Two great loves in the Thompson household are art and architecture. While you can’t have one without the other, there is one place that shows the true meeting of the two: Uniquely designed stained ...

So a friend into stained glass gave me a "starter kit" (in order to convert me into her hobby methinks): a soldering iron with tips & stand, tip cleaner, and an assortment of glass. Really neat pieces ...

A glass box with a metal frame is perfect for keeping jewelry and spare change. But anything that's more private, like medication or personal notes, can't be stored in a glass box for obvious reasons.