Material Contributions

Do you have any items you no longer need?

Well, we would love to have them for our repurposed art workshops! We run regular workshops at schools where we introduce them to transforming ordinary items into works of art and would love your help to collect some of these items.

Here's what we take:

Household Items

  • Passata Jars
  • Jars with lids
  • CDs
  • Egg cartons
  • Film cannisters
  • Contact lens container (plastic bit not the film)
  • Gift wrap/wrapping paper
  • Books/magazines (Art & craft/design related)
  • Cardboard tubes
  • Bottle lids
  • Corks
  • Photo frames
  • Shoelaces
  • Pool noodles
  • Shoeboxes

Office items

  • Document fasteners
  • Bulldog clips/Paper clips
  • Pens/Pencils
  • Labels
  • Hole Punches
  • Staplers
  • Rubber bands
  • Rulers
  • Mailing tubes/cardboard tubes
  • Construction paper
  • Drafting paper
  • Paper/Coloured Paper
  • Envelopes

Arts & Craft

  • Paint
  • Felt
  • Printing blocks
  • Stencils
  • Stamps
  • Craft kits
  • Brushes
  • Canvases (used and unused)
  • Chalk
  • Wire
  • Crayons, glue, glitter, tape
  • Feathers
  • Marbles
  • Pipe Cleaners
  • String/twine/cord
  • Velcro
  • Raffia
  • Tissue paper

Sewing

  • Fabrics/Offcuts
  • Zippers
  • Threads
  • Yarn
  • Ribbon
  • Lace
  • Leather
  • Pins/Needles
  • Buttons
  • Crochet/Knitting needles
  • Scissors
  • Sewing patterns

Others

  • Artificial flowers/plants
  • Foamcore/matboard
  • Vinyls
  • Keys
  • Fixtures (doorknobs, handles)
  • Baskets
  • Shells
  • Sticky back vinyls
  • Wallpaper
  • Samples of carpets/curtains/furniture lining
  • Gift bags
  • Party decorations
  • Paint chip samples
  • Small ceramic tile samples
  • Skewers
  • Cellophane

Feel free to send us an email at hello@thesunshinelane.com for any questions.

If you're looking to drop materials off, please send us an email to arrange a time for drop off. Alternatively, we are at the studio most weekends so if you see us in there feel free to come in!