*Please note, appointments are only made available two weeks in advance! If you're not seeing any available appointments, check back on a Wednesday or Saturday.*
Large donations (think: a carload, or an amount you'll need help unloading) must register for an appointment in advance. Please be sure to confirm that the items you are giving us are items that we are currently accepting. That list can be found here. If you can, please use the notes on your order to give us a rough idea of how much you'll be bringing.
Each donation slot is for 30 minutes, so you may show up any time within that window.
Our address is 21 Hawkins St. Somerville, MA 02143
Items that we cannot accept:
- Holiday decorations
- Towels, curtains, tablecloths
- Aerosols, or anything combustible or hazardous that may be dangerous to sort or ship(including spray paints)
- Anything with mold or mildew, especially pertaining to fabric and yarn
- Books – except for art and craft-related
- Clothing and clothing hangers of any kind
- Electronics/Appliances
- Fabric samples and tile samples
- House paint
- Small pieces of fabric (anything under 10″ x 10″), Please no scraps!
- Anything broken or needing repair, especially sewing machines
- Three-ring binders or large office supplies
Items that we accept:
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pencils, colored pencils, markers, drawing pens, erasers, sharpeners, acrylic paint, oil paint, watercolor paints, paintbrushes, clean canvases, pastels, charcoal, crafting clay, ink and ink pads, printmaking tools, calligraphy tools, hand tools, scissors, cutting mats, beads + jewelry making supplies, art storage containers, cigar boxes |
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Fibers thread, knitting + crochet tools, sewing needles, aida cloth, fabric (larger than 10" x 10", please no scraps!), elastic, zippers, leather, pins, lace, hemp, embroidery floss, rotary cutters, scissors, stencils, yarn, sewing patterns, vintage and modern notions and tools |
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watercolor paper, craft paper, scrap booking paper, wallpaper (samples), sketchbooks, notebooks, stationery, envelopes , post-it notes, glue, tape, memo books, rulers, cards, stamps, stickers, ink pads |
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art- and craft-related books, coloring books, sewing books, vintage books + maps, collage materials, vintage magazines, handmade books and zines |
Other Items We Accept:
enamel pins, patches, maps, clean planters, small gardening supplies
We also accept limited home + vintage items on a case by case basis. If you’re interested in donating items of this nature, please send us an email.
Absolutely no dumping is allowed at our location !