D.I.Y. Phone Case

 Getting bored with your simple phone cases? Why not remodel your phone case? There’s no reason why you have to have a cellphone case that looks like everyone else’s. Just about everyone is carrying around the same phone these days, so it gets a little difficult to stand out. Designing and creating your personalized  cellphone case to suit your own tastes is an interesting way of showing a little bit of your own personality every time you pull out you’re  phone to make a call. So whether you are a creative genius or you just like to have a go, there are heaps of ways of making your own cellphone case personalized just for you.

You will need and prepare:

Pressed dried flower

Flat, solid phone case (any color)                                           

Flat and level work surface

Parchment paper or magazine will do

Clear craft glue

Tape

Scissors

1 wooden sticks (Popsicle stick)

1 clear plastic cup

Q-tips

Weighing Scale

Acetone

POLYKLEAR Clear Casting Resin

POLYKLEAR Hardener

Glitter (optional)

Tupperware

STEP 1.

ARRANGE THE FLOWER

Let’s get started by placing your flowers on your phone case and arrange it as you desire. If you want to add lots of flower see to it that they don’t file up higher 1.55mm approximately or you won’t be able to properly coat the phone case in the resin. Once you have found your desire arrangement and look, take a picture or snapshot for reference. Then remove the flowers and set aside.

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   STEP 2.

ATTACHED THE FLOWER

Dab a small amount of glue on the flower and carefully glue it in the case. Follow suit with the rest of your flowers until your arrangement is complete.

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STEP 3.

PREPARE THE RESIN

Make sure you are in well-ventilated area.  Cut a piece of parchment paper or magazine paper with your scissors and tape it in your flat work surface to avoid mess. Have your wooden stick ready for stirring. Pour 10 grams of resin in clear plastic cup, then add 1 gram of hardener. 

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 Then start to stir the contents of the cups using your wooden stirrer for about 2 minutes. Make sure to scrape the side of the cups. If you like to add a glitter, sprinkle some and mix it now (optional).

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STEP 4.

POURING RESIN

Pour slowly a small amount of resin at the center of your phone case.  

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Then, spread the resin close to the edge of your phone case using your wooden stick or Popsicle stick. Make sure that the resin does not go over the edge. Add more resin to the phone case until the entire back of the flowers are covered. If bubbles will appear just lightly blow.

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Set the phone case aside and cover it with Tupperware to protect it from dust and insects until it dries. If any resin spills on the edge, dip Q-tips in acetone and wipe clean.

Once your first coat of resin is dried, examine your phone case to make sure all of your flowers are properly coated. Add a second coat if needed.

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And you’re done!

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