Material Donations

x Items that are dirty or significantly damaged

x Food or perishables

x Clothing

x Housewares such as furniture, house linens

x Food containers

x Loose pieces of glass (except stained glass)

x Broken glass/ceramics

x Unfinished knitting projects

x Toxic or unidentifiable substances

x Junk mail

x Anything with moths or moth eggs

x Materials that have strong tobacco smells or other strong odors

x Wine Corks (Alternative: ReCork accepts natural cork)

x Books (unless art/design related) (Alternative: Open Books)

x Dishes

x Computer hardware/software

x VHS tapes, cassette tapes, CDs, or their cases

x Non-working sewing machines

x Printers or other electronics

x Hanging files, file folders or binders over 2" wide

x Toys

x Knick-knacks (ornaments, baskets)

x House paint

x Magazines (except vintage, National Geographic, and art magazines, please ask)

x Paper towel/toilet paper rolls

x Egg cartons

x Styrofoam

x Architectural samples (Alternative [seasonal] Zero Landfill)

x Fabric scraps under 1 yard (sorry no fabric samples, cut up clothing, household linens, or unfinished sewing projects)

x Lightbulbs

• Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor, Tempera Paint, Gouache, Ceramic Paint

• Encaustic Paint supplies and tools

• Palettes

• Dyes, Inks

• Brushes

• Fine Art tools like: stencils, ceramic tools and glazes, carving tools, printmaking supplies

• Pencils, Colored Pencils, Crayons

• Pens, Markers, Acrylic and Paint markers

• Soft/Oil Pastels, charcoal, conte crayons, china markers

• Painting mediums, mineral spirits, linseed oil

• Cutting mats

• Moldmaking and casting materials

• Canvas stretching suppiles and canvases

• Clay and plaster

• Pigments

Please make sure all supplies are still in usable condition. Remove any dirty or dried up supplies prior to donation.

• Hot glue guns and sticks

• Glue

• Fake flowers, floral supplies

• Doll making supplies

• Candle wax, candles, candlelights

• Soap/candy molds

• Pipe cleaners

• Googly eyes

• Pom-poms

• Craft foam

• Marbles

• Pins

• Board games/puzzles

• Beads and jewelry, jewelry making supplies

• Magnets

• Masks and small costume elements

• Seashells, pebbles, craft rocks

• Glitter, rhinestones, sequins

• Sand, play clay and slime

• Miniatures, figurines, dolls

Please ensure all craft donations are organized and bagged/contained so they don’t leak or spill

• Copy paper, laser paper

• Rolls of craft paper

• Construction paper

• Cardstock

• Art paper and pads, sketchbooks

• Origami paper

• Posters

• Lined paper, graph paper

• Stickers

• Scrapbook paper

• Rubber stamps and stamp pads

• Calendars (vintage, not current)

• Playing cards

• Postcards

• Maps

• Old photos, vintage photos

• Prints, art prints, vintage prints

• National Geographics, select other magazines (please call to ask for details)

• Fabric, vintage and otherwise

  • Fabric donations MUST be over a yard in length, we do not accept scraps

• Yarn

• Knitting needles

• Untangled cords and lace, trims

• Elastic

• Zippers

• Bobbins

• Thread

• Buttons, both individual and on cards

• Sewing tools

• Embroidery hoops

• Ribbon (must be on the spool, no scraps)

• Fasteners

• Leather and Felt

Please ensure all fabric and yarn donations are clean, moth-free, and dry prior to donating. We will not accept any fabric or yarn that has dead moths/eggs, funky or strong odor such as tobacco, or is damp

• Post-its

• Thumbtacks, staples, paperclips

• Writing utensils

• Scissors, hole-punches, staplers, tape, tape dispensers

• Transparencies, sheet protectors

• Labels

• Envelopes

• Notebooks, packs of paper

• Clipboards

• Select 3-ring binders (1.5” or less, please email to see if we can accept them)

We do not accept hanging file folders or handing file folder acessories

• Foam core

• Poster board, mat board

• Modern or fancy picture frames (must have glass and backing)

• Old signs

• Plexiglass

• Silkscreens

• Vinyl lettering

• Hanging hardware

• Photo paper

• Printing paper (must be unused or stored properly)

• Cameras, lenses, straps and bags

• Camera stands, tripods

• Slides

• Slide projectors

• Old or vintage film

Any tech (cameras, projectors, etc) must be functional and working

• Tissue paper

• Greeting cards (unused, non-promotional)

• Party decorations

• Ribbons and bows

• Rolls of gift wrap

• Gift bags

Please ensure all gift bags and wrap are in neat, usable condition

• Wallpaper

• Mosaic tiles (specifically for mosaics, NO household tile)

• Paint swatches, Pantone books specifically

• Mirrors

• Shelf brackets

We do not take any house paint or furniture

• Wire

• Keys

• Nails

• Screws

• Bottlecaps

• Drafting/clip lamps

• Light kits

• Xacto knives

• Most smaller or handheld tools

• Twine and rope