Not waiting long enough before applying seche vite top coat.
Marbling with nail polish slowest drying.
Keeping the bottle close to the water s surface with help the polish stay on top of the water.
Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture.
Filtered water seems to slow the drying of the nail polish giving you more time.
Keep it about 3 4 full to prevent spilling.
Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry.
Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial.
We used three colors for each marbling.
If it s even slightly wet still the polish wont transfer off the plastic.
This one however is right up my alley.
The only difference will be the polish and the pattern.
How to marble a mug with nail polish.
However the nail polish may have been a little more forgiving with time.
Remove the tape and voilà it s that easy.
Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel.
The polish really sticks.
The hotter the better.
The nail polish will be stuck on the face of the box.
I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test.
I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect.
I poured a few drops and stirred.
I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do.
So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy.
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.
With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface of the water pour a drop or two of polish into the water.
You might need to try a couple times with water slightly warm or cool.
Fill your container halfway with hot water.
Partly because it s a coffee cup and partly because it uses fingernail polish to make the colors.
How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs.
They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble.
I placed it to dry.
Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color.
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.
Images and text by amy christie for design mom.
Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process.
Again it seemed that you had to work quickly.
