Support the Swap

The Craft Supply Swap is a gift to our community.

The purpose of the swap is to connect artists, crafters, and makers in our community with unused supplies. All supplies are free, there is no money exchanged for participants who receive craft supplies. In-kind support is especially encouraged. This event centers mutual support, reducing waste, and connecting community. 

Volunteering at a swap is a great way to meet us!

Sponsorship Interest 🤝

Connect with us to find creative ways to support our community Craft Supply Swap! You can also email craftsupplyswap@gmail.com

Financial Donation 💸 

Financial donations support swap logistics and organization:

• • Donate online

  • See our Donate page on Creative Reuse Montana for more information, including tax-deductible donations!

Ways to Support Beyond Swapping 🤲

In addition to participating in the swap, here are ways you can help make the next one happen! We have been swpping twice a year in the fall and spring, and pop-up in between! We hope this gives folks something to look forward to and refresh their creative materials during the quieter winter season.

• Promotion - Share the Swap! 📣

  • Tell your friends! Share the website (www.craftsupplyswap.org), forward an email, share on social media.

  • Hang posters and invite our communities! We can provide a printed poster or you can print a PDF to hang wherever you like!

• Venue 🏛️

  • Our 2025 fall and spring swaps are hosted at Old Lumberyard in Livingston, Montana. Our swappers know the Old Lumberyard is a special gathering place bursting with creative, gracious, warm energy. The swap is usually scheduled around the winter and spring pop-up art shows hosted at Old Lumberyard, where you can find beautiful finished works by local and regional artists to take home. The Old Lumberyard is available to rent as a venue for private parties, company events, and special events. 💖💖💖

  • We also host pop-up swaps and love collaborating with creative folks to share supplies. We prefer ADA accessible spaces. We've popped up at:

• Fairy Village Supply Swap and Work Session (Wishberry Hollow) at Studio49

• Back-to-School Storage Shopping

• Bozeman Fashion Week at Studio Wheelhouse

• Event Volunteers 🙋 - drop-offs, Swap Day, and breakdown are the biggest needs for help at events. 

• Art & Education Supplies Distribution 💝 - Does your program or group have a need for materials and supplies? More information

• Organization and Coordination 📱- contact us!

• Volunteer coordination (phone, email, SignupGenius)

• Email maintenance and setup (Mailchimp)

• Poster and social design updates for each swap (Canva)

• Writing thank you notes (your best handwriting and stamps)

• Tracking Swap metrics (Google Analytics, Sheets...)

• Share on social media - leading up to the event, at the event, after the event (Instagram/Facebook/Meta Business Suite, your favorite platform)