The Glitter Phone Case

For a while now I have wanted to make a glitter phone case. I have seen a lot of different tutorials for the best way to make one, the only reason I hadn't made one yet, was because I couldn't decide on which method.

At the weekend I was shopping in town with a close friend, whilst in River Island I saw a selection of phone  cases. I thought that with the right materials it would be easy to reproduce (teaser), after playing around with a plain case at home, I decided to go with GLITTER.

 What I used: 1 white phone case bought from eBay for £1.95, choice of colors in glitter, Aleene's Tacky Glue, piece of foil, a spoon which can be ruined, sponge or paint brush.

How I did it: I mixed glitters; blue, purple, pink and silver. Then  mixed equal quantities of glue and glitter, using the sponge I applied a coat of the glue glitter to the case. When it is first applied it doesn't look right, but just roll with it. Once the first coat has dried apply another coat of glue glitter mix.

(wet case)

As the glue and glitter are mixed in equal parts, rather than the alternative method of covering the case in glue then sprinkling glitter over the top. The glitter does not fall off the case, and you can mix the glitters or fade them.

I took inspiration from the blog Macarons and Stilettos.

The (almost) final product:

I can't decide if I want to add a bow or some flowers to the case....

 

Phone cases

Yesterday I went back to basics....again, and made a phone case. I am waiting for it to dry before doing a complete blog. But so far it contains a lot of glitter!!!

Back to Basics - Phone Cases

A few days ago I posted about how I was going back to original roots of this blog and started making a new phone case. However for my birthday I was bought an iphone and only recently got round to buying one. So know I have a very almost finished phone case which won't be used, but I will try and recycle the material for the right case.

As ever I started with a clear case, the smelly glue and some bling bits. I decided to take some inspiration from a recent fashion trend; monochrome, using black and white lace.

The top left corner still needs to be filled in.
I then chose a bow and a selection of other bling bits to be glued on:

This was the designed aim of the phone case (and yes thats a malteaster bunny wrapper in the background), now I have finally got back to making a case once i get the new phone I will be back making some more cases!

It has been a while...

I haven't been blogging recently, mainly because I haven't done a lot worth blogging about. However this very morning I had a creative burst inside me (might have been a palpitation) which made me pick up my supplies and make a new case.

It currently involves lace, a big bow and a few flowers. I have left the glue to dry for a while, and once it is done I will post a full piece about it. Consider this the preamble/introduction/foreplay.

The Equivalent of a Writers Block

Since I finished the leopard print phone case I have seriously lacked the inspiration to make another phone case. Before when I made cases I knew what I was trying to achieve and it was just the process of getting all the materials and trying to fit it all together. However I have been looking at the materials I have and been coming up blank with ideas.

After quite a break from phone case making I decided today was the day to try and get back into it. So, I sat with all my flowers, bows, pearls and various sizes of gems but again came up blank.
Even though an income isn't dependent on making these phone cases, I still feel like I am missing something when not being able to create them.

I am hoping that over the next few weeks the inspiration will come back to me. Until Then I have Christmas shopping to worry about!

Take Two

Yesterday I started again on the phone case for my friends birthday. After it seriously going wrong last week all the gems were soaked and picked off so I could reuse them.

To ensure that I don't come across the same problems as the first case I have decided to work from the bottom up following the same template as before. This time I have put the different color gems in beer bottle tops so it easy to pick up the gems and storage. The glue I am using is only durable for four minutes so having to take certain measures to make sure I am as efficient as possible.

I will post a photo of the final case once I have given it as a present, but for not the first case looks likes this:

The Idea

Some of you may be aware that I enjoy a very 'bling' phone case, called the Princess Diamond Rhinestone Phone Case:

 

 For two different phones I have had I kept up appereances by having the same style of phone case. However the one I currently have for my HTC CHA CHA has lost quite a lot of gems and one big flower, it has also got quite dirty and I haven't been successful in cleaning it. So I have made the decision to make my own phone case.

I am going to document the process and maybe turn it into a small buisness if all goes well.

Day one 05/10/2012: *the idea* Today I was broswing Ebay and Amazon to try and find a new phone case, I found a few cases which I considered but all had a few things wrong with them.

Barbie Phone Case : I very much like this phone case however I am 21 and have not played with Babries in years. The last time I did would have been to shave their heads and melt their faces. I have grown up since then and decided that a phone case with Barbie written on it might not give the right impression.

Pretty Girl Couture: With a little more research I found a website which is individual phone cases. I loved this idea even more, they ticked every box, they were colourful, has Swarovski crystals and were so so sparkly!! However they cost $105.00 and I definatly cannot afford this.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PrettyGirlCouture4u?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

More research: This is when I returned to Ebay to look for gems/decorations that I could buy cheapily and make my own designs. From this I found nail art gems, they have a flat back so can easily be applied to nails or in this case a phone case. For a grand total of £2.94 I have bought 3000 rhinestones in 12 different colours and get a free gift of two sheets of other nail decorations. Then spent £2.90 on a hard phone case, the base of this design. Now I have the very begingings of my first phone case.

Over the next few days I will be researching which will be the best type of glue to use. I am thinking super glue, however from gluing my fingers together once I might try something else. I have been recommended a glue gun by a close friend but I need to know what will make the gems stick for the longest and the strongest. Please let me know if you have a preference.