I, too, love buttons. I do make things with them, but mostly they are in fancy glass jars and vases and just look pretty. When I was little (many, many years ago) I use to sit in my mothers sewing room and play with her buttons by the hour. I collect all sorts of buttons, but mostly antique buttons. If you would like, I can send you may address, hehe. You can give it to your friends and relatives & when they pick up buttons, they can give them to me instead of you.