Material donations

If your organization or company generates scrap, discards, or over runs which are destined for the trash or landfill, then ArtStart has an idea for you! By donating your discards or scrap to ArtStarts ArtScraps, a creative materials reuse store, your material donation reaches literally hundreds of individuals, families, and organizations, including Head Start programs, child care associations, daycare providers, social service organizations, schools, neighborhoods and many arts organizations, who shop the store. Besides supporting the creative materials and programming needs of many organizations through ArtStart, your company’s material donation is tax-deductible.

If you are interested in donating to the organization, please contact us. Pick-up of the donations can be scheduled on a one-time basis, biweekly, monthly, or quarterly. If you prefer please call in advance to schedule a drop-off at 651-698-2787. No donations excepted on Friday and Saturday’s.

Suggested Scrap Donations…

Almost any kind of non-toxic, clean scrap
Applique

Beads
Boxes-fashion or gift
Brown grocery bags
Brushes
Buttons

Cardstock
CD’s
Clay, self-drying
Colored tubes-white,blue,orange, etc.
Cones
Containers, large and small
Corks or corkboard
Costumes
Crepe paper

Decorative items such as sequins,lace,pearles, etc.
Die-cuts of any kind
Dowels

Excellent over runs
Envelopes (preferably w/out letterhead)

Fabrics, especially polar fleece,felt,velvet,fake-fur, and burlap
Feathers
Film canisters
Flexible foam material
Foam core
Foils
Frames

Glitter
Gossamer
Greeting cards (unused)

Hats and other party favors

Imaginative images

Jewelry-costume

Kodak film boxes