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May 29, 2015 By Brandy 8 Comments

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Nail Polish Washer Necklaces (Video)

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These nail polish washer necklaces are such a unique craft to make! Simply paint a metal washer with nail polish and let dry. Use different colors to create patterns. A great camp project for teens! This post contains an affiliate link.

These nail polish washer necklaces are such a unique craft to make! Simply paint a metal washer with nail polish and let dry. Use different colors to create patterns. A great camp project for teens!

Watch our step by step video!

My girls and I had fun making these washer necklaces this week. They are so easy and the fact that the nail polish dries nice and shiny is pretty neat too! Just think of all the fun way to customize them. A $.12 washer from Home Depot, inexpensive nail polish, and something to string it on is all you need!

Nail Polish Washer Necklaces

These nail polish washer necklaces are such a unique craft to make! Simply paint a metal washer with nail polish and let dry. Use different colors to create patterns. A great camp project for teens!
You can paint layers, letting them dry in between, or if you are impatient like us, paint it all while it is wet. We added dots to some, blobs to others, and also made some swirly ones. Those were fun. To get the swirly affect, use a toothpick and drag through all of your colors. For the one above I used alternating colors of white, but, and orange in stripes, then swirled through all of them in a circular motion.

These nail polish washer necklaces are such a unique craft to make! Simply paint a metal washer with nail polish and let dry. Use different colors to create patterns. A great camp project for teens!
I made 30 kits to send to our church summer camp for girls. I am not able to attend this year so I made a quick how to video to show them before they leave. I hope they have fun making these cute washer necklaces!

How To Make Washer Necklaces

nail polish bottles lined up with finished washers painted

Nail Polish Washer Necklaces

These nail polish washer necklaces are such a unique craft to make! Simply paint a metal washer with nail polish and let dry. Use different colors to create patterns. A great camp project for teens!
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Print Pin Rate
Active Time: 10 minutes
drying: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 1 necklace
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • scissors

Materials

  • metal washers
  • nail polish
  • cording for necklace
  • toothpick optional

Instructions

  • Paint each washer with nail polish.
    nail polish bottles lined up with finished washers painted
  • Use a toothpick to add swirls or other fun designs.
  • Let dry completely.
  • Paint back, if desired.
  • String a long piece of cording through the washer hole to create a necklace.

 

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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Navy Wifey Peters says

    June 22, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    Cute necklaces! I used to use nail polish to paint all kinds of things, but I never thought about using it to paint washers for necklaces. Great idea!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

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  2. Shauna McClung says

    October 22, 2016 at 11:52 am

    What kind of cord did you use? Did it have a clip or was it just tied? Thinking of making these for our shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child.

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    • Brandy says

      October 22, 2016 at 2:53 pm

      Hi Shauna! That’s a GREAT idea. We went and picked up our boxes today for Operation Christmas Child so that we can get started. For the washer necklaces, I just tied a knot. I used colored hemp for the cording. Hope that helps! Here is a link to what I used, but I bought mine at Walmart. They had a variety of colors for about the same price. http://amzn.to/2ej1KFY

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  3. JoanieB says

    July 17, 2018 at 7:34 pm

    My ladies club, average age 70, love to do crafts, but they are not very good at it. I will have them do these and I think they will love them.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      July 17, 2018 at 7:37 pm

      I love that idea. These really are easy to make. And if they don’t want to paint a washer, they can do their nails and visit with everyone! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Paula says

    September 5, 2018 at 3:37 pm

    Great. idea! Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Kim Vance says

    February 27, 2019 at 8:25 am

    Do you paint both sides of the necklace or just the front with nail polish?? Thanks in Advance

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      February 27, 2019 at 9:35 am

      Just the front, but I guess it’s up to you! If you painted the back you could wear it either way. 🙂

      Reply

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