I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect.
Marbling with nail polish slowest drying.
Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color.
The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box.
You might need to try a couple times with water slightly warm or cool.
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.
Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel.
However the nail polish may have been a little more forgiving with time.
I placed it to dry.
Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process.
Filtered water seems to slow the drying of the nail polish giving you more time.
How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs.
The polish really sticks.
Keep it about 3 4 full to prevent spilling.
I poured a few drops and stirred.
If it s even slightly wet still the polish wont transfer off the plastic.
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.
Again it seemed that you had to work quickly.
We used three colors for each marbling.
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.
I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do.
It only needs to be slightly tacky not wet.
I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did.
A bit of nail polish thinner not acetone can be added to the polish and you might get one or two good rings out of it but don t expect miracles.
Fill your container halfway with hot water.
I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test.
The only difference will be the polish and the pattern.
Not waiting long enough before applying seche vite top coat.
How to marble a mug with nail polish.
Keeping the bottle close to the water s surface with help the polish stay on top of the water.
So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy.
Not waiting long enough for my underwear to dry i mean the base coat of nail polish here ok.
Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial.
Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry.
They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble.
Images and text by amy christie for design mom.
