The make excellent little terrariums for succulents. You can use them for storage containers, place by your stove and fill with wooden spoons and other cooking utensils. Try filling with glass marbles and place a tealight or votive candle in the marbles,
If you have far too many, don't toss them. Either paint them or decorate them like a bunch of Hometalkers have posted here and even if you need to buy flowers or greens, use them as gifts for others. When my next door neighbors mom passed, I grabbed an old vase, tied a bunch of pretty ribbons and bows on it and cut a bunch of greens from my yard, popped over to the grocery store, picked up some flowers, plopped them in and took over to her. She was so grateful. I have used them as gifts like this till I only had as many as I could possibly use myself. If you have flowers or roses, cut them and place in your home. You deserve to have beautiful things too. ☺
Add texture to them and paint them. You can then use them to store craft supplies, fresh-cut flowers, pens and pencils, kitchen utensils...here's a video showing you how it's done: http://www.hometalk.com/22294471/old-world-style-fall-kitchen-canisters (video is at the bottom of the page.)
Decorate them and use to add flowers and use as hostess gifts when you are invited to dinner. Look on this site. There are tons of ideas how to decorate them.
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Old World Style Fall Kitchen Canisters
More ideas here:
https://www.lovingly.com/featured-content/unwrapped-blog/lifestyle/10-ways-to-repurpose-your-old-flower-vases/
Donate some to Goodwill or other charity.
Decorate them and use to add flowers and use as hostess gifts when you are invited to dinner. Look on this site. There are tons of ideas how to decorate them.