Welcome back 🙂 Today’s post is a little different, as I’m trying a new-to-me craft: wood whittling! Unlike previous posts, I will not be focusing on reuse and sustainability here. I did, in fact, buy […]
How to Use Scrap Fabric: Flower Pincushion
One of my biggest struggles as a sustainability-conscious crafter is navigating the line between hoarder and re-user. How small of scraps do you keep from old shirts after a project? When is okay to finally […]
Quilt Reuse: Up-cycled Housecoat
I’m back with another up-cycling post 🙂 It has been a bitterly cold and snowy winter. My apartment is a bit drafty, and since 2021 continues to force me to work from home, I have […]
DIY Dress Form Cover
Hello all! This is a quick little post about how I turned an old, polyester dress into a beautiful dress form cover for my adjustable Singer form. This form was 40% off and I loved […]
How to Reuse Old Jeans: Boro-Mending Inspired Jacket
Welcome back! In this post I’m going to talk about another sashiko based project I completed earlier this year. I started with the basic problem of: How to reuse old jeans? Tbh, it is one […]
Sashiko Camera Strap: Sustainable Reuse
Hello! Welcome to Curious Eclectic 🙂 This will be my very first blog! I do a lot of crafting, and wanted to have a repository for myself to document my projects as well as to […]