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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.

Archetypal Collage: Virgo Season:&nbsp;collage &amp; astrology workshop ✂️✨ All signs are welcome! This space is for anyone curious about creativity, symbolism, and self-exploration, no matter your chart. Archetypal Collage: Virgo Season&nbsp;is a creative, reflective workshop blending art-making, astrology, and archetypal symbolism. Part collage, part inner alchemy, this experience invites you to explore your personal mythology through the archetype of Virgo. Connect to your roots through symbolic teachings, collage art, curated playlists, and personalized 1:1 archetypal mini-readings. Everyone can work with the earthy themes of Virgo - discernment, ritual, devotion, and groundedness. Similar to a tarot reading, you&#39;ll also learn to to &ldquo;read&rdquo; your collage creations to understand your unique relationship to these energies. No prior art experience or astrology knowledge is required. All materials are provided (including vintage magazines!). About Laura: I&#39;m an intuitive tarot card reader, workshop facilitator, and collage artist based in Brooklyn, NY. With a masters in spiritual psychology, I approach tarot and collage as a spiritual, artistic, and psychological practice. My mythic approach explores symbolism and creativity for personal growth and understanding. I aim to create warm, thoughtfully structured spaces that weave together depth psychology, archetypes, and artistic expression. Learn more at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.tigerdreamcave.com/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.tigerdreamcave.com/</a>

Collage & Astrology Workshop

Sift through our extensive assortment of beads to make a bracelet for a good cause! Brooklyn Creative Reuse is welcoming SoulSketch Collective to our space on September 19th, 11am-5:30pm. Drop-in, make a bracelet with reused art supplies, and your pay-what-you-wish payment will go towards SoulSketch&#39;s mission. SoulSketch Collective is a 501(c)(3) youth-for-youth nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing self-confidence, emotional well-being, and community connection through the transformative power of art. So far, they have raised enough to donate 3K+ wellness resources and have held community workshops for 150+ youth.&nbsp; Learn more about SoulSketch Collective here:&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.soulsketchcollective.org/" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.soulsketchcollective.org/</a>

Community Bracelet-Making Event

Join Brooklyn Creative Reuse for our second Mending Circle! 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.

Brooklyn Creative Reuse's Mending Circle

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

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. Learn more about the event here:&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/craft-supply-swap-leonard-auditorium-20260829-1200pm" 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-leonard-auditorium-20260829-1200pm</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 Swap

Handsew a quilted needle book using reclaimed fabrics from our shop 🧵. Learn simple hand‑sewing and basic quilting techniques while turning textile &ldquo;leftovers&rdquo; into a functional tool you&rsquo;ll use every time you sew. All levels welcome. This workshop is led by El Lang 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!

Quilted Needle Book Workshop

Give your clothing and textiles another shot at life at our Brooklyn Creative Reuse&#39;s first ever Repair Fair. 🪡♻️ Bring clothing, fabric, scraps, blankets, etc. Our repair specialists will sit with you, walk through what&rsquo;s wrong, and try to repair it together&mdash;keeping useful things out of the landfill and building repair skills along the way.&nbsp; Event is free to attend, but RSVPs help us to plan. Reserve your spot now! 🧵&nbsp;

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Repair Fair

Making Handmade Books from Recycled PaperUse Junk Mail, Recycled Papers, and Papers You DesignLed by Frieda Christofides<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Join us to learn how to make pamphlet styled sketchbooks from your choice of recycled papers. I started making my own sketchbooks with the paper I loved, and now I want to share that skill. In this workshop we will learn a simple stitching technique to create handmade flat laying sketchbooks. We will use papers collected from junk mail, papers we design ourselves and any other choices of papers provided.&nbsp; Please feel free to collect fun junk mail or any cool papers and bring them with you to this workshop. Paper will also be provided. We will talk about sketchbook activities that can help your creative process. I am thrilled to share some of my past sketchbook projects. Once our books are assembled we will engage in some fun drawing games.

