You know those pretty solar lanterns you put in your yard, until you find out they're meant to last one season? I had about 8 of them of different kinds. The original two were made better and I think they're still going. But the other six were purchased only 1 year later, and were so cheaply made, that the plastic over the solar cells oxidized and the batteries couldn't charge.
But I love the designs and so this evening I began to meticulously take each one apart, with the intention of taking the solar panels and spent batteries to hazo-house, and seeing if they'll also take the plastic housing I removed, which has what looks like a little circuit board inside. And need I say it? That housing is made entirely of plastic.
So far I've reclaimed 3 of the 6. These two crackle glass globes...
The photo doesn't do them justice. I love how the light sparkles off the fragmented glass, and casts interesting, lacy shadows on the wall.
And one of these pretty Asian style lanterns, with a dragon fly etched into the glass panels.
Now they are back to being useful items, instead of a big disappointment.
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