Chelsea was born with the knack to "get into things" At 6 months old she pulled the glass bowls out of my cabinet, breaking my large mixing bowl. I had never needed any child locks with Madeleine. I went out and bought them that very day. When she was old enough to hold markers she was fascinated with drawing on forbidden places. She knew she shouldn't, but she had some irresistible urge to colour on non-paper surfaces. My favourite was the time she coloured in her palms and the soles of her feet with washable marker. Now, you might think washable marker is great. It is, in most circumstances. However, if you colour the soles of your feet and walk around, it comes off. It also comes off on everything you touch. You can imagine the mess, right. Then there was the makeup phase. Oh yes, the first time those little two year old eyes saw me apply makeup they were filled with wonder. The next day I came upstairs to find her applying my lipstick to all her stuffed animals. Should have put child locks on that cupboard too, I guess. Well today, Chelsea is 4 and for the most part, she's passed this phase. Except for today.
Madeleine had received some nail polish in a loot bag. I was cleaning up and put it on the counter. I then went upstairs to tidy. Chelsea came up to me and said, "Mom, I got a little nail polish on the floor but don't worry, I put a blanket on it." Oh, Lord, let it be the kitchen floor I thought. The first thing I saw when I went downstairs was about 10 little purple dots on our couch. My eyes scanned down to the floor and yes, there on my rug was a purple splotch. Well, I'm sorry to say that my reaction sent Chelsea fleeing to her room for safety! LOL.
Now, I've taken stains out of lots of things, but I think this one is beyond me. How do you get nail polish off of a light green fabric couch and berber carpet? If anyone out there knows, I'd be grateful.
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Here's what I found online about carpets and nail polish:
Get some non-acetone nail polish remover that has no fragrance or color added. Next, take a white cloth or paper towel and dip in the remover. Now test on a hidden part of the carpet (corner of a closet or a remnant) by blotting on the carpet. If color transfers to the cloth or the fabric 'melts', contact a carpet care professional. If your carpet is color safe, apply the remover to a white cloth and blot (do not rub) the stained area. This may take some time. Just keep blotting until the stain is gone. If the stain remains, make a solution of 1 teaspoon of dish washing liquild and 1 quart of warm water. Apply with enough of the solution to cover the stain and let soak for 5 minutes. Blot the excess moisture and rinse with warm water. Blot thoroughly with a clean cloth. If the stain reappears after drying, repeat. Aimee Keely from Kansas writes; "This is truly a miracle! I have teal green carpets, and I spilled a deep, dark purple fingernail polish onto it! I used Cutex fingernail polish remover, and dabbed it until the polish was a dull-looking purple. Then I used "10 Seconds Shoe Cleaner" to get up the rest of the nail polish, and you wouldn't believe it! The nail polish isn't there anymore! I'm back to my pretty teal green carpet! Try it...you wont believe it!" Thanks so much Aimee! Janelle writes; "I spilled a dark red nail polish all over the carpet in my apartment. I tried so many different strategies and nothing was working. Until I read this tip and now it's all gone! You mix 1 Tbsp. of ammonia with 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide. Saturate the stain with the solution, then place plastic wrap over it. Cover the plastic wrap with heavy books and leave overnight. In the morning, voila! Rinse with water." Thanks a bunch Janelle! I will test this the next time I spill any nail polish and let you all know how it works for me.
Maybe something like that will work? I hope so! Good luck.
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