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17 June 2012

DIY: Decoden Phone Case

I've wanted a blinged out decoden phone case ever since I laid eyes on them! I've never seen a ready made one for my phone before and couldn't justify forking out about £20/5 for a custom made one.

So, after some research, I found out the technique was called 'Decoden' and the large plastic pieces are called Cabochons. So with that, I did a lot of research into finding out the cheapest Decoden deal (in the UK - I can never be bothered to wait 3 weeks for it to arrive!) I ended up finding this Etsy seller whose kits are just over £10. So all you need now is a phone case (look on eBay!) and some superglue (head down to poundland) and you're away!
Phone case before the DIY | Decoration from here

  • Start by sanding your phone case down (with sandpaper) to give it a rough texture, this will help the cabochons and the gems to stick to the case. 
  • Lay out all the big pieces you want to use in the position you want them. Then super glue them down.
  • Start filling in the empty space with lots of rhinestones - I forgot to mention this project requires a lot of patience!


  • Keep going.. Keep going!
  • Depending on your phone colour/colour of your case you might want to use nail varnish to stop (in my case, black) phone from showing through. It makes your case look a bit dull. I chose a neon pink polish just to fill in the gaps. Paint it on the inside of the case.

Taaa daa! It's bling central but I love it! It gets mixed reactions - "Oh my God, your phone is amazinggg! Make me one!" or "Oh. Right. That's... nice." Oh well, each to their own!
What do you think of it?!
x

17 comments:

  1. this turned out SO well, i love it!

    from helen at www.thelovecatsinc.com // @thelovecatsinc

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  2. I love it! The hello kitty is so cutee

    Julia x

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  3. My reaction is definitely 'Omg, your phone is AMAZING!' - so cool, what a fab DIY :) x

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  4. I want to make one for my phone, i their tacky but in a good way haha! i LOVE it
    x

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  5. YES THIS IS IT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HAHA

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  6. Love this, it's so cute!
    www.xbonjourbelle.blogspot.co.uk
    xxx

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  7. I make these for craft fairs etc, they're really popular and get amazing responses! I get stopped in the street for mine all the time haha!

    Much love,
    Gill
    Gillian, Etc
    xxx

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  8. omw! Love this post!! I always buy these phone cover already made, but I LOVE making things so I am deffo going to try to do my own!!!! :D

    xox

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  9. Okay I think you need to make me one, it looks so good! :)

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  10. Ah I think this is soo cool. I need to get an iPhone :) LaceyLoves

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  11. That's so pretty! I've seen loads of these on Tumblr and they really are expensive. I don't think it'd be practical for me as my phone tends to live in my jeans pocket xxx

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  12. Thats sooo cute!! I love it!

    egtx3.blogspot.co.uk
    xx

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  13. that DIY is awesome!

    jadepurplebrown.com

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  14. Super cute! How many times did you get super glue on your fingers?

    ♥ Shia

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  15. Ahh it came out so cool! I've wanted to try that for years, especially the phone covers with the fake cream and biscuits on!
    xxx

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  16. Hey there,
    This is Eloise from BridieMeganRose. Thanks for documenting your time using one of the DIY Kits. Your phone case looks great!

    I have published your post on the BridieMeganRose Facebook and Twitter pages and so I hope you will get some more views on your fabulous blog :D

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  17. Ahh it looks amazing! Love the jewels and hello kitty and bow charms on it! :)

    Caroline x
    Caroline's Catwalk

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