Author: illeananexry

I don’t want to skip a week for a post but I also don’t have anything…

My bad.

Next week?

😑

Power went out again. This time I was at work when it happened which you’d think wouldn’t be that big of a deal.

Except-

Power flickered and set the fire alarm off.

Guess who was an hour late leaving work because the poor firemen had to talk to security to figure out what was setting the alarm off?

Of course, then I drove the back way home in the hopes I’d find some place open for supper and I did (KFC), but it took an hour and a half from the time I got in line to the when I got my food.

I don’t blame the workers because they were absolutely wonderful! (Their power had gone off too and they were having problems).

After all that I’m sure y’all can understand why this is the best I’ve got today.

I’ll try to get something set up ahead of time just in case…

Nothing is quite so good as having Atlantis playing in the background while you do crafty things!

Especially after a long day with no power.

Next weeks post will, hopefully, be longer and full of a really cool crafty attempt and more Atlantis (finally!)

See everyone then!

I am so close to getting to do more of those incredibly cute tiny resin food mystery balls! (That’s a lot of words for something so small!).

I have the outlining of my latest cross-stitch to do then one more big one (possibly two small ones but I’m not sure they count?), and of course the figure painting still.

I have two days off in a row and I’m planning on doing some of the painting at least, but hopefully all of it. The cross-stitch outlining I should be able to get done in the morning if not when I get home from work.

Doing a buy online and pick up in store was an option initially (for the tiny resin things), but the more I’ve thought about it the more fun it sounds to take a day and go to the Walmart’s in my area and just buy all of them!

Somewhat kidding since it’s not cheap, however, I did just pay off my biggest credit card debt so I feel like I deserve a little more of a reward than a small Bundt cake (no matter how delicious it was!!).

It took me two and a half years to get it paid off so I think I can reward myself by filling a box full of the resin food things.

I’d get myself books except that I have 3 shelves still to get through and I am determined to keep myself on the straight and narrow, as it were.

Don’t get me wrong, I fully intend to buy books when I start getting 50% off, but it’ll be the books I’ve already read in hardback and just need the paperbacks now to complete series’.

I’ll show y’all my room next week cause it’s pretty impressive if I do say so myself!

See ya later everyone!

Very short because I am on vacation and enjoying the heck out of it!

Anyways, I was rewatching episode 1 part 2 and I didn’t mean to pause at a particular moment but it made me think.

When the Wraith drone pins Shepherd to the table the Wraith Queen is off to the side watching. However! What I never noticed before was the Wraith a step behind her.

I should say, I noticed him but never with the knowledge that comes with reading the Legacy series.

I bring this up because I wonder what his position is on the Hive. Is he the Queen’s Consort or just a Blade? If he is a Blade he’s most likely their leader (I can’t remember the exact term so I’ll have to reread that particular short story…oh darn. 😁).

I say this with the full understanding that the writers may not have thought that far ahead so what’s really happening here is me having a great time on vacation rewatching Atlantis!

I’ll see y’all next week, have a fantastic week!!

The title says it all.

See ya next week!

There are these comics that are set right after the ending of the show, but I don’t consider them canon if only because the Legacy series doesn’t either.

The artwork isn’t my style but the story wasn’t bad.

In these comics, an alien race starts invading Pegasus and the Alteran Janus shows up again. Things don’t look so good for our Pegasus family (don’t forget that Atlantis is on Earth or on the moon at this time) until Todd (Guide!) helps them out.

Again.

Again.

I think we’ve lost count of how many times he’s saved our butts… a rewatch is in order!

Anyways, turns out these aliens were made by (who’s really surprised by this?) the Alterans.

They’re defeated of course and everyone goes on their merry way to live happily ever after!

It’s not bad honestly, I just like Legacy better because of how they handled Guide being stuck on Earth and how they got Atlantis back to Pegasus.

Legacy feels more realistic to canon, is all.

On to crafty!

When I went to reorganize my small boxes I found the soap I made from the kit looking a little fuzzy?!

I have no idea what this is. I threw it away just to be safe. I hadn’t planned on using it of course, but I pulsar have minded keeping it for my tiny collection.

Oh well.

It’s light and not very defined because I didn’t understand I was supposed to use 2 threads to get the brighter colors.

I like it though. I like that I’m finishing so many crafty things I’ve let pile up over the years. This year is fabulous!

Remember this one?

I finally got all of the thread undone and it’s a clean slate again. Just waiting for me to make that first little ‘x’!!

I’ll see y’all next week!

Have a fantastic week until then!!

So exciting! I’ve gotten 2 big cross stitches done!!

This one needed the entire boarder done, the lettering and half of the wheelbarrow finished. It doesn’t look like much but this is the largest of the big cross stitches and it took me a good bit to finish it.

This was almost started. I had the line, corner and double lines on the right side done and that was it. I didn’t think it would take long because so much was just 1 color or another, but it ended up taking a good couple of weeks anyways.

I’m working on a ‘started’ one at the moment, I just need to finish a fairy and outlining, but thought I’d show this one too today.

In cross-stitch you should start in the middle because that will make sure the entire thing fits properly on the fabric.

You see what I didn’t do?

I think this was one of my first ones and my mama told me to start in the middle, but I didn’t. I’m currently trying to undo the threads do I can start over.

Counting the already started one, I have 3 big ones left to do. I also have 2 small ones again because I found the pieces for one that I actually used the design and thread for a wedding gift and then my sister gave me one because she can’t do that kind of work at the moment.

I also have my figures needling to be painted still, but I hope to get to some of that the next couple of days.

That is all for now because I have a few things to do before bed. I’m wanting to get my room rearranged tomorrow!

Till another time!

It’s late and I have been absurdly tired today. I’ve done stuff, but I don’t feel like it’s been exhaustive stuff ya know?

I’ll see y’all next week with updates!

Outside of the fact that this ended up being WAY more gorgeous than I thought it would, it looks like there is plenty of space for the extension on top for an extra shelf!!!

I love it!

I love it so much!!!

This makes me a level of happy I cannot express properly!!!

EVERYTHING GLOWS!!!

If I figure out how to get a picture of it I will definitely post it!

I tried to keep the bigger stuff away from the edges where it could be pulled down when I put shelves in and I think I did a good job.

I got a little humorous with the hole on the bottom and put some shooting stars to make it look like a black hole (if you look close you’ll see what I mean!).

Could I have put the planets in proper order? Of course, but I didn’t think of it and I really didn’t want too many big ones together anyway. I wanted them spaced out for maximum glow!

Y’all probably noticed the shelf sitting on the floor. Apparently when it was returned they neglected to hand over 4 of the pegs to keep the shelf up. It’s not that big of a deal since I’d like to know how to just buy the shelves and pegs anyway.

I’m hoping they’ll let me because I could add a good four or more to get the best space value out of it for my displayable items.

That’s all for now, I’ll see y’all next week!