Making Handmade Books from Scrap Paper

Cut &amp; Compose Make patterns, cut shapes, build collage You know that feeling when a cereal box or a piece of wrapping paper is just too pretty to throw away? Same. I have a whole bin for those. In this class we&#39;re turning that instinct into art &mdash; using recycled food packaging, wrapping paper, toilet paper rolls, and any interesting paper from around your house. As a member of Urban Sketchers New York, I&#39;ve been experimenting with landscape collage and I love how this process forces you to simplify and see your own work differently. You will learn:<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Fun mark-making techniques with acrylic paint</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">How to build your own patterns and textures on recycled paper</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Color and object hierarchy</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">How to simplify your drawing into shapes and composition</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">How to cut, layer, and compose a complete collage piece</li></ul>You&#39;ll go home with a complete collage made entirely from your own drawing and your own hands.What to bring:<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Your own drawing, sketchbook page, or a photo you love</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Just bring yourself &mdash; everything else is provided!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bonus: if you&#39;ve been saving any fun packaging, wrapping paper, or printed paper &mdash; bring it! The more the merrier.</li></ul>All materials are provided. I&#39;m also bringing my own collection of interesting packaging and patterns for everyone to dig into.All levels welcome. This workshop is led by Min Lee!<a fr-original-style="text-align: start;" href="https://www.instagram.com/min_jml/" id="isPasted" style="text-align: start; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/min_jml/</a>

Cut & Compose with Min

All signs are welcome! This space is for anyone curious about creativity, symbolism, and self-exploration, no matter your chart. Archetypal Collage: Cancer Season&nbsp;is a creative, reflective workshop blending art-making, astrology, and archetypal symbolism. Part collage, part inner alchemy, this experience invites you to explore your personal mythology through the archetype of Cancer. Connect to your roots through symbolic teachings, collage art, curated playlists, and personalized 1:1 archetypal mini-readings. Everyone can work with the watery themes of Cancer - sensitivity, emotional depth, intuition, ancestral roots, and navigating your inner tides. Similar to a tarot reading, you&#39;ll also learn to to &ldquo;read&rdquo; your collage creations to understand your unique relationship to these energies. No prior art experience or astrology knowledge is required. All materials are provided (including vintage magazines!). About Laura: I&#39;m an intuitive tarot card reader, workshop facilitator, and collage artist based in Brooklyn, NY. With a masters in spiritual psychology, I approach tarot and collage as a spiritual, artistic, and psychological practice. My mythic approach explores symbolism and creativity for personal growth and understanding. I aim to create warm, thoughtfully structured spaces that weave together depth psychology, archetypes, and artistic expression. Learn more at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.tigerdreamcave.com/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.tigerdreamcave.com/</a> This workshop is hosted at Brooklyn Creative Reuse at 254 36th Street, Space C244, Brooklyn, NY 11232

Archetypal Collage: Cancer Season

What happens to your daily coffee or bubble tea cups after the last sip?💡 DIY your own plant pot using recycled plastic cups and take a plant home! No experience required&mdash;just bring your imagination.Highlights: Free admission and all supplies included. 🥤 Cup &amp; Bring-Your-Own Policy: We will provide pre-collected, clean plastic cups at the venue. However, we highly encourage you to bring one or two washed, empty plastic cups from your favorite local caf&eacute; to give them a second life! 👋 Meet Your Organizer: This workshop is hosted by Jessy, an illustrator and product designer based in NYC. Instagram 👉 <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/jessyyy_liu/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jessyyy_liu/</a> Plant Adoption x Pot DIY 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. The workshop is hosted at Brooklyn Creative Reuse 254 36th Street, Space C244, 2nd Floor.

Plant Adoption X Pot DIY

Join us for a collage workshop led by Laura Salvatore and leave with a masterpiece made with all reused materials! Workshop is July 11th, 1-3pm at Brooklyn Creative Reuse 254 36th Street, Brooklyn. Tickets are sliding scale $10-20.

Collage Workshop

Make your own labubu*!<br style="color: rgb(248, 249, 249); font-family: -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(33, 35, 40); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(248, 249, 249); font-family: -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(33, 35, 40); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br style="color: rgb(248, 249, 249); font-family: -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(33, 35, 40); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(248, 249, 249); font-family: -apple-system, &quot;system-ui&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(33, 35, 40); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">*what&rsquo;s a labubu? In our culture it&rsquo;s any sort of freaky keychain hanging from your bag! It *can* be a tiny monster, but it can also be a beautiful fidget toy, a tiny pair of pants, or a little guy in any shape or size. Join textile artists Maddie Pelz and Emma Singer at this BCR workshop as we create our own labubus. We&rsquo;ll have all reused scrap fabric, ribbon, ric rack, beads, and fringe to play with! You&rsquo;ll leave with a new addition for your bag or a gift for a friend that is sure to make them love you forever!!!!&nbsp; This workshop will be hosted at Brooklyn Creative Reuse: 254 36th Street, Space C244, Brooklyn. June 25th, 6:30-9:30pm.

