Showing posts with label South Carolina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Carolina. Show all posts
Happy Tuesday friends! I hope your week is going well! I am still overwhelmed by the excitement from my post in August all about Creative Reuse shops and reviewing these places! I am so excited that y'all are so excited about this travel series! These stores are truly a treasure trove for artists, teachers, creators, homeschool and creative mamas, and anyone who loves to create. You can find a map of all of the shops HERE!
If you would like to know just basic facts about the this shop please just scroll down to the bottom of the post where I will be sharing basic information to help those who want to know more specifics about each of the creative reuse shops and some tips from each store!
Today I am sharing more about the Recraft Creative reuse center which is located in Greenville, South Carolina. Mom and I stopped there last December on our 2024 Christmas trip, and last week when I was in Greenville I had about an hour to go back and it was wonderful!
This honestly is one of my favorite creative reuse stores and shops I have been to! There are so many unique things and so many great prices that it deserves tons of time but even if you only have an hour like I did, go visit because you will love it!
This store had so many fun offerings of all different types of craft and art resources and items. You can see from the picture that while the space from the outside looked small, as soon as you entered you could tell that it was HUGE. The first time we visited we ended up spending nearly 3 hours and I still didn't feel like I had seen everything!
Things are very organized, despite the amount of items and there were so many things to look through! Honestly, you could find so many different items depending on your craft/work/hobby here. It was truly filled with so many things and I loved the way that people had donated these items to be reused instead of just throwing them out into a landfill!
The prices were fair from our experience in visiting so many different creative reuse stores and the people and workers were friendly and helpful. One of the neat things with the workers that we interacted with was they truly seemed genuinely interested in what people were making and creating. It was neat to hear as there was obviously a community that was common there and we were welcomed right into that. One of the workers asked us what we were making and creating and when we explained they started showing us all different things around the shop. Definitely a fun creative community experience!
It is definitely a place that we would go to visit again and I definitely recommend it! If we were within a couple of hours of this store we would definitely make a trip back there often- the prices were fair and the unique assortment of items definitely was a fun treasure hunt experience that we had!
......RECRAFT CREATIVE REUSE CENTER SHOP INFORMATION......
LOCATION:
Greenville, South Carolina
2439 Laurens Rd/ Greenville, SC 29607
HOURS FOR SHOPPING:
*this is the one sad thing that they are only open a few days a week*
Wednesday- Saturday: 10am-6pm
TYPE OF SHOP:
Total craft experience: numerous items for crafting/mixed media/lots of different projects and types of creating and creating art of any and all kind
YEAR OPENED:
2022 (events held before this/started in 2017)- read history HERE
MISSION:
(taken from their website)
Recraft Creative Reuse Center Mission is to promote artistic expression, environmental education, and community resourcefulness through creative reuse.
Artistic Expression: inspire with supplies, events, programming, and a retail store
Environmental Education: divert valuable material from local landfills
Community Resourcefulness: foster meaningful interaction and shared resilience
KEY DISTINCTIVES:
*none noted*
COST:
Compared to other shops we have tried and visited, the prices were fair even compared to shops around the country that exist in large and expensive cities.
PARKING:
There is a parking lot that is right outside the store (free parking).
CROWDED?:
It was busy both times we have been there, but plenty of space for shopping.
DISABILITY /CHRONIC ILLNESS FRIENDY?:
Absolutely yes. The aisles were wide enough that a wheelchair could fit through although there were some spaces that it could be difficult due to the creative displays.
Thank you so much for reading today friends! Please let me know if you have any questions about Creative Reuse Shops or the Recraft Creative Reuse Center! I am happy to answer and can't wait to hear about your creative reuse shop adventures! And again, if you would like to read about other Creative Reuse Shops that I have written about on the blog click HERE or click on the links below:
Have a wonderful day friends!
I have always loved the ocean. One of the best decisions that I ever made was to go to grad school in Virginia Beach. Seriously, I love the ocean. *smiles* Several years ago I fell in love with Isle of Palms, South Carolina on one of my first senior trips there. I had the privilege of staying in a beautiful house right on the ocean and it was simply gorgeous. The house not only sleeps thirty people, has ten bathrooms, and is beautifully decorated, but also has the opportunity to spend time on one of the countless decks enjoying the view.
In my first trip to Isle of Palms and it took us approximately twelve hours to drive from Washington DC to South Carolina and it was worth every minute.
We arrived for a week of true beauty and it was a lovely senior trip.
I have SO many wonderful memories from this trip. It was full of laughter, full of precious memories, and it was such a dream to be on this senior trip. My co-leaders for this trip were so delightful and I spent many happy moments talking and learning from each of them. Elaine was a delightful and easy-going woman who had so much precious wisdom that she imparted into me that even years later as I was walking around the house I could hear her gentle and strong voice urging me to follow and obey the Lord.
The trip was filled with lots of happy memories of hilarious prank wars between the girls and guys (I admit it, they won...), lots of cooking, lots of trips to the Piggly Wiggly, sweet moments hanging out at the beach, and lots of lovely moments spending time with these seniors before they graduated.
I definitely credit the AMAZING memories during the Senior Trip of 2008 for my desire to return to Isle of Palms. {And yes, don't worry... I never bought or wore another piggly wiggly shirt in my life! *smiles*}
When I was given the incredible opportunity to teach the 12th grade girls Bible class at my school in Georgia I wanted to implement a girls on trip for the class. The boys counterpart class did a camping trip but I wanted to take the girls to the ocean. While the Georgia coast is beautiful, I couldn't stop thinking of the beautiful senior trip from three years before. I knew that it was a long trip for a weekend but I truly believed that it was something that would be an unforgettable memory for the girls. I called the realtor, lobbied for the opportunity to go, and thankfully had the support of the school, and the trip took place.
I have to say that it was wonderful to go back. It was such a precious time with the girls and we made so many memories. One thing that I loved was the surprise that many of the girls had about how nice the house was! One girl even admitted that she had thought I might have been exaggerating the beauty. We all had a good laugh about that! It was a very short trip but it was a beautiful time and I loved the opportunity to go back to Isle of Palms!
The weekend was extremely short (we literally had less then 48 hours in Isle of Palms!) and I only got a few pictures. We had a great time and I knew that I wanted to take next years class back but also knew it needed to be a little longer!
I was SO grateful for the opportunity to go back in 2012.
The 2012 trip was filled with lots of beauty, special moments, and lots of laughter. It was a dream trip that brought so many precious memories with it. It was filled with amazing women and beautiful conversations.
We were able to spend more time at Isle of Palms and it was simply lovely. We had lovely moments hanging out at the beach, playing games at night (ok, I admit it- those were a little bit of a disaster!), talking, watching movies, going out to dinner, and enjoying simple days filled with lots of laughter.
If I didn't have enough pictures from the 2011 trip I had hundreds from the 2012 trip. (Thank you beautiful weather and a new camera! *smiles*)
This time of year I can't help but think of these precious memories and trips to Isle of Palms, South Carolina. If you haven't had the chance to go I greatly encourage you to take a trip! I can't wait to go back someday! Isle of Palms is truly filled with beauty, close to Charleston, filled with history, provides amazing restaurants, wonderful shopping, and lovely opportunities to spend time with loved ones at the beach.
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