Creative Jewelry Storage

 
For someone who never wears a wedding band [I lost them after taking them off and putting them "somewhere safe"  ] and rarely remembers to put in earrings, I sure do own a lot of jewelry.  A lot of it is costume jewelry I have inherited.  And, I rarely leave a thrift store without a new brooch...  

Storage is an issue, not because it wouldn't all easily fit in the wooden stand up jewelry box shown here, but because if I put it all in there, I wouldn't be able to see it.  And I like to SEE it, even if I rarely wear it.    So I've gotten creative over the years.  Photo frames, curl holders, a cone wrapped in blue velvet ribbon that I'm certain was originally a Christmas tree, and an ornament display rack.  Here's a closer look at each:

The Nail Clipper Collection Story

Why I Have A Nail Clipper Collection Hanging In My Hallway

[The Short version - I once made a mistake, and my children have spent more than a decade laughing at this mistake.]

Grinch Face Magnets - With Free SVG

Layered Grinch Head Magnets

Vintage Green Bean Casserole - From The Campbells Test Kitchen

 

Dorcas Reilly, who worked in Campbell’s test kitchen, created the recipe in 1955. Reilly’s dish was originally called the “Green Bean Bake,” and it gained its popularity when Campbell began printing the recipe on its mushroom soup cans.

“As one of the first full-time members of Campbell’s Home Economics department, Dorcas created ‘the mother of all comfort foods’ by simply combining two things most Americans had on hand in 1955: green beans and Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup.” 

Libby's Pumpkin Pie - The Tried & True Vintage Classic

 

Created in a test kitchen in 1929, the Libby's Pumpkin Pie Recipe created by Mary Hale Martin is still the classic no fail recipe that most use today.  The recipe has been on the can label continuously since the 1920s, with a very few small changes.  Read more of the history below [and see some of the  vintage labels and ads] but first, here's the recipe: