Other Arts & Crafts Stuff

While everyone seems to have lost a few, American Science & Surplus has a literal surplus of them! Whether you need new ones for a game, can't craft without them or just like something shiny, we've got an amazing deal for you. 

Actually, go ahead, if that’s what you want to do with these gorgeous, classic wooden cigar boxes. We think they’re too good-looking to put to work. Some with clasps, some with slide tops and all gorgeous. And that aroma of a stored cigar,...

We’re loving this transparent, clear-ish/white-ish plastic box with an oh-so-satisfying snap-close lock. In fact, we can’t stop opening it and snapping it shut. Measures 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/2" with a hinged lid and the afore-mentioned snap...

Actually, in this case, it’s sticktoitselfness, because nothing sticks to itself like genuine Velcro®. Have a gander at our sticky, stickier and stickiest hunks of the stuff invented by an engineer who took a good look...

A rainbow of ink pad wedges by Momenta®. 8 colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown and black. perfect for arts and crafts! Each wedge locks in place to a center holder. pull the tab to release. Clear case prevents them from...

Now put your tongue back in your mouth. These aren’t tongue depressors, they’re wooden craft sticks measuring 6” x 3/4” x 1/16” or 6" x 3/8" x 1/16" with rounded corners. (We stopped selling tongue depressors because we were...

Are you tired of your masterpieces (or grocery lists) sliding forlornly to the floor? Do your craft supplies resemble a glittery explosion that defies gravity? Or maybe you just have a deep, unfulfilled longing to magnetize your pet hamster (please...

We thought all crayons were “art crayons” until we saw these (4) Art Crayons from Marabu in sunshine yellow, kiwi, apple and aqua green. They look like really nice markers with grippy handles and super-thick tips with clear caps, and they...

If you’ve built a little birdhouse in your soul, you might be a giant. But we’d like to encourage you to hang a little birdhouse in your back yard. Ours is made of cardboard and looks just like a little log cabin. Eco-firendly and...

This 150-grit sanding sponge is flexible, meaning it bends. But we like to think it’s flexible in that it’s willing to take on a variety of projects—at times that work for you. Measures approx 4" x 3” x 1/2", soft and spongy on...

Because colored wires are the best wires! We have (4)-piece sets of them, made of aluminum and able to hold their shape. Each wire is 11 yards long and 3/32” dia. You’ll get red, light blue, light green and light purple. Maybe they’re...

If you can’t draw a butterfly, you’re the perfect candidate for our set of 8-1/2" x 12" clear butterfly stencil sheets. You’ll get a pack of (3) sheets, each with (12) full butterfly stencils measuring approx 1" to 2-3/4". From American...

Wait—don’t paint the plant, paint the planter. This Paint Your Own Plant Kit, originally from Target, includes a 3-1/2” tall x 3-1/2” dia terra cotta pot, (5) assorted non-toxic paints, (1) paint brush, (4) paper flowers, (2)...

Of course we can’t sell George Washington, but of the fine rulers we can sell, this 12" long x 2” wide, self-adhesive-backed ruler is the finest. Has 1/16" markings with holes at 1/16", 1/8", 1/4", 1/2" and 1". Just stick a pencil through the...

Pin all the “Flower Power” buttons you like on your jeans, but they’re not going to keep your pants up. This (40)-piece Jean Buttons kit will, because it comes with the sturdy buttons you button on denim (in assorted colors and...

Creative kids and practicing adults will love this (256)-piece DIY Jewelry Kit bead set, since it includes pink, purple, gold and blue 1/4” dia round beads, and assorted 3/16” stars and hearts. Includes (2) white strings to put them on, and...

Embroidery stickers are the best of both worlds (the embroidery and sticker worlds) because they have a cool, thready look but require no hand-sewing to attach them to, say, a backpack. Plus—plus!—you can stick them to surfaces that...

Wee Creations for ye creations. Come ye, all creatives! This (4)-pack of clear glass Wishing Bottles from Wee Creations has multiple uses for miniature arts and crafts, and if that’s your bag, you can imagine most of them already. Each bottle...

