Upcycle Resource Center

Natural Items

• Acorns

• Anise Stars

• Bark

• Cinnamon Sticks

• Pinecones

• Feathers

• Leaves

• Sticks

• Moss

• Large Seeds (Peach Pits, Avocado Pits)

• Rocks

• Sand

• Seashells

• Sweet Gum Balls

• Wood Chips

Plastic

• Beads

• Bottles

• Buttons

• CD cases

• Cups

• Curtain Rings

• Drawer Handles

• Empty pill or spice containers

• Game Pieces

• Baby Food Jars

• Hair Curlers

• Funnels

• Caps (from bottles, pens, markers etc)

• PVC Pipe

• Straws

Textiles & Paper Products

• Fabric

• Burlap

• Doilies

• Embroidery Thread

• Felt Pieces

• Flags

• Lace

• Magazines & Catalogs 

• Paper Rolls (towels & toilet paper)

• Photos

• Ribbon

• Rubber Bands

• Scarves

• Silk

• String or Twine

• Yarn

• Pom Poms

• Cotton Balls

Packaging Materials

• Packing Peanuts

• Bubble Wrap

• Boxes

• Styrofoam

• Cardboard Scraps

• Paper Rolls

• Wrapping Paper

• Painter’s Tape

• Egg Cartons

• Ribbon Wheel

• Cereal Boxes

• Paper Scraps

• Paper Sack Handles

• Wrapping Paper

Metal

• Aluminum Foil

• Bottle Tabs

• Curtain Rings

• Door Knobs

• Silverware

• Keys

• License Plates

• Magnets

• Metal Lids

• Empty Cans

• Pots, Pans, Cupcake Tins

• Nuts & Bolts, Washers

• Potato Mashers & Rotary Beaters, misc kitchen gadgets

• Thimbles

• Pipes

Wood

• Dowels or chair legs

• Clothespins

• Corks

• Handles

• Golf Tees

• Scrap Wood

• Pegs

• Puzzle or Scrabble Pieces

• Thread Spools

• Picture Frames

• Wooden Beads or Blocks

• Dominoes

Ceramics

• Door Knobs

• Ceramic Tiles

• Flower Pots

• Glass beads

• Marbles

• Prisms

• Slate

• Small Bottles