DONATIONS

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Art Materials

Please donate only clean, usable supplies.

Accepted items include:

• Adhesives
• Alcohol inks
• Art cleaners
• Art instruction books
• Blending tools
• Calligraphy tools
• Chalk
• Charcoal
• Colored pencils
• Craft knives
• Drawing pencils
• Erasers
• Gouache
• Inks
• Markers
• Oil paints
• Paintbrushes
• Pastels
• Pens
• Scissors
• Scratchboard materials
• Spray paints (no house paint)
• Tape
• Tempera paints
• Varnishes
• Watercolor paints
• Wood art panels

Baking & Celebration Supplies

• Candy molds
• Cello bags
• Cookie cutters
• Curling ribbon
• Decorating tips
• Food-safe or gift packaging
• Gift wrap
• Invitations
• Party decorations
• Silicone baking molds
• Similar party or baking accessories

Beading & Jewelry Making

• Beading needles
• Bezels
• Bracelets
• Ceramic beads
• Charms
• Cord
• Friendly plastic
• Glass beads
• Jewelry findings
• Jewelry-making tools
• Leather pieces
• Metalworking supplies
• Mixed-material beads
• Necklaces
• Plastic beads
• Resin supplies
• Rings
• Stamping tools
• Stone beads
• Wire
• Wood beads

Crafting Machines

Functional craft machines of all types are welcome.

Creative Crafts & Hobby Supplies

• Basket weaving materials
• Candle-making supplies
• Doll crafts
• Enameling supplies
• Gems
• Glue guns
• Glue sticks
• Googly eyes
• Leatherworking tools
• Miniatures
• Mosaics
• Pipe cleaners
• Pom-poms
• Related craft items
• Sequins
• Soap-making supplies
• Soldering tools
• Stained glass supplies
• Stencils
• Other creative hobby materials and tools

Floral & Decorative Supplies

• Artificial flowers
• Baskets
• Floral tape
• Floral wire
• Foam blocks
• Millinery items
• Oasis materials

Frames & Canvas

• Blank canvases of any size
• Previously painted canvases or canvas artwork      suitable for creative reuse
• Usable picture frames in good condition

Holiday Craft Materials

Crafting supplies for seasonal and holiday projects only.

Please no completed holiday décor items.

We welcome:

• Holiday-themed fabric
• Paper crafts
• Plain ornaments
• Similar materials

Kids’ Craft Supplies

• Activity books
• Children’s craft kits with all pieces included
• Construction paper
• Foam crafts
• Other kid-friendly art materials
• Perler beads

Printmaking Supplies

• Block-printing tools
• Brayers
• Cyanotype and sun print supplies
• Gel printing plates
• Lithography materials
• Lino-cut tools
• Printmaking inks
• Screen-printing tools

Sculpture & 3D Art

• 3D printing accessories
• Ceramic tools
• Clay
• Dowels
• Model-building materials
• Modeling compounds
• Mold-making supplies
• Papier-mâché materials
• Pottery wheels
• Sculpting tools
• Wood beads
• Wood carving tools
• Wood shapes

Storage & Organization

• Craft organizers
• Jewelry boxes
• Mini containers
• Organization systems for creative supplies
• Small storage bins
• Tins

Classroom & School Supplies

• Compasses
• Crayons
• Foam sheets
• Glue
• Markers
• Other classroom-friendly materials
• Pencils
• Pens
• Protractors
• Rulers
• Scissors
• Supply boxes

Yarn, Fiber Arts & Needlework

Yarn of all types and quantities — full skeins or partials welcome.

We also accept:

• Crewel supplies
• Crochet supplies
• Embroidery supplies
• Floss
• Hoops
• Knitting supplies
• Lace-making supplies
• Macramé supplies
• Needles
• Plastic canvas supplies
• Tatting supplies
• Threads
• Weaving supplies
• Related accessories

Vintage Paper Ephemera

Interesting paper items from 1990 or earlier, including:

• Books
• Flash cards
• Game pieces
• Greeting cards
• Labels
• Letters
• Magazines
• Maps
• Newspapers
• Playing cards
• Postcards
• Stamps
• Similar vintage treasures

We love creative reuse, but there are some items we simply don’t have the space, ability, or resources to process. Please read through this list carefully before donating — it truly helps us keep our space functional, inspiring, and affordable for everyone.

• Books unrelated to art, crafting, making, or creativity
  • Exception: books from 1980 or earlier that may be useful for vintage ephemera or altered art
• Clothing
• Craft magazines
  • We know they’re full of inspiration, but unfortunately we do not have room to store or sort them at this time
  • We can accept a small number of loose project patterns (around 50 or fewer)
• Dried-out paint
• Dead markers
• Electronics
• Empty food containers
• General recyclables
• Household décor
• Kitchen items
• Packaging materials
• Pill bottles
• Sports equipment
• Supplies that are no longer usable
• Thrift-store items that are not art or craft related
• Broken tools

Holiday Donation Guidelines

Please no finished Christmas décor or completed holiday decorations.

We only accept unfinished holiday craft materials and supplies that can be creatively reused or repurposed.

Donation Condition Matters

We cannot accept donations from environments with heavy smoke exposure, mold or mildew concerns, insect issues, or rodent activity.