2 quick fixes

ever wonder how to replace an earring back

or repair a favorite sweater with minor holes?

i tried these out recently

& wanted to share how well they worked for me.

in the past, one of two things happened when i lost an earring back:

1- i stopped wearing the pair of earrings

2- i borrowed an earring back from another pair of earrings

i found this idea in real simple magazine a few months ago

but could not find the exact idea on the website.

they suggested a pencil eraser here, 

but i don't have many pencils whose erasers i want to part with...

so, i used a vegetable rubber band,

cut off enough of the rubber band to make a square piece, 

then poke it through the earring end.

also works well on earrings with straight posts,

[i tried that first, but didn't photograph it].

one of my favorite sweaters got a few small holes in the arms

and i couldn't bear to part with it

[since i hadn't even had it a full season].

originally, i was thinking i'd have to sew patches on the sleeves,

and was envisioning elbow patches, 

which would have changed the look of my lovely j.crew sweater drastically.

i was looking through my sewing supplies and came across

an iron-on patch, similar to this one.

i simply turned the sweater inside out and used the wool setting to iron it on,

thankfully, the khaki color doesn't stand out much against the mustard yellow.

you can barely see the holes, right?

i'm back in business and wearing this sweater all the time again!

have you found any simple fixes?

i'd love to hear about it!

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