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The Unexpected Alchemists "Remarkable Things from Recycled Materials"
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al·che·my / Spelled Pronunciation [al-kuh-mee]
| 1. | a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life. |
| 2. | any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value. |
"If you think about it, we're all alchemists when we recycle. We may not be discovering the 'elixer of life' but we are taking every day objects of little value (empty/used tin food cans, soda bottles, junk mail, cardboard boxes such as pasta and mailing boxes, car tires, etc.) and having them recycled into useful consumer products, which helps all life on our planet. Our personal goal is to take this one step further by being two of the increasingly resourceful people who take some of these "discarded/unwanted" items, such as wood, metal, glass, etc., and 'transform them' into useful works of art rather than having them end up as trash in one of the many overflowing landfills." ~ Linda & Ted
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~ Cleaned, hand-cut, and hand-painted, these reclaimed slate roofing tiles, once destined for the local landfill, are now beautiful and welcoming works of art. ~ Hand-painted "Beach House" and "Welcome" signs, adorned with vintage sea shells, are made from old drawer fronts. ~ Once a house is torn down, too much of it ends up in the dump. Fence posts and wood siding make great vintage signs! These items, and more, are currently being sold on Linda's online store at www.LBDK.etsy.com or through this website. Pricing for the above signs range from $15-$45, not including shipping and handling, if applicable (actual shipping charged plus a $2.00 handling fee per order). Please write for more information or additional photos. Some special orders can be done depending on the the availability of the materials at the time and the design |
The "before" and "after" photos of a thrown away chair turned into a moss topiary for the shade garden.
RECYCLING FACTS: In a lifetime, the average American will throw away 600 times his or her adult weight in garbage. This means that each adult will leave a legacy of as much as 100,000 pounds of trash for his or her children. Nationwide, 48% of all paper was recycled in 2000. 71% of old newspapers were recycled; 75% of old corrugated boxes were recycled; and 41% of all office paper was recycled. Recycling saves enough energy each year to provide heat and light for 400,000 homes. Reduce emmissions from energy consumption. Manufacturing goods from recycled materials requires less energy than producing goods from virgin materials. When less energy is needed, fewer fossil fuels are burned and less carbon dioxide is emitted to the atmosphere. Recycling reduces the need for landfills, allowing local lands to be used in more environmentally preferable ways. And, by substituting scrap materials for the use of trees, metal ores, minerals, oil, and other virgin materials, recycling reduces the pressure to expand forestry and mining production. Recycling produces less of 27 different types of pollutants, when compared with using virgin materials, in manufacturing products and disposing wastes. Half of all the polyester carpet manufactured in the U.S. is made from recycled plastic bottles. It takes five two-liter plastic bottles to make one square foot of carpet.
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A 3' x 4' garden dragonfly made from leftover rebar, silver wire, and box strapping. The eyes are recycled glass rondels from old theatre lighting. ~ ~ ~ All written material (except the "Recycling Facts") and photos property of Linda and Ted Krysinski, The Unexpected Alchemists, and may not be copied or reproduced without permission. Thank you.
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Ted and Linda Krysinski Owners/Artists 2023 E. Sims Way #343 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Phone: (360) 381-5089 or (360) 301-2283 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please feel free to contact us! Many of our items are available for sale or we can make one just for you!~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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