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

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!

**I will always make a note in my weekly newsletter when I add new ones to the list, so subscribe if you don’t want to miss anything, it is emailed out every friday!** [Last update to this list: 10/14/2024]

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!

If you like this post, check out these others while you’re here! I have lots of upcycling inspiration past these 4, just some of my favorites!

• Five tips for thrift shopping to upcycle & refashion
• 20+ upcycled thread spool crafts
• What to do with old jeans – 45+ upcycle sewing tutorials
• Why you should shop at Goodwill Outlet if you sew/craft

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 craft/sewing focused thrift stores that are more traditional without the upcycled materials, just to keep it green! I have not included any online-only stores – just places you can walk in the door.

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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! The map will not show any groups that are operating as a pop-up only without a permanent address, those will only be in the list below:

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

• Art Resource Center– Tempe, AZ

California

• Art FORM– San Diego, CA
• Art from Scrap, Santa Barbara, California
• Creative Notions (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Cloverdale, CA
• East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse – Oakland, CA
• Fabmo – Sunnyvale, CA
• Lucky DeLuxe Fabrics (fabric & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)– Orange, CA
• Material Happiness (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- San Diego, CA
• ReCreate – Rocklin, CA
• reDiscover Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Remainders Creative Reuse– Pasadena, CA
• Reuse Arts & Crafts– Berkley, CA
• SCRAP – San Francisco, CA
• The Legacy (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables) – Sebastopol, CA

Colorado

• Art Parts Creative Reuse Center – Boulder, CO
• Magpies (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Fort Collins, CO
• ReCreative Denver– Denver, CO
• The Craft Box (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Wheat Bridge, CO
• The Hidden Treasure 2  (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Longmont, CO
• Who Gives a Scrap – Colorado Springs, CO

Connecticut

• EcoWorks Creative Reuse – North Haven, CT

Florida

• Bottom of the Barrel (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Seminole, FL
• Creative Junk Therapy – Brandon, FL
• Resource Depot – West Palm Beach, FL
• Reusuable Resources ADVENTURE Center – West Melbourne, FL
• The Repurpose Project – Gainesville, FL

Idaho

• Cats Eye Creative Reuse (no constant physical location yet, takes donations/has pop up events)- Boise, ID
• The ReUse Market – Boise, ID

Iowa

• Make It Yours Upcycle Center – Maquoketa, IA
• Repurpose Rising (no constant physical location yet, takes donations) – Des Moines, Iowa
• The create/exchange– Cedar Rapids, IA

Illinois

• Creative Reuse Marketplace – Springfield, IL
• Greener Good – Arlington Heights, IL
• Stock & Pile inside Skeleton Key Antiques (art/craft/sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Rock Island, IL
• The Idea Room – Urbana, IL
• The MAC Thrifter (art/craft/sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Staunton, IL
• The WasteShed – Chicago, IL
• The WasteShed Evanston – Evanston, IL

Indiana

• Art Remains– Bloomington, IN

Georgia

• Scraplanta Creative Reuse – Atlanta, GA
• Starlandia Supply (art/craft/sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Savannah, GA

Kansas

• A Thrifty Notion (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies)- Ogden, KS

Kentucky

• Artmarkit (coming soon with a store!)- Covington, KY
• LEX Center for Creative Reuse– Lexington, KY

Louisiana

• ​Deuxième Vie Creative– Lafayette, LA
• ricRACK (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – New Orleans, LA

Maine

• Ruth’s Reusable Resources– Portland, ME

Maryland

• BlackRock Center for the Arts (no constant physical location yet, takes donations/has pop up events)- Germantown, Maryland
• SCRAP B-more – Baltimore, MD

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

• Arts and Scraps – Detroit, MI
• Learning from Scratch – Grand Rapids, MI
• SCRAP Creative Reuse – Ann Arbor, MI

Minnesota

• ArtScraps Reuse Center – St. Paul, MN

Missouri

• Arrow Creative Reuse – Springfield, MO
• City Sewing Room (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies)- St. Louis, MO
• Leftovers – St. Louis, MO
• Magpie Creative Reuse Collective (no constant physical location yet, takes donations/has pop up events)- Kansas City, MO
• Perennial– St. Louis, MO
• Scrapskc – Kansas City, MO

Nebraska

• Creative Reuse Omaha Inc.– Omaha, NE
• Stuff Creative Reuse (no constant physical location yet, takes donations/has pop up events)- Lincoln, NE
• Tinkerhollow (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Kearney, NE

New Hampshire

• DIY Craft and Thrift (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Concord, NH

New Jersey

• Propogate Studio Art Supply Thrift Shop (fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Stewartsville, NJ

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

• Reconsidered Goods – Greensboro, NC
• Remnants Thrift and Sew (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies – also has a regular thrift store that funds the community sewing space)- Mars Hill, NC
• Sunshine Creative Reuse (no constant physical location, takes donations/has pop up events)- Brevard, N
• The Art SHAC– Winston Salem, NC
• The Scrap Exchange – Durham, NC
• Upcycle Arts– Charlotte, NC
• Village Fabric Shop (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies, a portion of a regular fabric store) – Winston-Salem, NC
• 923 Fabrics & Crafts (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – Monroe, NC

