REMAINDERS is a lot of things (literally)! The ground floor is a Creative Reuse Store selling second hand arts & crafts supplies. Upstairs is a Creative Space with sewing, art, and recording studios offering classes, events, and open studio time. Around back is a dance studio for fitness and movement classes, as well as our Donation Center where we accept physical donations of all sorts of creative supplies!
Make Deeper Pants Pockets
Make Deeper Pants Pockets
Prerequisite: Must know how to use a single needle sewing machine.
Slow Stitch Fabric Collage
Slow Stitch Fabric Collage
Description: This slow stitching class is like journaling with fabric.
Mat Pilates, Fridays
Mat Pilates, Fridays
Description: This all-levels mat Pilates class is designed for adults of any experience level looking to build strength, improve mobility, and deepen their connection to movement.
Kids Shadow Box Assemblage
Kids Shadow Box Assemblage
Description: Put together a shadow box inspired by the assemblage art of Joseph Cornell, whose work in his own words evoked “gratitude, acknowledgement & remembrance for something that can so easily get lost.” For this class, we will select and fix in place a mix of found 2-D and 3-D objects into cigar box frames.
K-POP Choreo ” Bad by Ateez”
K-POP Choreo ” Bad by Ateez”
Description: Want to dance and move like your favorite K-Pop Idols?
Assemblage Dioramas
Assemblage Dioramas
Description: Explore the art of assemblage inspired by the vast array of unique materials that Remainders will provide.
Community Open Studio
Community Open Studio
Fee: $5 -Registration is required for attendance to Community Open Studio Description: We are opening our Creative Space on the fourth Wednesday of each month for community use.
Mono Printing
Mono Printing
Description: This workshop is focused on using color and line in bold and playful ways to create one-of-a-kind monoprints on a printing press or by hand.
REMAINDERS provides low cost materials and classes to our community in Pasadena and Altadena, CA, and keeps usable supplies out of landfills! Help Remainders directly when you volunteer, donate supplies and give money (tax-deductible since we are a 501c3 nonprofit)!
REMAINDERS CREATIVE REUSE
is a second-hand store for arts and crafts supplies. You never know what new treasure you’ll find! We have an ever-changing assortment of materials: arts, books, crafts, decorations, fabric, jewelry, paper, quilting, sewing, tools, vintage, yarn, and so much more!
Our low cost arts and crafts thrift store is fueled by donations from people like you! Do you have extra supplies lying around? Need to unload a garage filled with fabric? Does your business need to get rid of tools or materials you think we could use?
Store Hours
Mon: Closed
Tues: Closed
Wed: 10am – 6pm
Thurs: 10am – 6pm
Fri: 10am – 6pm
Sat: 10am – 6pm
Sun: 10am – 6pm
Donation Hours
Mon: Closed
Tues: Closed
Wed: 10am – 5pm
Thurs: 10am – 5pm
Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Creative Space
REMAINDERS Creative Space is upstairs from our store. This is where we offer classes, events, and open studio time for you to work on your own projects!
The Creative Space includes a large studio workspace with tools and supplies for arts, crafts, and sewing, a recording studio for audio and music production, an art gallery, a reference library, and a stage for concerts and erformances.
Art Studio
Our art studio features tons of tools, supplies, and space to work on your creative projects, either in a class or during open studio hours!
Sewing Studio
Our sewing studio has machines, tables, and tools for you to stitch up your next project!
Recording Studio
Our recording studio features a treated room for tracking, a control room, plenty of gear, and experienced audio engineers to help you record music, podcasts, vocals, voiceovers, and more!
Your donations make a huge difference!
Support Remainders Directly
FAQ
We are proud to divert thousands of pounds of usable materials from landfills, and provide them to local creatives and educators.
We appreciate your generous donations!
We may not be able to accept all items (even items we normally accept) due to space limitations.
Thank you for understanding!
When can I bring donations?
DONATION CENTER HOURS
Mon: Closed
Tues: Closed
Wed: 10am – 5pm
Thurs: 10am – 5pm
Fri: 10am – 5pm
Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 10am – 5pm
Donations may be temporarily paused if we run out of space. We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your understanding!
Where should I bring donations?
REMAINDERS Donation Center (rear of building)
787 E WASHINGTON BLVD
PASADENA, CA 91104
What can I donate?
Check out the list of items we accept here.
How much can I donate?
You can donate up to one bin (16”x24”x14”) or armload without an appointment during donation hours.
For larger donations (up to one carload), please schedule an appointment here. For multiple carloads, please schedule an appointment for each.
How should I bring donations?
Donations should be clean, in usable condition. Please pack neatly and label clearly to help our staff process and sort donations more efficiently.
Do I need to schedule an appointment?
Donation Walkups – No appointment necessary for small donations, up to one bin (16”x24”x14”) per vehicle
For large donations (more than one bin) please schedule a donation appointment here.
For very large donations (more than one carload) please schedule an appointment for each carload.
Do you offer donation pick-ups?
We have a very limited capacity for vanload pick-ups in the Pasadena area. Please drop off donations if at all possible.
To arrange a pick up, please email remainders.donations@gmail.com
Do you accept monetary contributions?
Yes we do! You can make a direct monetary contribution here!
Are donations tax deductible?
Yes, Remainders is a 501c3 non-profit, so all donations are tax deductible. We are happy to provide donation receipts upon request!