Eye Opener: Junk on the Brain

PART 1: This first section are definitions of various places and concepts associated with our week's topics:

Antiques/Antiquing: antiques are old used items which are sought out for their value (decorative, collectable, or usability). Antiquing is the act in which one goes about finding and buying antiques. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique 

Junk/Junking: Junk is something that we discard such as: glass, metals, plastics, and other materials, many of which can be reused. The act of junking is to find ways to recycle or reuse these various materials. http://www.davmagic.com/junk/PAGES3.html

Flea Market: A market, usually held outdoors, where antiques, used household goods, and curios are sold. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flea+market

Thrift Shop: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrift%20shop

Upcycling: The process of taking something that you would otherwise throw out and finding a way to make it into something else. http://www.naturallysavvy.com/naturally-green-faq/what-is-upcycling

Resale Shop: A shop which resells items which have been purchased previously bought by another party.  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/resale

PART 2:

These terms from above all have to do with the environment because they all have to do with recycling in a way. It a world where we're always trying to find the newest product we often overlook perfectly good items which have already been around for awhile, these terms all have to do with the acquisition of said items. 

Local sources of terms stated above:

Antiques: Father Time Antiques- 395 S Lake Ave Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 625-2379 http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Father.Time.Antiques.218-625-2379

Junk/Junking: Chesney Auto Salvage- 6250 Beaver River Rd Duluth, MN 55803 (218) 206-8713 http://www.yellowpages.com/duluth-mn/mip/chesney-auto-salvage-2819951?lid=189083541

Flea Market: Studebaker Drivers Club Swap Meet Flea Market and Classic Car Show- Lake Superior College, 2101 Trinity Road Duluth, MINNESOTA   55811 USA http://fleaportal.com/Flea_markets/Index/MINNESOTA/Duluth

Thrift Shop: Goodwill- 700 Garfield Ave. Duluth, MN 55802 http://www.goodwillduluth.org/shop-locations.htm

Upcycling: The Salvation Army- 2101 West Superior Street Duluth, MN 55806 218-722-7723 http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf

Resale Shop: Savers- 1740 Mall Drive Duluth, MN 55811 218-722-1894 http://www.savers.com/Default.aspx

PART 3:

For this part of the assignment I went to www.junkmarketstyle.com to check out three projects that people have done.

Project 1: How to Make a Towel Bar Cool. http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/36677/how-to-make-a-towel-bar-cool . I thought this project was cool because the towel rack still had multiple purposes even after being designated as a towel rack

Project 2: How to Make a Swinging Bed... http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/34561/how-to-make-a-swinging-bed. I thought this one was cool because I've always wanted a swinging bed but never really thought much about how to go about getting one. It seems like a no brainer now though to just reuse parts from an old one.

Project 3: Silage Shooter. http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/34213/silage-shooter. This project was neat because they were able to use a part of an old silo as an artsy planter of sorts.