DONATION VACATION: July 1-14, 2026

We need to take a brief break from accepting donations to clear out our back stock! If you need to donate your items immediately, please consider some of these local places.

Your donated items are like gold to us! As a non-profit community reuse center, our primary source of funding is from the sale of used creative materials.

Please review the information below about what items we accept and how to prepare them to ensure we can make the most of your generous donation.

Donation Process

  • Review our accepted items list below (información disponible en español también) and make sure we take what you have. If you have any questions, please call the shop: 720-379-5328.

    Fiber arts

    • Fabric (at least 8”x8”), patterns, notions

    • Felt, leather, faux fur

    • Looms & spinning wheels

    • Sewing machines & accessories

    • Thread, embroidery floss, roving

    • Trims, ribbon, lace, buttons

    • Yarn (must be wound)

    Paper crafts

    • Craft books & magazines

    • Envelopes, stamps, postcards

    • Paper: construction, scrapbooking, cardstock, lined, large format

    • Photos, maps, calendars

    • Scissors, paper punches, rulers, paper cutters

    • Stickers, glitter, glue

    • Vintage magazines & ephemera

    Fine art materials

    • Canvases & stretcher bars

    • Fine art papers & pads

    • Pastels & charcoals

    • Paints & brushes

    Other creative materials

    • Air drying & polymer clay

    • Beads & jewelry making supplies

    • Ceramic glazes & tiles (8" & smaller only)

    • Containers: cigar boxes, metal tins, storage bins

    • Magnets

    • Miniatures & doll making materials

    • Picture frames

    • Scrap metal

    • Shells, feathers, driftwood

    • Stained glass supplies

    • Tools for specific uses like ceramics, metalworking, etc.

    • Trophies

    • Typewriters & projectors

    • Wooden spools, dowels, samples

    Winter holidays (only accepted Aug-Oct)

    • Craft kits, make your own ornaments

    • Fabric, ribbon

    • Florals

    • Paper goods (cards, gift tags, stickers)

    • Tins, gift bags, boxes

    Items we do not accept:

    • Anything unmarked, hazardous, unusable, dirty

    • Clothing, shoes, bedding, toiletries

    • Food containers, pill bottles

    • Gift wrap, party/holiday decorations, ornaments

    • House and exterior paint

    • Kitchenware, china, pots & pans

    • Large pieces of wood (must be smaller than 2’)

    • Office supplies (binders, folders, staplers)

    • Plate glass, mirrors

    • Unsorted items (ie: a bag full of pens, buttons, beads, paint all mixed up)

    • Unwound yarn

    Please know that on occasion, due to space constraints, we may be on a donation hiatus for certain types of materials. This gives us time to reorganize and fill the floor to make room for your generous donations.

  • Unlike some other thrift stores, we do not accept boxes or bags of mixed merchandise (ie: one bag of crayons, markers, rubber stamps all mixed together). Please sort like things together.

    We do not accept dirty, smelly, or broken items.

  • We accept one box per household per week. If you have more than one box to donate immediately, please take some items to other local places (see ideas here) or come back the following week.

    Because we have such limited space, we can only accept a limited number of larger donations per month and are limited to fabric, yarn, and fine art supplies.

    Please fill out this form to see if we can accept what you have on hand.

  • Stop by the shop anytime we are open to donate your items. Come inside and look up for the donations signs. Follow the clowns back to the donation area.

    Check in with a staff member and let them know what you have to donate. Don't forget to pick up a coupon!

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Helpful Resources

There are many additional resources for recycling and reusing creative materials in Boulder County! If you have more items than we can accept, please consider taking them to one of our wonderful partners in reuse.

Donate to Art Parts

Your financial support makes a huge difference! Last year Art Parts processed over 80,000 pounds of arts and craft supplies, saving them from the landfill and getting these valuable products into the hands of over 30,000 community members. 

Donate via Colorado Gives!

Not only did this work help move Boulder closer to its zero waste goal, but we met the needs of our neighbors by offering affordable, creative outlets.

This year, we’re focusing on expanding access even further by: 

  • Keeping prices low to make sure creativity is affordable for everyone in our community. 

  • Accepting donations every day of the week to facilitate drop offs and material reuse.

Other ways to donate…

  • King Soopers shoppers can support Art Parts through the King Soopers Community Rewards Program. Customers need a registered King Soopers loyalty card account to link to an organization. If you do not yet have a loyalty card, they are available at the customer service desk at any King Soopers.

    To start supporting Art Parts: go to the King Soopers Community Rewards website; log into your King Soopers account; search for Art Parts Creative Reuse Center either by name or code TX436 and then click ENROLL.

    New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a loyalty card

  • PayPal users can support Art Parts through their Give at Checkout program. If you have an existing PayPal account, simply set Art Parts as your favorite charity for the option to make a small donation whenever you use PayPal for a transaction.

    From your PayPal account online:

    • Step 1. Login to your account.

    • Step 2. Locate the Make an Impact section on the right-hand side of the screen near the bottom.

    • Step 3. Click Set Your Favorite Charity.

    • Step 4. Search for Art Parts Creative Reuse Center and click Set as Favorite Charity.

    From the PayPal App:

    • Step 1. From your account in the app navigate to the Payments section and click on the Give tab.

    • Step 2. Click the Set Favorite Charity link and search for Art Parts Creative Reuse Center.

    • Step 3. Click and go to our charity profile.

    • Step 4. Click Set as Favorite Charity or tap the heart icon.

  • Many companies have Employee Matching Gift Programs where they will match a donation amount that one of their employees donates to the charity of their choice.

    Patagonia, Google, IBM, and Kaiser Permanente are a few Colorado employers with matching donation programs. If you are employed by one of these companies or another employer with a similar program, your donation to Art Parts could go even farther to help creative sustainability.

    Click one of the links above or check directly with your employer to learn more about how you may be able to make an even bigger impact.