Marbling With Nail Polish Slowest Drying

However the nail polish may have been a little more forgiving with time.

Marbling with nail polish slowest drying.

So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy. Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture. The only difference will be the polish and the pattern. The polish really sticks.

Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color. Filtered water seems to slow the drying of the nail polish giving you more time. Fill your container halfway with hot water. This should keep the nail polish together without making it set too quickly.

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. We used three colors for each marbling. It only needs to be slightly tacky not wet. If it s even slightly wet still the polish wont transfer off the plastic.

Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry. This one however is right up my alley. How to marble a mug with nail polish. I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect.

I poured a few drops and stirred. They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble. Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel. I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do.

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

Once the nail polish touches the water it is going to want to set and heat will slow the process. Remove the tape and voilà it s that easy. 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.

Again it seemed that you had to work quickly. Images and text by amy christie for design mom. 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.

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. You might need to try a couple times with water slightly warm or cool. I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did. Not waiting long enough for my underwear to dry i mean the base coat of nail polish here ok.

With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface of the water pour a drop or two of polish into the water.