Make Your Own Labubu Workshop

Join Brooklyn Creative Reuse for our first ever Mending Circle! Bring your mending project, learn from your neighbors, or work on your current craft! 🧵 End your weekend with a craft, 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.

Are you a collector of old t-shirts in want of a new up-cycle? Join us in an evening of snipping and stitching. This workshop aims to gather folks who enjoy upcycling and sustainability as it relates to art making and learn/practice the art of turning old-shirts into yarn. Participants will be guided in yarn making and shown 3 possible creations for various skill levels.&nbsp; The workshop is guided by Catie Kobland, recent graduate from Syracuse Universities art therapy masters program. A life long maker, Catie aims to create and foster opportunities for connection through creativity. She believes creativity is all around us, in the ways we dress, the spaces we adorn, the stories we tell about ourselves - and when we share this creation process we allow ourselves to be seen in our authenticity.&nbsp; Ticket includes all necessary materials for one ball of yarn and yarn ball creation. You are encouraged to bring a t-shirt (or more!) for upcycling, however t-shirts will be provided to participants as needed.&nbsp; Options for t-shirt yarn creations&nbsp; - Braided rug/potholder&nbsp;- Crocheted rug/potholder&nbsp;- Crochet basket&nbsp; *potholders require 1 yarn ball - baskets require 1-2 yarn balls - rugs require 5-10 yarn balls&nbsp; (NOTE: Creations are not limited to the provided tutorials. Participants should feel free to create as desired)&nbsp; Tickets for this workshop are sliding scale of $5-$25. This workshop is taught by Catie Kobland at Brooklyn Creative Reuse, June 20th 6pm-8pm. BCR is located at 254 36th Street, 2nd Floor, Space C244.

T-Shirt Yarn Workshop 🧶

Brooklyn Creative Reuse and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso&#39;s Office are teaming up for a borough-wide art supply swap!&nbsp; We expect to receive hundreds of pounds of donated art supplies at this event that will need to be sorted, organized, and handed out to participants! 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; A perk of volunteering is you get first dibs on any supplies 😉 Please note that volunteering may require lifting heavy objects. The set-up shift volunteers will help set out tables, chairs, and the first load of supplies. The clean-up shift will help pack and load the remaining supplies.&nbsp; Location: Outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon St Brooklyn, NY 11201Time: Saturday June 13th. 2 shifts: 11pm-2pm and 2pm-5pm

Volunteer: Brooklyn Art Supply Swap at Borough Hall

Join Brooklyn Creative Reuse and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso&#39;s Office for a borough-wide art supply swap! Bring your unwanted usable art supplies and take home supplies that inspire you! This event is FREE! The event will take place outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall: 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, June 13th 12pm-4pm.

Brooklyn Art Supply Swap

saddle up your inner horse girl (inclusive, all genders welcome) for a multimedia, multisensory creative experience incorporating collage, guided visualization, and prompts for connecting with ourselves, with each other, and with nature. all materials provided, no experience necessary, everyone gets a ribbon! This workshop is led by art seeds (@artseedsnyc) at Brooklyn Creative Reuse - 254 36th Street, Space C244, June 12th 7-9pm.

horse girl craft night

Turn trash into treasures in this sustainable jewelry-making workshop in NYC! In this one-of-a-kind jewelry-making experience, where sustainability meets creativity, you will turn plastic waste into wearable art!<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Experience wellness for our mind and the Earth through this hands-on workshop. In this creative, eco-friendly workshop, you&rsquo;ll design custom earrings using colorful shapes crafted from recycled NYC plastics. This is your chance to express your imagination while learning about material circularity and embracing sustainability.<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">This workshop is guided by Rina Shin, and in collaboration with&nbsp;Precious Plastic NYC (PPNYC). Rina is a Color and Material Designer with over 15 years of professional experience working with brands like Microsoft and Logitech. PPNYC is a New York-based initiative dedicated to transforming plastic waste into sustainable materials through community-focused, creative workshops.<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Your workshop will include all the materials needed to create a pair of earrings (including hardware for clip-ons). Feel free to BYO additional hardware to turn your creations into necklaces, charms, or anything else you dream up. The workshop will be hosted at Brooklyn Creative Reuse 254 36th Street, Space C244 (2nd Floor) Friday June 5th, 7-9pm.

