Saturday, August 30, 2014

Here is the list of things I will be needing for my classroom this year


* Buttons
* Magazines (any kind) I use them for collage and printmaking
* Museum magazines only (I do not need regular magazines right now)
* Calendars (any kind)
* Cigar boxes  
* Bottle tops of any kind
* Yogurt cups
* Corks ( I won't judge you for bringing me hundreds....LOL)
* Cardboard (8x11 or larger) for everything
* Wooden cutting boards (only) for wooden sculpting and garden signs
* assorted small, smooth wooden pieces (not likely to splinter)
* Bed sheets  and pillow cases (for puppets and clothing projects)
* Large T-shirts (for smocks, will be kept in art room)
* Thread spools (for everything from stamping, sculpting to construction)
* Used or new canvases
* Cardboard baby books (any kind)/ (We will repaint them white and make new personalized books from them)
* small broken toy parts or game pieces - for construction projects.
* shoe boxes
* Oatmeal containers
* Assorted gift boxes (small jewelry-sized)
* Plastic OR styrofoam egg cartons only- to be used for palettes (not cardboard please).
* Wire roll (any kind as long as its easily bent)
* beads and old broken jewelry parts for sculptures, etc
* Large clear plastic food containers
* Ribbons (from gifts and Holidays).