Marbling Paper With Nail Polish

Sink a few drops of various colours of nail polish into the tub of water.

Marbling paper with nail polish.

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. 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. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of the alum in 2 cups of warm water. Marbleizing supplies are inexpensive and readily available at art supply and crafts stores.

The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box. You can easily make your own rake for making patterns in your paint by sandwiching toothpicks taped at 1 4 to 1 inch intervals between layers of corrugated cardboard prepare the surface of your paper. Nail polish marbling dries quickly and there s less mess because you don t have to scrape away the shaving cream. First i tried painting watercolor peacock feathers but.

Drag a toothpick around to mix and marbleize your colours a little. Paper marbling with nail polish may 5 2014 at 5 30 am reply marbling with design mom diy trends 12 marble projects diy craft kits craft supplies online craft supplies monthly craft subscription box craft projects whimseybox may 8 2014 at 10 00 am reply 4. Fill plastic tub with water and then pour in nail polish. Tape off wooden box to create a block for your marbled section.

Diy marbling with nail polish. Create beautiful unique backgrounds and more with the nail polish marbling technique this week s wednesday in the works. 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. 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.

Swirl nail polish with stirring stick. When i was coming up with cheap homemade art for the wall for our bathroom makeover i had a few false starts. Let the face of the box touch the surface of the water and then lift. Do this quickly as the nail polish starts to get a little gummy quite fast.

I liked using a bit of a dragging motion into.