Where do you get your supplies?

[Inspired by Reggio]

1. Scholars Choice or Michael's depending on whose got sales for my tempera paint, water color paints, proper brushes, School white glue, finger paint paper, play clay and other 'creative art' tools
2. Stampin' Up - two way tape snails, glue sticks, aqua water color no mess paint brushes, art punches, Big Shot dies and other accents for their creation and making things for program like paper dolls and so forth ( this is my side business so helps to 'sell' to myself things to use in program )
3. Dollar Store for collage items and 'seasonal accents' I cannot make with my stampin stuff
4. Value Village or Garage Sales - awesome 'bits and bobs' like buttons, beads and so

AND the 3 R's - cause they are FREE and I do not care than how much gets used on a project and 'waste' and so forth.

Following list is in my handbook under 'ways you can help' in regards to program ...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
My goal is to help ensure a positive future for all our children. Please help is to fulfill this goal by bringing us your beautiful junk rather than sending it to the landfill. Feel free to enlist the help of coworkers, family and friends in gathering treasures for art time!

As a suggestion we could always use:

• Variety dull edged glass pieces, leftover mosaic pieces
• Shiny silver or copper pieces from the hardware store
• Unique stones or pebbles
• Small Branches, twigs, pussy willows, pine cones, moss, colorful leaves
• Potpourri / Dried flower pedals
• Collected Shells
• Colored gravel stones
• Household / Decorative glass gems
• Different colored children’s marbles
• Any size Buttons
• Any size Beads (Anything with holes in can be used for lacing/beading even your old beaded car seat cover can be taken apart to re-make into something, old Xmas decorations added to a creation, etc)
• Odd Wood scraps & shapes
• Plastic Lids from bottles, juice box
• Metal Juice-can lids
• Clear plastic lids from food containers
• Old Fridge Magnets
• Old Crystal pieces from lamps, chandeliers, etc.
• Old Glittery Costume Jewelry
• Wine Corks
• Metal Bottle / Beer Caps
• Empty Spools of Thread
• Fabric and Lace of all textures
• Variety of textured Paper
• Shiny foil and cellophane used to wrap soaps, non-nut candies, etc is great for collage work
• Scraps from your own holiday craft projects
• Gift wrap rolls, poster roll containers
• Very large clear glass condiment jars (restaurant size pickle or hot pepper jars)
• Yarn, Gimp, Hemp, Ribbon