ScavengerCraft

Welcome to the first ScavengerCraft project! I’m keeping this post short and sweet; a brief introduction to the “why” behind what I do.

What did I do?

Stripped a fancy leather journal cover off its original notebook and turned it into something that could be reused.

How did I do this?

Paper, glue, and audacity.

Why did I do this?

Because it was too beautiful and valuable to only use once.

Because realizing I had the freedom to reuse it in the future (which is now the present) helped break through the obsession of “What do I write in this notebook that is worthy of its pretty cover?” (as if cover aesthetics had anything to do with the worth of what’s written…but I digress) and finally put it to use.

Because in doing so, I cracked something in my mindset, crossed some threshold of what previously felt forbidden, and pushed my boundaries further on what is “allowed” when it comes to materials scavenging and reuse. Now instead of being locked into a Book, it is Materials In A Certain Form. It is free, and I am free, to remake it and reuse it however I please. At the moment, how I please is as a slipcover for continued journaling notebooks. But I’m already thinking about how it might look as a decorative panel on a bag or leather corset belt. The only limit is my imagination (and skill, lol).

Because the world is full to breaking with endless new things, and it is my small act of rebellion in a society of overconsumption to keep what I already have in use for as long as possible.