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