10 Sources of Low Cost Arts and Crafts Supplies
Whether you are you are a hobbyist, or a stay at home mum with young children always looking for neat crafts to do with the kids, are you finding arts and crafts supplies to be very expensive what’s the answer then? Where to go for cheap arts and crafts supplies ? Perhaps somewhere mentioned in the following list!
1. Check out your Local Library: For old, colorful magazines and books that they are selling off for just pennies these types of materials often make great for arts and crafts supplies or projects such as collage, mixed media and altered art.
2. Online Classifieds: Check the networks of online communities, such as craigslist, kijiji and whaggle or even eBay. You might get something to top up your stash of arts and crafts supplies at really low prices.
3. Thrift and charity stores most of them have a section for arts and crafts supplies. You might also find other items that you can turn into arts and crafts supplies such as fabric scraps beads or colorful books.
4. Also look out for jumble and bring and sales at local community centers and churches, garage sales flea markets all are great places for arts and crafts supplies at bargain prices
5. Local businesses such as Painters and Decorators, Upholsterers, tailors and dressmakers, furniture shops and interior designers may be willing to sell their scrap materials to you at very low prices. Don’t hesitate to ask them ones mans trash is another’s treasure, even Grocery stores have wooden crates and baskets which make wonderful additions to your stock of arts and crafts supplies or even great storage containers for your growing treasure trove of arts and crafts supplies
6. Look in your Local Dollar Store for cheap arts and crafts supplies not all will be quality material but it’s a good place to stock up on some basics like paint and paint brushes white glue and printed papers even more storage containers for your arts and crafts supplies
7. Discount Websites: There are many discount websites. Check them; see what online bargains you can pick up. You might find promotional codes and free shipping offers, saving yourself lots of money such places as Oriental Trading for a huge range of cheap arts and crafts supplies at very reasonable prices. Be amazed at the variety of craft supplies they carry kids’ crafts. Holiday crafts, silk flowers for a wedding bouquet, or 3D embellishments for your scrap booking project? Oriental Trading has an abundance of items and is a great spot for cheap arts and crafts supplies
8. Another gold mine for cheap arts and craft supplies is AllCraftSupplies.com, which has just about every craft item on earth – even felt and leather crafts and papier-mâché, all arts and crafts supplies that are not always that easy to locate in the high street
9. Speaking of the local high street craft chain stores such as Michaels, A. C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, or Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts are all waiting to compete for sales with in-store and online specials. Sign up with any of these businesses and receive email alerts inviting you to secret member only online only sales events each promoting their own individual arts and crafts supplies
10. While online its worth visiting and joining or subscribing to coupon and money saving sites such as Simply frugal , Bargain Moose and Redflag deals . Web sites that alert you to savings and provide great sources for download able coupons for often big discounts not only on arts and crafts supplies but general merchandise even plane tickets.
Sorry these are all Canadian sites that I frequently check out ,I am certain they have American counter parts if someone would like to make me aware of a couple so I can add them to the list, so American crafters viewing this site can be directed to coupons for discount arts and crafts supplies
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Thank you very much for the link back
I try to keep my posts updated with the Michaels craft store coupons, they seem to be really popular. I guess getting 40% off regular priced items could be pretty handy!