With the nail polish bottle very close to the surface pour a drop or two of polish into the water.
Marbling coffee mugs with nail polish.
Make sure the container is wide enough to fit your mug.
The hotter the water the slower your nail polish hardens.
Dip the mug into the water.
Pour your nail polish into the water.
Just use darker nail polish colors for colored mugs and make sure that your cups are plain without any decorations or wording.
Hold the nail polish bottle close to the water otherwise the drops will fall to the bottom instead of resting on the surface.
If you need to see how this is done i have a youtube video here.
This is a super easy diy that is also incredibly inexpensive.
You will also need to cover your entire mug with painters tape to make sure you don t get any other nail polish on it.
Once your mug is covered pour your nail polish into a bowl of water.
First fill your container with hot water.
So i headed to the thrift store and found these white mugs for 99cents.
How to make marbled nail polish mugs.
I recently saw nail polish marbling recently on pinterest and thought it was a really interesting concept.
The setting process is quick once the polish touches the water so you ll want to move quickly.
Fill a disposable container with about 2 of hot water.
I just recently had friends in town visiting and we drank a lot of coffee out of my small little mugs you know the ones.
The nail polish dries very fast on the water so the hotter the better.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Add water to your bowl i filled mine about halfway full to allow room for the cup.
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.
I just had to try it out.
Materials to make your marble mugs.
Quickly use your toothpick to swirl the polish around.
I left the handle available as i wanted to dip the handle too.
Diy marble coffee mugs using nail polish is my favorite way to make marble coffee mugs.
Diy marbled nail polish coffee mugs for this year s ladies valentine s day tea craft we made marbled coffee mugs using nail polish.