6 cute & creative ways to use leftover nail polish! (PHOTOS)

I love stocking up on fun colored nail polishes, but I end up having to throwing half-full bottles out after it gets dried up or I don't end up using it for a while. It always seems like such a waste! Luckily, you don't have to deal with that problem. After scouring the web for ideas, I found that there are tons of creative and ideas ways to use polish–other than on your nails.

Below, check out 6 cool ways for recycling your nail polish:

Revamp jewelry

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Take your old costume jewelry (rings, necklaces, etc) and revamp it for spring by painting it with different brightly colored polishes!

Glowify your remote

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Paint the buttons on your remote a neon color to make it glow-in-the-dark! Or, if your remote already lights up, you can just paint the back of your remote with a bright or glittery polish to make it unique.

Personalize Bobby Pins

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Bored with your plain black and brown bobby pins? Jump on board with the new colored and patterned bobby pin trend by taking some polish and personalizing your own!

Identify keys

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If you have one too many keys and have trouble keeping track of them, use this trick to make life a little easier. Just paint each key with a different color!

Covering scuffs

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The only thing more annoying than having to throw out polish before its fully used is getting scuffs on your shoes and purses. Avoid both problems by matching the polish color to that of the item and use it to fill in the scratches!

Colored thumbtacks

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Add color to your desk at work by polishing up some plain thumbtacks. You can paint them with bright colors or use the polish and Sharpies to draw patterns!