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!**
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!
- 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 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
- Art Resource Center– Tempe, AZ
California
- Art FORM– San Diego, CA
- Art from Scrap, Santa Barbara, California
- East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse – Oakland, CA
- Fabmo – Sunnyvale, 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
- ReCreative Denver– Denver, 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
- The ReUse Market – Boise, ID
Iowa
- Make It Yours Upcycle Center – Maquoketa, IA
- The create/exchange– Cedar Rapids, IA
Illinois
- Greener Good – Palatine, IL
- The Idea Room – Urbana, IL
- The WasteShed – Chicago, IL
- The WasteShed Evanston – Evanston, IL
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
- LEX Center for Creative Reuse– Lexington, KY
Louisiana
- ricRACK (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – New Orleans, LA
Maine
- Ruth’s Reusable Resources– Portland, ME
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
- Perennial– St. Louis, MO
- Scrapskc – Kansas City, MO
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
- Reconsidered Goods – Greensboro, NC
- 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
Oregon
- MECCA – Eugene, OR
- ReClaim It – Portland, OR
- Scrap PDX – Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
- Art of Recycle – Ephrata, PA
- FABSCRAP (fabric ONLY, no upcycle-ables or craft supplies) – Philadelphia, 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
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Creative Reuse Center of RI – East Providence, RI
South Carolina
- ReCraft Creative Reuse Center – Greenville, SC
Tennessee
- Smart Art + Craft Supplies – Nashville, 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
Virginia
- 757 Creative ReUse Center – Norfolk, VA
- Art Hive– Staunton,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
- 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
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
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
- REmida Perth – Australia
- Reverse Garbage NSW – Australia
Canada
- ArtsJunktion mb – Winnipeg, Canada
- Concordia University’s Used Material Depot – Montreal, Canada
- Fabcycle – Vancouver, Canada
- Our Social Fabric (fabric only, no craft supplies or upcycleables) – Vancouver, Canada
- Urban Source -Vancouver, Canada
UK
- Children’s Scrapstore – UK
- Scrap Creative Reuse Arts Project Ltd – UK
- Community Scrapstore North Somerset – UK
- Swindon Children’s Scrapstore – UK
Randy Norris
Tuesday 19th of March 2024
Please add: The Art SHAC (Second Hand Art Collective) Winston-Salem NC
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Sunday 24th of March 2024
fantastic, thank you! got it added!
Kelly
Monday 5th of February 2024
This is a great list!
We've got 8 in VA now! Dabble Creative Reuse Center in Manassas (www.dabblecrc.com) Valley Creative Reuse in Harrisonburg (www.valleycreativereuse.com) Art Hive in Staunton (arthive.art) NOVA Creative Reuse in Leesburg (www.novacrc.org)
BARB REYNOLDS
Sunday 18th of February 2024
@Stephanie - Swoodson Says, we'd love to be added! www.destashco.com. We are just getting started in Dallas, online only currently, but hoping to be growing and growing! :)
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Saturday 17th of February 2024
Fantastic, thank you so much!! Got them all added :)
Melanie Adsit
Monday 5th of February 2024
We just started one in VT! We serve the Upper Valley of VT/NH. Thank you for creating this resource!
rePlay Arts, White River Junction, VT. www.replayarts.org
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Saturday 17th of February 2024
fantastic, hope it goes super well for you! got you added - and manually added to my custom map but just FYI you didn't seem to pull up on google maps just searching your name :)
Ray
Tuesday 19th of December 2023
The Clever Octopus in Salt Lake City, UT recently permanently closed
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Saturday 17th of February 2024
I hate to hear that but thank you for letting me know, deleted them
Tracy
Friday 1st of December 2023
Searching for an arts reuse space in Vermont and found https://replayarts.org/ 😎
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Saturday 17th of February 2024
yay!! got them added, thank you!