Adding Color to Metal with Nail Polish

January 7, 2014

Adding Color to Metal with Nail Polish

January 7, 2014

Coloring Metal with Nail Polish

 

I started playing around with nail polish on metal last spring when I created the Lucky Green Washer Necklace and then I made more Washer Necklaces because I never know when to stop. Like potato chips only not as bad for your cholesterol!

I love that nail polish is something I have here at home, it is pretty inexpensive and comes in a wide range of colors and finishes.  Man, don’t you wish you could say that about more art supplies?

 

Coloring Metal with Nail Polish

 

To add color to these Rue Romantique bezels I painted nail polish on in a fairly thin coat and let it dry.

 

Coloring Metal with Nail Polish

 

I painted on a second coat and let it ALMOST dry. While the paint was still a little tacky I rubbed on a little silver foil then let the polish dry completely.

Coloring Metal with Nail Polish

 

 

To finish it up that I added a little text with paper and then finished it all off with ICE Resin. I like the way the silver and the paper appear to float inside the bezel.

All I need to do now is add earring wires and I have a new pair of earrings!

Nail polish. Who knew!

Have you discovered an unusual use for nail polish?

Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post but I was provided with product to create with. All opinions are 100% honest and my own. 

Vicki O'Dell

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  • Brenda January 24, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    Awesome use of nail polish! Since I can only seem to keep it on my nails for 36 hours tops, yet can’t seem to stop buying it, I can now use my hoard effectively! Thank you !

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