Welcome to Ransom Recycles!
I love to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Finding creative ways to use already existing and unwanted objects saves resources, money and, most importantly, the environment. My latest mission...Christmas!
I've never cared for Christmas and I know saying this aloud is sacrilegious to most. I find the holiday too sentimental with far too much focus on materialism. I enjoy the idea of Christmas cards, but I'm rarely impressed by the uninspired designs nor the standard, meaningless messages of sentimental harassment.
I've never cared for Christmas and I know saying this aloud is sacrilegious to most. I find the holiday too sentimental with far too much focus on materialism. I enjoy the idea of Christmas cards, but I'm rarely impressed by the uninspired designs nor the standard, meaningless messages of sentimental harassment.
Each card is created from old Christmas cards. Many of the cards I receive for recycling are designed for the typical consumer while others are created by and sent from political organizations, humanitarian charities, and religious institutions. I also decorate with ribbons, wrapping paper, stickers, and gift tags and supplement the designs with imagery from magazines, books, and a few political flyers. It takes anywhere from four to ten cards to make one recycled card.
Christmas now has a whole new meaning for me!
Enjoy!