Donations

As we get closer to opening we'll be hosing donation days to give people a chance to donate those unused supplies and tools. To help prepare we've gathered a list of items we will not be accepting and a much longer list of things we will be accepting. Stay tuned for donation day announcements.

Donation Use Statement

All donated items become the property of The Craft Apothecary. Donations may be used as community tools and supplies or sold through our secondhand shop at The Craft Apothecary’s discretion. Proceeds from all sales directly support the programs, classes, and shared creative spaces of The Craft Apothecary and Owatonna Makerspace at The Rose Street Center. Thank you for your support!

Items Not Accepted

Boxes/bags with mold, animal droppings or insects
Items that smell smokey or mildewy
Broken, Damaged, or Unusable Items
Hardend clay, glue, paint, Play-Doh
Household linens with the exception of some quilts finished or unfinished or vintage and reusable linens
Household paint
Building supplies*

* unless requested by Owatonna Makerspace

Costumes, parts of costumes, costume jewelry
Household recyclables such as paper towel tubes, boxes, empty food containers
Clothing of any kind
Classroom decor and teaching curriculum items
(this may change in the future depending on available space)
Wedding or Party Decor
Candles (unless it is candle making supplies)
Holiday decorations

Accepted Items

A few items that we are looking for as we start out:

The Craft Apothecary

Art, craft, and hobby supplies (fabric, craft paint, art brushes, yarn, paper, scrapbooking materials, beads, etc.)
Crafting tools and equipment
Storage bins and containers for organizing materials
Art and craft books and patterns for sewing, crochet, knitting, etc.
3 tier rolling craft carts (such as the crafting once found at IKEA/Michael's/etc.)

Owatonna Makerspace

Wood—2x4's and plywood
Building tools, small equipment in good working condition, screws, nails, etc.
Stained Glass materials and tools

Rose Street Center

Microwave

Fine Art

Art Drawing Tools
Art Portfolios
Art Paper
Art/Jewelry Storage Containers
Bingo Daubers
Blenders (art)
Brayers
Canvases (new & painted)
Cardboard Sheets (greater than 8x10)
Charcoal
Clay & Clay Tools
Coffee Filters
Colored Pencils
Coloring/Activity Books
Construction Paper
Cotton Balls & Q-tips
Crayons
Doilies (paper)
Drawing & Sketch Boards/Pads
Easels
Erasers (art)
Feathers
Foil Paper & Gold Leaf
Gems
Glue
Glitter
Interior & Tile Samples (3" or less)
Loose Game Pieces
Magnets
Maps
Marbles/Glass Beads
Mat Board (8" x 10" or larger)
Mirrors (12"x12" or smaller)
Paint (spray, craft, and fine art)
Paint Brushes
Palettes
Paper Making Supplies
Pastels (oil or chalk)
Photography Slides
Photos
Scissors
Silk Screen Tools
Solvents (fine art)
Tape
Tiles
Tissue Paper
Varnishes (fine art)

Craft and Scrapbook

Adhesives
Balloons
Baskets
Beads
Bells
Bubbles
Candle Making Supplies
Chipboard
Clothespins
Coffee Filters
Cookie Cutters
Cord & Laces
Corks
Craft Felt
Craft Foam
Craft Kits (new or mostly new)
Cutting Tools & Mats
Craft Wood
Diamond Art Kits and Leftover Drills
Doll Parts and Supplies
Ephemera
Film Canisters
Floral and accessories
Glue
Glitter
Googly Eyes
Grommets & Grommet Tools
Hot Glue Guns & Glue Sticks
Jewelry Making Supplies & Tools
Lights (Studio) and Light Boxes
Medals/Awards/Ribbons
Miniatures
Mirrors (12"x12" or smaller)
Paper Cutters
Paper Punches
Pipe Cleaners
Photos
Pom Poms
Popsicle Sticks
Postcards
Raffle Tickets
Rope, String, Twine, and Paracord
Rotary Cutter & Blades
Sand (craft, colored)
Scissors
Scrapbooking Paper & Supplies
Shrinky Dinks
Soldering Gun
Stained Glass and Supplies
Stamps and Stamp Pads
Stencils
Styrofoam (Craft and Floral only)
T-Squares and Rulers
Tape
Tiles
Tissue Paper
Tokens/Coins
Tongue Depressors
Vinyl Letters
Wood Burning Tools
Wreath Forms (for doors)
Yardsticks

Textiles

Appliqués
Batting & Stuffing
Bias Tape
Buckles
Burlap
Buttons
Cotton Quilting Scraps (6” or bigger)
Crochet Hooks
Crochet Thread
Cross-Stitch Supplies and kits
Decorative Mesh
Embroidery Supplies and Kits
Fabric
Fabric Scraps (6” or bigger)
Fabric Bolts
Fabric Dye & Paint
Felt (3" or bigger)
Fleece (6" or bigger)
Fur & Faux Fur
Handiwork Supplies
Home Decorating Fabric
Interfacing
Knitting Supplies
Iron-On and Sew-on Patches
Lace
Leather
Leather Tools & Dyes
Needlepoint Supplies and Kits
Notions (bobbins, pins, needles, thimbles, snaps, etc.)
Ribbon
Sewing Supplies
Thread Spools
Trim, Cording & Tassels
Tulle
Velcro
Yarn
Zippers

Donation Days will be advertised here and on Facebook and Instagram.