Down to the wire

Ok so the green baby blanket is finished. It turned out pretty well but it's not spectacular. My next baby project will be designing my own blanket pattern. I'll post pictures of that one instead because I suspect it'll be more interesting to look at online. Lately my knitting projects have been fuzzy scarves for my aunt. I'm making several for her but I thought that I might make a few extras and post them on here so if anyone was interested in buying one they could let me know. More on that in a couple of weeks.

As for the wedding, the favor boxes finally came in so I need to figure out the best/fastest/cheapest way to paint those. The inside goodies come later so I'm not even worrying about that now. I've decided I completely against the idea of a traditional ring bearer pillow so I'm making something special for that little guy to walk down the aisle with instead. One of my best friends, who's also one of my bridesmaids, made our amazing cake topper and I can't wait to see it in person instead of just pictures. Another good friend/bridesmaid makes illuminated scrolls for the SCA and has agreed to draw a fancy border on a scroll which will also have the wedding information in calligraphy (which she's getting another friend to do since he's more experienced and can do it really quickly apparently) and we'll have the guests sign that instead of a traditional guest book. Then we can get it framed and keep it out instead of tucked away in storage where no ever sees it again. What else...so many of the other wedding decorations are either provided by the site or haven't been decided on yet so I don't think I have any other DIY projects to share. The biggest thorn in my side right now is trying to find a decent, inexpensive seamstress who can tell me if my dress can be altered to wear with the baby bump. I'm trying to track one down while also desperately looking for a dress that can be a substitute at the same time. I'm starting to lose hope. I really really love my dress and want to be able to wear it but at the same time, I don't want to force it and end up emphasizing my situation more than I have to while also ruining the aesthetic of the dress itself. If it can't be done to still be flattering, I'll save it for a later date either as a vow renewal dress or to dye and wear to some other formal event. I know I could always try to sell it online to get my money back to use toward to other dress but I just can't seem to bring myself to do it, you know? Well, that's all the news for now. Still looking for work though I'm slowing down in that search with how much I already have on my plate. The baby is definitely growing and I'm pretty sure those strange, almost creepy sensations I'm having are it moving. Speaking of "it", I really need to come up with a cute nickname for him/her so s/he is not just "baby" or "it". More updates (hopefully with some pictures) to come.