How to Find Free Craft Supplies

Want some free goodies for your craft basket?

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Storage Organizers
• Storage Shelves
• Plastic Containers
• Postage Stamps
• Envelopes
• Marking Pens

1. Subscribe to free-stuff newsletters. These will deliver free, discounted and pay-postage-only offers to you.

2. Pick up a copy of "Free Stuff for Crafting, Sewing and More." The book tells you how and where to get free craft supplies and includes rebates and coupons.

3. Visit the MyFree.com Web site for everything from books to patterns to paintbrushes.

4. Keep in mind that you may sometimes be asked to pay for postage, though it should be only a buck or two.

5. Get together with other crafters and buy supplies in quantity. Request free samples when you place your order.

6. Talk to the art teachers at your local schools. Many throw out supplies that will be replaced during the summer. Paints are a particularly good steal.

7. Ask for remnants and rejects at your local craft store. Sometimes you can get a bag of leftover materials just for asking.

Tips & Warnings

• Go to garage sales when sellers are closing up. They're often willing to give you unsold crafts items for nothing or for a minimal price.
• Cal-Max (California Materials Exchange) has listings of materials offered free or at low cost. See ciwmb.ca.gov/calmax.

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Once you register, there are all kinds of supplies on this site. Some are free, some are discounted.

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on 1/30/2006 Check out your local recycling depot. Some have areas where people can drop off books and magazines. It is a gold mine for collage, card or scrap booking.

on 11/22/2005 Around the first of every month, wall covering and paint stores throw away expired wallpaper samples. If you get there, they are yours for the asking. They make great mats for photos, linings for trinket boxes, and book covers--use your imagination.

on 11/22/2005 Find a friend and swap craft supplies. Sometimes she has what you need and you have what she needs. This saves a run to the store.