Progress Inc. will soon open an innovative social enterprise called SMART! - Scrape Made Art. On Oct. 2, you can help this new green business by coming by Progress and donating useful, recyclable items.
WHAT IS SMART!?
SMART! will be an art reuse center where artists, school teachers, craftsmen, seamstress and anyone in between can purchase unique, recycled items for any arts and crafts project. Customers will be able to purchase these recyclable items - from Popsicle sticks to plastic water bottle tops - in bulk for their projects at affordable prices. Along with providing a cool new art store for Nashville, SMART! will benefit Progress Inc.'s mission of giving adults with intellectual disabilities meaningful employment opportunities. The clients we support will eventually work at SMART! with the assistance of management staff.
Here are some neat examples of art created from recyclable items found across the web:
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| Mini Magnet Craft Courtesy of letsgochipper.wordpress.com |
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| Balls of string created with newspapers Courtesy of news.softpedia.com |
How can you help get SMART! going?
SMART! Project Manager Kelli Monday has devised a list of items that will be needed for SMART!'s inventory.
We welcome anyone and everyone to bring the items (listed below) in bags or boxes to Progress' office, 319 Ezell Pike on Tuesday, Oct. 2. It will be the first of many donation days, where Kelli collects a variety of items that will be used for future works of art. If you have questions or want to know more about SMART!, please contact Kelli Monday k.monday@progress-inc.org.
Paper Items
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Plastic Items
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Metal Items
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paper bags
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plastic lids (like off of water bottles
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bottle caps
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scrap book trinkets
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old sunglasses
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old keys
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stickers
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old reading glasses
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old cabinet hardware (knobs, hinges)
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used greeting cards
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old games pieces
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broken wind chimes
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wrapping paper
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picture frames
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beads,
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gift bags
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beads,
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wire
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card stock
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egg crates
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bolts, screws, washers
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scrap book supplies
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mardi gras beads
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wire coat hangers
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canvas
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old cassettes
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bottle tabs
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cardboard tubes
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pvc pipe
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old license plates
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scrap book tools
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plastic vases
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mint tins
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wall paper
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cd cases
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cookie tins
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tissue paper
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button pins
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paint swatches
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Glass Items
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paper clips, clamps
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old puzzles
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baby food jars
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metal springs
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small boxes
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broken glass
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hooks
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old board games
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tile
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chain
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wrapping bows, ribbon
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beads,
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forks, spoons
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construction paper
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mirrors
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vintage metal signs
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old fashion gum wrappers
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clay pots
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bike rims
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envelopes
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glass vases
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old metal kitchen utensils
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stamps
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mason jars (clean)
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paint can openers
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atlas, maps, world globes
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empty spice rack bottles
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spiral off of spiral notebooks
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metal rings
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Wood Items
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old typewriters
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old game board pieces
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decorative birdcages
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picture frames
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children blocks
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tinker toys
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clean paint stirrers
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wood alpha letters
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drum sticks
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Sewing Items
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Misc
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Fabric ( at least 1/2 yd)
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Wine corks
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zippers
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key boards
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buttons
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sea shells
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ribbon
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cds, dvds, records
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yarn
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candles
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lace
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cork boards
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spools of thread
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belts
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empty thread spools
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pencils, pens
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straight pins
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small erasable boards
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safety pins
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push pins
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elastic
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baskets
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Velcro
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shoe strings
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pillow stuffing
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craft paint
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clothes patches
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paint brushes
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macrame cord
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foam
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Styrofoam balls
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Crafty Supplies
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egg cartons
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pipe cleaners
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drink coasters
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googlie eyes
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rope
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glue
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fishing line
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crayons
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fishing lures (clean)
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broken crayons
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old land-line phones
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clay
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Christmas ornaments
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craft paint
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golf balls
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glitter
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ping pong balls
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sequins
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interior design samples
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grape vine wreaths
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marbles
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artificial flowers, garland
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decorative rocks
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foam sheets
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face clocks
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felt
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old ear buds and wires
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vellum
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unused balloons
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foam alpha letters
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boa's (feathers)
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