Painting the nail polish onto the glass gems in your jewelry is just like painting your nails. Nail polish is the perfect consistency for this detailed work, but nevertheless, don’t feel that you have to make your work too painstaking. For instance, I generally paint right over the brackets that fit the gem into its mounting, because who’s going to be perched six inches from my neck to check?
Of course, if you do make a mistake, remember that nail polish remover!
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this isnt a very green upcycle as most traditional nail polishes are made using toxic chemicals
Is, too, since upcycling itself is green. We usefully re-use our materials, even if they’re not natural, to avoid waste and to make the most use of previously manufactured resources.