Trending now: nail polish mug art

Question: What does a manicurist love more than nail polish? Answer: Coffee. This new nail polish mug art trend is a great way to satisfy both cravings.

 

Use your favourite polish shades to decorate your work mug.
Use your favourite polish shades to decorate your work mug.

 

If you need a new use for your nail polishes and you’re feeling a bit creative post holiday madness, perhaps get into this new trend of garnishing your coffee mug with your favourite shade of nail polish.

Part marbling, part children’s craft, this is a great way to get rid of any leftover polish that you can’t bear to throw out completely.

First, start with a plastic disposable container of warm water at least five centimetres deep. Next, add a swirl of polish into the water and blow gently to disperse the colour. Then, working quickly, take a plain white mug, and move it in a circular motion around the water to pick up the colour. If you want to add more than one colour, use a skewer to swirl the colours together before dipping in your mug.

 

Get creative and colour co-ordinate your mug with your favourite nail polish shades.
Get creative and colour co-ordinate your mug with your favourite nail polish shades.

 

To seal the colour to the mug, spray with a clear acrylic sealant spray.

The effect is quite beautiful and means you can look at your favourite shades even if you’re not wearing them on your hands. The only downside? They aren’t dishwasher or microwave safe so you’ll be hand washing ’em. Sorry.

Check it out here and get inspired here: http://imgur.com/gallery/hyR0okk

 

Have your say: If you’ve primped up your coffee mug with nail polish, send us your pictures!

 

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