I have several clear plastic peanut jars that I use for storage in my sewing room. One for buttons, one for zippers, one for Velcro, one for my vacuum kit, one for machine needles (which I have a bunch of that I bought at an estate sale last summer). My husband loves peanuts so by the next time he emptys one, I'll have something else to store in it. Reuse, reclaim, recycle!