Nail Polish Techniques Marbling
I have to admit i ve been wanting to marble something for a looooooong time.
Nail polish techniques marbling. This is to expand the circle and make it easier to transfer. Oh marbling how we love thee. Try with creamy polishes. One part psychedelic one part graphic this visual style is an essential in the diy department.
Choose your nail polish. 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. The options are endless. Take a toothpick and carefully stir around the circle of the floating nail polish pattern without actually touching the nail polish circle.
Nail polish is a little more permanent which makes this a great technique for marbling more than just paper but it may also make this method less ideal for kids. It depends on formula. We ve got the classic paint swirling technique that we used when marbling clay beads for this installment of 31daysofdiy we decided to tackle the task of marbling with nail polish and no surprise here. Add the second color of nail polish using the same technique as above and aim for the center of the first nail polish this time.
Old polish tends to set too quickly. The marble effect uses a lot of nail polish so stay on the cheaper side. It would be a fun technique for bridal shower favors or making simple jewelry boxes at a birthday party for your daughter. Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial so i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy.
Or you could marble a carafe and two glasses as a drinking water set for the guest. Nail polish marbling dries quickly and there s less mess because you don t have to scrape away the shaving cream. While the options of how to marble and what to marble are varied this nail polish version is pretty much as easy as it gets and you can marble paper wood slick surfaces just about anything. Choose at least two colors that stand out from each other.
Use relatively new polish if you can. I used this nail polish marbling technique on glass jars metal bowls wooden gift tags and papier maché boxes. Have a few backup bottles in different brands just in case since not all polish works as marbling. So naturally i gave it a try yep it s pretty safe to say that i instantly fell in love with how easy it was and how beautiful the results were.
Some nail polishes do not work well with each other. We are totally sold. Nail polish marbling is cheap and easy even if it is a smidge messy.