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  • Hey guys!

  • I was filming the water marble nail art tutorial the other day and I got this amazing idea

  • of water marble decorations.

  • I realized that if you let the polish completely dry on the water, you actually get these cute

  • little stickers that you can stick on any flat surface that you want.

  • You can decorate mirrors, windows or candles like me.

  • And of course you can play with different colors and different designs.

  • Today I created a heart, a circle design, a flower and a star.

  • Okay, so let's go to the tutorial!

  • Water marbling is a cool technique used in nail art.

  • You drip drops of nail polish to the water surface, draw a design and then dip the finger

  • in the water.

  • However, in this tutorial I'll show you how you can use water marble technique to create

  • stickers to decorate your room or any flat surface, such as glass.

  • Instead of dipping your finger in the water, just leave the polish on the water surface

  • until it is completely dry.

  • One to two hours should be enough.

  • In this video you'll learn how to create different designs, how to take the dried polish out

  • of the water and how to crop the edge to get this super cool sticker.

  • By the way excuse my crazy nails in this video, I was filming some nail art tutorials and

  • that's why my nails are full of different designs.

  • See how cute my candle looks now!

  • Before it was rather boring, but now it looks so much better!

  • The coolest feature is that the sticker is semitransparent and it glows in different

  • colors when in front of a light source!

  • Also, you don't need any glue to attach the sticker to the surface -- water in combination

  • with nail polish takes care of that!

  • Now let's see the water marble process step by step and make different designs.

  • Start off with room temperature water and drip drops of different colored polishes on

  • the water surface.

  • Not all polishes work with water marbling, so test which ones you can use first.

  • I have a video on my channel that gives you a lot of tips on water marbling, so check

  • that one first if you have problems.

  • When you have your bull's eye ready it's time to draw some designs.

  • For this you need a pointy tool like a needle or a toothpick.

  • First we'll make a star.

  • Drag the toothpick from the center out like so and repeat this step all the way around

  • to get a star shape.

  • Here let's make a flower.

  • This time drag the pointy tool towards the center!

  • Remember to start dragging from the third ring of the polish.

  • The two outer rings may already be dry.

  • But again - you can find all these rules in my water marble for beginner's tutorial.

  • And this is how you get a beautiful flower!

  • To make a heart design, simply drag the toothpick in a straight line through the polish.

  • It's that simple!

  • Or you can just let the polish be and you'll get the circles design, which looks awesome

  • too.

  • Now we need to leave the designs in water until they are completely dry.

  • They look so amazing already, right?

  • I like playing with different colors when making these decorations, the brighter is

  • the better for me.

  • When the polish dries it normally gets a bit wrinkly on the edges, but don't worry, as

  • soon as you pull it out of the water these wrinkles will disappear.

  • Carefully take the water marble design out of the water and you can instantly stick it

  • wherever you want.

  • This is just insane, isn't it?

  • I like to decorate these simple glass candles.

  • You don't need any glue!

  • As long as the back of the sticker is wet, it will stick firmly to any flat surface!

  • It works especially well on mirrors, windows and other glass surfaces.

  • Here I didn't trim the outer edge, but it still looks just as lovely.

  • Later, I'll show you how to trim the outer edge to get even more polished design.

  • Even though the sticker is very thin it is actually not that sensitive.

  • As you can see I haven't torn any.

  • But a careful hand is of course welcome.

  • After several hours the sticker sticks so firmly to the glass that you need to use an

  • acetone if you want to remove it.

  • Ok, now I'll show you how to make the decorations even neater by trimming the outer edge.

  • What I like the most with these water marbling decorations is that you don't really need

  • anything except nail polishes.

  • And we girls normally have plenty of those at home, right?

  • So these awesome stickers are super easy and simple to make and the best part is that they

  • don't cost a dime.

  • Also, these decorations are done in no time and always turn out cool and unique.

  • When the sticker is completely dry, take it out of the water and start cutting the outer

  • edge of the polish with scissors.

  • Hold the sticker very gently so you don't tear it apart.

  • I find that small scissors made for trimming nails work best for this task and give you

  • the most control.

  • See how neat and cute this sticker looks!

  • You can also cut out the heart when you are making a heart design, or a star.

  • You can basically make any sorts of shapes and designs with them.

  • I am a huge candle person.

  • Especially since here in Norway winters are very long and dark I like the cozy and warm

  • atmosphere that a candle brings.

  • Here I am decorating my boring mirror.

  • I am seriously in love with this water marble room decor technique.

  • You can also decorate vases, brush holders, flowerpots.

  • I have been having so much fun with all of these lately.

  • And look how cute this DIY looks in front of a burning flame!

  • The sticker shows most of its charm when the lights are off.

  • It gives that romantic and relaxed feel to your room.

  • The light coming from the candle will reflect colors of polish you've chosen for water marbling.

  • I hope you'll give this cool technique a try.

  • I was decorating all my mirrors and candles with these stickers!

  • A bit obsessed, I know.

  • But anyway, thank you so much for watching and please subscribe if you haven't already.

  • Bye, bye!

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  • I was filming the water marble tutorial...

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