Use it or lose it! A sharing and caring gift-along

[Magpie (Straight, not narrow 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🌎)]

Artist - Iguana Mouth

~Hey friends, do you have excess stash you wish to part with?
~ Or maybe you have a project on the go that’s nearly complete and you don’t want to buy a whole yard or container of something you only need a tiny bit of to get the job done.
~ Perhaps you’re a beginner crafter looking to try something out without making a big commitment.

Whatever your story is, introduce yourself here along with a list/photos of items you have to give or things you’re looking to acquire. Names and list posts will be linked here, please keep your posts updated.

Message each other for addresses

This is not a swap! Lettuce Craft and myself take no responsibility if someone fails to send or delays sending anything. There are no “points” or swap credit.
This is meant to be a friendly gift-along, there’s no obligation or expectation of reciprocation, y’all are trusted to pay it forward in your life however that rolls out. It’d be real cool though if you showed off stuff you made with the help of your generous friends here, I know I want to see the goodies!

Click the links below to find each participants list:

1 list @Magpie
2 list @Bunny1kenobi
3 list @artsycandice
4 list @Reinikka
5 list @AIMR
6 list @susieoregon
7 list @thanate
8 list @Lynx2Lancer
9 list @LuckyXIIICreations
10 list @Immaculata
11 list @calluna
12 list @PrincessP
13 list @madebyBeaG
14 list @kittykill
15 list @Renstar
16 list @poetrylover828
17 list @TheMistressT
18 list @aspenwall
19 list @audity
20 list @endymion
21 list @Smmarrt
22 list @Harlan
23 list @gozer
24 list @jellybean
25 list @Camelama
26 list @AntBee
27 list @lady4feet
28 list @fishstix43
29 list @Edel
30 list @LadybugsAndBees
31 list @MistressJennie
32 list @Bugaboo
33 list @photojenn
34 list @meowari
35 list @Reese52
36 list @grabacoffee
37 list @mellybelly81
38 list @irid3sc3nt

Here’s a drop down menu of postage rates for Canada/US (pls check with your local for accuracy):

Canadian postal rates

• Domestic
• up to 30 grams $1.07
• 30-50 grams $1.30
• USA
• up to 30 grams $1.30
• 30-50 grams $1.94
• International
• up to 30 grams $2.71
• 30-50 grams $3.88

American postal rates

• 1 ounce $1.20 all countries
• 2 ounces:
• Ireland $2.24
• the Netherlands $2.24
• Germany $2.24
• Canada $1.20
• New Zealand $2.08
• United Kingdom/Great Britain/England $2.24

UK postal rates

• Up to 100g £1.70 - US/Canada/Germany - Max L 24cm x W 16.5cm x D 0.5cm

[Magpie (Straight, not narrow 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🌎)]

Please message me with your address if you’d anything from my list

This is my stash I draw from regularly so I’m not looking to get rid of anything but I will happily share if you need something to finish a project & don’t want to have to buy a whole container etc.

I have lots of beads, need a few of some colour? Is there a shape you need? I might have it!

I have lots of 100% wool felt & small fabric pieces. Are you missing a bit of something to finish off a WIP? I might have it!

Are you missing a button or other finding? Looking for a certain shade of floss? I might have it!

Looking for: books, magazines, even cut out articles about stumpwork, book binding, and leatherwork. Any info re techniques or patterns for making book binding & leather working tools.
Canadian pennies!
Stationary/card sets.

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

Message me with an address and let me know what you’d like! I’m sure there will be more here soon…!

Large pages of stickers will be carefully cut so as not to damage the stickers but still make them fit in an envelope.

Multiple items - take one, take some, take all… just let me know and I will update the thread accordingly.

I will mark items as claimed and once they are sent, or all gone, I will delete them from the thread.

Stuff I’d love for you to claim from me:

Card stock stickers

Scuba stickers

Boy Scout emblems stickers

Boy Scout numbers stickers

Tiny words and letters stickers - both sides of package shown

first birthday stickers

be prepared stickers

Eagle Scout stickers

33 of these simple card stock bookmarks (made waaaay too many for a church project) - let me know how many you want -10 claimed

27 Mickey key charms (would make cute zipper pulls!)

brown and turquoise ephemera- please take all!

beautiful dreamer card stock stickers - I have 3 sets of these

Holographic Disney stickers (for the kids )

labels - June is missing

scratch-off design stickers

Christmas icon ephemera -printed one too many of these for a project a while back- just on regular printer paper, but would be cute on Christmas cards or backed with card stock for gift tags.

Paper clips… these are made of laminated paper! Super cute but I know I’ll never use them. Would be cute on greeting cards or in a planner or something. Take as many or as few as you like!

Wood bits

3D champagne stickers

Wedding stickers

3D beer stickers

3D game night stickers

3D filing style stickers

3D graduation stickers. I made a card for my nephew with a set exactly like this one.

A good sized bag of colored can tabs (yeah I know this is odd but I’ve heard that some schools collect them for some reason… or maybe someone more imaginative than I has a crafty idea).

A package of 12 mini boxes. I think they are meant to resemble bird cages. I have 2 packages of these.

Some sparkly acrylic flat backs. I picture princess crowns and magic wands adorned with these.

Salt and pepper shakers. I could see a few of you reworking these into awesomeness!

Beaded rope. About 3/4 inch diameter and over a yard long.

Jingle bells!

Some vintage earrings. Maybe for a costume? Although vintage stuff is back in Style, I hear…

The Serenity Prayer

A vintage pin featuring a drumming teddy bear.

Macrame-ish earrings- take one, two, or all 3 pairs!

In search of:

•jewelry file (big ask, not expecting a miracle but I guess you never know)
•I collect funky buttons so they are always welcome
•anything that would be useful for miniatures, any scale
•mini perler beads. Like, the really super tiny ones, I think they are 3mm or something
•black Aida cloth
•Lite Brite pegs

[artsycandice]

Remember this is all FREE. You can ask for as much or as little as you like.

If you are interested in anything please send me a message along with your mailing address…

OFFERINGS

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[Reinikka]

Currently busy with life…

Send me your address if you want anything I have to offer

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Stuff I have, ask if you want but expect delayyys!

Thing’s I’m 100% Happy to share:

• masterboard pieces cut to approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (or smaller). Random or custom color(s) request.
  Gelli prints on misc paper:
  

  
  
  Texture & layers:
  
  
  
  I mostly do gelli prints right now but will try to make some more layered pieces soon too

• One thousand and one mini ATC size envelopes made from all the random papers (junk mail, kids books, other books etc) Here’s an example picture but you will get a random assortment of as many as I can stuff an envelope with
  

  

• Stamp, cat in a coffee pot. New, just not my style. One of those cling kind that you use with a block thingy
  

  

Stickers and sticky stuff pictured below. For scale, the squares on my craft matt are 1":

• Tamagotchi style months
  
  

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Things I’d be happy to take off anyone’s hands are: Not right now, but maybe again later

• postage stamps
• word/phrases/quotes on paper or stickers (small enough for ATC art)
• Cotton quilting fabric - at least big enough to make three diamonds that each fit into a 2 1/2" x 4" rectangle. I can get three from a strip that is 2 1/2" x 9 1/2". I’m not very picky on colors/prints but I’m not interested in characters/fandoms or animal prints for this project. You can stalk some fabric wishes on my pinterest or send me a snapshot Each hexagon has three diamonds from two fabrics and six from an other. (This is for my English Paper Piecing Quilt… someday it will be finished ) I’ll cut the diamonds and any extra fabric can be added to my also-to-finish-someday-crumb-quilt

Click here for some reference pictures and some examples of the hexagons they make.

[AIMR (Linda -2023 is a use the good stuff year! :us:)]

Please PM me if you are interested in anything. If I don’t have your address, please send it to me with your request. Happy Mail people…I have your address!

lol Kinda like FB marketplace only LettuceCraft Market Space?

Lingerie/Costume/bra repair supplies–CLAIMED
Flannel fabrics–Claimed

Novelty Yarn leftovers–CLAIMED 3 TIMES, but plenty more

I have bits and bobs of novelty yarns like eyelash yarns, etc. These are great for art pieces, prayer flags, etc. but I have way too much and will never be able to use it all…let me know if you prefer neutrals, like browns, creams, blacks or very colorful or a mix…I have a bunch of hand spun with different textures and sizes that would be great for weaving as well…and some sari yarns…name it and I might have it!

