Plastic coffee cans hold bird seed outside for ease in filling feeders...dry and safe from moochers. Plastic dogfood containers with colored lids let you color co-ordinate all sorts of items. Binders with sheet protectors will hold patterns you have done with scraps of the item so you will have a journal of all your work, and a piece to easily find if something needs a small repair. You can also take the sheet protector to the store to match other colors to the project.