Do not try this at home

Dan has a big science project--a 3-D model of the solar system--due Monday, so last night we dug into the world of styrofoam and got messy. Our pre-cut planet kit didn't come with paint, so instead of buying a bunch of different colors and spending a lot of money, I came up with the genius (or so I thought) idea of getting plain white paint and coloring it with my ink refills. Worked like a charm and we had 30+ colors to play with.

Fast forward.... craft paint washes off, right? Well, YES, but INK doesn't!! Here's my hand today after multiple washes and a shower! I have Concord Crush and Pacific Point fingers on my left hand and Cherry Cobbler on my right!!!

Now, I usually have ink on my hands nearly every day, but this is ridiculous! I look like I was fingerpainting with the stuff! And I have a workshop tonight. Good thing it's with friends and not new people! My friends already KNOW I'm nuts. I like to break new people in slowly.

There's my little science nerd himself... he kept up a non-stop monologue about the planets while we were at it. Isn't Dan just too cute?? Gracious, my children take my breath away. And not just because I'm sucking in air to yell at them. So blessed, so blessed...

Comments

[Brenda B]

We know, and we love you all the more because of it! Can't wait to see you!!!!!

[Eileen]

Hi Lyssa!

Looks like a great project and you were so clever to use those re-inkers!

Try hand sanitizer to remove the ink on your fingers. I haven't tried it, but my hairdresser uses it to get hair dye off of skin at the salon! Works like a charm.

Good Luck!

[Lori B]

Lyssa,
I am glad to see someones hand that looks like mine when I stamp! My last camp the ladies wondered why I didn't have gloves for them to use? WHAT!? Miss out on the pretty fingers? No way!