Annual Art Re-Swap

Today I am going to show you some fun pictures of super cool art teacher finds that I picked up at an Art Re-Swap.  My city has an art supply swap at least once a year and it is probably one of my favorite events of the year!  How it works is people bring in old supplies and “stuff” that can be used in art projects.  Then, you can take anything you want from the piles of stuff other people bring in.  It’s all free!   Local artists, businesses, teachers and other people come to donate their old items.  Don’t you just get all excited when you find vintage ephemera, buttons and FUN COLORFUL THINGS?

The first thing I found which was pretty cool was this wallpaper book.  Aren’t these some beautiful patterns?

Mat board pieces are always great to use for painting on, mounting artwork or creating sculptures.  Many frame shops will donate their pieces for free or low cost.

I found several sheets of deep purple/silver star paper.  Yay!

Here is a small selection of fabric and fiber materials that I liked.

I found a bag of brown lunch bags, some colorful googly eyes, chalk, buttons, jewelry tool, streamers and beads.

Did you know that if you have this thick gray telephone wire and cut it open, there is colorful wire inside?

This is the colorful wire that is inside the gray telephone lines!  I don’t really know where else you can get this, but maybe you can ask a telephone company.

Isn’t it gorgeous?

I can’t believe someone was getting rid of these amazing crepe banners.

I have one of these hanging in my room and I am saving the other ones to decorate during an art show.

A large pile of good paper.

These fun wood shapes!  LOVE!

Jar of smooth stones.  I have a couple nature sculpture projects I am planning on doing this year.

And this little wooden canoe.  I saw this and thought it would be adorable for my kids to play with.

Vintage photographs are so fascinating.  And this chunky necklace is super fun.

Here are lots of vintage fashion pictures.  These would be fun to put in my art journal or use to make a collage.

When I saw these vintage greeting cards and ephemera I knew I just had to have them.

This was a daily calendar with some interesting scientific drawings.

Do you have any art supply swaps like this in your town?  Can you think of any good art projects to do with the supplies I found?  Tell me in the comments!

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