Friday, June 13, 2025

DIY Water Marbled Buttons

 


Hello Friend!

To make these beautiful Hand Painted

Water Marbled Buttons-

You just need a few things you probably already have on hand!

First find your old button jars or ask Grandma!



You will need some buttons-

I thought the bigger the better!



You will need an assortment of nail polish.

Any color you prefer.

I don't paint my nails ever, these are just for crafts.

The cheaper the better.

Dollar Tree has polish for $1.25

( If you are using old polish, you can revive it with a few drops of

polish remover in the bottle and shake well.)



Some bamboo skewers





I poked holes in a box to allow my buttons to dry.




A small glass jar or bowl, filled with lukewarm water.


Before you get started, loosen the lids on the polish so you can work quickly.


Add a few drops of the nail polish- 2 or 3 colors.

Use a toothpick to quickly

swirl the colors together-




Submerge your button, swirl and pick up the color.








Stir around the rim to pick up the left over color






Remove the film, wipe off on a paper towel

 before you add more color for the next button.




Stand your skewer up to dry.




Keep going it's so fun!









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Don't forget to tighten the lids again!

I thought the sticks even looked pretty!



After an hour the buttons were dry.

I was so glad because I hate to wait !

They have interesting texture.

I liked the flat buttons best.





I didn't like this one so I just dipped it again.





This one also got a second dip.....much better.




This one was my favorite



and this was the back side.






I dipped both sides- then you can pick which side is best.



I picked this side for the front.


These are so easy to make!

Make a bowl full!

They would be perfect closures for Junk Journals, charms or used in jewelry making.

These beautiful button cards on marbled paper were made

by Dragana @ www.saacibo.com

She is a wonderfully talented designer who shared this

download for personal use.

Visit her website if you would like the button card.

I printed mine on cardstock and rounded the edges.



I used an awl to mark the holes and attacked the buttons to the card

with string.



The bow on the front didn't look good-



so I tied it in the back.








I like them on the card for now-

I'm not working on any journals but I can save them

for another time.



They fit nicely in a Pyrex dish-



In my craft room ready to be used or given as gifts!



Easy clean-up !

Aren't they pretty ?

Next time I'll try some small buttons and make some earrings.

Thank you for visiting!!!!!

xo Lisa S

16 comments:

  1. Fun craft, great idea for earrings too. Sandi

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    1. Sandi, It was fun. I have a feeling I will make more soon.
      xo Lisa S

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  2. These are beautiful! I remember making some nail polish marbled crafts before (but I can't remember exactly what we dunked!). I did have some fast drying polish and that did NOT work because I just could not move that quickly.

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    1. Joanne, Thank you! I thought the buttons turned out well for my first attempt. It was an easy clean-up too. You do have to work fast !
      XO Lisa S

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  3. This was a really interesting process, I might want to use this for some miniatures that are just too ugly to use in my contemporary doll houses. Very cool!

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    1. Sandi,
      This would be a fun process to try on miniatures. I like how you think! Maybe a tiny marbled flower vase-
      Thanks for visiting.
      xo Lisa S

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  4. I love this idea, and they turned out so pretty. Thank you for sharing with us at The Crazy Little Lovebirds link party.

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    1. Stephanie, Thank you so much. It was fun to update the look of the buttons. I was happy with the easy clean up. It's so nice to have you stop by! I look forward to joining Crazy LittleLovebirds again.
      xo Lisa S

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  5. Seriously Lisa... how do you come up with this genius idea?! Your marbled buttons are stunning!

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    1. Donna, You are so kind !!! Your comment made me smile!
      Thank you so much!
      xo Lisa S

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  6. I love nail polish marbling, it always feels like magic! These large buttons would make beautiful brooches wouldn't they? I know a few friends who would love something like that as a small gift.

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    1. Julie, It really is magic ! The big buttons were my favorite. It was something I had on my list to try. I agree with you, the buttons would make beautiful jewelry.
      xo Lisa S

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  7. So many possibilities! Featuring you at Wednesdays in the Studio!

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  8. Wow! Those are so neat! They look so fun to make, too. Thanks for sharing this with us at the Will Blog for Comments #64 linkup. Hope to see you next time, too. Have a great week!

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  9. Oh Lisa, these are so pretty! They look fun to make, too. I'll be featuring this at Thursday Favorite Things today. :)

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  10. BRILLIANT! RIght down to the cards that hold them. And goodness knows, I have quite a collection of nail polish. Featuring when my link party opens! How fun.

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