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. Not waiting long enough before applying seche vite top coat. This should keep the nail polish together without making it set too quickly. I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do. Not waiting long enough for the polish on the plastic to dry.

I poured a few drops and stirred. So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints. I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did. Filtered water seems to slow the drying of the nail polish giving you more time.

Not waiting long enough for my underwear to dry i mean the base coat of nail polish here ok. I placed it to dry. The hotter the better. 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.

If it s even slightly wet still the polish wont transfer off the plastic. Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color. How to use nail polish to create marbleized mugs. Again it seemed that you had to work 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. Fill your container halfway with hot water. 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.

I decided to use two colors of nail polish to create the diy marbling effect. Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial. They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble. With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface of the water pour a drop or two of polish into the water.

We used three colors for each marbling. Keep it about 3 4 full to prevent spilling. The only difference will be the polish and the pattern. The polish really sticks.

How to marble a mug with nail polish. I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test. Keeping the bottle close to the water s surface with help the polish stay on top of the water. This one however is right up my alley.

Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel. Upon reading my diy magazine last month i was really excited at the tutorial for using nail polish to marble slick surface furniture. It only needs to be slightly tacky not wet. So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy.

Remove the tape and voilà it s that easy.