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A creative reuse center near me map resource!

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A custom map and international list of creative reuse centers – stores that sell upcycled materials, craft supplies, and more!

A creative reuse center near me map resource!

If you’re googling ‘ creative reuse center near me ‘ hopefully you’ll find my page! This amazing organization concept can be tough to track down because they all have different names. After stumbling on one while traveling, I decided to make a map that makes it easier to map them out. There is also an organized list below – please leave a comment if I’ve missed any that you know of! If you don’t know what a creative reuse center is, keep reading and I’ll explain. The map is at the very end of this post!

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These centers serve as secondhand stores for traditional arts and crafts supplies alongside ‘upcycled’ materials that are great for projects like plastic spools, factory offcuts of fabric or leather, old CDs, bottle tops, and more! They serve to keep things out of a landfill and often run creative classes and workshops. They’re a great place to look for creative inspiration or to pass along your old supplies or recyclables!

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You often pay by the pound or there is a flat rate to fill a bag, making it a really affordable way to get crafty. I’ve been to two in the past and stumbled on the most recent one by chance, so I decided to make a map of where all the active ones were so I could check it when we traveled! Please leave a comment if you know of one that I didn’t include.

I also noted thrift stores that are more traditional without the upcycled materials, just to keep it green!

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A creative reuse center near me map resource!

First, a list state by state (and international countries too) – keep scrolling to see the map at the end!

Please note that:

  • I will keep this list as updated as I can via comments or feedback, but always double check before stopping by!
  • Many of these places also offer workshops and classes!

Alaska

  • Treasure Trader (craft supplies only, no upcycleables)- Wasilla, AK
  • Upcycle Annex (craft supplies only, no upcycleables)- Fairbanks, AK (this was submitted by someone who works there, she affirmed that it was open to the public and included some craft supplies!)

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Idaho

Iowa

Illinois

Georgia

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

  • ricRACK (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – New Orleans, LA

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

  • Make & Mend (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Somerville, MA
  • Swanson’s Fabric (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies)- Turners Falls, MA

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

  • Tinkerhollow (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Kearney, NE

New York

  • Craft Bits & Pieces (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Fairport, NY
  • Crafting For Good (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables) – North Chili, NY
  • FABSCRAP (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – Brooklyn, NY
  • Retake/Remake – Peekskill, NY
  • Sew Green (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – Ithaca, NY
  • Sew Green (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – Rochester, NY
  • Stitch Buffalo’s Second Stitch (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Buffalo, NY
  • Up-Stitch (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Albany, NY

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

  • Sew Bewitching (fabric/sewing stuff ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies)- Oklahoma City, OK

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Outside the US

yes, I know these are large countries and I could be more specific, but I’m not confident selecting out cities/provinces/what have you so just check the map please 🙂

Australia

Canada

UK

The map:

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Anna

Thursday 24th of August 2023

Hello and thanks so much for making this list! We also have Allied Arts in Bellingham, WA where crafters can donate and purchase used items. It's called their Reuse Thrift Store. https://www.alliedarts.org/reuse-thrift-store/

Stephanie - Swoodson Says

Sunday 17th of September 2023

thanks Anna, got it added!!

Patricia

Wednesday 23rd of August 2023

Please include Untrash Creative Reuse of Richardson, TX on this list if you can, we opened March 1-- website is www.untrashcreativereuse.com -- also Pegasus Creative Reuse just opened last week in Dallas, TX--

Stephanie - Swoodson Says

Sunday 17th of September 2023

thanks so much Patricia, got both added!!

Katie

Wednesday 16th of August 2023

I live near Buffalo NEW York and we have Stitch Buffalo. It is trains and sells handcrafts made by the refugee community in Buffalo and also houses Second Stitch, a creative reuse center and hosts periodic bag sales. It's a small center at the moment but getting a lot larger soon with classrooms and workshop space. Can you add it to the map? Thanks!

Stephanie - Swoodson Says

Sunday 17th of September 2023

thank you Katie, got it added!!

Karen

Monday 14th of August 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to create this list. I've often wondered where I can take extra craft items I have.

Stephanie - Swoodson Says

Sunday 17th of September 2023

hope you get a chance to check one out!!

Mary Alice

Saturday 29th of July 2023

You can add this store that is in the UK. Community Scrapstore North Somerset https://www.facebook.com/communityscrapstorenorthsomerset

Stephanie - Swoodson Says

Monday 7th of August 2023

thank you, got it added!!

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