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Post by blemon on Apr 10, 2022 14:50:40 GMT
My daughter is in her last year of middle school and her art teacher said that next year she will be teaching a scrapbooking class.
Bummer she will miss it but the teacher would LOVE to have any scrapbook supplies that you could send.
She says she'll be doing paperbag scrapbooking.
I'm going to go through my stash and put together some supplies.
If you've been looking for a place to donate and don't mind paying shipping, it would help out a lot. The teacher has very little budget to spend on supplies.
Our county is pretty mixed but still has a very high population of kids in poverty and many of the kids are on free lunch at the school. Anything will help!
I'll post the address later today. I need to get the spelling of her name.
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Post by Texas Scrap on Apr 10, 2022 17:00:25 GMT
I’d love to send along some things. It would prob help to have a general idea of what they might use - not sure if letter stickers or random stamps or PL pocket cards are useful or not, for example, so any guidance helpful. Happy to have some place to donate to that I know will use things!
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Post by blemon on Apr 10, 2022 20:22:29 GMT
Ok, here is the address:
Mountaineer Middle School
c/o Tiffany Schap (Art)
991 Price St.
Morgantown, WV 26505
She really doesn't have anything right now. I think alphabet stickers would be great. I don't know about stamps as they would need stamp pads. I'll have my daughter ask her tomorrow.
But I think journal cards would be great as the kids could use them as-is or cut them up.
I've never made a paperbag scrapbook before but I looked them up and they look really cool.
Thank you!
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Post by papersilly on Apr 11, 2022 1:04:23 GMT
Do they need SB paper?
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Post by blemon on Apr 11, 2022 1:35:29 GMT
Yes. Paper would be very helpful. Thank you! |
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Post by mayceesgranny on Apr 12, 2022 14:59:39 GMT
I would love to donate. Can anyone recommend a budget friendly shipping method? TIA
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Post by blemon on Apr 12, 2022 16:37:24 GMT
I would love to donate. Can anyone recommend a budget friendly shipping method? TIA I would go to the post office and see if it can be shipped slower and therefore cheaper. I just read about media mail and it's not allowed, unless you make a "book" out of it all. |
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Post by papersilly on Apr 12, 2022 20:35:56 GMT
I would love to donate. Can anyone recommend a budget friendly shipping method? TIA I think USPS flat rate will be the cheapest unless you are really local and you can still ship priority mail but can do bigger boxes for less. USPS parcel select is ok but the weight of SB supplies might make flat rate a better choice. |
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Post by basketdiva on Apr 13, 2022 1:52:47 GMT
I would love to donate. Can anyone recommend a budget friendly shipping method? TIA Is great way to save money. You get commercial pricing. You print out the label and then either drop off a post office or request a home pickup. |
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Post by basketdiva on Apr 13, 2022 1:54:19 GMT
I’ve a lot of excess dies cuts- most are addictive shapes. Would those work for the project?
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Post by dawnnikol on Apr 13, 2022 11:06:58 GMT
She really doesn't have anything right now. I think alphabet stickers would be great. I don't know about stamps as they would need stamp pads. I'll have my daughter ask her tomorrow. But I think journal cards would be great as the kids could use them as-is or cut them up. Any word on stamps? I have the library type roller stamps I can send. I put together a 3-4" tall stack of PL cards, but haven't hit the 12x12 paper yet. I know how fast the kids will go through it though! |
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Post by blemon on Apr 13, 2022 13:29:23 GMT
I’ve a lot of excess dies cuts- most are addictive shapes. Would those work for the project? Do you need a machine for these or are they just the paper. If they are just the paper, then definitely yes. Any word on stamps? I have the library type roller stamps I can send. I put together a 3-4" tall stack of PL cards, but haven't hit the 12x12 paper yet. I know how fast the kids will go through it though! My daughter has reported back that the teacher does not have any stamp pads so stamps are out. BUT, I think roller stamps would be cool. Maybe I could buy her a few black stamp pads to keep it simple because I think the kids would have a lot of fun with roller stamps. Thank you all! She is going to be so excited when these supplies show up. |
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Post by jediannie on Apr 14, 2022 0:43:08 GMT
I will send a box! I need to go through my stuff again and will get it sent next week.
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Post by honeypea on Apr 14, 2022 14:54:04 GMT
My daughter has reported back that the teacher does not have any stamp pads so stamps are out. BUT, I think roller stamps would be cool. Maybe I could buy her a few black stamp pads to keep it simple because I think the kids would have a lot of fun with roller stamps. Thank you all! She is going to be so excited when these supplies show up. For a tiny roller stamp, they could even just use a crayola marker to ink it. |
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Post by blemon on Apr 14, 2022 17:59:55 GMT
For a tiny roller stamp, they could even just use a crayola marker to ink it. I did not know this. I will have to try that trick out myself! And thanks to everyone who is donating. The teacher is very excited. |
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Post by lg on Apr 15, 2022 7:17:46 GMT
How I wish I could donate some of the boxes I have of products I will no longer use but international shipping costs are prohibiting me 😞 who knows, the next amazing designer who will make that one elusive product we’ve all been waiting for but can’t quite put our finger on as to what it is might be one of those students…
And I hope they are 🤗
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Post by azcrafty on Apr 15, 2022 18:58:24 GMT
I will go thru my pp and stickers...and I have lots of die cut shapes I decided not to use on my cards.
I might have some stamp pads to send too.
