When we made this marbleized ribbon last week, we also tried the technique on a piece of paper and loved the result. So we picked up a few new colors of nail polish, marbled some pieces of  cardstock, and turned them into party hats! Get the easy instructions below!

Materials: Water, large baking pan, at least 4 colors of new nail polish (ours is from the dollar store,) white cardstock, skewers, scissors, acetone nail polish remover (for clean up), party hat template, x-acto knife. Optional: gloves (so you don’t get nail polish all over your hands), crepe paper & ribbon (for decorating)

Step 1: First, make sure you’re working in a well-ventilated space. Then marbleize the paper and let it dry. If you’ve never marbleized with nail polish, you can use this tutorial we did a few weeks ago – just replace the ribbon with a sheet of white cardstock. Allow the paper to dry overnight.

Step 2: Use this template to create your party hats. You can find a detailed tutorial here.

Step 3: Decorate with fringe and ribbon.

Step 4: Enjoy!

Photos by Paul Ferney for Oh Happy Day