DIY to go

This is a small (about 4"H) box.  I made it about 15 years ago out of scrap fabric and whatever it was I had bought in a round cardboard container.  It came out pretty well, considering my utter lack of talent with anything even remotely crafty. 
It has been in use for the whole time since I made it.  I think originally I kept cotton swabs in it; more recently, it held my vast collection of nail files and emery boards.

But . . . I'm looking to justify keeping other things, which can only be done by putting *them* to use.  I've moved my nail care implements to a blue and while ceramic tumbler - so this can go.

That reminds me of how I've gradually worked this out in my bathroom.  A similar tumbler holds thermometers - both digital, and the old mercury ones I like to keep (but obviously would never use).  A tall tumbler holds toothbrushes, a chocolate cup now houses the cotton swaps, and my grandmother's hair receiver holds a makeup brush.

I do something similar with the kitchen junk drawer.  Since I insist on keeping my parents' old chipped coffee mugs, I can at least use them to hold wire nuts and wall anchors.