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Crafts With Nail Polish Bottles | DIY School Supplies | Pens & Pencils Ideas

Posted: July 8, 2018

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Grab those old nail polish bottles and turn them into cool DIY school supplies. Have you ever wondered how to reuse nail polish bottles? I will show you a fun way to turn old nail polish bottles into cool homemade school supplies. You can also learn how to clean nail polish bottles too! This is a fun craft to make your own DIY school supplies to head back to school. Kids, tweens and teens will love this craft idea and you will have a one of a kind pen or pencil for the new school year. Follow the step by step instructions or video tutorial and learn how to reuse an old nail polish bottle and turn it into a pen or pencil.  Try these fun crafts with empty nail polish bottles now!

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Start by emptying out any left over nail polish in bottle

how to clean a nail polish bottle

how to clean a nail polish bottle

Next you will need nail polish remover

how to clean a nail polish bottle

Pour some nail polish remover into a cup

Then pour into nail polish bottle

Now shake the bottle

Empty out the bottle – you may need to repeat this process a few times

Once it’s clean put some hot soapy water in the bottle & shake

Now empty it out

Now it should be clean and look like this

Take the cap of the nail polish bottle

And remove the brush

Pour some nail polish remover in to clean

Pick a paint color – find some colors here

Pour some paint into nail polish bottle

Now swirl around to coat bottle – empty excess into cup

nail polish bottle craft ideas

Once it’s coated set aside and let it dry

Grab a pencil

Measure it so it fits in bottle

Mark it off & cut it down to size

Once the bottle is dry – hot glue the pencil inside the bottle

diy nail polish pencils - diy pencil decorations

And that is how you make the DIY nail polish pencil – and for the pen….

To make the pen – you will need ink from a ballpoint pen

diy nail polish pens

And also the tip of pen

Measure it so it fits in bottle

Mark it off & cut it down to size

Place tip back on ink

Hot glue around top of nail polish bottle

Place ink in bottle

Place the cap back on….

And now you have a DIY nail polish – the perfect nail polish bottle craft!

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I hope you enjoyed this fun & easy DIY craft idea! This craft is perfect DIY back school supplies idea. You could also make these to take to the office and you will always be able to find your pen or pencil.  I love that you can recycle / reuse a nail polish bottle and turn it into something useful. So now you know what to do with the old nail polish bottles….you can make this cute nail polish bottle craft idea. If you want more DIY school supply ideas or homemade pen and pencil ideas you can check out Pinterest for more amazing ideas. You can learn how to decorate your pens in different ways, make cool pencil cases, make pen holders, toppers, decorations and more. I hope you have a wonderful day! XOXO

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