Upcycled Plastic Earring Workshop

Bookbinding workshop with with Pashariko Bookbinding using all secondhand papers and materials.&nbsp; Learn some basic bookbinding with all secondhand papers and materials! In this evening workshop, we&#39;ll be focusing in on the pamphlet. The pamphlet can become a little notebook for your pocket, a fun way to level up a zine, a perfect format for an artist book, a sweet gift, and so much more! We&#39;ll talk about paper, different variations on the pamphlet stitch, and fun ways you can personalize and decorate your books. Spending an evening with your book has never been more hands on :) This workshop is hosted at Brooklyn Creative Reuse. 254 36th Street, 2nd Floor, Space C244. May 27th, 7-10pm.

Bookbinding Workshop with Pashariko Bookbinding

Scrap Fabric Weaving Workshop led by Arthur Kay Singleton. Walk-ins are welcome but to guarantee your spot, please get a ticket! Brooklyn Creative Reuse254 36th Street, Space 244, BrooklynMay 17th, 1-4pm

Scrap Fabric Weaving Workshop

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1776947952/wysiwyg/tnd25gp7m407jv8kcnkt.png" alt="📣" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; height: 1em; max-height: 1em; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">&nbsp;Calling all mini magicians, fairy princesses and crafting wizards. Carousel, a preloved kidswear box company, and Brooklyn Creative Reuse, a reused art materials shop, are teaming up on a magical wand making morning for NYC&rsquo;s youngest creators. Grab a seat and let your imagination run wild as we turn secondhand materials into extraordinary treasures. Grab lunch at one of Industry City&rsquo;s delicious cafes or restaurants when your wand is finished. Event details:<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">🪄For: Children ages 4+ and a parent or caregiver.🪄Date: Drop in from 10am - 12pm on Saturday, May 16.🪄Place: Brooklyn Creative Reuse in Industry City at 254 36th Street #C244.🪄Cost: Pay what you wish. All proceeds go to support BCR.🪄Tickets: Reserve your spot + wand making materials for your child at the link in BCR&rsquo;s bio. This workshop is co-hosted with Carousel! <a fr-original-style="" href="https://choosecarousel.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Learn more about Carousel here.</a>

Wand-Making Workshop 🪄: For Kids and Parents

All signs are welcome! This space is for anyone curious about creativity, symbolism, and self-exploration, no matter your chart. Archetypal Collage: Taurus Season is a creative, reflective workshop blending art-making, astrology, and archetypal symbolism. Part collage, part inner alchemy, this experience invites you to explore your personal mythology through the archetype of Taurus. Connect to your roots through symbolic teachings, collage art, curated playlists, and personalized 1:1 archetypal mini-readings. Everyone can work with the universal themes of The Bull - groundedness, sensuality, stability, self-worth, endurance, and embodiment. Similar to a tarot reading, you&#39;ll also learn to to &ldquo;read&rdquo; your collage creations to understand your unique relationship to these energies. No prior art experience or astrology knowledge is required. All materials are provided (including vintage magazines!). About Laura: I&#39;m an intuitive tarot card reader, workshop facilitator, and collage artist based in Brooklyn, NY. With a masters in spiritual psychology, I approach tarot and collage as a spiritual, artistic, and psychological practice. My mythic approach explores symbolism and creativity for personal growth and understanding. I aim to create warm, thoughtfully structured spaces that weave together depth psychology, archetypes, and artistic expression. Learn more at https://www.tigerdreamcave.com/ Brooklyn Creative Reuse254 36th Street, Space 244, BrooklynMay 9th, 6-9pm

