But the second mug i pulled it straight up and then dipped it again to cover more of the mug with the polish floating on the water s surface.
Are marbled mugs with nail polish toxic.
A diy mug is a steal with a big payoff.
How to marble a mug with nail polish.
This one however is right up my alley.
The nail polish dries very fast on the water so the hotter the better.
Just take a cotton ball or swab and clean up those unwanted areas with nail polish remover.
I used nail polish i already had at home which means i was able to make six nail polish mugs for less than 5.
Pour your nail polish into the water.
If you ve accidentally gotten nail polish too close to the lip of the mug or if there are some spots on your mug that you re just not happy with don t worry.
So i ve seen a few tutorials on marbling and some of them use acrylic paints.
I found my mugs for 79 each at goodwill.
First fill your container with hot water.
Nail polish is toxic only about as toxic as sticking your fingernail in your mouth but still it s also not dishwasher safe so when you re giving it as a gift know it likely won t last long.
I have a slew of nail polish colors so i already had everything that i needed to do.
So i bet you ve seen these watercolor inspired mugs hanging out on pinterest and the interwebs but they are all made out of nail polish.
2 things happened here i got some crazy abstract marbling which it turns out i love but i also got some bubbles that popped and stuff that gave my mug more texture than i was hoping for.
How to make marbled nail polish mugs.