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BY ANGIE BAAN

Sherri Deman

surrounds herself

with purr-fectly pink

Hello Kitty collections.

er vanity license plate
says HLO KTY. Sherri
Deman, 34, is a Hello
Kitty collector, having
caught the bug when she was only
7 years old. Hello Kitty is one char-
acter in the Sanrio line of toys
based in Japan, created in 1976.
"My first purchase was miniature
colored pencils. They came with a

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mini coloring book and a plastic
storage case. My grandmother took
me to the Hudson's store in down-
town Detroit, and I loved carrying
my little pencil set. It made me
feel so important. It brings back
such wonderful memories," Deman
reminisces.
Deman has more items in her
collection than she can count, some

one-of-a-kind. Her more unique
items include a viewfinder with a
filmstrip and record, a telephone, a
toilet paper holder that plays the
song, "It's a small world," and toilet
paper from Japan. She also has
stuffed animals, towels, blankets,
pillows, aprons and porcelain items,
such as a tea set and plates.
Deman has traveled to Chicago