Bavarian charm

These medals I found from a back yard sales next door to us. The sellers grandpa got them from hiking happenings mostly in the 60's and the 70's. I paid a fair price for the unique medals as well as for the story as I really like to know where my materials come from. The seller was also happy that the medals, that were for many years forgotten to the attic, would now see the day light once again.

In addition I have to say that I really like these back yard flea market days. It's when people that wouldn't normally go selling their stuff gather all their crap and present them to possible recyclers. Then it's possible to find this kind of treasures and also see what kind of people live around your quarter.

Bavarian Charm Pendants by RokRokInc.

A crown and coat-of-arms, alpines in a hiking shoe, religious stuff (the holy Mary...?)
and hard working men. What could be more Bavarian?

Quick visit in Helsinki

I stopped by in Helsinki in the end of August. The visit was kind of fully booked so I had time to visit only one flea market shop and this is what I found...somewhat granny feeling, or?

I bent the spoons already but I'm not
100 % sure what to do out of them.

Prague

A couple of weeks ago I visited Prague for the second time. My first time was year 2002 right after the awful flooding disaster. Back then the river side was totally ruined and there was nothing there. This time the lively river side boulevard in the night time was the best part of the city.

It all happened so fast that night: after this picture the boulevard started rapidly to get full of cheerful people drinking wine and having fun. A Latino band of at least eight musicians was playing outside and local punk was played in one of the bar boats. Then you could feel "the wind" before a storm and soon everyone was running for shelter in the middle of flying objects. I've never felt a wind that strong and this night the thunderstorm was the strongest one this summer. Not only in Prague but also throughout Germany from Munich to Berlin.

Calm before the storm at the riverside boulevard in Prague on a Tuesday night in August.

I also accidentally found one really cute vintage shop in Prague. The Boho shop (Francouzská 76, Prague 10) was small and had a few nicely selected vintage dresses, belts and other stuff. They also had some quite nice upcycled accessories that would be perfect for a plain hipster style with subdued colors.

The charming Boho vintage shop in Prague, in the up-coming district of Krymská.

Punk Challenge

They contacted me from Shopbevel and gave me a tip to take part in their punk and chains design challenge. In the end I decided to take part with my personal favorite that is the half plaited leather and half chain necklace.

What I love about this design that it's so adjustable and you can make endless one piece designs by varying the colors and materials. You can easily crate so many different styles from romantic and kitsch to punk and rock. In addition it is also possible to adjust the price by choice of materials and the amount of the chains and so on.

And of course also what makes this design my number one choice is that I never saw quite anything similar anywhere before and it has my favorite material: upcycled leather.

Leather Necklace by RokRokInc.

The skull design is made by me from the logo of our old punk rock festival in my hometown Kemi.
Check out the video: Alhonkaturock.