until I spotted it.  Then a few days or weeks later I will find another.  It's sort of strange and exciting all at once.  Two weeks ago I found this little fish at one of my favorite thrifts.  It is made out of a really thin metal that looks like it may have been made over a form and then painted.  It has a little rhinestone fishy eye.  I don't really like fish that much but he had such a charming personality I had to have him.  Last week at a flea market I found this little cluster of birds. They are made the exact same way.  It might even be some form of "pot" metal.  They have a wonderful rosy hue  and also have little rhinestone eyes.  I grabbed this pin like it was the last loaf of bread in the Gulag.  Now, both pins live happily on the dress form in my office.I haven't been able to do any research on them but I would love to know any information about them.  I am sure they were not an expensive item but they sure are cute.  Now I have a new collection/obsession.  At least this time they are small enough to fit inside my house.  Not like the garden gate debacle from a few years ago.