Nail Polish Marble Paper
How to marble a mug with nail polish.
Nail polish marble paper. Images and text by amy christie for design mom. Since marbling is at its best when done in colorful hues we decided that a bright marble pattern would be the perfect addition to a black and white. First fill your container with hot water. Once the nail polish is on the water you can choose to tilt the pan back and forth to swirl the colors or leave them as they lie.
Pour your nail polish into the water. The polish really sticks. Fill plastic tub with water and then pour in nail polish. The nail polish dries very fast on the water so the hotter the better.
Depending on how old the nail polish and what kind you are using the polish may float spread or sink. Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color. Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture. Put on disposable gloves so that the nail polish won t stain your hands.
Let the face of the box touch the surface of the water and then lift. So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints. Swirl nail polish with stirring stick. The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box.
Or you can always use nail polish remover to clean your hands later. Choose nail polish colors that would go well together. The excess nail polish will stick to the paper towel and you ll be able to pour new polish re marble it and start dipping eggs again. Do these next steps quickly to get the best results.
It is loaded with diy crafts jewelr. 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. This one however is right up my alley. To start over with fresh polish or to swap colors take a paper towel and run it over the surface of the water.
Now comes the fun part. They will all contribute different looks to your finished paper so experiment. We like to use sustainable tree free paper towels like the seedling paper towels 3 95 grove. Partly because it s a coffee cup and partly because it uses fingernail polish to make the colors.
How to make marbled nail polish mugs.