Knitting Looms–USA only due to shipping

I have three…plus the tool in a plastic case…no idea where the tiniest one went…there is one for an large adult size hat, child and regular adult…the baby one is missing

Knook

I can crochet and knit so I have no idea what possessed me to buy this…it has a booklet and some starter needles and supplies…I can throw in a ball of solid yarn as well for anyone who just wants to try it out

Balsa Wood Pieces–CLAIMED

Crochet Thread
Thinner thread for doilies, earrings, cuffs, lace, etc.

Starting at upper left…
Aunt Lydia Crochet cotton, never opened, 300 yards,size 10
Brown cotton, almost full, over 400 yards, size 10
Cream cotton, never open, 150 yds, size 3–this is a thicker thread
Other colors are also size 10 and almost full
three little balls are raffia type yarns…I used them to make little baskets but there is still lots!
little black and little cream are tatting yarns…almost like a thin perle cotton…over 200 yards per ball
Take some, take them all…I don’t do small crochet or snowflakes anymore! ONLY BLUE AND PINK LEFT

Please note…I will take pictures this weekend of everything! I am purging!

LOOKING FOR
Small Pieces of Fabric for eventual dream quilt

I am making a black, red, and white quilt. I need different cut pieces of each of these three colors. I am trying to get a variety. This is a long term project so if you happen to have smaller pieces from other projects, I would appreciate them. The way to do this correctly is to squint your eyes…you should see the first color first, example: white w/black…it should mostly be white…
All pieces have to be at least 2x3-1/2. This is my CUT SIZE, so any larger would be fine.

White w/ black -560 pieces total needed
Black w/white - 934 pieces total needed
Red with black or white but must be more red… 684 pieces total needed

I have about half of each group already…multiples are fine as well but not more than 20 of each is my goal.

Here are samples already cut

Images of Madonna with Child

I love iconic religious images and have been collecting these for some time. I prefer head shots and not full images. I collect from stamp size to about notecard size. They can be magazine images, Christmas cards, etc. They will be used to make shrines and boxes for a display of my collected paintings . They can be realistic or stylized. Contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks!

[susieoregon (Susie (she/her) 🇺🇸)]

I live in Oregon, USA. I am willing to ship internationally, but ultimately it will depend on the shipping costs. Please message me with your address and I will drop it in the mail.

Things I have to offer:
4.5’ - 5/8” brown ribbon with white polka dots.

Glass beads (used 1 strand for a project).

12mm safety eyes - unopened pack of 6 & many 9mm safety eyes

6"x6" posterboard - 2 purples and 2 burnt orange

Corks!

Earring hardware for pierced ears nickel-free (more than I will ever need - let me know how many you want)
PLEASE NOTE: earrings with back closure have been claimed. Plenty of the fish hooks though!

More to come…

Things I would love to receive:
• Susan Bates aluminum crochet hooks (mostly very large)

• Embroidery floss (I use for crochet and would prefer full skeins if possible. All colors welcome. Would love variegated ones.)

•Alcohol markers

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

It’s like a LC version of freecycle!

[thanate (Ann needs more tea)]

Crafty magazines inherited from my grandmother-- lots of crochet, a few knitting, a bunch of general crafts. Mostly 1980s-2000s, so much stuff. Anything not claimed is going in the recycling in a couple weeks. Feel free to ask for a particular magazine, or whatever theme your heart desires (a bunch of issues w/ your favorite holiday or season? Sweaters, afghans, kid clothes, toys, tissue box covers, doilies, doll clothing? Something with ocean or dinosaurs or… what do you want??) and I’ll have a look for what I’ve got. Also potentially of interest for collage-- there are so many vintage craft & knicknack adds in here, it’s nuts.

I have so many issues of:
McCalls Needlework & Crafts (winter of '78-early '93)
Crochet World (~1990s)
Creative Ideas for Living ('85-'87, most months)
Crafts 'n Things (1980-93)
Crocket World (1981-92)
Annie’s Crochet Newsletter (I don’t even know, so many…)
Annie’s Pattern Club (likewise)
The Workbasket

And a small stack of random volumes of each of these:
Magic Crochet (early 90s)
Crochet Patterns (89-92)
McCalls Crochet Patterns (92-96)
Women’s Household Crochet (early 90s)
Women’s Circle Crochet (likewise)
Crochet Today Fashions (winter 89, summer & fall '90)
Knitting World
Vogue Knitting

Please take at least a few of these away so I don’t have to ditch them all-- the lady who runs my local creative reuse store says not even the schools want them anymore.

[Lynx2Lancer (Laura)]

Message me for my address!

