Thursday, March 19, 2015

The Art Project

My teenage daughter came out of her room with glitter all over her face.

"Um, you look a little sparkly," I said.

She nodded.  "Yeah.  I was trying to get glitter on my eyelids, but I ended up spilling it all over the place."

"Oh," I said.  "Was that glitter, makeup glitter?"

"No.  It's the glitter you gave me."

I frowned. "You realize that was supposed to be for art projects, not makeup applications, don't you?"

She looked at me and grinned.  "But Mom, my face is an art project!"
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33 comments:

  1. Cherie ReichMarch 19, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    LOL! Glitter sticks everywhere and is so hard to get up. We have a glitter bunny statue, and the cat sometimes ends up with glitter on her from sitting too close to it.

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughMarch 19, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    She has a point. Makeup is art, isn't it?
    Yeah, good luck getting it all out of the carpet now.

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  3. Chrys FeyMarch 19, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    Sounds like me when I was a kid. I loved experimenting with makeup and all sorts of stuff on my face.

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  4. Heather R. HoldenMarch 19, 2015 at 4:12 PM

    LOL. I can only imagine how hard it was to wash all that glitter off!

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 21, 2015 at 1:04 PM

      I don't think she was thinking about that when she put it on.

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  5. Romance Reader March 19, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    True...*nodding sagely*...our faces are our art projects!

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  6. Pat HattMarch 19, 2015 at 5:30 PM

    haha can't fault that logic

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  7. The CrankyMarch 19, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    Great comeback! I remember those days... maybe it's time to play with my face again, or am I too old for that?

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 21, 2015 at 1:05 PM

      No. You are never too old to make your face an art project.

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  8. Janie JunebugMarch 19, 2015 at 6:27 PM

    Glitter is such a mess. I've never glittered myself. Should I try? (Look at the verb I created.)

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 21, 2015 at 1:05 PM

      I like your verb. You should have it added to the dictionary.

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  9. nashvillecats2March 19, 2015 at 6:49 PM

    Your daughter must realise she looks like her mother.......art project.

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  10. RachelMarch 20, 2015 at 2:31 AM

    I went through the glitter phase when I was about 13. Twilight came out after that and I suddenly regretted it even more. What was already a cringe-moment increased tenfold.

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    1. Sherry EllisMarch 21, 2015 at 1:06 PM

      I don't think I've ever fully recovered after seeing Edward Pattinson as a glittery vampire!

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  11. www.norbuwangdisblogspot.comMarch 20, 2015 at 3:31 AM

    She is quite creative I believe.

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  12. Rajiv SankarapillaiMarch 20, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Cool logic :)

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  13. Deanie Humphrys-DunneMarch 20, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    I hope it was an easy thing to remedy. She's just as imaginative as Bubba! :)

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  14. CherdoMarch 20, 2015 at 4:46 PM

    Every time I clean my project room I find glitter and I can't even remember the last time I used it. It's invasive and possibly alien in origin.

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  15. Holy Ghost WriterMarch 21, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    She'll have glitter on her for weeks

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  16. DEZMONDMarch 21, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    we do like glitter

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  17. Tracy CampbellMarch 22, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    So cute, Sherry. Your daughter is right, "her face is an art project". :-)

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  18. eye in the skyMarch 22, 2015 at 6:58 PM

    Haha. I am not fond of glitters. They stick where they're not wanted. And they make "art project" faces from every one.

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