We are grateful to all our donors. Because of continuing limited space and lack of storage for donations, we are asking ALL our donors to please follow our donation policy. Also, we may not be scheduling donation drop off appointments due to overstock, and/or other ArtStart programming. Wait time is usually 2-3 weeks .
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ALL donation drop offs are by appointment only. Please call 651-698-2787 or email Becky to discuss your donation. We respectfully request that you do not leave donations outside the ArtScraps building. As a small nonprofit with limited staff hours and space, we do not have the capacity to process all unvetted contributions. We appreciate your support and understanding.
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Donations must be CLEAN and usable by artists and youth. Multiples of an item is preferred.
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Please check the general list below before donating. The items we are looking for reflect the things that artists, educators, and youth most frequently want for their art and craft projects.
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Staff reserve the right to accept or decline a donation upon viewing.
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Donor is responsible to dispose of any unaccepted material.
Thank you for your continued support of ArtStart’s ArtScraps.
ArtStart’s ArtScraps Staff
In general our customers are looking for:
Appliques
Art materials (new, or gently used)
Artificial flowers
Bags: gift, grocery, boutique shop (used ok)
Beads
Bookmaking supplies
Boxes: gift, wood, decorative storage
Brushes
Buttons
Cabochons
Calendars: with nature, animal photos or art reproductions
Canvas
Cardboard cones and tubes
Cellophane on rolls
Cigar boxes
Chandelier crystals
Clay
Coffee cans
Containers with lids
Cord Cork board and corks (limited)
Craft sticks
Craft foam
Craft kits (unused)
Die cuts
Dowels
Egg cartons
Elastic
Envelopes
Embelishments
Embroidery floss
Fabric: cotton, fleece, felt…
Fake fur
Feathers
Film canisters
Floral foam
Foils
Foam core board
Frames
Foamies
Game pieces
Glass jars with lids (small – 8oz.)
Glitter
Gift wrap on rolls (winter holidays only)
Googly eyes
Gossamer
Graphics
Greeting cards (limited)
Ink pads
Jewelry
Jewelry making supplies
Journals (unused)
Keys
Lace
Leather
Letters
Maps
Marbles
Markers
Mailing tubes
Magnets (no refrigerator magnets)
Mat board
Metal bottle caps
Miniature figures and accessories
Mylar
Natural materials: bark, driftwood, pine cones
Needles: crochet, sewing, felting, knitting
Notebooks
Oatmeal containers
Office supplies (limited)
Paint: art and craft acrylic, watercolor, oil …(no house paint)
Paper: all kinds
Paper towel rolls
Party decorations
Pastels: oil, chalk
Patterns
Prescription bottles
Pencils (no used #2)
Photos (limited)
Plastic bags (new 2″X3″- 9″X12″)
Plastic tubing
Polyfill
Postcards
Poster board
Print making supplies
Puzzle pieces
Ribbon on rolls
Rocks and stones
Rubber stamps
Scrabble pieces
Seashells (limited)
Sequins
Sewing notions
Skewers
Slides (limited)
Spools: wood, plastic
String
Stained glass
Stickers
Stock books
Styrofoam: balls & shapes
Tablets
Tag board
Tape
Tennis balls
Tile ( new, no larger 6″X6″)
Tins
Tissue paper
Transparencies
Trophies (not broken)
Unusual and unique items
Upholstery samples ( 14″X18″ prefered)
Vintage: magazines, cards, black and white snapshots
Velcro
Wood: spools, blocks, decorative shapes, chop sticks…
Wire
Watches
X-stitch supplies
Yarn (1/2- full skeins)
Zip lock bags (new 2″X3″-11″X14″)
We do not accept:Clothing
Home furnishings
Glassware or dishes
House paint
Linens
Magazines (National Geographic and vintage only)
Packing materials
Used gift wrap
Used toys
Wood scraps
Large tile
If your company or organization generates discards, overruns, or scraps, please consider donating to ArtStart’s ArtScraps Creative Materials and Ideas Center. Your discards will reach hundreds of individuals, families, and organizations. Your materials donation is tax deductible.
Thank you for your continued support!
ArtStart’s ArtScraps Creative Materials and Ideas Center Staff
