"When my mother was pregnant with me, my grandpa and dad made this chest for me as well as probably 100 wooden "play blocks." As I grew up, the blocks remained inside the chest, and my teenage need for popularity kept the chest in the…"

"I have had mine for over thirty years and the value grows over time and its use. I have placed things in this box that mean something to me for various reasons as long as I can remember. Each piece represents some event or thing of importance to me.…"

"What makes for a good treasure box? Can you buy one? "

"I have been keeping these things for as long as I can remember but never thought of a "treasure chest" per se.  I kept them in vases and cigar boxes and when my lady friend saw them she thought it was the nicest thing she ever…"

"Kyle - good direction! All the stuff in mine was used somewhere along the way ... or was given by someone else - several from Dad. The newest (oldest?) addition - Dad passed in February, and Mom just sent me his Dad's Railroad Pocketwatch.…"

"Nice. "

"My father never had " the treasure box " but my grandfather did and l still remember it . After reading the article by Brett on the main page , l thought l might start a collection for my child , when it arrives that is ."

"Fantastic! "