Arrivals

I got the first batch of the items I ordered. I waited over the weekend, and instead of just 1 package I got to pick up 4. Three I had tracked via Itella's tracking system, but the 4th one was a nice surprise (most surprising was that there were 3 delivery notices in our mailbox, so those had to be with the mail carrier already in the morning). :)

The orders that had the same tracking code did actually arrive in that same package, so no problem there! Though maybe some message to the customer would've been a bit better customer service.  I sorted and counted all the alphabetic/numeric beads because I'm nerdy like that. There were a couple of extras in both totals (even excluding the duds), although I was certain that such a small looking bag couldn't hold 500 beads.Number beads were distributed quite evenly: 60x1, 50x2, 55x3, 31x4, 53x5, 102x6/9, 50x7, 60x8, 48x0. There was more dispersion(? deviation?) in the alphabetic beads, for example I got 8xJ (+3 bad Js) or 11xW, but 40xL. Wires were fine also.

The J shaped cable needles aren't that great. The plastic has those rough bits that look like they were joined together when manufactured and then cut apart, so yarn will definitely snag on those parts. The cable needles that are straight but there's an "u" shape in the midldle are fine though. Also only after I got them did I realize that 3 sets, 10 pieces meant 10 pieces altogether, in 3 different sets. Not 3 sets of 10 pieces. Which is of course better, because I wouldn't have any use for the extra ones.

The split rings are of course split so I think I need to get some very small beads (seed beads) to glue into that opening, like shown in this tutorial. But before I do anything, I need crimp beads, which are still on their way. I don't have any jewelry tools, but necessity is the mother of invention, as they say.

Problem number two was also solved! I messaged the shop and they replied:

Dear (insert my name here)

Glad to hear from you.
We already contact with my postoffice.
They said it will be arrive to Finland.
The web show wrong message.
Please don't worry.
​Best Regards :)

And today I was able to add the tracking ID to Itella's tracking system, so the foam mats are indeed on their way here. Also the yarn winder was registered in Finland, so now I only don't have the slightest clue where the crimp bead are as they have no tracking ID. Overall, very happy me!

I also got a new mouse (Razer Naga 2014) at a discounted price, because someone had bought it, ripped the packaging and then returned it. I don't care, it has normal warranty and the cheaper I can get a Razer mouse the better. Quite poor quality at a high price*, but that's what you pay when it's the only mouse that fits my smaller hands yet still has more than 5 buttons. I'm still not sure about the 2014 version though, as it's bigger than the original Naga (sigh, they made it "more ergonomic", for men I assume) and buttons 4&5 are behind the scroll wheel. I liked that I could easily press those with my forefinger. But the scroll wheel tilts so I substituted those to mouse 4/5 buttons. My cat was a bit possessive about it.

Not enough to give you extra food again!

*We've had lots of Razer products (different mice, keyboards. even speakers). All the Nagas have started double clicking after 1 year of use approximately. There are tutorials on the YouTube as how to fix that, I have to try that sometime because we have at least 2 double-clicking Nagas currently. The middle button click of my boyfriend's Hex stopped working only a couple of days ago. From other products the keyboard (Lycosa) wasn't good but I can't remember all the exact issues with it, Mamba's battery swelled, Orochi has some sharp edges and wake-up lag etc.The main issue is though that in everyday use something breaks down quite quickly, and I really wouldn't like to spend so much money on mice.

First things out of the way

Last Sunday we had a cleaning day. We didn't really get everything sorted out, but at least we got some things on the walls at last. We moved to this flat in the beginning of February? March? (can't even remember), so it's still a work in "where-do-all-these-things-go" progress. This flat is 9 m^2 smaller than our previous flat, but differently organized, so we have a lot of stuff on our kitchen table that don't seem to fit anywhere, but also empty kitchen cupboards, which is really weird.

First object is a 80 cm GRUNDTAL rail  from IKEA with some hooks and two "flatware caddies" that act as flower/herb pots (there's a grate(?) at the bottom so extra water will go there, perfect!). I had to install some photo filter editor to my laptop because my phone (Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini) has mind bogglingly bad camera. So you get these fancy-artsy-fashionable pictures! You being my imaginary readers. Notice the row of Converse shoes. Shoes are expensive here, so when they were on sale, I just had to get 2 new pairs besides my blue and pink ones. The pink ones are the oldest and the rubber toe part has a crack, the blue ones are quite new but I spilled some sodium hypochloride on them at work, the first day I was wearing them at work IIRC. So there's one bleached spot. I think that coats will hang there after summer.

Second object is a bathroom sign I ordered from somnambulant in Etsy. It took 4 weeks and a couple of days on top of that to arrive (I was already thinking of contacting the seller, and also checking the mail at our old apartment, but thankfully it came). This flat isn't the most perfect option for this sign (due to how all the doors work at the entrance), but maybe in the future it will shine even more. It's at the inside-side rather than the outside-side of the door, because our cats' litterbox is in the bathroom as well, so we always have to keep the door open (if no one's using the toilet).

Third one is a poster I ordered from Allposters.fi. It cost around 3-4 euros and the frame is from IKEA (RIBBA) and cost 20-25 euros. I had to cut the poster with a scalpel to fit the frame (also did that for another Dalí poster and I have one more expensive one waiting for treatment). Hooray for non-standard measurements, or maybe rather the lack of US standard sized frames in Europe. Well, I still like the poster on top of the toilet seat! Although there's now a hole in the tiles and I'm not sure how that will work out when we move out...

From the picture above you can get a glimpse of object number 4, a key rack. I designed it for our old flat! The paper print I got somewhere online... might have been Paperella.fi. I got the hooks from a hardware store and also some sort of sprayed adhesive to attach it to the wooden frame that my boyfriend made at work. The only problem is that it used to be attached to a coat closet's side through the closet wall, and it doesn't have a proper attachment mechanism for hanging on a nail/screw on the wall. So currently it falls on the floor quite easily. I love steampunk things, though I haven't done any research on the subject.