So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy.
Marbling with nail polish slowest drying.
How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs.
I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did.
A bit of nail polish thinner not acetone can be added to the polish and you might get one or two good rings out of it but don t expect miracles.
So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints.
Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry.
Images and text by amy christie for design mom.
This should keep the nail polish together without making it set too quickly.
Fill your container halfway with hot water.
The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box.
Again it seemed that you had to work quickly.
Partly because it s a coffee cup and partly because it uses fingernail polish to make the colors.
Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial.
Filtered water seems to slow the drying of the nail polish giving you more time.
Keeping the bottle close to the water s surface with help the polish stay on top of the water.
However the nail polish may have been a little more forgiving with time.
Well i don t have any furniture pieces needing a new look but i wondered if the same materials could be used on non furniture non slick surfaced items.
Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color.
I placed it to dry.
It only needs to be slightly tacky not wet.
They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble.
This one however is right up my alley.
Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture.
Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process.
Not waiting long enough for my underwear to dry i mean the base coat of nail polish here ok.
The hotter the better.
Keep it about 3 4 full to prevent spilling.
I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect.
You might need to try a couple times with water slightly warm or cool.
We used three colors for each marbling.
How to marble a mug with nail polish.
Remove the tape and voilà it s that easy.
Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel.
The only difference will be the polish and the pattern.
I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test.
I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do.
The polish really sticks.
Not waiting long enough before applying seche vite top coat.
