FINNISHED!

Finally I have my real business cards and my official slogan!

RokRokInc. Upcycling design with attitude
Have fun, Be seen & Rock on!

Before I made my business cards by hand (below) but it was just a bit too much trouble.
...And also not so nice, or what?

Last Sunday we had the summer's upcycling workshop in HUIJ, Munich. Here the merry and summery group and some of the creations from Sabrina and Selin: the cool and lovely teens that really got done a big amount of unique pieces of self-made jewelry that for sure will be envied at school. <3

Our crafting group on a hot afternoon after five hours crative time! Thanks girls, it was fun!

Yesterday I visited the summer Nachtkonsum night flea market here in Munich. They keep it at the Feierwerk which is a culture area for youth. Specially in the summer I love the place. There's a great atmosphere, good food from a trailer kitchen and it has some weird appeal even if it's kind of rough. Maybe that's why. It has the DIY feeling in itself already.

The Feierwerk offers concerts every week and the area consist of a bigger hall and a couple of smaller club/concert venues in the same back yard. So maybe after shopping and beer drinking at the Nachtkonsum you can still also pop into a live gig. ...Or do as we did yesterday: crash into a Saturday night goth party.

Cassette tape pendant is very simple to make. You just have to find a tape that you like!

For tape pendant you need 1 cm split rings, 2 pliers,a drill, 2-3 cm drill bits, (spray paint) and chain.

 HOW TO MAKE A CASSETTE TAPE PENDANT

1. Drill 2-3 mm holes to the tape both corners but not quite to the edge so that the chain will hang straight. I make the holes about there where there are the holes already.
2. Put in 1 cm split rings. Split rings in order to make it last better.
3. Add the chain. I like to use a bit chunky chain to balance the heavy pendant.

 Making spray painted tape will take the whole day because you need to let the paint get dry between layers.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO PAINT THE TAPE

1. Choose a cassette. It has to be just plastic without any paper.
2. Drill the holes and insert the split rings.
3. (Already now because you don't want to mess the paint later.)
4. Clean the cassette.
5. Spray both sides with plastic primer and let dry.
6. Spray both sides 5-10 layers of color (depending how thick layers you make). Let dry at least 30 minutes between the layers. (I have used again the rim spray paint with little sparkles, because it gives a nice finish and is most wear resistant.)
7. Spray both sides with paint protection spray and let dry.
8. Add the chain.

In Finland there is this Finnish rap wave going on but there are now also a couple of current punk acts that have transgressed the limit of the music media. Take a look.

PERTTI KURIKAN NIMIPÄIVÄT
Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (Pertti Kurkikka's Name Day) is a group formed by four Finnish punks with developmental disabilities. Their album released 2012 is called "Six cups of coffee and one coke". They really have their hearts in the project. Respect!

What I really love in their music is also the lyrics (which you can find on their website). The lyrics are in Finnish but use the Google Translator to understand. For Example, the song Pyhäpäivä (Sunday that is called in Finnish "Holyday") goes like this:

HOLYDAY
It was Sunday
I went to church
I got some coffee
I took a crap

KOVASIKAJUTTU (free translation: big fucking deal) is a short documentary that tells about their gig trip to Germany. Totally worth watching.

PÄÄ KII
Pää Kii (Shut Up) is a punk group that also represents well the Finnish ramopunk tradition. The band is praised from both critics and the underground audience. They will perform next summer also at the Roskilde festival. Pää Kii sings in Finnish but as the band also asks, why should it matter? Other bands sing in foreign languages in Finland. Why not the other way round?

You can find the album "Pää Kii" in Spotify for Example. I like all their songs but a good examples are Paskahousun Paluu and Ees Jotain Positiivista.

Minja loves vintage style and she dances burlesque as a hobby so the
RokRokInc. old school wooden dice earrings fit her just perfectly.

Some time ago one customer of mine asked for golden animal brooches. So here they are. I hope she'll stop by at my table soon so I can show that I finally fulfilled her request.

CRAFTING TIPS FOR GOLDEN ANIMAL BROOCHES

1. I used the rim spray paint. It seems it's really hard to find a paint that really sticks. So far, the rim paint with little sparkles in it has been the best. If anyone has better knowledge on this one, please share your secrets with me!
2. The paint sticks better to a softer plastic. Though some soft plastics can not take the paint. You'll notice that if the surface gets weird and the paint won't get dry.
3. From the other side of the animal I sanded the place for the brooch flat with the grindstone tool of my Dremel. The grindstone tool is meant for metal materials but works well with plastic as well.

Many here in Munich have asked about the midnight sun in Finland during the summer. So yes, it is true and from this video you can get an idea how it is. It kind of gets only dim for a couple of hours but the sun stays over the horizon through the night. And then about at five o'clock the sun starts to really shine and warm again.

MIDNIGHT SUN IN FINLAND

You can also ask for made to order products from RokRokInc. Here are for example couple of leather things that I made on a special request.