Happy Tuesday friends! I hope your week is going well! I am still overwhelmed by the excitement from my post in August all about Creative Reuse shops and reviewing these places! I am so excited that y'all are so excited about this travel series! These stores are truly a treasure trove for artists, teachers, creators, homeschool and creative mamas, and anyone who loves to create. You can find a map of all of the shops HERE!
If you would like to know just basic facts about the this shop please just scroll down to the bottom of the post where I will be sharing basic information to help those who want to know more specifics about each of the creative reuse shops and some tips from each store!
Today I am sharing more about the Recraft Creative reuse center which is located in Greenville, South Carolina. Mom and I stopped there last December on our 2024 Christmas trip, and last week when I was in Greenville I had about an hour to go back and it was wonderful!
This honestly is one of my favorite creative reuse stores and shops I have been to! There are so many unique things and so many great prices that it deserves tons of time but even if you only have an hour like I did, go visit because you will love it!
This store had so many fun offerings of all different types of craft and art resources and items. You can see from the picture that while the space from the outside looked small, as soon as you entered you could tell that it was HUGE. The first time we visited we ended up spending nearly 3 hours and I still didn't feel like I had seen everything!
Things are very organized, despite the amount of items and there were so many things to look through! Honestly, you could find so many different items depending on your craft/work/hobby here. It was truly filled with so many things and I loved the way that people had donated these items to be reused instead of just throwing them out into a landfill!
The prices were fair from our experience in visiting so many different creative reuse stores and the people and workers were friendly and helpful. One of the neat things with the workers that we interacted with was they truly seemed genuinely interested in what people were making and creating. It was neat to hear as there was obviously a community that was common there and we were welcomed right into that. One of the workers asked us what we were making and creating and when we explained they started showing us all different things around the shop. Definitely a fun creative community experience!
It is definitely a place that we would go to visit again and I definitely recommend it! If we were within a couple of hours of this store we would definitely make a trip back there often- the prices were fair and the unique assortment of items definitely was a fun treasure hunt experience that we had!
......RECRAFT CREATIVE REUSE CENTER SHOP INFORMATION......
LOCATION:
Greenville, South Carolina
2439 Laurens Rd/ Greenville, SC 29607
HOURS FOR SHOPPING:
*this is the one sad thing that they are only open a few days a week*
Wednesday- Saturday: 10am-6pm
TYPE OF SHOP:
Total craft experience: numerous items for crafting/mixed media/lots of different projects and types of creating and creating art of any and all kind
YEAR OPENED:
2022 (events held before this/started in 2017)- read history HERE
MISSION:
(taken from their website)
Recraft Creative Reuse Center Mission is to promote artistic expression, environmental education, and community resourcefulness through creative reuse.
Artistic Expression: inspire with supplies, events, programming, and a retail store
Environmental Education: divert valuable material from local landfills
Community Resourcefulness: foster meaningful interaction and shared resilience
KEY DISTINCTIVES:
*none noted*
COST:
Compared to other shops we have tried and visited, the prices were fair even compared to shops around the country that exist in large and expensive cities.
PARKING:
There is a parking lot that is right outside the store (free parking).
CROWDED?:
It was busy both times we have been there, but plenty of space for shopping.
DISABILITY /CHRONIC ILLNESS FRIENDY?:
Absolutely yes. The aisles were wide enough that a wheelchair could fit through although there were some spaces that it could be difficult due to the creative displays.
Thank you so much for reading today friends! Please let me know if you have any questions about Creative Reuse Shops or the Recraft Creative Reuse Center! I am happy to answer and can't wait to hear about your creative reuse shop adventures! And again, if you would like to read about other Creative Reuse Shops that I have written about on the blog click HERE or click on the links below:
Have a wonderful day friends!
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