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| - This is always my first stop whenever I do a creative project. There is a huge selection of art and craft supplies--some ordinary and some deliciously offbeat. Some of their offerings include vintage photographs and slides, game pieces and playing cards, yarns and fabrics, pretty papers, crafting tools, tins and spools, and some fabulous ephemera. All of it donated / recycled so it has the ambiance of a really awesome upscale garage sale.
The prices are shocking in a good way ("Seriously? Just two dollars for all of THAT?") and all the money earned benefits the local school system, so you can feel good about that as well.
The only negatives are the limited hours and the fact that it can be a bit confusing for a new buyer to understand how the items are priced. (Many items are sold by weight.)
They also host some events now and then, which are specialized sales of an extra roomful of specific items (camera equipment, fabrics, jewelry, etc.)
If you want to donate things, be sure to check out their online information (website, Facebook) beforehand. There are specific items they take and others they don't, plus lately there are some time frames -- maybe a couple of weeks at a time --where they are just processing previous donations and not taking any new ones.
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