Say what you will about Valentine’s Day, it’s the candy that woos me every year. I just love how pretty the sweets are for this particular holiday…my inner pre-teen girl comes out, and I want to decorate my entire house with giant pink sugar cookies and big bowls filled with red and white jelly beans.

Of course, this presents problems for many reasons, but the biggest is that I really can’t be trusted with a big bowl of jelly beans (or M&Ms, or conversation hearts, or foil-wrapped chocolate hearts) just lying around the house. At a bare minimum, I need a lid on that candy dish, to stop my mindless grazing every time I pass by.

Over the years, I’ve learned to stash my very favorite treats in an old cookie jar in the pantry – a little something like this would keep the best treats off my mind (and out of my sweet husband’s clutches!). But I still wish I could exercise enough discipline to showcase a few pretty jars of goodies this time of year.

So, here’s the question: can you be trusted with those big bowls of beautiful heart-inspired candy on your table this holiday, are you a clandestine candy collector, or do you rank somewhere in the middle? Personally, I think this cheery little candy jar from Fish’s Eddy may be the perfect compromise… and the perfect vessel for my collection of jelly beans. — Becki S.