glass jewels

These glass jewels are one of the crafts KT and I made when she was here last week.  You can buy the the glass marbles at the dollar store or craft store, buy the big ones or you'll regret it.
You will need:
glass flat back marbles in clear
several colors of nail polish, the glitter kind won't work and the polish needs to be fresh or it sinks to the bottom of the bowl
plastic disposable bowl, water, skewer or craft stick
black craft paint
clear nail polish
magnets or jewelry bail and chain or pin back

The video I watched showed holding the stones with forceps to dip but we ended up using our fingers and cleaning them with nail polish remover when we were done. I picked up polish for $1 a bottle.  We made about 30 jewels for around $5.  There is still plenty of polish left.
Fill your bowl about half full and add several drops of 2-3 colors of polish.  Swirl gently with stick to marbleize then dip the flat side of the glass into the bowl.  Remove and lay flat side up on a piece of wax paper.  Replace the water after every couple of dips.
Let the jewels dry then paint the backs with 2 coats of black paint, let that dry then add 2 coats of clear nail polish.  If any of the paint has ended up on the side just scrape it gently with a small knife before you add the clear polish.  Let dry and add a magnet or bail and chain or pin back.