Isn't it amazing how many common household items can be used for sewing tricks?
If you have some extra Press'n Seal wrap in your pantry, use it to keep your loose buttons together. You can even punch holes in the sheets and store them in binders. Or just chuck them in a drawer, because you can be confident that all buttons will stay with their mates!
(This tip is going to change my life. -Ed.)
--from Colette's Snippets newsletter emailed on March 29, 2016