Nail Polish Marble Pot
Too much nail polish can result in a gloppy texture and muddled colors.
Nail polish marble pot. However the nail polish may have been a little more forgiving with time. You can always add more when you get the hang of it. How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs. The humble clay pot may seem quite utilitarian but it can become a work of art with a simple marbleizing technique using fingernail polish.
Turn boring white pots into bold marbled planters with this easy technique. Nail polish marbled flower pots. If you need to use your little skewer or toothpick to swirl the nail polish do it quick. I just swirled a bit as i was pouring it in so i didn t use the skewer.
Get step by step instructions for this project. Okay confession time i own way too much nail polish. Working quickly add in a few drops of nail polish in at least three colors and stir them up a bit with the skewer. Nail polish i found using 3 complementary colors works best but there are no rules.
Using one color at a time pour some polish into the water at different spots across the surface. Fill a large plastic tub with warm water. Once you have all the colors poured use the stick to pull the colors across the surface until you get a mix that you like. October 7 2019 at 11 30 pm.
I have a glass jar filled to the brim with every color you can imagine. To be honest it took me more than a few tries to get the technique down once you are comfortable with the technique you will want to marble everything. With the plant still in the pot. But this craft is so cool to create.
Nail polish marbling can be a bit tricky so i would suggest that you practice a bit before trying it out on your pot. To make the pot. I spied this terra cotta pot on my kitchen shelf and marble paint dipped it right then and there. Every pot turns out different.
Start with just a few drops of nail polish. Dip the pot in quickly and coat with the fingernail polish and quickly pull it out. Because nail polish doesn t dissolve in water you can mix a mélange of nail polish colors in a water bath swirl them around to create a pattern and then dip the pots in the solution. Honestly i didn t think i d ever make a dent in that massive collection but then i came across the brilliant idea to marble terra cotta pots.
I have used dollar store nail polish and the effect is the same and cheaper. Unscrew all the tops to your nail polish containers and place them next to the water. I placed it to dry. Let it dry before letting the newly marbled area touch anything.
But i think you can get more dips with the paint than the. I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect.