By Pony McTate
Finally - some vindication for saving all those old nail colours, says Pony McTate.
It's always nice being proved right. I am a hoarder from way back - rarely-used retro bed linen, numerous food-shaped jugs, my legendary small cardboard box collection. So when I finally came across a use for the millions of congealing old nail polishes I'd been saving at the back of my bathroom cupboard, I felt smugly vindicated.
These pretty little dishes use old nail polish in a clever water-marbling technique. I've found that the cheaper and nastier the nail polish, the better it works. Save the good stuff for your nails - you want those viscous concoctions separating out in the bottle. If it's really globby, add a drop or two of nail polish remover to the bottle and give it a good shake. You'll need to experiment a bit to see what works best.
There's also a certain charm to finding a fresh use for something, rather than simply turfing it out. So many things are so cheaply and readily available these days - I'm in the camp that finds it both a blessing and a curse. A bit of mindful consumerism about where stuff comes from, how it's produced and where it ends up is good for you - and everybody else.
