Marble Mugs Using Nail Polish

For this year s ladies valentine s day tea craft we made marbled coffee mugs using nail polish.

Marble mugs using nail polish.

First you will add water to your disposable container. You can always dip again if you want to add more water marble effect to the mug. This is a super easy diy that is also incredibly inexpensive. A diy mug is a steal with a big payoff.

The best thing about these nail polish mugs is that they only costs a couple of dollars to make and even less time to finish. To remedy this try adding a coat of dishwasher safe mod podge to seal your mugs. Add more or less depending on how high on your mug you d like the color to reach. How to marble a mug with nail polish.

We just chose a plastic tub to use. So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints. The first step to marble dipping the world s loveliest mugs is filling a a disposable pan or something you don t mind getting permanently colored by nail polish 2 3 full with warm water. I used nail polish i already had at home which means i was able to make six nail polish mugs for less than 5.

You can easily make your white coffee cups look like they have been painted with watercolors. How to make marble nail polish mugs. Ever since i worked front desk at a hotel and felt like people were staring at my hands all day i ve been obsessed with water marbling when i use to diy my nails at least once a week. Sometimes i use a the toothpick to remove the access nail polish from the around the mug in bowl.

I found these mugs at the dollar tree making for one of the simplest but wow worthy craft projects that i have done with a large group. Hopefully you learn from my mistakes and are able to create beautiful marbled nail polish mugs on the first try or maybe the second. I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do. When the mug is out use a paper towel to blot the drips and set the mug aside to dry.

This one however is right up my alley. I found my mugs for 79 each at goodwill. Creating anything that is supposed to turn out in an artistic manner can be intimidating but with a few simple steps these beautiful personal unique mugs are something anyone can make and turn into a great gift. Diy marble mugs using nail polish are not only great gifts but they are a lot of fun to make.

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