Pinterest Win or Fail? Marbled Mug

We've all seen them out there.  The famous pinterest fails.  And believe me, I've had my fair share of them!!   Now, I love crafting but I'm not always good at it, so I love seeing when someone else who isn't a perfectionist is successful at re-creating something from pinterest.

I also love watching the short how-to videos on pinterest.  They let me see what's going on without having to click on a link to go to a website, that takes me to another website, and so on.  Or clicking on a link that takes me to a website where my phone gets plastered with ads that I can't seem to get rid of because my fingers are too big for those dang little x's!  So here's the deal.  I want to create a pinterest win/fail segment that are videos of things I've tried from pinterest.  If you have any suggestions or videos that you want to see, let me know!

For this first video I wanted to try the marbled nail polish planter (or in my case, mug).  The final product looks pretty rad, so I wanted to see if the untalented painter could make a beautiful painted mug.

 I'm not going to lie, at first I was pretty sure it was going to turn out horribly, because, as you can see, when I poured in the nail polish it started to spread everywhere and the video on pinterest didn't do that.  But it turns out I was pretty happy with the finished product.

Recommendations:

• Get cheap nail polish!  Or at least runny nail polish.  My more expensive polish was thicker and just dripped in blobs instead of giving me a nice stream of polish to spread around.  Unless maybe you wanted a polka dot mug or planter?  I wonder if that would work!  Now I have to try it!!  
• After you take it out of the water there may be some areas of thicker nail polish that will start to drip.  I took a blow dryer to mine and ended up with some bubble indents where the beads of water dried.  Next time I might try gently running some cold water over it instead. 
• If there are no drippy spots, turn the planter upside down to dry

I'm excited to try some more!

Dollar Store Jar Make-over

I love Dollar Store make-overs!  They always make me feel so crafty and frugal!  If you're anything like us your money is always going to other things and home decor often gets put aside.  But when i can use a little paint we have lying around and something from the dollar store to make something that looks like it came straight from Anthropology I'm all over it!

This DIY planter is a super easy project that you can start and finish within a matter of hours!  I have far too many unfinished projects at my house, but this, my friends, is not one of them!  And the instructions are pretty clear, up until you get to the macrame portion.  (Don't worry, it's not that hard!)

Start with a clear jar or vase.  Grab some spray paint.  I used a Rustoleum paint and primer in Satin Heirloom White. 

I used three coats to get the jar completely covered.  When the paint was dry I painted ModPodge on the bottom and sprinkled glitter on it.  Or you can try gold pray paint or geometric shapes.  Just go crazy on it!    When everything is dry put pebbles in the bottom for drainage.  I used all purpose potting soil and a Pothos plant, because they're great indoor plants, but you can use whatever plant you choose! 

Last comes the macrame plant hanger.  I loosely followed a tutorial from Heylilahey.  You can find it here.  I didn't want it quite as long as she made hers, so I used  8 strands of 6 foot 3mm macrame cord.

 I honestly would have used longer pieces of cord since this didn't go quite as far as I want.  Next time I want to try 2 mm cord.  I ordered some on wish.com, so I'll post results from that as soon as I can!

I love this project because it's simple and can be changed to fit any style.  And if you're not into macrame, you can always leave the pot on a bookshelf or table!  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I'd love to see what you come up with!!