Containers and buckets. They have their uses.

When I go thrifting, I'm not always looking for things to resell. In fact, many things are just for me. Clothes and books are easy pickings. You'd be surprised how many designer dress shirts I've been able to pick up at the old Value Village.

Another thing that I keep my eye out for is small containers. Little buckets are perfect for candygrams! What's a candygram, you may ask? A bunch of candy, loaded into a container and decorated, complete with witty piece of prose, expressing your love. Perfect for Valentine's Day!

The one pictured is all about the smores, you know, chocolate and marshmallow. But you can add any kind of candy. Usually you try to use the candy name in your note. "You're the biggest Smartie pants I know" with a box of Smarties or "You're out of this world" with a Mars bar.

Those little buckets that are used for plants are perfect. Look for one with a handle!

You can also be more creative and shove your candy into something else, like an old Nintendo or a coffee mug. Actually, vintage mugs are perfect for Christmas candygrams. Just keep your eye out for a Santa mug and throw some candy canes in there.