April 13, 2022

In Honor of Earth Day SCRAP Creative Reuse Roundtable Chat Join SCRAP Creative Reuse for a brief roundtable discussion on creative reuse, sourcing materials for reuse arts and crafts projects,…

March 3, 2022

Spring Craft Kits! Featuring Instructions for: Marble Maze Bug Kits Nature Journal Felt Snail Stuffie Find the Kits on our Online Stores! SCRAP PDX Online SCRAP A2 Online Download the Lesson…

January 14, 2022

SCRAP Guides and updates to our Education Programming! We’re excited to share some fun updates in our Educational programming! SCRAP education programs teach the concepts and benefits…

November 29, 2021

SCRAP Creative Reuse Winter Craft Kits Featuring Instructions For: Holiday Card Making Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Winter Hat Garland Gnome Ornaments Felt Yeti Stuffie Find the Kits on our Onlin…

October 21, 2021

Creative Reuse Artist Highlights We wanted to Celebrate National Reuse Day, October 20th, this year by sharing some of the great creative reuse projects and artists we've met at SCRAP Creative…

August 31, 2021

SCRAP Creative Reuse Fall Craft Bundles! Featuring Instructions for: Fabric Pumpkins Spooky Garland Fabric Ghosts Paper Plate Owls Find the Bundles on our online stores! SCRAP PDX Online S…

August 11, 2021

Creative reuse in community building and sustainable fashion Creative reuse, also known as upcycling or repurposing, is a necessary and essential element of both waste reduction and sustainab…

August 3, 2021

Recent Earth911 Articles on Creative Reuse! This past July, Earth911 published 2 great articles on creative reuse. Earth911.com a great online resource for environmental articles, recycling da…

June 7, 2021

Enjoy Camp SCRAP Crafts & Activities at Home! The Camp SCRAP Bundles feature all the fun, inspiration, and play of our Camp SCRAP activities – packaged nicely for you to explore reus…

May 12, 2021

Learn to Make Your Own Plastic Bottle Plant Hangers! Check out our fun tutorial that shows you how to make your own plant hangers from a plastic bottle! Learn about our global plastic pollutio…

April 19, 2021

How do you choose to reuse the unique materials at SCRAP Creative Reuse? Earth Day is April 22nd, and in order to celebrate creative reuse and sustainability, we investigate the History of Stu…

March 2, 2021

SCRAP presents: The Story of Plastic At SCRAP we emphasize reuse, and more specifically creative reuse, as an important factor in practicing sustainable behavior. But we also want to examin…

February 8, 2021

You can send a palentine to your friends and family any time of year! These are fun and easy to make, and a great little gift to find in the mail. Use a variety of craft materials from around…

January 20, 2021

What can you do about creative reuse? SCRAP wants to give you some helpful tips and reminders to practice creative reuse in our lives! There’s always something we can be better about reu…

January 4, 2021

Start your year with the resolution to reuse! Create your vision board to manifest your goals! SCRAPpy New Year all you crafters and creatives! We are kicking off the new year with inspiration…

December 14, 2020

Collage Art, Zine Making, DIY Envelopes, and How to Make CD Spinners - Creative Reuse Inspiration from SCRAP! At SCRAP, we hope to inspire creativity and reuse through our affordable materials…

November 30, 2020

December 1st is Giving Tuesday! “What’s Giving Tuesday?” - you ask. Well, after a post-holiday weekend of shopping (hopefully you shopped small and local to help those small…

November 16, 2020

Creative Reuse Gift Ideas It’s been a tough year for so many of us, and the holiday season can bring additional stressors and difficulties. Art, crafting, and creativity are inspiring ou…

October 26, 2020

Try these creative reuse pumpkin craft ideas! We hear it’s the season for “PSLs” and to us that means Pumpkin SCRAP Love! If you love all things pumpkins in the Fall, check…

October 19, 2020

National Reuse Day The 5 R's of Sustainability National Reuse Day is October 20th and it’s a day to celebrate reuse as a central tenet of sustainability. Reuse is a popular term now-a-da…