These disposable fountain pens from Thornton’s Office Supplies™ are more than fine—they’re supreme. But their points are fine. And no joke—they’re fountain pens, with tips like John Hancock might have used, but with...

Keep these 7” long Premium Blender Pencils away from the machine you use to make milkshakes and margaritas. They’re for a different kind of blender—an artist who blends. They’re colorless, see? They’re also pre-sharpened...

With this set of compact gratitude cards and notes on the go, you can give gratitude for the gifts you get, or just give this great set as a grate gift itself. You’ll get (10) printed tent cards, (10) envelopes, a note-writer’s guidebook and...

We’re making them right at you—so you can make something googly and goofy with them. Bags come in assorted sizes, and colors of pupil and is just as jiggly as a good googly eye should be. You already know what to do with them.

You would be if you had either of these handy clear flip-top plastic bottles with high shoulders and snap-shut caps. Kind of reminiscent of little travel bottles for shampoo and lotion. But you can use them a hundred different things—from crafting...

What says “love” more than knitting someone a cozy (or do you say koozie?) to keep their cheap beer ice cold? A handmade tea cozy is one thing, but this takes knitting up a notch. You’ll get a kit with enough multi-colored yarn to knit...

A card, a regard, a tidbit, a smidgen, a doodle of a poodle…OK, we couldn’t read past that without smashing whoever wrote it inside the cover, but you get the idea. This smash book is perfect for ticket stubs, magazine clips, snapshots,...

We can’t stop popping the tops on these plastic pop-top vials. Measure 2-3/4" tall x 1-3/4" dia and look vaguely like the bigger sibling of an old film canister, except these are clear so you can always see how much is in them. Lid snaps tightly...

We’re loving this transparent, clear-ish/white-ish plastic box with an oh-so-satisfying snap-close lock. In fact, we can’t stop opening it and snapping it shut. Measures 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/2" with a hinged lid and the afore-mentioned snap...

Googly eyes that kids will laugh at are good. Googly eyes kids can pick off and swallow are not good. These 7/16" dia white-plastic eyes with loose 1/8" dia pupils have 1/2" x 1/8" dia striated shafts. Lock washers fit snugly onto the shafts so they stay...

Who needs a fairy godmother with this DIY jewelry-making kit? Has everything you need to be the belle of the ball, including charms, findings, a choker, a necklace and more. Instructions guide you through (3) projects, but you can improvise plenty of...

If so, don’t worry. We have pouches full of ’em, all made in Mexico, where marbles come from. You pick from (6) varieties: the themed sets that include: (1) 25mm shooter and (24) 16mm player marbles, either in Cat's Eye (transparent with...

It is now officially time to put all those pictures you've been meaning put into sleeves into sleeves. Don't make us tell you again. You pick: black plastic sleeves at 8-5/8" X 7-3/8" with (17) binder holes, made to hold (4) photos up to 4-1/8" x 6-1/4"...

What’s better for a kid than squeezing, molding and learning? Maybe a few things, but not too many. Our Kiddy Dough® molding-clay kits entertain and educate. Reminds us of another Dough brand with a word in front of it, but we like these better...

Take this one. It's a craft punching tool. Bolt one of the (3) included hole punch attachments—all small but with differing depths—onto the flexible metal arm, put the punchee underneath, and give the arm a smack. The arm is mounted on an...

Same here, but we're just 150 miles from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, the troll capital of the world, so we have a special devotion to the little long-haired cuties. Troll along with us and grab anything that appeals to you: Good Luck...

Sometimes fun is like anything else—if want it done right, you have to do it yourself. The Gravity Sand kit is a bag of special sand and a 3-piece mold to make 1-1/2” x 1/2” lego-ish bricks. We’ll pick gold, blue, green or red...

Your long boring cable-tie nightmare is over. Celebrate with these novelty zippees. Comes in six-packs and are 5-3/4” long x 3/32” with an 18-lb limit.  Star ties have 1-1/4” stars on the ends--(2) each in red, white, and blue.