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
(Currently) we do NOT NEED items marked in RED
Acetate
Acrylic & Tempura Paint
Alcohol Inks
Artificial Flowers
Baby & Ball Jars
Baskets
Beads, Sequins & Jewelry Findings
Bottle Caps - Metal
Bubble Wrap
Burlap Remnants or Bags
Buttons
Canvases
Cardboard Tubes
Chalk & Charcoal
Carpet Scraps
CDs, DVDs & Cases
Clay Pots
Clothes Pins
Ceramic Tiles
Cigar Boxes (wooden)
Coffee Cans with Lids
Corks
Crayons, Pencils & Markers
Egg Cartons (cardboard)
Fabric Remnants (1+ yard)
(not clothing)
Felt
Film Canisters & Reels
Foam Sheets & Punch Outs
Game & Puzzle Pieces
Gasket Scraps
Gift Boxes & Tissue Paper
Glue & Glue Sticks
Greeting Cards (New Only)
Keys
Knitting Needles
Leather
Magnets & Promotional Magnets
MapsMatte Board Scraps
Mesh Produce Bags
Metal Pieces
Metal Washers
Metal Lids
Oatmeal Cans & Lids
Office Supplies
Old Costume Jewelry
Paint Brushes
Papers, Vellum, Acetates, Tissue Paper, Foils
Phone Wire (colored)
Picture Frames
Pipe Cleaners
Polyfill or Batting
Popsicle Sticks
Pop Tabs
Posters
Pringles Cans & Lids
Printing Supplies
Puzzle Pieces
PVC Pieces & Joints
Ribbon & Yarn Raffia
Rubber Stamps & Inks
Scrap PVC Pipes
Scissors
Scrapbooks/Photo Albums
Sewing Notions
Sewing Trims
Silverware
Sketch Pads
Spools & Spindles
Stamping Ink Pads
Straws
Thread & Embroidery Floss
Tissue Paper
Tubing (TP Rolls, Paper Towel Rolls, Large Tubes)
Vases
Welding Steel
Wire - Colored Plastic Coating
X-Rays
Yarn (wool & cotton) (Full skeins only and no white)
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