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.

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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

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.

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 Washer Necklaces

5 from 1 vote

Print Pin Rate

Active Time: 10 minutes

drying: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: necklace

Cost: $1

Equipment

scissors

Materials

metal washers
nail polish
cording for necklace
toothpick optional

Instructions

Paint each washer with nail polish.
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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Comments

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

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.

- 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
  
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.

- 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! 🙂
  
Paula says

September 5, 2018 at 3:37 pm

Great. idea! Thanks!

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

- 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. 🙂

Nail Polish Washer Necklaces (Video)

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Nail Polish Washer Necklaces

How To Make Washer Necklaces