30 Must Know DIY Life Hacks: Creative Ways to Use Nail Polish

Nail polish are not only meant to apply a new color to your nails. There are many other unusual ways to use the nail polish besides decorating your nails. Here we collected some creative ways to use nail polish. From decorating your phone case or painting bobby pins to fixing old heels or adding color to your tools, these budget friendly tricks can help you decorate your old stuff, make your lives easier and colorful, and teach you something that you simply did not know before.

Use Nail Polish to Seal an Envelope

If you can’t stand licking envelope, you can use colorless nail polish for sealing.source

Use Different Colors of Nail Polish to Decorate Phone Chargers

Use this simple and clever life hack to make your phone charger a custom one just for yourself. Tutorial via

Add Glamour by Painting Variety of Nail Polish Colors onto Your Headphones

With this easy DIY project, you can distinguish your headphones and also be rocking in the crowds. Simple tutorial via

Paint Your Phone Case with Different Colors of Nail Polish

Use this creative idea to make a phone case just for yourself. The tutorial is pretty easy, head over to check ou it.source

Use Nail Polish to Paint Bobby Pins for Extra Glamor

Look at these beautiful bobby pins. Get the look by painting black bobby pins with your favorite nail polish, let dry, and they are ready for show. Tutorial via

DIY Beautiful Statement Necklace with Variety of Nail Polish Colors and Bobby Pins

Beautiful bobby pins necklace. I appreciate that you can do them in whichever pattern you’d want to do. You could do them in gradient chunks, or in a pattern. See tutorial here

Use Glitter and Glue to Fix Old Heels

Sometimes I had to let my favorite heels go because of their easy-broken heels. I’m so regretted when I saw this fixing hack with glitter polish. Tutorial via

Identify Your Keys with Different Colors of Nail Polish

It often occurs to many of us that we wasted a lot of time to find the right key because we had so many. Try this this clever idea by applying some nail polish to the top of your keys to color code your keys! via

Makeover Your old Shoe Soles With Nail Polish

The red soled Louboutin’s has been many girls’ dreaming. But not everyone can afford it, why not DIY yourself something like that with a pair of old black pumps and nail polish. It’s quite simple and the result is dream-worthy for sure. See the tutorial here

Cover Up Wear and Tear on Your Shoes with Nail Polish

What an easy and practical way to save our favorite shoes. Find a nail polish that matches the color of your old shoes and cover up scuff. It really does work. source

Use Nail Polish to DIY Watercolor Coffee Mugs

You can marble everything you like to rock beautiful watercolor. Easy and fun tutorial via

Or DIY Marbled Flower Pot

Pour nail polish in water creates a beautiful, marbled effect. Then dip the flower pot in and the pattern transfers to the object. Tutorial via

DIY Easter Nail Polish Marbled Eggs

Use this tutorial and add your own creativity and decorate the Easter eggs using nail polish. Then get ready to bask in the admiration of your friends. See more details here

Apply Clear Nail Polish on Your Threads to Prevent Unraveling

Paint clear nail polish over a loose button thread to prevent the unraveling of the threads and you buttons will never fall off again. source

Fix the Run in Your Tights with Clear Nail Polish

This is the oldest yet most practical life hack what we can fix with our versatile nail polish. Because it’s so frequent when we are at work or an event and notice we had a run in our tights. Apply clear nail polish onto the run, when the polish dries and hardens it stops the run! Tutorial via

Thread a Needle Faster Using Clear Nail Polish

A quick fix for threading a needle. Dip the end of your thread in a small amount of nail polish and allow it to dry. When the end is hardened, then you can pull it through the needle easily. See the tutorial here

Fix Car Scratches With Nail Polish

It’s expensive to buy car paint to cover up the car scratch. A budget and useful way is to find a matching color of nail polish instead! Tutorialvia

DIY Beautiful Nail Polish Painted Fringe Handbag

Create your own stylish handbag by painting an inexpensive fringe handbag’s (the one the blogger purchased from Wal-Mart for $17!) fringe beautiful colors. See the tutorial here

Use Glitter Nail and Paper to DIY Mini Champagne Favors

These pretty mini champagne favors seems very complicated to made. But to make one is not so difficult. Here is an easy way to DIY fancy favors with nail polish, paper and glue. Head over to see the tutorial here

Galaxy Nail Art Inspired Jewelry Makeover

Maintain, change stones and update your old jewelry just using nail polish… a cheap tip that works! See the tutorialhere

Upgrade your Plain Floppy Hat to Cute Donut Floppy Hat With Nail Polish

Channel the effortless glamour and have a cute look with this simple donut floppy hat. To make it you need straw floppy hat, fabric-safe craft paint in a frosting Color (the blogger chose Martha’s “Poodle Skirt”), a few sprinkle colors and paint brushes. Start by painting the rim of your hat with your frost color. Don’t forget to leave a small border edge. Let dry. Paint the sprinkles with different colors all over the hat and then let dry. See the tutorialsource

And DIY Donut Sunglasses to Match the Floppy Hat

What cute glasses. It’s very easy to create your own custom glasses. Tutorialvia

Use Nail Polish to Add Color to Your Tools

Paint mismatching cutlery or make up tools with nail polish and make them a set. The nail polish will give them a boutiques look! Tutorial via

Use nail polish to paint some wood clothes pins

Simple way to turn vintage clothes pins to really decorative little things. Tutorial via

DIY Decorative Anthropologie Marbled Glass Ornaments with Nail Polish

Make these decorative faux glass blown ornaments with materials you have in your house. See the tutorial here

Use Clear Nail Polish to Tighten Screws

If the arm of your sunglasses is a bit loose, use clear nail polish to tighten screws and keep them stay in place. source

Make a Beautiful Enamel Flower Wreath with Nail Polish

Make these beautiful enamel flowers with wire and nail polish. Quick tutorialvia

Use Nail Polish and Studs to Make a Chanel-Inspired Top

Paint studs with beautiful nail polish colors then use glue to stick them to your plain white top. See the instructions here

Create Individual Nail Polish Pendants with Nail Polish and Glitter

With an unexpected material like nail polish to turn the plain pendants into something much more beautiful. See tutorial here

Turn Empty Wine Bottles into Amazing and Unique Vases with Nail Polish Remover

Don’t throw away empty wine bottles, they can be turned to decorative vases. You can take twine dipped in nail polish remover and wrap it around the bottom of a glass bottle, and light it up and let it burn, then dip the glass in cold water to remove the glass. Place a mesh bottom and its ready to hold the plant! Tutorial via