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Why I’m not a craft blogger

By Jessica

Lately I’ve been inching closer to the illusion that I am Suzy Homemaker (minus the perfectly coifed hair, homemade meals that taste good and super cute apron).

I’ve been creating all kinds of crafts and activities for the kids at home and every time they love one I think this is blogging gold maybe I really could be a craft blogger.

We created a homemade theater, homeschool activities and I even gave you my tips for removing crayon and permanent marker from everything.

Oh and I also had this genius idea for bath paint that the kids absolutely loved.

This morning I put on my over-confident crafty pants and told the kids we could do Mommy’s Magic Bath Paint again but I was going to make it even better!!!

I had new plans, the paint would be brighter, there would be a new color, we would laugh and they would make a mess and I wouldn’t even care because it all washes away, just. like. that.

But it did not wash away just. like. that. It dyed four towels, two socks and three children, purple.

purple boy

Instead of a bath full of happiness I ended up with a tub full of Smurfs crying because the water was too cold as I gave them bath number three in an attempt to turn them back to their natural color.

And just like that my career as a craft blogger that never even began is already over. Not only do I have a hard time following directions I have a hard time following my OWN directions which pretty much seals the deal that I will just stick to writing

and coloring books

but nothing, nothing else, where I substitute food coloring gel for regular food coloring to get richer colors and impress my children who are pretty much impressed with anything as long as it doesn’t involve vegetables or bedtime.

bath soap play

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  1. Chrissy says

    January 15, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Well, I prefer this kind of craft blogging for sure! XO

  2. Alexa says

    January 13, 2013 at 11:26 am

    I feel you on this one! There’s a darn good chance my kids would have wound up as smurfs as well!!!! Holy moly, I am terrible with the crafts!!! This made me laugh so hard!

    • Jessica says

      January 14, 2013 at 7:28 am

      I always do something just a little bit wrong or different that turns them into a disaster.

  3. Stimey says

    January 11, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    I’m kinda dying laughing over here.

  4. tracy@sellabitmum says

    January 11, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    Purple kids! The new trend for 2013. I’m sure of it…

  5. Jennifer says

    January 11, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    I’m rolling with laughter. Are they still blue?

    • Jessica says

      January 14, 2013 at 7:30 am

      They are sort of blotchy with pinkish spots now and it’s been DAYS.

  6. Greta @gfunkified says

    January 11, 2013 at 10:51 am

    I saw your status updates about this and couldn’t wait to see pictures. Because, well…it’s good to know I’m not the only one that does stuff like this.

    • Jessica says

      January 14, 2013 at 7:31 am

      Glad I can make everyone else with my crafting abilities feel better. I don’t know how I always do stuff like this!

  7. Jen says

    January 11, 2013 at 8:20 am

    You do better than me… I don’t even try all the cool Pinterest kid craft stuff.

    And your purple kid cracked me up.

  8. Natalie @MamaTrack says

    January 10, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    I’m so not crafty. Like really, really not crafty. So I hear you on this one!

  9. Julia says

    January 10, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    Oh that picture is priceless. I can’t help but laugh but I know it is not funny when it’s your own kids.

  10. Erika says

    January 10, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Speaking of craft fails: I just made chocolate cupcakes from scratch for dessert and they got huge, collapsed and stuck all over the pan (despite using paper liners). So, I scraped them out of the pan into bowls and scooped a dollop of frosting on top. Now, my boys are complaining that they’re too sweet.

    But, at least the kids aren’t purple! Good luck getting it all off!

    • Jessica says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      We that is totally improvising, isn’t that called Dirt Cake? 🙂

  11. JDaniel4's Mom says

    January 10, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    I hope the color is starting to fade. I can so see myself doing this.

    • Jessica says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:38 pm

      I’m glad I’m not the only one that does these kinds of things and yes, it’s starting to fade, three baths later.

  12. Ginger Kay says

    January 10, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    Too bad their colours didn’t match up with a big game day (or do they? I don’t follow sports).

    I’d never have known the staying power of gel food dye if you hadn’t posted this. I’ve only ever bought the cheap little bottles of liquid dye.

    • Jessica says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      I love the gel dye for cake decorating, it takes a really small amount to get rich colors, apparently the same it true for coloring your children.

  13. Jayme @RandomBlogette says

    January 10, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    Oh wow! I saw your original post on Facebook earlier and I was dying laughing. Not laughing at you. Definitely with you. This is totally something I would do. So now you will have to share how you finally got it off.

    • Jessica says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:36 pm

      Seriously, my next post will be how to un-dye your children.

  14. Shell says

    January 10, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    OMG- are they still purple? My boys might think that was cool, though.

    • Jessica says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:35 pm

      Oh they think this is the greatest thing ever. They all have a reddish tone to them and Sawyer has a few purple spots on his face that I can’t get off but three bath later most of it is off.

  15. Linda Croudace says

    January 10, 2013 at 8:36 pm

    Bless you, I thought this could only happen to me… but a memory forever eh, that’s what a childhood is for x

    • Jessica says

      January 10, 2013 at 9:34 pm

      Exactly, it’s all about making memories and hopefully not staining our children :).

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