The Beautiful Stuff Project

The Beautiful Stuff Project The Beautiful Stuff Project increases access to play and the arts through creative reuse of material

06/01/2026

Voila!! It’s up and celebrated. Thanks to the fantastic for such a joyous unveiling of the I Spy The Charles River mosaic. What a fantastic collaboration with the school librarian and art teacher and every single student to make this masterpiece a reality. Also thanks to and for the funding. And, of course, to for the tiles.

Sometimes the grouting doesn’t turn out exactly as expected and you have to do a little extra TLC to make it closer to r...
05/30/2026

Sometimes the grouting doesn’t turn out exactly as expected and you have to do a little extra TLC to make it closer to right. Thanks always to our mosaic maestro who is always ready to do the work with such good spirit. Truro Farmers Market here we come.

05/27/2026

It’s a “marble trap”. Inventions abound when four year olds play with our marble run treasure boxes. Thanks to for the grant through Provincetown Arts Council for helping to make this year of creative play happen at

Dolphin loading on this rainy holiday weekend. First aluminum foil armature and the sculpted with PalTiya. Stay tuned ...
05/25/2026

Dolphin loading on this rainy holiday weekend. First aluminum foil armature and the sculpted with PalTiya. Stay tuned for tiling soon.

“Mounted and looks great! We are all so happy and proud”. Loved getting this from the Art Director at after they consu...
05/23/2026

“Mounted and looks great! We are all so happy and proud”. Loved getting this from the Art Director at after they consulted with us and made this mosaic sign happen on their own with their children, staff, and volunteers. Now is the time to contact us for summer or fall projects.

05/21/2026

From the vault. What we were up to ten years ago. May, 2016. Treasure boxes, teacher workshops, mosaic garden boxes, upcycled crowns, mosaic frames, workshops in our first storefront and more. Here we are in 2026 still going strong.

Inspired by artist behind the Watts Towers, Simon Rodin, featured in the book Dream Something Big, kindergartners create...
05/20/2026

Inspired by artist behind the Watts Towers, Simon Rodin, featured in the book Dream Something Big, kindergartners created with collections of bits and baubles. Good books. Real stories. Curated supplies. Explicit presentation. We are here for it.

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