DIY Up-Cycled Denim Phone Case

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a fabulous new year! Here is a really quick, easy DIY idea/tutorial that ensures you can up cycle your old jeans into a new, useful phone case. (Sorry in advance for the bad images, as they aren't very informative.)

Before we begin there are a few things you will need;

~Old Jeans,

~Sewing Machine/ sewing needle and thread (if you're hand sewing),

~Additional embellishments (e.g. Ribbon, lace, etc.)

So, to begin; take your old jeans and fold over one leg edge. Place your mobile device over the top and cut the bottom off of the jean leg (if you wish, you could make a pattern for more accurate measurements, however I decided to spontaneously do this tutorial). This will be the length of your phone case, make sure you do not cut to close to your mobile device as it is easier to remove material later then to add it.

Next, unfold the leg edge and separate into two sections by cutting down the two seams of the jeans. You could make two phone cases at this point, as you will only use one of the two sides.

After that, take some lace or ribbon of your choice and measure the same length as the original seam of the jeans and pin over the top and sew.

 

Then refold the edge over and sew both along the top and again along the lace/ribbon.

Fold the phone case in half with the inside showing and remove any excess material by cutting. Place your mobile device on top before pinning the edges ready to sew.

Finally, sew all seams, remove pins and turn inside out. Ensure your mobile phone fits in and there you have an up cycled denim phone case that looks great and was easy to create!

Happy New Year, what are your New Years resolutions? Comment some of them, I'd love to hear them! Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!! If you did please comment, share and follow me on my social media to stay up-to-date with new posts! Keep the Creative Juices Flowing! Enjoy!x

DIY Vintage Camera Phone Case

Hello everyone!

This post will show you how to make your very own vintage camera phone/gadget case to match along side my very popular polymer clay camera tutorial!

 

Before we get started there is just a few things you will need;

~A range of pretty fabrics,

~any extras you wish to add,

~sewing machine (or needle and thread if you wish to sew by hand),

~The printed pattern which can be found in the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxBcYlFM0-skeUM1OWFPRXRobms/edit?usp=sharing

 



 

To begin gather all of your equipment and cut out the pattern, and pin to your chosen fabrics. Then accurately cut out your shapes.

 

Sew the decoration onto the front side of the main phone sock, using the first image as a guide. Remember to pin, in order to stop the fabric moving and to ensure straight seams and lines of stitching.

 

Once all of your decoration is sewn, place the two sides of fabric on top of each other back to front and pin. Sew around 3 sides and then hem the top, add a strap to the top and voila!

 



 

Hope you enjoyed this really quick, simple tutorial! Its the holidays meaning loads more crafty DIYs coming soon. I also aim to focus on the quality of my content as I know that recently it hasn't been the best!

 

Keep the Creative Juices Flowing! Enjoy!x

More DIY Phone Cases

This is another of my DIY phone case ideas.

I order to create this I simply glued pearl beads along the edges, made and varnished a couple of polymer clay roses and added some diamanté sequins which I found lying around the house. 

By purchasing a cheap plain phone case you can customise it any way you want and still create a stylish accessory!

DIY Phone Case Tutorial

 

Hi everyone,

I've previously seen tutorials like this one, where by using simply one clear phone case you can cheaply customise how your phone looks.

Before you start you will need;

~ A clear phone case,

~ A selection of patterned card or paper (card is best, and I used pieces of scrapbooking card),

~ A pencil,

~ And a craft knife and cutting board.

Firstly take your chosen paper/card and flip it over. In order to reduce the amount of waste, position your phone case at one of the corners. Then simply draw around the case but don't forget the camera hole.

The next step is to cut out your phone case shape. (Remember to place your cutting mat, and cut on a flat surface to avoid slipping.) Don't forget your camera hole!

Once these easy steps are completed make sure your card fits into the back of your phone case (if it doesn't, cut small amounts off the edges and it should fit. Then depending on how many phone case designs you want, experiment!!! Happy Crafting!x