Clear plastic organic egg cartons are great for storing balls of perle cottons. I do a large amount of wool applique and have my perle cottons sorted by color in these plastic egg cartons. I can see at a glance which container I need to pull for a certain color and it keeps them neat and dust free. My hubby made me a carry-all using 6 small coffee cans screwed to a piece of wood and then added a drawer handle at the top for carrying. Once I filled it with tools it was to heavy to tote but great for organizing tools upright so I can easily see them. Tools in my tote include: hammer used for beating thick seams into submission, chop sticks for poking polyfil into pincushions, coat hanger wire with bend on one end for pulling elastic thru casings, marking pens, etc. It's great to have a designated place for everything.