Nail Polish Flowers

The first day home on spring break, I found a great new craft idea on pinterest - nail polish flowers! When I saw them I didn't really believe that it would work so well, but I still had to try.  I have to say, they work quite well and hopefully this tutorial will be helpful for anyone who wants to try!

The first step is to gather nail polish from your sister who has more than any person could ever need (sorry, Sarah).

Then get some wire and needle nosed pliers.  The wire should probably be a little thicker than 24 gauge so the loops don't get crinkled easily, but not too thick that it is difficult to work with.  Needle nosed pliers may be helpful, but I found myself using only my hands to make the petals.  

The next step is to create the flower shape.  This step is probably the most difficult one.  In order to make the nail polish stick to the wire and create a film, the petals should be small.  But if you would like larger petals, then be sure to make them narrow.  The petal's wire loop should be a fully closed circle, otherwise the nail polish film will pop.  

When you get to the filling-in part, start at one end of the petal and drag the brush to the other side.  If you can not get the film to stay, then keep trying.  If that doesn't work then squish the petal in order to make it narrower.

Let the nail polish dry for a while.  Even if it appears to be dry, it may still be a little tacky.  

Even my ~6'5" brother wanted to join me with this craft and make a couple of these.  Here are some of the first flowers that I made: 

 

Once you get the hang of it, you can make some nice floral arrangements just in time for spring! Hopefully some warmer weather is on it's way so we can see some real flowers blooming outside!

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