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Step 4Finishing Method one: Nailpolish Art!
This is the easiest/cheapest way to decorate and glaze your hair sticks so that they are smooth and pretty. You simply pick the color(s) of nail polish that you want to use and paint away.
Try stripes, blended or shaded colors, or overlay a shimmery color over a darker color.
Important note:
Be sure to apply 2-3 coats to the whole hairstick and at least 3 coats to the pointed tip. It will be smoothest and most snag-free that way.
There are two ways of holding the sticks while you paint and dry them:
Lump of clay/floral foam/bucket of sand (or rice or whatever):
Stick one end of the stick you want to paint into a lump of modeling clay to support it. You can now paint as much of the stick as you can reach.
Apply 2-3 coats of nailpolish and let dry. Wait about an hour to turn the stick around and paint the other end.
When you've painted the stick, protect the colored nailpolish with a coat of clear nailpolish, applied in the same manner.
Clothespins and line:
Hold the stick in one hand and paint 2-3 coats of nailpolish on about 1/2 of the stick. If the point is on the end you are painting, dip it into the bottle for a smooth coating right before you hang the stick up to dry.
Clip a clothespin on the unpainted end and hang from a line or hook to dry. Wait about an hour to take the stick down and paint the other end.
When you've painted the stick, protect the colored nailpolish with a coat of clear nailpolish, applied in the same manner.
Try stripes, blended or shaded colors, or overlay a shimmery color over a darker color.
Important note:
Be sure to apply 2-3 coats to the whole hairstick and at least 3 coats to the pointed tip. It will be smoothest and most snag-free that way.
There are two ways of holding the sticks while you paint and dry them:
Lump of clay/floral foam/bucket of sand (or rice or whatever):
Stick one end of the stick you want to paint into a lump of modeling clay to support it. You can now paint as much of the stick as you can reach.
Apply 2-3 coats of nailpolish and let dry. Wait about an hour to turn the stick around and paint the other end.
When you've painted the stick, protect the colored nailpolish with a coat of clear nailpolish, applied in the same manner.
Clothespins and line:
Hold the stick in one hand and paint 2-3 coats of nailpolish on about 1/2 of the stick. If the point is on the end you are painting, dip it into the bottle for a smooth coating right before you hang the stick up to dry.
Clip a clothespin on the unpainted end and hang from a line or hook to dry. Wait about an hour to take the stick down and paint the other end.
When you've painted the stick, protect the colored nailpolish with a coat of clear nailpolish, applied in the same manner.
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