These watertight aluminum screw-top canisters are gasketed, lined in nylon and come with a 1" slip ring to attach to whatever. Measure just over 2-1/2" tall x 1-1/8" dia, so they're suitable for a lot of pills or any number other things you need to keep dry or safe. We'll pick one in black, red, gold, blue or green.

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. You pick: the bear's head measures approx 5-3/4” x 3-3/4” x 2” with an interior compartment about the size of a deck of cards; and the gator’s cranium measures 5-5/8" x 3-3/4" x 2-1/4" with an inner sanctum approx 3” wide x 3-1/2” long x 3/4” deep. 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!

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.

For elfin coffee pots? We know not, but this tiny plastic scoop measures just 3/4” x 1-3/16” dia with a 1-7/8” handle. Holds 11cc (0.37 oz). Mighty cute, and you’ll get a bunch of ’em. Great for classroom projects, workshops and craft rooms. Gotta keep your scoops straight.

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).