Many were made of glass in factories in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. The craft of making cookie jars expanded to ceramic and porcelain just as families were getting bigger after World War II.

Who wouldn’t want to store their cookies in this rotund cookie jar? Made in the 1950s, the ceramic and porcelain jar is an antique collector’s dream, especially if you collect vintage kitchenware.

The easiest cookie jar-to-planter conversion is simply slipping an already-potted plant inside a ceramic container with no drainage. As long as the nursery pot and the jar's mouth are compatible ...

And the latest finds that I'm getting for every room in my home are actually fan-favorites from last holiday season: $5 glass ...