During the holiday I helped my Mom get down little used serving dishes. One of them that was brought down during the dish shuffle was this domed candy dish. My Mom has never used this candy dish but it was my grandmother's (her mother-in-law). She asked if I wanted it, the answer but of course! She told me that my Dad bought it at a dime store for my Grandmother when he was young. I'm guess it was purchased in the mid to late 1940's. 

This candy dish sat on my Grandmother's coffee table in the living room for as long as I can remember. She filled it with ribbon candy during the holidays. Not a kid's favorite candy but is sure was pretty to look at. Now it is filled with pink and white M & M's and was the starting point for my Valentine's Day display. I added another candy dish filled with hearts, a creamer with a dried rose, champagne flute and vintage pin.
















That lidded dome was tall and I'm sure hard for little hands to handle. The rim of the dish has several chips but it does not diminish it's beauty. Kind of like lines on someones face, they added character.

Usually when I take photos of my jewelry, it's all clumped together in a small ingredients dish or dozens of strands hanging from the same three wall hooks, which is how they hang in real life - no very good for preservation or for sharing my collection. This time I decided to remove a few of my favorite pieces from the clutter to share.