At CHA last January, I was sitting at the events dinner with my fellow crafty amiga Candace Marquette, and her sister-in-law, Jaime Gaydos Fletcher. Jaime decorates iPhone covers with ultra-flashy, fun designs, and it inspired me to dive into mine and work a little magic. I can't believe I didn't think of it before! I mean, I've decorated my work beeper back in the day, and my other cell phones. Why not my iPhone case?
I knew I wanted to resin coat glitter on it, and I wasn't sure it would work. I bought a cheapie hardcase cover to experiment on (eBay, $7) . I lightly sanded it, and basecoated it black with my Crafty Chica paints. For the back side, I glued down a fabric image of a sacred heart and sealed it all over the top and around the edges with Aleene's Tacky Glue. After it dried, I accented the design with Aleene's Paper Glaze and my Crafty Chica glitters. I covered the background with green glitter and added black polka dots to the green background.
I then lined my workspace with wax paper, mixed the resin, and coated the cover. For the front, I added small painted accents. I let it set for 48 hours and then use a craft knife to remove any resin and/or paint from the ridges so it would snap back in place.
I love it and am excited to make another one! Thanks for the inspiaration, Jaime!
Peace, love, and glitter!
Kathy :-)
P.S. Check out my new book and product line!
Now I really am going to have to buy a Blackberry case and experiment.
ReplyDeleteThis looks really cool Kathy! What fun to have hung out with Candace too!
ReplyDeleteLove, Violette
OK, I have a cheapie hard case for my Crackberry that I haven't been using. I am SO going to experiment....
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