Some craft stores changing lives by upcycling waste into purposeful projects

Some craft stores changing lives by upcycling waste into purposeful projects

In a Nashville shop where donated yarn, paper, and paints pile high, artists and adults with disabilities are building a thriving, waste-cutting creative community.Elizabeth Hewitt reports for Reasons To Be Cheerful.In short:Creative reuse centers like Nashville’s Smart Art and Craft Supplies rescue leftover art materials from landfills and resell them at low cost to artists, teachers, and crafters.Smart not only diverts over a million pounds of…