Marbling With Nail Polish Slowest Drying

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.

Marbling with nail polish slowest drying.

With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface of the water pour a drop or two of polish into the water. Partly because it s a coffee cup and partly because it uses fingernail polish to make the colors. Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry. If it s even slightly wet still the polish wont transfer off the plastic.

Again it seemed that you had to work quickly. This should keep the nail polish together without making it set too quickly. Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process. Not waiting long enough for my underwear to dry i mean the base coat of nail polish here ok.

It only needs to be slightly tacky not wet. The hotter the better. 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.

How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs. Keep it about 3 4 full to prevent spilling. I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did. The polish really sticks.

Not waiting long enough before applying seche vite top coat. Keeping the bottle close to the water s surface with help the polish stay on top of the water. Filtered water seems to slow the drying of the nail polish giving you more time. I placed it to dry.

I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test. Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color. You might need to try a couple times with water slightly warm or cool. How to marble a mug with nail polish.

I poured a few drops and stirred. The only difference will be the polish and the pattern. Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial. 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 have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do. I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect. This one however is right up my alley.

We used three colors for each marbling. Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture. So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints. The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box.

Images and text by amy christie for design mom.