First Annual Craft Supplies Swap Meet!

Our goal: to connect our community of artists, crafters, and makers with unused supplies.

Do you have stashes of art and craft supplies from past interests that go unused? Here’s your opportunity to try something new and trade materials with a community who will use them!

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We will accept almost any art or craft supply. Donated items should be in good, usable condition. Drop them off and then go "shopping" from what others have brought. We will sort and arrange all the materials into a second-hand craft supply extravaganza.

• Open to all.
• All items are free.
• You do not have to bring supplies to participate in the Swap, however, swappers do get to shop first.
• Please join us in the spirit of this event: to get materials into the hands of people who will use them, saving money and waste - no stashing.
• Items not taken by swappers will be saved for another swap, donated or recycled! Books will be donated to the Friends of the Library.

How it Works

Drop-off Dates:  Tuesday-Friday, October 14-17, 2025.

Drop off your new or gently used supplies to the Billings Public Library First Floor Help Desk during the week of the swap and pick up your Swapper Pass. 

The Swapper Pass will let you into the Swap starting at 10 am.  

Swap Day: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 11 am to 2 pm, Community Room

From 11 am to 2 pm, the Swap will open to the general public. 

The Swap will close at 2 pm and any remaining items will be saved for another swap, donated, or recycled.  Any books remaining will be donated to the Friends of the Library.

***If you are a non-profit organization and would like to donate or to collect any of the leftover items, please contact Mary Russell at the Billings Public Library at (406) 237-6271 or russellm@billingsmt.gov.

Suggested Materials

This swap is for usable crafting and art making materials and supplies. Bring clean, new or gently used craft supplies donations including:

Fabric & Sewing: fabric, sewing notions, thread, trim/binding, zippers, buttons, quilting/sewing.  

Fiber & Needlework: yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, stitch counters, thread, patterns, kits, counted cross stitch, embroidery supplies, hoops, floss. 

Drawing & Paint: inks, pencils, paints, brushes (clean), graphite, pastels, erasers, chalks, charcoals, markers

Canvas & Paper: canvas, watercolor paper, drawing paper, scratch boards, panels, sketchbooks, construction paper, newsprint

Beads & Jewelry: Beads & beading supplies, jewelry making supplies and tools

Crafts & Hobbies: containers of all sorts, artificial flowers, foam, felt, scrapbooking supplies, card-making supplies, rubber stamps, usable ink pads, embossing tools/heat tools, useable children’s crafts (kits or supplies), decorative containers/baskets for floral arrangements, small wood cutouts (unpainted), craft foam sheets or shapes, stencils, leather and leather scraps, bookmaking supplies

Tools (in clean, working order): scissors, glue guns, soldering irons, craft knives, hole punches, easels, photo equipment, pottery tools, rulers

Frames: Picture frames (empty), shadow boxes, framing supplies

Books & Patterns: art/craft instruction books, art/craft magazines, patterns, and store-bought crafting kits, instructional craft books and pattern books, clothing, doll clothing, home décor.  Any books that remain will be donated to the Friends of the Library.

General Supplies: glue, tape, butcher paper, sandpaper, cotton swabs, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, google eye

Clay: clay, clay tools or equipment

 Please Don’t Bring

Please note: we are not accepting donations of old and used children’s school and craft supplies, or magazines.  Or items that could be considered recycling or packaging materials. Items must be in good condition to be entered into the swap and we hope all participants intend to participate in the swap.

• Please no items that need repair (items that cannot be used immediately and without rehabilitation as a crafting material, supply, or tool).
• Please no items that are moldy, dirty, smelly 🙂.
• Leave super heavy items at home.

hazardous materi

• Please do not bring hazardous materials, including oil-based solvents, house paint, or dry paint tubes.