Figurines are great things to collect. They can transform any home into a personal and originally decorative domain you have created out of your own imagination. A figurine, often referred to as a small statue or even a doll, usually depicts an often embellished humanoid or animal figure. These statuette's, because of their size, make worthy collectors and/or decorative items.

Figurines, these days, are made from many different types of materials, like resin, for example. Figurines used to be created for religious or ceremonial reasons, but like any piece of art, they are now found in many forms, shapes and sizes to satisfy the more decorative reasoning of our modern day culture.

Here are some types you could get:
horse figurines
golden retriever figurines
lion figurines
animal figurines
cat figurines
rooster figurines
dog figurines
dragons figurines

The avid collector may stick to only one figurine type or brand, or may prefer to match different types and brands together to create their own collection. Household figurine brand names include Royal Doulton and Hummel so be sure to check these out when you start your shopping!

The amount of choices you have regarding figurine types can be quite overwhelming. Most often, newbie collectors will begin with a specific type of figurine, such as cat figurines or figurines of a specific material, such as resin figurines. The budget for figurines can be quite low or very high, depending on what you are prepared to pay. Lladro figurines for example can cost over $200 for one item. On the other hand you could pay about $12 for a decent ceramic figurine if you prefer. Searching action sites, flea markets or other swap and trade type sites could yield many treasures if you look carefully!

The cost of figurines can range from very high (for famous brands such as Lladro etc) to very low. These expensive brands, the best choice for the avid collectors due to the fact that their value increase over time, can be quite expensive, due to their rarity and increasing value. Because of this, attempting to shop for these items in your local stores may leave you feeling numb once you've seen the prices they may go for. In this situation, using the net to find that classy Royal Doulton or detailed Hummel figurine is your best option. Due to low competition and the very low cost of doing business on the net, the prices will be much less making the figurine affordable and worth it, as any professional collector will tell you.

So, whether you are looking for an item to create a valuable collection (which will increase in value over the years!), something beautiful to decorate your home, or even a thoughtful gift for a loved one, a figurine can be the perfect choice.

Visit Figurine Kingdom now for the largest range of figurines available. Be sure to check out our large dog figurines collection!

Jarad "the figurine guy" Nelson is a expert collector and retailer of the finest figurines money can buy. He runs Figurine Kingdom with a vision to provide the figurine enthusiast community a one stop shop for all their figurine shopping requirements.