17 Jul 2006 10:05 AM

Use Nail Polish Everywhere

by Nicole Humphrey | More from this Blogger

     

uses for nail polish, colored, clear, nailpolishWith the trends and fashions changing daily, those bottles of nail polish might be obsolete before you can spread a second coat.

However, if you find yourself with bottles of nail polish that might not be your color, or be fashionable anymore, there are dozens of ways you can use the rest of the polish in the bottle.

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Remote Control - Use glow in the dark nail polish to light up frequently pressed remote control buttons. This way when you want to change the channel or turn the volume up, and you're in the dark, you can see it!

Paint - Use nail polish as a paint throughout your home. Paint flowers or hearts on a child's mirror, use it for craft projects, to put names on items, paint pictures on frames, etc.

Keys - Use different colors of nail polish and make a small dot on each key on your key chain. It will make finding the correct key much easier. And it's a lot cheaper than buying those colored heads for the key.

Medicine Measurer - The tiny cups they give you for medicine are so hard to read. Use nail polish to mark the line on the cup to make dispensing the correct amount, easier. You could even do this for each family member. Give them their own cup and mark the bottom with a letter in nail polish. N for Nicole, etc. Then mark the dosage amount that person requires with nail polish on the outside of the measuring cup.

Clear polish - Works great as a transparent coating over all sorts of things; labels, names, anything you don't want to scratch off. You can also spread it over the address label on a package to keep it waterproof and from smudging!

Color Coding - Use nail polish to color code different family members belongings. Makes separating much easier. Brushes, combs, tooth brushes, labels in underwear, etc.

Prevent Rust - This works for any item that has the potential to rust. Just paint the item with a coat or two of clear nail polish.

Costume Jewelry - You can protect your costume jewelry that is known to tarnish quickly, by brushing clear polish onto the back of each piece.

Shoe Laces/Ribbons - Ribbons and shoelaces are known for unraveling over a period of time. Dip the ends in a clear nail polish or you can use a color if you'd like. Allow to dry for several hours.

Warts - Clear nail polish works great in order to get rid of them and prevent spreading the virus to others. It only takes about a week and it will be gone.

Buttons - Don't lose anymore buttons. Just apply a drop of clear nail polish to the thread that holds the button onto the garment. This way you prevent the thread from fraying and you won't lose any buttons.

Pantyhose - Isn't this like the most known "extra" use for nail polish? You can stop a run in your hose by dabbing some clear nail polish on the run. Be sure and apply the polish to each end of a run and then allow to dry.

Window Screens - Do you have a hole in your door or window screen? As long as it's a small hole, this little tip should work. You can dab the clear nail polish all around the hole. If it's really small you can fill the hole with polish to prevent bugs from getting through.

What other uses do you have for nail polish?

Nicole Humphrey writes articles for the Scrapbooking Blog and for the Frugal Blog. She also guest blogs on a variety of topics. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.

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Nicole Humphrey is a freelance writer, consultant for CTMH and a Sr. Blogger for families.com. She resides in St. Charles, Missouri with Mike and their five children and two furbabies.

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7 comments so far

L Robbins (18945) 17 Jul 2006 10:54 AM

A seriously GREAT article. Do you think of these suggestions on your own, or do you glean from other sources?

Nicole Humphrey (15728) 17 Jul 2006 11:08 AM

Both actually. Many of my ideas have been tried and tested. My grandmother was a major frugal lady and she used to do the weirdest things with products. So we all started doing them too. Along the way I've kept notes on other ways to use products. I'm always on the look out for new ways to use the same old stuff. Thanks for the compliment! :) I enjoy reading your comments!

ladystrange (1997) 17 Jul 2006 11:40 AM

I love this idea, It has the creative juices flowing, think I am going to decorate some picture frames or something

L Robbins (18945) 17 Jul 2006 02:39 PM

Seriously! If I'm not careful I'm going to find myself frantically trying to accquire some cute stencils and a bottle or two or dollar-store nail polish and going after this white dresser I got for 2.37 at a garage sale on Saturday. (It's missing the bottom drawer. If I'd been thinking, I would have bought the OTHER dresser, tossed it, and used one of its drawers in this one. And if I had a little girl, I'd line the inside of the bottom drawer compartment with rumpled satin and make it a "display case" for her barbies and ponies. As it is, I think I'll just toss my shoes in it.)

Andrea M (2525) 17 Jul 2006 09:42 PM

Great idea leggs! I love to paint and I could have so much fun using nail polish!! I also love to find new ways touse things that I have around my house! Thanks again Nicole for another great article!!!!!

Sherry Holetzky (11382) 18 Jul 2006 08:18 AM

Nichole, these ideas are awesome! Between my four daughters and myself we have quite a collection of nail polish. Now, it won't go to waste.

Nicole Humphrey (15728) 20 Jul 2006 12:15 PM

Nail polish really can be used for anything. LOL Ok so not anything, but it has a lot of uses! I loved all the ideas you shared, thank you! If anyone makes anything using nail polish, I want to see - post it in the gallery! :)

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