How to make:
-ceramic tiles 4"x4" glossy finish
-Sharpie™ permanent pens in *colors of your choice
-eye dropper
-*rubbing alcohol (read update below!)
-Short Cuts Krylon Fast Dry Enamel high gloss spray (recommended_)
*Important: limit the colors used to no more than 3; but 2 colors would be ideal. Once the rubbing alcohol is added the colors will blend and bleed into one another. Red and blue will make purple, yellow and blue will make green, etc. If you mix black and white together you will have grey of course and if you mix too many colors together you'll have a muddy brown color. So, choose carefully!
Our tiles before adding the rubbing alcohol. I couldn't take a picture of the tiles when we added the rubbing alcohol as they had to stay stationery while drying. The effect was pretty but after about 15 minutes the marbleizing started to disappear.
*Update: adding the rubbing alcohol did not work. At first the colors bled then as the rubbing alcohol dried the colors didn't stay "marbleized" and for the most part reverted back to their original state but with a little bit of smearing as plainly seen in photos below. We attempted to "fix" the problem by either smearing the colors with our fingers (didn't work) or drawing over the design with the markers again (that didn't work either). I would skip the rubbing alcohol the next time. Fortunately this is a very inexpensive craft project and no big loss financially.
Before adding rubbing alcohol:
After:
Color correction and two coats of fast dry enamel for the finished tiles:
Cost: 4 ceramic tiles @ .16¢ each= .64 cents (which were found at our local hardware store)
1 can Short Cuts Krylon Fast Dry Enamel/high gloss 3 ounce (85 g) $3.99 w/50% off coupon=$2.00
Total Cost: US$2.64
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