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Brooklyn Creative Reuse Incorporated

Brooklyn Creative Reuse promotes sustainability and creativity by providing a space for the community to donate, shop, and learn about reusing materials. Their mission is to inspire innovative art practices while reducing waste in Brooklyn.

Join us for the inaugural meeting of the Brooklyn Creative Reuse Craft Club! Bring your own project to work on, make a gorgeous collage, or peruse some of BCR&rsquo;s fabulous materials and get inspired to start something new!&nbsp;

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Craft Club

Volunteer with Brooklyn Creative Reuse in our store at Industry City! We receive hundreds of pounds of donated art supplies a month (sometimes a week!) that need to be sorted, priced, and organized. If you&#39;re interested in helping out with our mission of keeping art supplies out of the landfill and making Brooklyn more sustainable and creative, this might be the experience for you!&nbsp; As a thank you for volunteering for 3 hours, you can take 1 tote bag&#39;s worth of art supplies home with you. Address for volunteering sessions: Industry City, Building 2. 254 36th Street, Space C244 (Floor 2).

Volunteer at Brooklyn Creative Reuse's Store

~Rescheduled date~ Handsew a beautiful custom sleeve for medications using reclaimed felt from our shop 🧵. Learn simple hand‑sewing (running stitch, beading, blanket stitch) while turning leftover supplies into something custom, cute, and functional. All levels welcome. This workshop is led by Haele Wolfe and is sponsored in part by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council. Tickets are free, but please let us know if you can&#39;t make it after RSVPing so we can release the ticket to someone else!

Create a Custom Medicine Case (rescheduled)

Enjoy an evening at Brooklyn Creative Reuse yapping and crafting! Bring a project or start a new one with the materials in the store! This event is BYOB, 21+.

Yap & Craft

Come finish up the last details of your Halloween costume, or get started on a new one, with supplies from our store and guidance from Sera Ghadaki 🎃🎃🎃 Sera is a fashion and architectural designer and the founder of ATELIER SERA GHADAKI, with extensive experience in sewing and garment making. She&#39;s been making Halloween costumes for herself and others for over a decade and loves helping people bring their ideas to life using reclaimed and repurposed materials.Wherever you are at in the process, drop in for a creative, hands-on evening of costume making! This workshop is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature and administered by Brooklyn Arts Council. If you RSVP and then are not able to make it, please let us know so we can release the ticket to someone else.

Halloween Costume Workshop

Brooklyn Creative Reuse, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://choosecarousel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Carousel</a>, and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.brooklynstitchstudio.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Brooklyn Stitch Studio</a> are teaming up for a kids&#39; clothing repair event! Join us for a hands-on (parents-only) event to help your child&#39;s wardrobe last longer while keeping textile waste out of landfills. Repair specialists will be available to help you with sewing on patches, fixing a tear, and giving stain-removal advice. Light bites and drinks will be available while you mend. There are two sessions available: 6:30pm-7:30pm and 7:30pm-8:30pm. Please choose one. Bring 1-2 items with you that you&#39;d like to start mending or that you&#39;d like advice on. Thursday, October 156:30 - 8:30pmThis event will be hosted at Brooklyn Stitch Studio 117 9th St Studio 102, Brooklyn, NY 11215 This event is sponsored by, in part, by the Citizens Committee of New York City&rsquo;s Community Leaders Grant.

Stitch It, Don't Ditch It: Kids' Clothes Repair Fair

Join us for a collage workshop led by Laura Salvatore and leave with a masterpiece made with all reused materials! This workshop is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature and administered by Brooklyn Arts Council. Workshop is October 10th, 6-8pm at Brooklyn Creative Reuse 254 36th Street, Brooklyn. If you RSVP for a ticket and then are unable to attend, please let us know so we can release your ticket to someone else!

Collage Workshop

Do you have a weird kitchen item laying around, or maybe an old toy that would look so much better with a light in it? Join us for our Lamp That Thing workshop! Students will learn how to disassemble and creatively work with thrifted materials to transform them into functioning lamps. Basic wiring and tool instruction will be taught in this class as there is no previous experience required. Students can expect to choose an item that the instructors have brought with or bring an item with them from home. Students will leave class with 1-2 completed lamps, lightbulb included! This workshop is being held on 2 days - pick the one that works for you!

Lamp That Thing!

What is your super power? What do you want the world to know about you?&nbsp;World&#39;s Best Hugger? Earth&#39;s Gayest Uncle? Nap Team Captain?&nbsp;Well now you can SHOUT IT TO THE PEOPLE! Join Brooklyn Creative Reuse and The Craft Salon to create your very own SELF-CONGRATULATORY BADGES. In this free workshop you will build a wearable medal to tell everyone you see how special you are. Don&#39;t be shy - we all need a little power booster now and then. Wear it to your family holiday table. Wear it to that meeting. Wear it to school drop-off. Put the world on notice - YOU ARE THE BEST AT THAT THING! No experience necessary. Just show up and craft with us.&nbsp;SUNDAY, Nov. 8th6 - 9 pmBrooklyn Creative Reuse 254 36th St., Space C244 This workshop is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.

Self-Congratulatory Badge Workshop

Help Brooklyn stay creative and sustainable! ♻️&nbsp;Volunteer with Brooklyn Creative Reuse at the BK Library Swap to support free, community-powered art supply sharing and reuse. This event is at the GERRITSEN BEACH LIBRARY IN GERRITSEN BEACH. Learn more about the event here:&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/craft-supply-swap-gerritsen-beach-large-20261114-1200pm" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/craft-supply-swap-gerritsen-beach-large-20261114-1200pm</a> You&rsquo;ll help neighbors browse and sort materials, keep the swap running smoothly, and make sure usable supplies stay in circulation instead of heading to the landfill 🎨 (Plus you&#39;ll get first dibs on materials!)

Volunteer with BCR at BK Library (Gerritsen Beach) Swap

Braid, knot, and bead with rescued materials in this hands-on keychain workshop 🎨. You&rsquo;ll learn simple braiding techniques while turning secondhand cords, fibers, and trims into something useful you can carry every day. This workshop is hosted at Brooklyn Creative Reuse by Jasnoor Kaur. It is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature and administered by Brooklyn Arts Council. If you RSVP for a ticket and then are unable to attend, please let us know so we can release your ticket to someone else!

Braided Keychain Workshop

Join Brooklyn Creative Reuse for our final&nbsp;Mending Circle of 2026! Bring your mending project, learn from your neighbors, or work on your current craft! 🧵 Pair your craft with snacks and good vibes. There will be extra supplies available if needed! All levels are welcome&mdash;from first-time menders to seasoned stitchers. We&rsquo;ll share tools, simple techniques, and ideas for visible mending. The Mending Circle Series is sponsored by, in part, by the Citizens Committee of New York City&#39;s Community Leaders Grant. If you RSVP and then are unable to make it, please let us know so we can release your ticket to someone else.

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