I have a garbage bag and a half left over of stuffing from our Chaise to Couch Renovation that I would love to send to anyone! It is perfect for stuffing amiguruimi. Some of it still has some glue from the couch, but it can be fluffed easily. I have used this for amigurumi myself and have already sent a box to another LCer. Please help me get this out of my garage!
(Mostly within USA due to shipping, but I may be able to make occasional exceptions.)

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I thought I’d love these watercolor brush pens, but I actually never use them. I ended up with two sets-they are mixed together. Anyone that wants them can take one set or both! Claimed

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I have acquired a little ribbon, but I never use it, so feel free to pick from box or take it all! There is also floral wire, too. (MUSIC RIBBON IS GONE)

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I have craft grade zippers of both sizes shown in a bunch of colors! I ordered them in bulk! If you just need a few zippers for a project (zip pouch, etc) I may have your color! Also, this little bit of bobble ribbon and this ribbon punch. It punches holes to weave ribbon. I haven’t used it in years.

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[LuckyXIIICreations (Not to be trusted in craft stores.)]

Watch this space for new items.

[Immaculata]

Reserving this as my spot!

Thanks @Magpie for starting this thread so quickly!

@susieoregon are you looking for regular 6-thread embroidery floss for crochet? If yes, wow, I’m impressed. Are you looking for a certain brand?

I don’t have a massive stash, but I certainly do have things I know I’ll never use. Most of them are in the “found this when I was clearing out my MIL’s attic” category. Sometimes I buy large bags of supplies in thrift stores.

If you are interested in something from this list, please message me with your address

Gone!

[susieoregon (Susie (she/her) 🇺🇸)]

Yes! I have been using regular 6 strand DMC floss, but I’m not married to DMC. As long as it’s in good shape (not so old that it’s starting to split) I can use it!

Here are some things I have been crocheting:

I have ideas to make little colorful seahorses and turtle keychains and storm cloud bookmarks with a bolt of lightning instead of a rainbow.

[Immaculata]

Oooh I love those !

[PrincessP (Lauren 🇦🇺)]

That lettuce!

Wishes:
Bag making supplies - lobster clasps, o rings, d rings, zippers … anything along these lines, and even a very small amount, would be greatly appreciated. TIA

Quilting cotton - 11 inch squares of Christmas themed quilting cotton for a special project. Thank you SO much to all of the generous LCers who have already sent me some.

Aida/Linen fabric - even small pieces, for embroidery projects

Joker playing cards - if you happen to have some lying around

Items to share:
Quilting cotton - I’m so proud of my beautiful fabric stash, I’ve been collecting for years I love that if I need to make something to someone’s tastes I’m bound to find something I normally only buy small pieces of fabric, so if you’re looking for a small amount of something in particular, please send me a message and I’m sure to find something to share with you.

6x6 Dinosaur paper destash: 15 pages of each, would prefer to send as one letter the top one has a plain white background (it’s just a night time photo by a lamp)

Polaroid Quilt Blocks - (white border fabric, night time photo) 3 x veggies gone

[susieoregon (Susie (she/her) 🇺🇸)]

It’s going in the shop the swap.

[artsycandice]

Ooh, I totally need some library catalog cards. My husband has his masters in library science, so we have a special place in our hearts for library ephemera here.

[calluna]

Oh-ho-HO, I can provide heartily in the area of library ephemera.

[Magpie (Straight, not narrow 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🌎)]

Oh, mercy. Look at this place already! We are lousy with supplies, lol.

I really hope people will add more request list so I can figure out what to offer first.

[Reinikka]

@Magpie

I really hope people will add more request list so I can figure out what to offer first.

I added one thing With a fancy drop-down menu and pictures! (which apparently you’ll have to scroll up to see )

@Reinikka

• Cotton quilting fabric - at least big enough to make three diamonds that each fit into a 2 1/2" x 4" rectangle. I can get three from a strip that is 2 1/2" x 9". I’m not very picky on colors/prints but I’m not interested in characters/fandoms or animal prints for this project. You can stalk some fabric wishes on my pinterest or send me a snapshot Each hexagon has three diamonds from two fabrics and six from an other. (This is for my English Paper Piecing Quilt… someday it will be finished ) I’ll cut the diamonds and any extra fabric can be added to my also-to-finish- someday -crumb-quilt

Click here for some reference pictures and some examples of the hexagons they make.