This would be a great time to punch out some shapes and butterflies out of my scarp papers too.
She doesn't needs this right away , right? It might takes me a month to work on this.
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 15, 2022 19:35:25 GMT
I wanted to suggest instead of paperbag albums use a dollar store 3 ring binder and 100 document protectors for like 5 dollars from walmart. Give each kid 5 or so. If the binder is not available use those report binders with the little clips. That way the child can later transfer their pages even to a 12x12 if they get into it. They can also add to it as much as they want.
I did that often for kids scrapbook birthday parties and when I taught very basic free classes at the library.
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Post by honeypea on Apr 15, 2022 19:49:59 GMT
I wanted to suggest instead of paperbag albums use a dollar store 3 ring binder and 100 document protectors for like 5 dollars from walmart. Give each kid 5 or so. If the binder is not available use those report binders with the little clips. That way the child can later transfer their pages even to a 12x12 if they get into it. They can also add to it as much as they want. I did that often for kids scrapbook birthday parties and when I taught very basic free classes at the library. I like the idea of the students learning paper bag albums because they could continue making them on their own! |
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Post by blemon on Apr 16, 2022 1:22:14 GMT
She doesn't needs this right away , right? It might takes me a month to work on this. She is teaching the class next year so she won't need anything until August. I wanted to suggest instead of paperbag albums use a dollar store 3 ring binder and 100 document protectors for like 5 dollars from walmart. Give each kid 5 or so. If the binder is not available use those report binders with the little clips. That way the child can later transfer their pages even to a 12x12 if they get into it. They can also add to it as much as they want. I will let her know! Thanks. I think she is going with paper bags because they are even cheaper but I don't know. My kid is so bummed she will miss it as she's moving on to high school next year. |
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Post by jediannie on May 8, 2022 18:02:39 GMT
I've been going through my stash and have decided to downsize my ink pads. Would she be open to receiving ink pads?
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Post by blemon on May 8, 2022 20:32:46 GMT
Would she be open to receiving ink pads? Yes, definitely. Thank you! |
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Post by joblackford on May 8, 2022 22:38:09 GMT
I was given a pile of old scrapbook paper, 2003-2008 vintage. I will try to find a good box and if the postage isn’t too ridiculous I’ll send it over. She’ll put it to better use than the thrift store, I would think.
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Post by blemon on May 8, 2022 23:58:46 GMT
She’ll put it to better use than the thrift store, I would think. Absolutely. I had some weird 8.5 X 11 paper with clouds on it that you would maybe like make a newsletter on from 20 years ago and she was thrilled to have it. |
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Post by joblackford on May 9, 2022 17:16:24 GMT
I use PayPal shipping, which you can do even if you haven't received PayPal money for the goods. It just saved me a LOT on the box I'm sending, and you have the option to mail First Class online (which you can't do through USPS click and ship for some reason). This is the link I use: www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-nowIt takes me into Shipstation. You might have to set up an account first. I use this for almost all of my shipping now. (ETA: a clarification - First Class is only available for packages under 1 pound which my box of paper definitely was not. But being able to print First Class postage at home was a big reason I started using this service instead of going to the post office and now I'm hooked on the convenience.) |
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Post by dawnnikol on May 9, 2022 23:13:58 GMT
I use PayPal shipping, which you can do even if you haven't received PayPal money for the goods. It just saved me a LOT on the box I'm sending, and you have the option to mail First Class online (which you can't do through USPS click and ship for some reason). This is the link I use: www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-nowIt takes me into Shipstation. You might have to set up an account first. I use this for almost all of my shipping now. I'll have to keep this in mind for next time. I shipped the box to the school on Friday and it was over $16. I really should've waited, but I was already at the post office with the stuff. |
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Post by jediannie on May 10, 2022 0:40:18 GMT
I use PayPal shipping, which you can do even if you haven't received PayPal money for the goods. It just saved me a LOT on the box I'm sending, and you have the option to mail First Class online (which you can't do through USPS click and ship for some reason). This is the link I use: www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-nowIt takes me into Shipstation. You might have to set up an account first. I use this for almost all of my shipping now. I'll have to keep this in mind for next time. I shipped the box to the school on Friday and it was over $16. I really should've waited, but I was already at the post office with the stuff. I signed up for Pirateship and it's been much more affordable than going straight through USPS. |
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Post by joblackford on May 10, 2022 1:52:11 GMT
I use PayPal shipping, which you can do even if you haven't received PayPal money for the goods. It just saved me a LOT on the box I'm sending, and you have the option to mail First Class online (which you can't do through USPS click and ship for some reason). This is the link I use: www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-nowIt takes me into Shipstation. You might have to set up an account first. I use this for almost all of my shipping now. I'll have to keep this in mind for next time. I shipped the box to the school on Friday and it was over $16. I really should've waited, but I was already at the post office with the stuff. I realized after I boxed and shipped my stuff that I could probably have saved a bit more money by packaging it differently... but the box I used was the perfect size, it was free, I had it on hand, and I wanted to get it done. I will consider my overspending a donation to the USPS  and tbh it's worth spending a little extra money to get things off my to-do list. |
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Post by blemon on May 15, 2022 14:45:24 GMT
Thank you all so much!
She is going to be so excited.
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Post by jediannie on May 19, 2022 23:45:34 GMT
I have one box ready to ship and will be doing more purging this summer. Do you think it will be okay to send things to the school during summer break?
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and tbh it's worth spending a little extra money to get things off my to-do list.