Donate or volunteer – we count on you!
Your stuff and your time
keep us humming!
We LOVE donations that are
that can be turned into art or craft projects
Funky
Weird
OR
Make a Donation
Donations accepted during open store hours.
Support local schools and the arts by donating your recyclable trash!
Scrap4Art accepts scrap materials from manufacturers, stores, designers, commercial sources and from individuals. Both materials and monetary contributions are welcome. Monetary donations accepted online and in the store during open hours.
See the list below for examples of materials we accept. If you are ready to dispose of items not on the list, please give us a call or email. We frequently get special requests for items not listed.
STRONGLY NEEDED ITEMS are marked in GREEN
Frames Polyfil Pony Beads Silverware Paint Brushes
(Currently) we do NOT NEED items marked in RED
Acetate
Acrylic & Tempra Paint
Alcohol Inks
Artificial Flowers
Baby & Ball Jars
Baskets
Beads, Pony Beads, Perler Beads, Sequins & Jewelry Findings
Bottle Caps (Plastic): plain colors, no white, no writing Bottle Caps (Metal)
Bubble Wrap
Burlap Remnants or Bags
Buttons
Canvases
Cardboard Tubes (TP and Paper Towels)
Chalk & Charcoal
Carpet Scraps (20"x20" minimum)
CDs, DVDs & Cases
Clay Pots
Clothes Pins
Ceramic Tiles
Cigar Boxes (wooden-all sizes)
Coffee Cans with Lids
Corks
Costume Jewelry (Vintage)
Crayons, Pencils & Markers
Egg Cartons (cardboard)
Fabric Remnants (1+ yard)
(not clothing)
Feathers
Felt
Film Canisters & Reels
Foam Sheets (solid sheets) & Cutouts
Frames - especially sizes larger than 8"x10"
Game & Puzzle Pieces
Gasket Scraps
Gift Boxes & Tissue Paper
Glue Sticks (Hot Multi-Temp)
Googly Eyes
Greeting Cards (New Only)
Keys
Knitting Needles
Leather
Magazines (Vintage)
Magnets & Promotional Magnets
Maps
Matte Boards (for small frames)
Mesh Produce Bags
Metal Pieces
Metal Washers
Metal Lids
Oatmeal Cans & Lids
Office Supplies
Paint Brushes
Paper Punch Tools
Papers,Vellum, Acetates, Foils
Peanut Cans/Tins
Phone Wire (colored)
Picture Frames (8'x10"+)
Pipe Cleaners
Polyfill or Batting
Pom Poms
Pool Noodles
Popsicle Sticks
Pop Tabs
Posters
Prescription Bottles
Pringles Cans & Lids (2 sizes)
Printmaking Supplies
Puzzle Pieces
PVC Pieces & Joints
Raffia
Ribbon (Grosgrain & Decorative) & Raffia
Rubber Stamps
Scrap PVC Pipes
Scissors
Scrapbook Materials
Scrapbooks/Photo Albums
Sewing Machines (working)
Sewing Notions
Sewing Trims
Sheet music (old & new)
Silverware (vintage preferred)
Sketch Pads
Spools & Spindles
Stamping Ink Pads & Ink
Straws
Thread & Embroidery Floss
Tissue Paper
Vases
Velcro
Watercolor Paints
Welding Steel
Wire - Colored Plastic Coating
X-Rays
Yarn (wool and cotton. Full skeins only and no white and no eyelash yarn)
Zippers
Volunteer Some Time
Scrap4Art happens only because of its volunteers. We have many hats to wear, so we are always looking for new team members. You can help a little or a lot. Here's how:
Merchandise sorting
Inventory management
Customer assistance
Manufacturer contact
Workshop leadership & assistance
Environmental education
Grant-writing
Project creation from recycled items
Outreach to schools
Website maintenance
Publicity
JOIN OUR BOARD
We plan on expanding our board of directors! We are looking for individuals who want to share their passions and help guide us in our mission to provide access to creativity and keep usable goods from ending up in landfills.
Board members commit to year-long terms, and monthly meetings as needed. Help make a difference in your community while deepening your own leadership experience!
Just a few of the skills we are interested in adding to our team:
• Fundraising
• Community Outreach / Event Planning
• Bookkeeping / Accounting
• Grant Writing
• Marketing / Business Strategy
• PR & Communications
• Tech / Web optimization
• Craft-making
Interested individuals can send a short bio to