I love to rotate my iPhone case often. I have a small collection and I'm always on the hunt for more. This week I tried my hand at making some. For the base I orderd several clear cases for $2 each (thanks, Amazon!). Be sure to get the correct size case for whatever your phone model is. Then I tried a couple different methods for giving them a DIY makeover.For a simple, painted stripe design I used nail polish in pretty spring colors. Each stripe has between 1-3 coats of polish depending on the color. I used Triple Thick Glaze to seal it. I suppose you could use top coat polish too. This took me about 30 minutes and I love the resulting painterly stripes!Fun, huh? I know I'll use this case a ton.I've had this idea in my head for a leather faces iPhone case for months! It was so simple to make, except for the camera hole- that was a little annoying. I used leather (faux leather would work just as well) and traced the phone case on the back of a piece. Then I cut the shape out with scissors and used an exacto knife to cut out the camera hole. Cutting the camera hole took a little more time than I thought, a thinner piece of leather would help it look cleaner. Then I cut out tiny triangles from the teal leather and adhered them to the top of the piece, trimming the edges after they were dry. Then I used super glue to affix the whole piece to the top of the case.I love the simple, textured look of this case. It's what's on my phone right now!
I hope you get a chance to try something fun with your phone too. If you make your own case, leave us a link to the photos in the comment section—that always makes our day! xo. Elsie
Great idea! How do you put it on your co existing phone case, hot glue?
This is too cute. I love the design and your choice
I got my first smartphone last year from here. I was very very lucky 🙂
Where did u get ur orange polka dot nail polish from?
I thought these were cute and just wanted to let you know that I featured them on my blog: http://www.organicallyopulent.com/tuesday-top-ten-diys-issue-6/. Great looking cases and so creative!
Cortney@organicallyopulent.com
I absolutely love the nail polish case. And it’s great that they were so cheap. Cute phone cases can be so expensive!
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Tried it and loved it!
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lovely idea! 🙂
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These are beautiful, I’ll have to give them a try
~ Jamie-Leigh
Oh, I love the one with the stripes!
This is what I did with my phone 🙂
I love the phone cover inspiration!
Oh i love this idea! Such a cute leather case. I shall try nail-polish on my clear case 🙂
THanks for the inspiration!
I like the nailpolish case. Thanks for sharing!
xo Nicole
What a shame I don’t have an Iphone!! These ideas are great!! I love the blue one 🙂
I have a few clear cases, I’ll definitely try the nail polish one, great for spring/summer mood 🙂
I have a question, If I wanna send you a couple of iPhone cases that I make, should I send them to the Red Velvet Shop address, the one that’s on the website of the store?
Thank you!
xo
I do something very similar except wit Puffy Paint. 🙂
You can see my twitter images for a cup I decorated; would love to see a DIY with puffy paint!! @ThatOneGirlJuJu
Love these – cute! Would you mind if I shared these on the DIY section of my blog? Who couldn’t use these?!?!
Thanks,
Cortney @www.organicallyopulent.com
Such a good idea, if only I had an Iphone to go in the case, haha! You guys are always so inspiring. I look forward to reading/catching up on your blog whenever I can!
Cx
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In love with the pastel blue cover!!
Lulu xx
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Smart! I love these. Thanks so much for posting this. I want many cases to match my mood on certain days or even outfits and this way I can accomplish that!
xoxo
Debra
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