Locating Valentine's Day Craft Materials in the South Central Massachusetts Area

Pam Gaulin
There are obvious places to find craft materials for Valentine's Day and other holidays in the Sturbridge area. The chain stores cannot be ignored for their selection and prices.

But what about the more obscure locations that are not on everyone's radar? When you are looking for unique, discount, or even discontinued items there are some shops you should not miss in the South Central Massachusetts Area.

Listed here are the top places for finding Valentines' Day craft materials.

Charlton Mills, Inc.

Charlton Mills has much more than just boxes and shipping supplies and services. They are a hidden gem offering inexpensive crafting supplies for Valentine's Day crafts and other holidays.

Their crafting materials include basket reed and caning, candle making supplies, clay, craft fabrics, dried flowers, dyes, macrame cord, paint, seasonal crafting materials, ribbons, silk flowers, soap making supplies, stamping supplies, and yarn.

They do have a large selection of gift boxes in all shapes and sizes.

Charlton Mills, Inc. is located at (Route 20) in Charlton, Massachusetts. Their phone number is (508)248-7976. They are open Monday-Wednesday & Saturday from 9am until 6pm, Thursday-Friday 9am-7pm and on Sunday from noon until 5pm.

Craft Section at Wal-Mart

The craft section at Wal-Mart is pretty impressive, especially since there are no Michael's or Jo Ann's in the area. In addition to regular crafting materials including pom poms, pipe cleaners, cut into shapes, scrapbooking materials and wooden hearts, Wal-Mart has some neat little kits, in a cute handled container of different Valentines' Day projects including magnetic frames.

They also have many different colors of foam sheets that retail for well under $1.

Wal-Mart in Sturbridge is located at 100 Charlton Road (Route 20) in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

Wrights Factory Outlet

Wrights Factory Outlet sells many items that can be used in crafts for Valentine's Day and other holidays. Their supplies include close outs and seconds of trim and ribbon, which can be purchased by the yard or by the spool. Purchasing seconds and close outs is a good way to save money on crafting supplies for Valentine's Day.

Wrights Factory Outlet also sells fabric, floral supplies, lace, scrapbooking supplies, yarn and more.

Wrights Factory Outlet is located at 559 Main Street in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Main Street in Sturbridge is also Route 20. The Wrights Factory Outlet is located in the Sturbridge Marketplace building. Approach slowly so you do not miss the turn in.

By purchasing a variety of inexpensive items for crafting, you can make some truly original designs for you Valentine's Day Crafts.

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Pam Gaulin is a freelance writer, journalist (B.A., Journalism), new (and next!) media writer and artist. Associated Content named her 2007 Content Producer of the Year. "First for Women" magazine featured...   View profile

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