Recipes/DIY's

Nail polish marbled votives

By: Naya Lerum, Jillian Makroulakis (5th grade)

What you need:

• Clear glass votive cups

• Nail polish

• Container with water

• Toothpicks

• Nail polish remover

• Cotton balls

• Clear spray sealant (optional)

Prep the water

Fill a container half full with water. The marbling will work best with water that's just slightly warmer than room temperature.

Mix your colors

This part needs to happen quickly, so that the nail polish doesn’t have time to dry. Beginning with the first color, let a few drops of polish fall onto the water.

TIP: apply them near the water’s surface; if you let them fall from too high they’ll sink to the bottom and the polish will start spreading once it hits the fre drops of the first. Color, add a second and it will spread a big as well.

Swirl it

Quickly and gently drag toothpick across the surface of the water to swirl the colors and create a marbled effect. These last two steps shouldn’t take much more than a minute or so.

Dip votive

With the votive helds sideways, gently dip and roll the surface across the nail polish on the water. The polish will pull off of the water and stick to the votive.

Roll the votive until all sides are cover. If you’d like marbling on the bottom as well, dip the bottom into the water to pick up more nail polish. Set the votive upside down to dry.

Let it cure

The nail polish will dry quickly, but allow at least an hour before you handle them so that the nail polish has time to cure. Use the nail polish remover and cotton ball to remove any smudges.

If desired, take to a well ventilated area and spray with clear sealant to protect the marbling.

Just add candles!

Fill your marbled candle holders with candles and enjoy!

Inspiration Board

By: Naya Lerum, Jillian Makroulakis (5th grade)

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What you need:

• Hammer

• Tape measure

• ¾ thick plywood ( any color )

• Pliers

• Copper nails

• 18 gauge copper jewelry wire

• Pencil

Optional - You can paint the plywood and wire.

Measure Markings

Use tape measure to mark off the edges of the plywood. This is where you will place your nails.

Hammer time

Hammer in the nails on the markings

Twist it, Wind it

Use pliers to wind and twist copper wire around each nail, then extend the wire straight across the board where you’ll again, wind and twist the wire around the nail head.

Enjoy it

Once you have something that looks like this…

Once you are done and your board looks like this, you can clip on pictures and other stuff with colorful clothing clips.