Upgrade your phone cover game with these DIY Tumblr-inspired phone cases!
In this DIY phone cases blog editorial, I’m going to share with you how to make the most trendy phone case with just one clear phone case and some basic craft tools.
With just one clear phone case, the possibilities for pretty and unique phone cases are endless.
Long story short, I’ve summed out a list of Tumblr-inspired phone cases that you can actually do it at your home.
Let’s get started to give your mobile phone a brand new touch!
1. Gold Foil Phone Case.
Materials:
- Clear phone cases
- Gold leaf
- Gilding cream
- 2 Paint brushes
- Acrylic paint
- Mod podge
Instruction:
- First, draw out the design you would want your phone case to be, then paint the design out inside the clear phone case using gilding cream.
- Once you’ve done drawing the design, wait for the cream to set for 15 minutes.
- Then, grab a piece of gold leaf and gently place onto the places where you’ve applied gilding cream. Do not use your finger to dab the gold leaf as you will leave finger prints on it. Use a clean paint brush to gently brush off the excess gold leaf away.
- Now that the gold leaf has completely stayed on the gilding cream, paint the rest of the empty spaces with your preferred color using acrylic paint.
- Lastly, apply a layer of mod podge to the inside of the phone case to help secure the gold leaf and the paint. That’s it! Easy and fun!
2. Holo Case.
Materials:
- 2 clear phone cases
- Epoxy glue
- Holographic paper
- Sharpie pen
- Scissors
- Foam paint brush
Instructions:
- Grab one clear phone case, start off with drawing the dripping pattern on it.
- Then, trim the dripping design out using a pair of scissors.
- Place it on the back of another clear phone case.
- Now, seal the dripping design with epoxy glue. Use a foam paint brush to smooth out the epoxy glue and cover it evenly.
- Wait for it to dry completely. This might takes up a couple of days.
- Take out a piece of holographic paper and trim it out according to the size of your phone. Cut out a little slot for the camera.
- Once the phone case is dried completely, place the holographic paper into the phone case. You’re done!
3. Tissue Paper Gold Leaf Phone Case.
Materials:
- Clear phone case
- Coloured tissue paper
- Gold leaf
- Decoupage
- White craft paint
Instructions:
- Pick tissue paper of your preferred colour, tear them into random stripes and shapes.
- Paint a layer of decoupage on to the inner-side of the phone case. Then, place the coloured tissue paper stripes over the glue carefully. Be sure to be gentle to avoid any wrinkles and lines. Cover the sides of the phone case by pushing the tissue paper up.
- Once you’ve done placing the coloured tissue paper in place, it’s time to add gold leaf to the empty spaces! Grab a piece of gold leaf and apply it to the exposed areas.
- Trim out excess tissue paper with scissors.
- Add a layer of white craft paint to the back to finsihed off the look. There you go! A gorgeous DIY phone case with sensational colours!
4. Holiday Glitz
Materials:
- Glitter, tinsel or hand-cut streamers
- Mod podge
- Acrylic paint
- Clear phone case
- Paint brush
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Prepare one table-spoon of glitter, tinsel or hand-cut streamers. For the streamers, cut them into your desired shapes.
- Apply a thin layer of mod podge on to the inner-side of the phone case using a paint brush. Then, apply your glittery elements evenly on to the mod podge coat.
- When the mod podge glitter layer is dried, remove the excess glitter elements using a Q-tip.
- Apply a layer of paint to the inner-side of the phone case.
- Lastly, seal the glitter and paint with a layer of mod podge and you’re done!
5. Glow-in-the-dark slime phone cases.
Materials:
- Clear phone case
- Glow in the dark glue gun sticks
- Hot glue gun
Instructions:
- Begin with using a glue gun to make dripping shapes on top of the phone case.
- Smoothen out the surface with the tip of the hot glue gun while the glue is still hot.
- Once the glue has completely dried up, go back and apply another layer of dripping shapes over it. Be sure to apply the glue around the camera hole and the edge of the phone case and that’s it!
6. Pompom phone case.
Materials:
- Phone case attachment
- Pom pom
- Pendant
- A large key chain ring for the pom pom
- A small key chain ring for the pendant
- Clear phone case
- Hot glue gun
Instructions:
- Grab a phone case attachment and stick it onto the back of the phone case with hot glue gun.
- Attach large key chain ring at the top of the pompom to create a key chain pompom.
- Hook the pendant to the small key chain ring.
- Now, put both key chain pom pom and pendant chain to the phone case attachment. Voila! You’ve got yourself a cute pompom phone case.
That’s all for today’s topic and I hope you guys find it useful and interesting.
Out of all the DIY phone case ideas, which is your favorite phone case?
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