Our Free Art Supply Cabinet Refresh!

So lets be honest, our Free Art Supply Cabinet was looking a little ragged lately. It looked more like a free pile on the side of the road than what we intended it to be. Our motto is "We make reuse beautiful" and as Ithaca's original Creative Reuse store, we knew we wanted our cabinet to also be beautiful. Free shopping is still shopping, and we wanted that experience to be as pleasurable as shopping in our store.

We looked at what we already had, moved some furniture around, and got a cabinet donation from our property company. We decided the first thing it needed was a mural. Who better than Azalea, teen sewing teacher, store associate, and the creative artistry behind the Gifting Cabinet in the Northside Neighborhood? 

Her final piece shows a girl listening to music on her headphones while painting the front of the cabinet--a building where each person in the window is engaged in a creative activity.

So how does the Free Art Supply cabinet work exactly? Its pretty simple--take what you need, leave what you don't, and make art!  Inside the cabinet are a bunch of clear bins with labels so you know where to leave the things you add. Together, we'll keep it organized! 

So what kind of things would you find in SewGreen's Free Art Supply Cabinet? What ever you bring us! Definitely expect to find colorful fabric scraps, yarn, collage materials, patterns, crayons, pens, paint, notions and ribbons, and craft books. 

​We make CREATIVE REUSE beautiful!