Dorset Scrapstore

We're a registered charity dedicated to collecting donated materials and making them available for communities for art, craft, education and play. We have regular workshops and events throughtout the year.

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Lots of great stock in this week - come and see us! #crafting #creative #art #mannequins #reuse #recycle

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Why not make a character for our #recycling #modelmaking #competition? Enter by 31st July... full details here http://bit.ly/2vzY3PZ

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Come and join us for a FREE, fun and family friendly event! http://bit.ly/2mJ1css

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Free Membership for ALL Individuals and Groups

To celebrate our 1st Anniversary at The Factory we are offering FREE membership to individuals and groups with the purchase of a large scrap bag, from Wednesday 1st March - Friday 31st March 2017. This offer applies to new members, expired members wishing to renew, and all current members – no matter how recently you joined! Terms and Conditions

Offer available to individuals and groups only. School members – please see our Mega Sale on our Events page.

Available to new members, renewals, and current members. To check your membership status please email: [email protected]

Limited to one free year per member. For current members the free year will be an extension to the date of your current membership i.e. if your membership is due to expire on 30th September 2017 we will extend it free of charge to 30th September 2018.

Available to purchase from Wednesday 1st March to Friday 31st March 2017. Normal store operating hours apply.

You must purchase a large scrap bag (value £7) to qualify for free membership. Free membership will not be given for the purchase of a small scrap bag or ‘shop’ items.

No cash alternative will be offered, and no ‘shop’ items to be included within your scrap bags. 

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School Membership MEGA SALE

Calling all teachers, TA’s, PTFA members and lecturers! 

To celebrate our 1st Anniversary at The Factory we are offering all schools in Dorset a membership mega sale – a staggering £20 discount off the cost of annual membership! That’s a saving of over 50%!!! From Wednesday 1st March to Friday 31st March new school memberships and all school renewals will be charged at ONLY £15! School membership entitles the whole school community to access Dorset Scrapstore – all teachers, TA’s and members of the PTFA! School membership also covers individual university or college departments! With scrap costing only £7 per bin bag, and unrestricted in quantity, teachers would be barmy not to come and take advantage of this outstanding offer! HOW TO CLAIM Visit us at The Factory, Alder Hills pay £15 and complete a membership form, and your school is then entitled to purchase our awesome scrap materials! We are even happy to invoice your school directly for membership costs. Simply provide your school contact details and the person who authorises payments when you visit! To check your schools current membership status please email: [email protected] TERMS & CONDITIONS

Offer available to all Dorset schools, college departments, and university departments (normal value £35).

Teacher ID cards or a letter of authority from the school must be produced to invoice schools directly.

This offer is for membership costs only and does not include any scrap or shop materials. 

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A team of six Arts University Bournemouth students have been tasked with organising a crafts fair to promote the use of waste materials within the arts, as part of their Creative Events Management degree. The event, Sea of Scrap, takes place on Saturday 18th February at The Old Fire Station, Christchurch Road.

Sea of Scrap features a series of arts workshops, print sales, and performances from artists Alex Page, Beth Grew and Tino G. By collaborating with local charity Dorset Scrapstore the team aims to use the event as a platform to reduce the amount of waste which goes to landfills.

Government figures published recently show that the recycling rates in England have dropped for the first time ever, from 44.8% in 2014 to 43.9% in 2015. Waste management company Suez have suggested improving this rate by introducing taxes on packaging for manufacturers.

Student Katie Clark states: “this is an alarming drop in the recycling rate, however we believe there are ways of overcoming this issue creatively, and hope that our event Sea of Scrap will highlight this and inspire people of the possibilities of working with waste materials”.

She continues: “we are pleased to be working with the Dorset Scrapstore on this occasion, and are finding the process beneficial and rewarding. It is giving us the opportunity to develop key skills within the events industry, as well as making the community aware of the work of Dorset Scrapstore and resources available on their doorstep”.

"Each week businesses create large quantities of waste and then pay for it to be removed. At Dorset Scrapstore we can collect it for free, giving it a new purpose and stopping it from going in to the landfill. Our scrap becomes a low cost community resource for arts and crafts. We get an amazing range of materials perfect for individuals, schools and groups of all ages. Great for every kind of crafter and any imagination." Sarah Selby, Marketing Manager at Dorset Scrapstore.

Sea of Scrap is open from 2.00pm until 6.00pm. Donations accepted on the door of 50p and above, with all proceeds going towards Dorset Scrapstore.

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Save a whopping £11!

You won’t have to worry about the cost of sourcing materials all year!

HOW TO CLAIM - Visit us at our alder hills, poole store. You pay £15 and complete a Membership Form, and we give you a stamp card to redeem your 3 large scrap bags, at any time you choose – valid for one year after purchase date.

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Craft from Sophie Melissa

Easy to make craft and perfect gifts ideas from the super creative Sophie Melissa, using scrap from Dorset Scrapstore.

The Scarf

fabric and wool from Dorset Scrapstore

thread

pins

fabric scissors

sewing machine

“For the scarf I found some beautiful grey fabric at Dorset Scrapstore, and measured it out against a scarf I had at home to make sure it was long enough. I then cut it in half to get the width right. The scarf took me about an hour and a half in total. I simply hemmed the edges of the fabric to keep it neat, and then made some tassels out of the wool (which was easy enough to do when copying a tutorial from Pinterest). I then hand stitched the tassels onto the ends of the scarf.”

Bead Key Rings

wooden beads (from a broken necklace) and wool from Dorset Scrapstore

key ring loops

scissors

“These key rings were super easy to make and there are tutorials all over Pinterest explaining different ways you can make them. I simply tied some brown wool to the key ring loops, making sure that the wool was long. I then choose a couple beads of different colours and threaded them onto the wool (if the bead holes are small you may need to use a needle to get them on). I then tied off the end and cut the wool off with a little bit left under the beads.”

Make Up Bag

fabric from Dorset Scrapstore

button

elastic

thread

sewing machine

“This make up bag was made using a craft book that I received as a gift recently (Super Craft by Sophie Pester and Catharina Bruns) but there are many other tutorials all over the internet, especially Pinterest. The book had a template for me to copy onto the fabric, I then pinned the fabric in place and tacked along the edges. I then used the sewing machine to sew the sides. After turning it in the right way, I sewed the button onto the front making sure it was in the right position. I then measured out some elastic so that it would fit around the button nice and tight. The elastic was then put into the top flap's seems and stitched all together to complete it.”

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We're supporting #LocalCharitiesDay & great work they do in communities. Share your support using #LocalCharitiesDay http://thndr.me/iNaDwd

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‪Dorset Scrapstore successfully inspiring community creativity and saving the planet through crafting #LocalCharitiesDay ‬ (at Dorset Scrapstore)

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Don't forget our new Gift Vouchers! Great Christmas present for those people who have everything, and a great way to support our fantastic charity!

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Feeling festive with Christmas decorations made with materials from the scrapstore. #teabagpaper #christmascrafts #recycle #upcycle (at Dorset Scrapstore)