Donations are always greatly appreciated! A standard grocery bag sized donation can be dropped off any time. Please give us a call if you have any questions or if you plan to drop off a larger donation. Please don’t leave donations after hours.
Here’s a list of things we happily accept :
ART SUPPLIES:
- paper – sketch books (gently used), cardstock, graph paper, tracing paper, origami paper
- canvas – canvas cloth, stretched canvas, canvas board
- unwanted paintings on stretched canvas, wood panel or cradle board
- paint – acrylic & oil (gently used), watercolour, gouache, fabric dyes
- pencils, charcoal, ink, pastels, pencil crayons, markers
- brushes
- easels
- acetate & mylar
- glue, glue guns, tape
CRAFT SUPPLIES:
- beads and beading tools
- scrapbooking supplies
- rubber stamps & ink pads
- stickers
- washi tape
- patterned punches & hole punches
- glitter
- cork (sheet and wine corks)
- marbles, polished rocks & stones
- puzzle pieces
- popsicle sticks (clean!)
- pom poms & pipe cleaners
COLLAGE MATERIALS:
- postcards (we love vintage)
- photos & slides
- maps
- pamphlets (vintage only)
- older sheet music
- vintage books with illustrations (falling apart is fine!)
- National Geographic & Life magazines (1980’s and older)
- greeting cards & tags (older preferred)
- tissue paper
- handmade paper
SEWING & KNITTING SUPPLIES:
- fabric (interesting patterns & colours, textures preferred, clean and larger than 8X8” )
- buttons
- trim, lace, binding tape, tassels
- leather scrap (larger than 3X4″ pieces)
- buckles & fasteners
- thread & empty thread spools
- knitting & crochet needles
- yarn & wool roving
- stuffing & quilt batting
- zippers & snaps
- fun fur
- felt
- burlap
- interfacing
- sewing patterns (we love older)
- embroidery floss & hoops
- jute, string, macrame cord
- scissors & needles
FRAMING & SIGN SUPPLIES:
- foamcore
- matboard
- coreplast
- Acrylic sheets
- wood picture frames (with or without glass)
- metal picture frames (no larger than 24X36″)
- wire and hooks
- (please no glass, unless it is in a frame)
ODDS & ENDS:
- keys (we love older keys!)
- vintage items
- ornate metal pieces
- wood dowels
- pine cones, shells
- dried flowers and fake flowers
- doll parts
- cardboard tubes (please no toilet paper rolls)
- wire
- tiles ( no larger than 4X4″ – interesting colours and patterns only)
- wallpaper books
- we take in limited quantities of fabric books (no more than 5 at a time, larger than 10X10″ interesting colours and patterns only)
- cd’s (not cd cases at this time)
- calendars with interesting images
- bottle caps
- clear tubing (unused)
- glass or plastic test tubes (unused)
- copper or brass metal scrap (smaller pieces)
THINGS WE DON’T TAKE IN:
- household items & recycling (clothing, pillows, sheets, tin cans, food containers)
- used medicine containers
- things with odour, mildew & stains
- grandpa’s dentures (yes..we were asked about this!)
