Rubber-band Bracelets

Rubber-band Bracelets
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

I made these rubber-band bracelets yesterday. They are great fun to make and ready to wear in a couple of minutes! You only have to be careful to use enough rubber bands, so that the bracelet is not too tight. Wearing tight rubber bands around your wrist all the time could cause serious injury (it could stop the bloodstream in your hand), so if you're going to make these, make them nice and loose.

Virginity Imprisoned

Virginity Imprisoned
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

I love black-and-white photography, because it has something I would call "a soul". So, whenever I find a really good motive, I make it into a black and white photo :-)

Summery Fresh

Summery Fresh
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

The summer is coming... :-)

I picked these daisies on one of my morning walks. They brighten up the room so nicely :-)

Pogs Reborn :-)

Pogs Reborn :-)
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

Remember Pogs? They were also known as Flippo's in Holland. It was a game that was popular in the 1990s. These tokens were unfortunately never available here in Slovenia. However, I once managed to get one original Pog somewhere. I found the original specimen recently in a box of old toys, and got the Pog-bug again ;-) So, I decided to revive the game. I got some empty tokens from some old bottle caps and made some Pogs myself :-)

Aussie Windmill - Part 2

Aussie Windmill - Part 2
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

I made this one today. It's not quite like the big Australian original yet, but it's closer, since this time it's metal, not plastic. It's made from an old beer can. It's thinner (it's only about an inch / 2cm at ist widest part in the centre) and lighter than the plastic-bottle ones, so it spins at the slightest breeze, as well. It took me about an hour to make it, but only because I had to work slowly to avoid cuts on the sharp metal.

My private little Australian windmill tower

My private little Australian windmill tower
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

Other women buy makeup and jewelry, I buy tools. So, I got a new cordless drill a few days ago and now I'm making things. This is the creation I made today. I've always liked Australian windmills (waterpumps), so I wanted to make something like that. However, since I don't have the space to put up a big windmill, I had to come up with something small. These windmills are made from old plastic bottles. The tower is made in such a way that no matter which way the wind blows, there's always at least one windmill spinning at high speed. Each windmill takes about 20 minutes to make. They don't pump water like the big windmills in Australia do, but they sure are fun to watch :-) How do you like my creation?

Yellow Beauty

Yellow Beauty
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

Just a little something to brighten up the day :-)

Rope Bracelets

Rope Bracelets
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

I've been making these since last week. Rope is a perfect material to make bracelets. It doesn't slip when you tie a knot and it's resistant so that the bracelets can't tear up that easily. It's also very cheap (a ball with 60 metres of rope only costs about 2 €), so I can make a whole bunch of these from just one ball of rope! This also means that I can experiment with new designs - if I stuff up, I can just throw it away and start a new one without too much damage :-) These are great fun to make! I'm actually thinking of making myself a belt for my jeans with the flat and straight macrame pattern (as you can see on the top three bracelets).

Henry und Jochen

Henry und Jochen
Originally uploaded by Cobra_11

My new garden friends :-)

Here's something about garden gnomes:

(From the German magazine Bild der Frau:)
The history of the garden gnomes began about 6000 years ago in the Turkish Kapadokia. The miners carried clay gnomes with them as good-luck charms. The gnomes were supposed to protect them from the kobolds. The gnomes were brought to Germany in the 15th century as decorations for the Barock gardens. The garden gnomes gained their fame around 1880, when Philipp Griebel from Tueringen made the first garden gnome in its modern form. They have been produced and exported world wide from Tueringen ever since. Since the 1990s there are also female garden gnomes.