Ohio

• Indigo Hippo– Cincinnati, OH
• Re-Craft Steubenville – Steubenville, OH (no constant physical location, takes donations/has pop up events. fabric & craft supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)
• Scrap 4 Art -Maumee, OH
• Scrap It Up– Cincinnati, OH
• Upcycle Parts Shop – Cleveland, OH

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

• MECCA – Eugene, OR
• ReClaim It – Portland, OR
• Scrap PDX – Portland, OR

Pennsylvania

• Art of Recycle – Ephrata, PA
• Lancaster Creative Reuse – Lancaster, PA
• Pittsburgh Center For Creative Reuse – Pittsburgh, PA
• Scraps & Skeins – State College, Pennsylvania
• The Resource Exchange -Philadelphia, PA

Rhode Island

• Creative Reuse Center of RI – East Providence, RI

South Carolina

• ReCraft Creative Reuse Center – Greenville, SC
• SCRAP (no constant physical location, takes donations/has pop up events)- Spartanburg, SC

Tennessee

• Smart Art + Craft Supplies – Nashville, TN
• Sustainable Fabric Workshop (article about them if you don’t use facebook) (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – Knoxville, TN
• Turnip Green Creative Reuse – Nashville, TN

Texas

• Artable Curiousities – Seguin, TX
• Austin Creative Reuse Center – Austin, TX
• Houston Center for Creative Reuse – Houston, TX
• Pegasus Creative Reuse– Dallas, TX
• Spare Parts– San Antonio, TX
• Texas Art Asylum – Houston, TX
• The Welman Project– Fort Worth, TX
• Thistle Creative Reuse– Denton, TX
• Untrash Creative Reuse – Richardson, TX

Utah

• Making Space Thrift Store (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables) – Springville, UT

Vermont

• rePlay Arts– White River Junction, VT
• reMake creative reuse shop– Rutland, VT

Virginia

• 757 Creative ReUse Center – Norfolk, VA
• Art Hive– Staunton,VA
• ArtSparx Creative Reuse (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables) – Altavista, VA
• Dabble Creative Reuse Center– Manassas,VA
• NOVA Creative Reuse– Leesburg, VA
• SCRAP Creative Reuse – Richmond, VA
• The Scrappy Elephant– Charlottesvilla & Palmyra, VA
• UpCycle Creative Reuse Center – Alexandria, VA
• Upsy Daisy Creative Reuse Center– Hayes, VA
• Valley Creative Reuse– Harrisonburg, VA

Washington

• Allied Arts Reuse Thrift Store (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Bellingham, WA
• Art Salvage – Spokane, WA.
• Lost & Found Crafts (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Olympia, WA
• Our Fabric Stash (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies)- Seattle, WA
• Ragfinery (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies)- Bellingham, WA
• Seattle ReCreative – Seattle, WA
• Tinkertopia – Tacoma, WA

West Virginia

• Thistlebit Creative Reuse– Elkins, WV

Wisconsin

• Hello Art Hatchery (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables)- Stoughton, WI
• Hello Happiness Creativity Center (craft & sewing supplies ONLY, no upcycle-ables) – Sheboygan, WI

Outside the US

If the website isn’t in English, I checked it with https://translate.google.com/ as best I could!

Australia

• Hawkesbury Remakery– New South Wales, Australia
• REmida Perth – West Perth, Australia
• Reverse Garbage NSW – New South Wales, Australia
• The Nest Haberdashery– Brisbane, Australia

Canada

• ArtsJunktion mb – Winnipeg, Canada
• Blenderz (fabric/sewing supplies only, no craft supplies or upcycleables)- Alberta, Canada
• Concordia University’s Used Material Depot – Montreal, Canada
• Fabcycle – Vancouver, Canada
• Hodgepodge Lodge– Alberta, Canada
• Nefelibata Arts and Crafts (fabric only, no craft supplies or upcycleables) – Saskatchewan, Canada
• Our Social Fabric (fabric only, no craft supplies or upcycleables) – Vancouver, Canada
• Urban Source -Vancouver, Canada
• WIN Resale Shop – Craft & Upcycling Store (fabric only, no craft supplies or upcycleables)-British Columbia, Canada

UK

• Children’s Scrapstore – Bristol, UK
• Community Scrapstore North Somerset – North Somerset, UK
• Scraptastic– West Yorkshire, UK
• Scrap Creative Reuse Arts Project Ltd​ – Leeds, UK
• Swindon Children’s Scrapstore – Swindon, UK
• Work and Play Scrapstore– London, UK

Netherlands

• MooiZooi– Haarlem, Netherlands
• SCRAP– Rotterdam, Netherlands

Switzerland

• OFFCUT– Zürich, Switzerland
• OFFCUT– Bern, Switzerland
  
• OFFCUT– Basel, Switzerland 
  
• OFFCUT– St. Gallen, Switzerland 
  

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