Rebel Craft
Rebel craft is my quiet protest against cookie-cutter crap.
Mass-made junk is everywhere. Cookie-cutter crap from cheap dollar stores. It breaks. It bores. It clutters.
Rebel Craft is my quiet protest.
I don’t want meaningless stuff filling my home. I want things that mean something. Objects with a past, a story. Things I’ve carefully found at flea markets, thrift stores, or in my own dusty drawers, and turned into personal treasures.
With a bit of acrylic medium, paint and punk poetry, I make them mine.
This video series is about reclaiming your space with raw, soulful creativity.
Not just decorating, but expressing. Not following trends, but making your own rules.
Whether you’re into DIY home decor, love thrifted home style, or simply crave more meaning in your space, Rebel Craft is here to inspire. It’s about creative reuse, giving discarded things a second life, and turning them into pieces of handmade interior inspiration. These are upcycled crafts with a soul. Not just stuff, but stories.
I film my process to show you how I do it. Welcome to Rebel Craft.
From Thrifted Mask to Raw Art – Rebel Craft
This isn’t ...purely decorative. It’s a protest against fakeness, perfection, and hiding who you are.
This video was actually filmed and edited back in 2022. It was meant to be part of a series I used to call ART DIY. But things change — and so did I. Now, a few years, one burnout, and two moves later, I’m finally finding space to pick up the pieces again.
The series has a new name: Rebel Craft, because that’s what it really is.
Not just DIY, not just crafting, but reclaiming, reusing, and transforming ordinary, forgotten stuff into raw, personal expressions.
This mask, and this video, mean more to me now than when I first made them. They remind me how healing it is to make something, even when life feels like a mess.
I still love wandering through thrift stores and flea markets, spotting weird little gems no one wants. Giving them a second life. Turning them into something honest and loud. It’s a way to create an environment that truly reflects who I am — imperfect, expressive, and unapologetically me.
So here it is. Finally. I hope this video inspires you to grab something old, forgotten, or ugly, and make it yours.
Marieke XO
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I'm Marieke Blokland, artist, designer and founder of Studio Bloknote.
At Studio Bloknote, I create raw, expressive art journaling and mixed media content that embraces imperfection, emotion, and creative rebellion.
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http://www.studiobloknote.com
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