Hope, like most kids, likes to draw. Hope, like most toddlers, doesn't always render precise control over drawing instruments. As such...when I did not take the ballpoint pen out of her hand promptly, it ended up on her darling dress, the first time she wore it. Thank goodness for the internet - the solution I found that I hadn't heard before was nail polish remover. The instructions that I followed were:
- sponge the stain with water to first remove as much ink as possible
- allow spot to dry
- apply nail polish remover (it suggested to back side of stain, but as the dress was lined I couldn't do that)
- blot dry (it said to use a clean terry cloth washcloth - I just used a paper towel)
- apply laundry pretreatment
BEFORE
I circled the ink in red, the pen she used was actually black, and I took this picture after step one - sponging the stain with water, so it's a little faded from the initial stain.
AFTER
I circled the ink in red, the pen she used was actually black, and I took this picture after step one - sponging the stain with water, so it's a little faded from the initial stain.
AFTER
Okay, so there are wrinkles - but no evidence of the ink. Success!Note: As I'm writing this Hope is eating cherries in a white shirt...okay, so I'm not the smartest mom (live and learn, right)...and I'm thinking I'll be looking up a new stain soon.
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