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Today, November 16, is International Button Day. I’m sure many of you remember the excitement of being a kid and getting to pick through gramma’s button box. I know I loved the colours, shapes and beauty of these little treasures. My Great Aunt would affix them to the lids of old card boxes with pipe cleaners, grouping them with similar scenes, then enter the cards in the fair for judging. Here’s a picture of just a couple of the cookie tins and tobacco cans I inherited.  In days gone by, everything from a garment was saved. After it had been …