Re CREATE

We just finished our daughter’s 10^th birthday party at Recreate. The staff was fabulous and 12 ten year old girls had the time of their lives. Highly recommend this venue for a wonderful no-​hassle fun birthday! We will be back!

Why pay full price for art supplies when you can shop at recreate?! I love recreate, not only for the eco-​friendly spin on creating art but because their education programs are amazing! By purchasing my art supplies there I am helping to support their educational programs which is a win-​win for everyone! Plus, they have space available to have parties for kids and adults! Check out their cool new 3D lazer printer, too!

Love this place. I can’t believe I only recently found out about this place. It has a similar concept to the East Bay Depot in Oakland and SCRAP in SF only this one is not nearly as big. People donate their items (can be ANYTHING) and they resell it for CHEAP! Bonus here is that everything is donation based, whereas the ones in the bay kind of have a set price… depending on the mood of the cashier (you win some, you lose some).
Support your local artists and donate some good stuff, or just donate to be an awesome human being.
FYI don’t get it confused with the Habitat Restore parking lot. It’s at the end of the commercial buildings if coming from Washington.

This review is for the warehouse only. Went here thinking it might be like SCRAP in SF: a warehouse full of random materials where you might find something amazing to reuse in an art project for yourself or your kid. We were greeted by a friendly staff person who told us how the shop works: they are a nonprofit so you pay what you can and the proceeds go towards keeping their programs going.
I found a few things and proceeded to the counter to pay. There was a lady in front of me that had a few bags of random things and the staff person asked how much she would like to pay she said «$ 20.00». The staff person proceeded to tell her and I quote «my boss would kill me if I took $ 20.00 for all that.»
The customer said «well, how much do you think it’s worth?»
Staff person «$ 60.00»
The customer said she would have to put a lot back because $ 60.00 was more than she could spend.
So I’m confused. Why tell people who’ve never been here that it’s «pay what you can» if that’s not really the case at all?
Take a tip from SCRAP and come up with a fair pricing system that doesn’t embarrass your customers by putting them on the spot.

I haven’t actually found anything I needed/​wanted my last 2 visits. I have, however, found some amazing inspiration at this place in the past.
The staff is pretty detached. They seem to spend time in their own little area, not interacting much, but they are friendly enough when approached.
I haven’t done any classes or drop-​in crafting, so can’t comment on that.
I do miss their old location. This isn’t very far out of the way, but I am literally never out that direction (its isolated in a warehouse strip mall sort of thing) so I have to make a special trip instead of tacking it on to other errands and I just don’t go much anymore.
If you are looking for something specific and random, definitely check here. I brought a friend here when she was looking for glass jars for wedding drinks and she found a bunch! Also great if you aren’t picky about materials or want a small amount of a wide variety of items (2 sheets of the same pattern of scrapbook paper would be a miracle find here, whereas 84 small squares of wallpaper samples in varying patterns would be a highly likely find). I’d highly recommend crafters and parents of small crafty ones check it out.

Staff is very helpful, friendly and creative. Love the company’s idea to re-​use materials that would normally go to the landfill. Very inexpensive to drop-​in and absolutely fun for kids of all ages! The huge warehouse can be overwhelming for kids so I highly recommend their classes especially for fist time customers to help jump start your kid’s creative juices. We’ll definitely be back!

Terrific selection of supplies, helpful staff, clean. Great indoor fun for a blustery afternoon.

I went back on spring break, and found that the prices, due to various circumstances, are now $ 5 an hour… but what an hour it was! I created a tiny diorama, and my son made a boat with a house on top, with a bed and various other accessories. My tween made a cute diorama, herself, and we blinged up a lot of other items, including a trophy that we bought (someone had donated a batch). It’s still well worth the visit — we crafted and recycled and had a glorious time — and I didn’t even burn myself on the hot glue gun!
Side note: only the adults can use the hot glue guns.

We found this place online as I was searching for something that my family could do together and thought we’d try it out. It’s a cute little place with many interesting things in there! My son is a new 4, my daughter is 5.5 YO and there was also my hubby and I. My kids enjoyed themselves and could express their artistic ways anyway they wanted. They made a huge mess (We helped clean up. :)), but made some cool things. My hubby and I also made some cool things, and for only $ 5/​hour, it’s a great way to spend time with your friends and family! :) I love how almost everything they have there is recycled, and it teaches the kids to be creative and use your imagination! What a GREAT idea!
We will definitely return for a day of artistic ventures!

They had me at the tulle.
And cigar boxes.
And ribbon.
reCreate is a new store in Roseville that sells odds and ends and crafting leftovers to treasure finders. You can find just about anything from frames to corks to fabrics to upholstery samples. Company’s donate their extra stuff so that it is not wasted and you the crafter can come and pick them up for your creations.
They also have classes, drop in craft time, and are open for parties.
The ladies that I have come across in my treasure hunts here have been incredibly friendly and easy to talk to. I have promised to become a regular and I feel like I am keeping good on that promise.