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