The hardware store can be a great resource for arts and crafts supplies.  Our store is frequently visited around Mardi Gras by the guys who design stages for Mardi Gras balls.  We have helped our local celebrity drag queens design props for their performances.  But we are not just a resource for these high profile artists.  We have a lot of supplies that you can use at home.  Supplies you may already know we have include; glue, glue guns, staple guns, wooden and metal rods, tie wire, and paint.  However my favorite medium for craft projects is one that may not occur to you in your creative brainstorming; galvanized pipe and fittings.   Galvanized pipe is normally used to transport water or gas through your home.  It is a waterproof, metal pipe that comes in diameters ranging from ¼ inch to 2 inchs.  Lengths of pipe can be as long as 21 feet, and we can cut them to any size you want.  The ends of each pipe are threaded to allow the fastening of fittings.  There are a variety of f