Monday, November 5, 2012

FOUND MATERIALS LIST

We all try to recycle and re-use, don't we? And it doesn't hurt to save a buck, either, especially with the price of art materials. So here's a list to inspire you, or to remind you of some things you may not have thought of lately. Use them to make art or in your art!

Acetate
Aluminum foil
Aluminum pans
Bamboo
Bark
Braid
Burlap
Candles
Cardboard
Cellophane
Chains
Chamois                                  
Checkers                                  
Clothespins                               
Clock parts
Combs            
Containers
Copper scraps
Cord
Corks
Costume jewelry
Doilies
Driftwood
Egg shells
Embroidery hoops
Feathers
Felt
Fishnet
Fake fur
Jars
Keys
Lace
Magazines
Masonite
Netting
Newspapers
Paper doilies
Pebbles
Pipe cleaners
Popsickle sticks
Ribbon
Rubber bands
Sand
Sandpaper
Sawdust
Sea shells
Seeds
Sequins
Spools
Steel wool
Straws, drinking
String
Tape
Thread
Tissue
Toothpicks
Toothbrushes
Twigs
Twine
Wallpaper
Wax
Wire
Wire mesh
Wood scraps
Wooden beads
Wooden blocks
Wood dowels
Wrapping papers
Yarn
And here's a link to a site with ideas on homemade art supplies & also info about re-use centers!
http://onebrowncrafter.blogspot.com/2012/02/artists-resources-recycled-art-supplies.html
 









2 comments:

  1. I am new to the world of mixed media & am really glad that I found your website. There are so many tips and ideas I want to try!

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  2. Hi, greetings from Scotland. I found your page through Citra Solv. I wonder if you can help. I am looking for someone who has a fairly recent mono laser printer that works with citrasolv. I am hoping to buy one and can't get any firms here to send me sample printouts, so need to know what models work with citra solv. Thanks

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