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My oldest son, Mr. R, has several pairs of pants. I don’t know how he managed to do it but every single pair got a hole in them in the same week. Since it was the middle of winter and it didn’t make any sense to turn them into shorts, I decided to patch them all up.

Some of these holes were crazy! This is what I get for not keeping on top of fixing patches early on.

I had a lot of fun coming up with creative patches for these pants. They’re all different and each one has a little personality. But you know what happened? Almost every single one of these pants got a new hole in them shortly after he started wearing them again! My beautiful creations were ruined just like that. I don’t want the same thing to happen to you, so I am sharing with you my lessons learned of what not to do when patching jeans.

First things first – Happy Belated Valentine’s Day! I hope you were able to give your love to someone yesterday – whether it’s your kids, soul mate, or ex-boyfriend that you’re wishing you hadn’t broken up with last year. 😉

Speaking of love, I have seven craft/sewing companies I want to share with you. I know you will fall in love with them if you haven’t already. In case you didn’t notice or are visiting here for the first time, I revamped this little blog, and part of that is including my affiliates on the sidebar –> or at the bottom of the page if you are viewing it on your phone. I have chosen to partner with these maker companies because I love their products and I think you will agree!

Just a quick post. I have another I’m getting out later today, but I had to share this amazing deal with you!

Not to be missed, Ellie and Mac are having a 35% off sale (no code needed) this entire month for a blog tour I’ll be participating in on the 28th. BUT, in addition to this there are two fantastic deals: 

1. Wacky Wednesday patterns are only $1 each!
2. 15% off in addition to the 35% already off using code sweetdeal.

Eek! Go get your patterns right now! I may just go buy myself all their patterns myself. 🙂

PS – Happy Valentines Day!

Growing up, we always tried to watch the Olympics every two years. My favorite is always the ice skating events. The spins, the music, the costume, the balance… every bit of it is magical! I can’t last a minute on the ice myself, so to see such elegance on the screen is very captivating.

In Winter 2002, the Olympics came to my home state, Utah. I had the opportunity to visit the grounds and see some of the smaller events. Unfortunately, I was young and can’t remember too much about it, but I do remember seeing the runner carrying the torch, in addition to enjoying some beautiful ice sculptures. Most likely the Olympics won’t be coming back to Utah anytime soon, but I want our boys to enjoy them as much as I always have.