Marbling With Nail Polish Slowest Drying

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

Marbling with nail polish slowest drying.

Fill your container halfway with hot water. So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy. I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did. 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.

How to marble a mug with nail polish. Keep it about 3 4 full to prevent spilling. I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test. I placed it to dry.

I poured a few drops and stirred. Images and text by amy christie for design mom. With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface of the water pour a drop or two of polish into the water. This should keep the nail polish together without making it set too quickly.

They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble. Keeping the bottle close to the water s surface with help the polish stay on top of the water. Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial. It only needs to be slightly tacky not wet.

Not waiting long enough before applying seche vite top coat. Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry. Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color. If it s even slightly wet still the polish wont transfer off the plastic.

We used three colors for each marbling. How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs. I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect. Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel.

The only difference will be the polish and the pattern. The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box. Again it seemed that you had to work quickly. So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints.

Not waiting long enough for my underwear to dry i mean the base coat of nail polish here ok. Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process. However the nail polish may have been a little more forgiving with time. The polish really sticks.

Remove the tape and voilà it s that easy. Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture. You might need to try a couple times with water slightly warm or cool. This one however is right up my alley.

The hotter the better.