The manufacturer says these magnetic canisters are “ideal for storing desk accessories,” although anything larger than paper clips or pushpins will be tough. On the other hand, they’re just the ticket for storing glitter, confetti and other tiny craft supplies. Our each is a 3-pack of 1-7/8” sq x 1-3/8” deep white plastic boxes with little disc magnets in the bottom. Tops have windows so you can see what you put in them.

This isn't a book, but it's definitely book-ish. Looks like a leather-bound volume from the Bodleian but it's just a little wooden box, approx 8-1/2" x 5" x 2" (7" x 3-7/8" x 1-5/8" inside) that's perfect for stashing the jewels, cash, or whatever you need to stash in plain sight on the shelves.

A famous woodworking apprentice carves out a living today making these puzzle boxes from recycled hardwoods. Pull the secret wooden pin and the critter opens up to reveal, well, an empty velveteen-lined box, but it's just waiting for you to put your treasured jewelry, ill-gotten cash, safety-deposit box key, or candy stash inside. Your choice: the bear's head, gator's cranium, pelican, bear on a log, and angelfish all of which measure about 5-1/2" X 3-3/4" X 3-1/2". Click here for a short video.

You can store a plethora and a half of things in this staggeringly cute set of a dozen screw-top clear plastic canisters, 1-1/4" dia x 3/4" deep, that fit perfectly inside this 6-3/8" x 4-3/8" x 1" deep clear plastic lidded box. How they got those circles in a rectangle is a Euclidean mystery.

Add a little pizazz to your nitro pills! This 1-3/4" x 1/2" dia container for meds is anodized aluminum in mostly silver but also could be in blue, turquoise, purple, red, gold (our choice). It's gasketed so it's watertight. We recommend cleaning the inside with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol before using, since some have a bit of rust-colored residue in them. Flashy!

Only dentists and lawyers put their degrees on the wall. The rest of us need someplace to keep the virtual sheepskin. (Degrees have been on fake sheepskin since the 60s.) Try this hand-carved graduation keepsake safe box with a mortarboard, rolled scroll and uppity thumb on the top. Measures 7” x 3-1/2" x 2" with “to/from/date/ occasion” space inside. Carved with a hidden peg to unlock it so nobody can steal the proof of purchase for your education. Made from 100% exotic hardwoods with no paints or stains.

These 3-3/4” dia x 2-5/8” tall steel tins have clear acrylic windows in their lids so you can see what’s inside. Discreetly stamped “Mezze” on the side, which means hors d’oeuvres, pretty much, in a bunch of Mediterranean-ish languages. But we prefer keeping baubles, buttons or bows in them, though.

Or a traveling canister set? Beach pails? Glitter buckets? Insect habitats? Gift containers for people who hate surprises? Swag cans for parties? Table pieces at weddings? You decide. They’re clear, flexible plastic canisters with a steel, press-fit (and likely air-tight) lid and a swiveling handle. You pick the 16-oz, 5” tall x 3” dia cans; the 24-oz, 4-1/8” tall X 4” dia cans; or the 32-oz, 5” tall x 4” dia cans.

This spoon-tube, originally intended to accurately measure liquid medicine and keep it off the chins of medicine-takers, will hold up to (2) tsps or 10cc/ml. In see-through fluorescent green with a little foot at the front so you can put it down on a surface without losing the contents. Measures 4-7/8” long x 1/2” ID with a 1-1/4” spoon-like tip, and marked in tsps and ml/cc gradations on the side.

Just like the big red plastic party cups but in a 2-oz size, for when you graduate from beer to cocktails, perhaps, but they also make great condiment holders, paint pots, bead buckets for craft classes and hats for lab rats. Also useful for the really, really expert version of beer pong. In packages of (20).