Garage sale season is upon us!  I must admit, I use to browse them more when the kids were younger looking for toys, clothes etc.  Since they are older, it seems that I'm never out for a Sunday drive.  There's always a mission that we are on and some place to be at a certain time, and I am not one for being late!

2 years ago I attended a Sewing Expo that was close to home & was Saturday & Sunday.  This was a year after I started teaching myself how to sew.  There were classes that were available & I spent all weekend, by myself, attending classes & taking notes.  Totally overwhelming.  But I wanted to learn so I threw myself in both feet first.  

I attending a class on how to use a Serger.  Please note, that the teacher had a serger &  not the whole class.  So it was not a hands on class.  It was listen & take notes.  BLAH!  But the teacher was quite bedazzled & I had her for a few other workshops so she was quite entertaining to say the least.  

I walked away wanting a Serger.  So I looked at the floor models of the expo & according to the class I just attended it's very much a love/hate relationship!  I found the beauty that I wanted for $2200 by Babylock.  It blew the 4 threads in & it set the tension.  All of which is really hard to do.  

A few days later I was driving home from work & there was a garage sale.  I knew the house, it was an Aunt to my Maid of Honor/Friend.  So I stopped.  I walked up the long driveway & what did I see on a round dining room table?  A Serger.  Seriously!  I talked to the Aunt, I didn't introduce myself because I figured she wouldn't know me & I'm awesome like that.  She said a girlfriend gave it to her and she had never used it, instead she was using another machine.  I had told her what I was saving for & how much I was saving and she instantly labeled me as crazy in her mind.  I was good with that though!

My new beauty came with a lovely leather case that was equivalent to a bowling bag.  It got tossed.  It also came with awesome VHS tapes, which I was unable to watch, no VCR available.  Those got tossed too.  I had 2 very thin manuals that I held tightly to and put hope into.  I had to trust that these booklets held all the information I would need to at least thread the thing!  

Getting married?  

Have some beautiful friends standing by your side as you vow to marry your best friend, for better or for worst?  She deserves something pretty.  Something personal, just for her.  She has endured months of wedding planning and parties and decisions and..... to make your special day special!

lil' alice has a few gift ideas to make your gift to your Bridesmaids special and something that she can use long after the wedding dances are over.

lil' alice gift guide: 
Apron, adorable & flirty for the bride to be or bridesmaids.
X-Large Zippered Pouch, perfect for carrying everything for the special day in, such as, hair straighteners, make - up, brushes etc.
Tote Bag, perfect for carrying all the things that you don't want to forget on the way to church.
Small & Medium size zippered pouches, perfect for lipgloss that needs to be reapplied through out the night, pens, keys & phone.

Custom order each item to fit the personality of each girlfriend! 

Well April has almost passed me by, which means 34 days of school left for the boys & 34 days of work left for me!  YEOW!!!!

Here's my life over the month of April.  Sit back & enjoy the show!

Had a snack here before we went on a 3 hour food tour in Greenwhich

On the tour we passed this house in Greenwhich, it belonged to Leonard DiCaprio.  I fell in love with the bold black door before I knew it was his. 

Our tour guide, Ernie, or was it Burt.  It was one of those.  He gave a great history lesson along the way about the village.  I would highly recommend a food tour in one of the villages.  

My niece arrived the day I left for NYC.  How often do I leave town, really?  But when the plane landed my Man & little men were there to pick me up & we rushed over so I could smooch all over her!  

I get fresh farm eggs from a wonderful girlfriend.  I call her my chicken lady.  She can't tell me about the birds & the bees but she sure can tell me about the chickens & the rooster.  

We had family pics done on a very chilly & windy Sunday afternoon.  My kids don't smile with their teeth, so I said I would pay them $5 for teeth smiles.  They thought $5 each.  Then at the end of the shoot, they rang up their totals and handed me the bill & I smiled and said $5 for the whole shoot.  So we settled on a Large Shake from Mickey D's.  

Briella's first photo shoot.  Allow me to brag, she slept for 2 hours before fussing for a bottle & needing a diaper change.  She was literally a doll.  She enjoyed the space heater & fuzzy blankets.  She was living in the lap of luxury!

Happy Friday!  I have nothing but my sons home soccer game this weekend!  So lots of sewing and a little bit of housework will fill my days!  

lil' alice is over at Love Stitched with a tutorial on how to install a zipper & how to make the lil' pouch!  the lil' pouch is perfect for your purse, it can hold lipsticks, files, pens, pencils etc.  stop on by and learn how to make it.  send pictures of your lil' pouch!  contact me if you have further questions or get stuck on a step!  

Here's last month's tutorial, how to sew binding.