UPDATE: The winner is…Denise Fidler!
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The problem with collections is that they take up space and are often non-functional. The other day on Delilah’s Corner, I shared a photo of my collection of vintage vanity table powder jars, to start a conversation about weird collections anyone might have. Yes, powder jars were a thing. Mine don’t contain powder! My jars date back from the 1930s to the 1950s. See all those swans below? You can rest a lipstick tube between the wings. So cool! Okay, so maybe you just see them as dust collectors, but I adore them—especially, the animal-themed jars.
Anyway, I gathered all my jars for the photo then started to put them back in my bathroom, but my counter is really jam-packed with these things, so I thought I’d spread them around the house.
Here’s where this one wound up—on my desk. It’s actually my favorite and from the 1930s. And no, those white spots on my desk aren’t dust or dandruff—they’re divets in the wood like someone took an icepick to the surface! Anyway, for a chance to win a download of your choice from my backlist, give me a suggestion for what I should use the jar for. Have fun! Be creative or silly!
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positive affirmation messages when you need them. Sort of like fortune cookies.
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I keep a little jar of candy by my desk.
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Candy stash
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My gran always kept a few quarters in the jar with the swan (a beautiful blue glass) on the telephone stand. When you were going somewhere, you took a couple of quarters with you to call. My grandma used to tell her kids that ‘if the beautiful swan you are out with turns into a stinking skunk”, then you have the coins to call for a ride.
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Saw the green powder box first and commented there. Hubby n I had a antique store that mostly had glass. Have them all over the house. One year for Christmas I used all the bowls and glasses for dinner.
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I have a few of those! I keep odds and ends in a couple… safety pins, paperclips, a tube of superglue. The one on my desk holds stamps (the kind you use on letters, lol)
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Those are very beautiful and they look good everywhere.
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lottery tickets
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I think paper clips and spare change.
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If it was on my desk I’d put some candy in it!
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Is it bad I’d want to fill them with chocolates? That’s the first thing that popped into my head so that’s what I’m sticking with!
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Either slips of paper that you jot down things/moments you’re grateful for OR ideas for fun things to do later…
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Thanks for all the great suggestions! I think I’ll make it a “manifestation” jar. You know, put wishes on little pieces of paper and store them there.
The winner of her choice of one of my backlist stories is…Denise Fidler! Denise, congrats! Email me at delilah@delilahdevlin.com to let me know which story you want me to email to you!