My mother had a wonderful button --- actually a cake tin.
I don't know how the collection got so large because when we gave something away we didn't take the buttons off!!!
I know the feeling hahaha.Since we have put our clocks forward the puzzle often arrive at the time I am checking my E Mails before bed and I can't resist doing just one.
I too have a large jar full of buttons! My 12 year old granddaughter makes purses out of plastic bags to sell. She makes a little straight piece to come over and attaches it with a pretty button so the purse will close. She gets a big kick out of picking buttons for them. I've been collection for over 40 years and have some quite old ones with rhinestones in them. She seems to really like those and has used many so far. Of course she learned from me how to do that. So good to pass tradition down.
I don't know how the collection got so large because when we gave something away we didn't take the buttons off!!!