Time: 10 minutes + dry time
Materials: glass bottle, nail polish, warm water, bowl, toothpick
After seeing a few marble diys on Pinterest, I finally decided to take the plunge and try it out for myself. It only takes water and nail polish to do, so why not, right?! I ended up having to do the steps a few times before getting the results I wanted, so if you’ve never tried this method before, don’t worry you don’t nail it on the first try (it is possible, I promise!). I recommend starting with a few practice bottles. Once you find the rhythm, it’s pretty easy!
Steps:
1. Fill a bowl 3/4 of the way full with warm water.
2. The main thing I learned about marbling with nail polish is that you have to move quickly. Instead of adding polish to the water drop by drop from the brush, you’ll be able to move faster if you pour paint directly from the bottle. The polish will spread once in the water so you won’t need to pour a lot in. It’s best to keep in simple and stick to 2-3 colors.
3. With a toothpick, swirl the paint together before it dries on the surface.
*Tip, if for some reason your polish is still drying before you can make your pattern, try pouring in two colors at once (one bottle in each hand).
4. Once you’ve achieved your desired patterned, immediately dip your bottle into the bowl, rotating the bottle to pick up the paint. It’s okay for the bottle to go into the water, and might be the easiest way to do this. Just be careful not to tear through your paint.
5. Make any corrections with nail polish remover, let dry, then fill with flowers! Be sure to wash by hand (not dishwasher safe).