Archetypal Collage: Taurus Season

Do you have a million plastic bags floating around your home? Want to make them into a handmade bowl? Join our plastic basketweaving class and learn basic basketweaving techniques while being a sustainable baddie! All materials are provided, but you are welcome to bring in any plastic bags you want to use! (Maybe you have a cool colored bag that would add color to your basket!) Brooklyn Creative Reuse is located in Industry City Building 2: 254 36th Street, Space C244.&nbsp;

Plastic Basketweaving Workshop

Enter for a chance to win some cool prizes to celebrate Brooklyn Creative Reuse&#39;s Opening Party!! Every ticket contributes to BCR&#39;s vision of a more creative and sustainable Brooklyn ♻️🩷

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opening Party Raffle 🥳

🎉 Come celebrate the opening of Brooklyn Creative Reuse&#39;s physical location! We&#39;re so excited to welcome you to our new home. Shop from our secondhand art supplies, drop off your donation, and enjoy light refreshments.&nbsp; Brooklyn Creative Reuse is located in Industry City Building 2. The address is: 254 36th Street, Second Floor, Space C244.

Brooklyn Creative Reuse: Location Opening Party

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Anniversary Raffle ✨🎨Get your raffle tickets for unique pieces of art made with reused art materials! All ticket sales go towards Brooklyn Creative Reuse&#39;s vision of a creative and sustainable Brooklyn! Winners will be contacted the next day, December 7th, 2025, and prize shipping/pick-up will be coordinated. Each raffle ticket entry is $5 and you can purchase as many entries as you&#39;d like.

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Anniversary Raffle ✨🎨

We&rsquo;re hosting a fundraiser party to celebrate Brooklyn Creative Reuse&#39;s first anniversary at Loafers Cocktail Bar in Brooklyn!! 🥳 Come party with us!! Tickets are free but donations are so appreciated!! ♻️ In addition, there will be art pieces made with reused materials raffled off. These raffle drawings will happen the next day, so you can submit tickets virtually if you can&rsquo;t make it AND invite out-of-town friends to enter. Previews of the pieces for raffle will come soon! Invite your friends! The more the merrier! Our party will be from 4-7pm but we can continue partying after our official time is over. Thanks to everyone who has supported us already!

First Anniversary Fundraiser 🩷♻️✨

Don&#39;t miss this amazing opportunity to participate in a 🧵hand-quilting workshop🧵 with Brooklyn Quilters Guild member, Lea Cawthorne&mdash;a climate-conscious, queer, anti-zionist Jewish artist and designer. Brooklyn Creative Reuse is hosting this workshop in the Concert Grove Pavilion area in Prospect Park (we will drop an exact location pin in a message to you day of, or you can look for our set-up). Lea will teach hand-quilting techniques like running stitches, hidden knots, and quilt pattern planning. Then participants will be able to add their own stitches to a community quilt! All materials will be provided and all abilities welcome. Get your ticket today&mdash;space is limited!

Hand-Quilting Workshop🪡🧵✂️

✂️Join us for a hands-on collage-making event where creativity meets sustainability!✂️ <article data-scroll-anchor="true" data-testid="conversation-turn-372" dir="auto" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><div fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;" tabindex="-1"><div data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="7f98416d-160e-4c2e-ab0a-a24470e6dd31" data-message-model-slug="gpt-4o" dir="auto" fr-original-style="" style="line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Using reclaimed papers, magazines, and found materials, you&rsquo;ll have the chance to create cards, stationery, zines, wall art, and more&mdash;all while learning about the power of reuse. All materials are provided, but you also bring your own if you prefer! This event will take place at The Living Gallery, a community art gallery and event space in Brooklyn.&nbsp; Drinks and snacks will be provided.</div></div></article><div data-edge="true" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> </div>

Collage Making Event✨

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready for Brooklyn Creative Reuse&#39;s June fundraising event. Join us at Threes Brewing in Gowanus for a still life drawing event! 🎉 All materials are provided (and reused!), and all skill levels are welcome. Come make art and make friends!✨🖼️&nbsp; This event is pay-what-you-can, with a much appreciated suggested donation of $20. We have a limited amount of spots, so reserve yours now! You can choose which ticket donation level works best for you. Threes Brewing has drink and food options for purchase.

Still Life Drawing Fundraiser

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

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!

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!

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

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

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+.

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