Marbling With Fingernail Polish

Partly because it s a coffee cup and partly because it uses fingernail polish to make the colors.

Marbling with fingernail polish.

This one however is right up my alley. Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel. I felt like a kid again in my arts and crafts class. I ve seen so many tutorials on how to create marble dipped vases with nail polish using everything from mugs to various home decor using this marble dipped technique and i was itching to try it myself.

Hold the nail polish bottle close to the water otherwise the drops will fall to the bottom instead of resting on the surface. Remove the tape and voilà it s that easy. With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface of the water pour a drop or two of polish into the water. So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints.

I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do. Love the look of this on a photo. Pour your nail polish into the water. How to make marbled nail polish mugs.

Nail polish marbling technique supplies needed fingernail polish new is best for freshness and liquidity but price point is your choice tub water boxes tags metal containers almost anything you can imagine scrap paper for completed pieces to dry optional wooden sticks not pictured acetone polish remover for clean up. Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color. Maura may 07 2014. Mj may 07 2014.

We used three colors for each marbling. The nail polish dries very fast on the water so the hotter the better. Welcome home taylor may 07 2014. Aside from how stunning the vases look it was so much fun to create.

Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process. To be honest i saw this title and was hoping it was a diy on marbling nail polish for your actual nails. Fill your container halfway with hot water. This is cute too though.

Keeping the bottle close to the water s surface with help the polish stay on top of the water. How to marble a mug with nail polish.