I've officially done a full week of posts every day! I haven't done that in ages! I had no lectures today so I studied it up, although I did only just see an email changing a seminar reading... right after I read the original!
I recently got a Blackberry and of course it needs a lovely cover! You know by my nails, my guilty pleasures are tacktastic gems, rhinestones and Hello Kitty, so I had to have a blinged up case. But I already have enough nail art to last throughout my whole lifetime, so I figured I'd make my own. I got a cheap case off eBay, although it's for a Curve but I ended up getting a Bold so the picture hole is in the wrong place, oh well!
I had a little look at a few YouTube videos and found quite a good one, though sticking on gems is pretty straight forward! You need a file to get the backs of rough gems totally smooth, super glue (be CAREFUL you don't glue your hands!), a cocktail stick and some bluetack to stick on the tip, scissors, and all the gems you have! Mine are accumulated from eBay, haberdasheries, Paperchase and markets (the Hello Kitties are eBay). The girl in the video I linked above uses broken jewellery- great idea!
Just use the cocktail stick with the little bluetack end up lift up the gem, put a little glue on the back, and stick it down. Simple!
I had a sticker of gems on the back of my old phone which I cut and recycled, and just kept sticking in a random order. This is how far I've got but I'm going to do the whole back! My housemate hates it haha, but like I said, all this stuff is a guilty pleasure and I can remove the case for serious occasions :)
Haha I love it Selina! I've run out of gems and need to restock some so I can cover the back of my phone with gems. My friends used to hate mine when it was covered in gems but to each their own right? Kawaii!
Posted by: Winnie | March 08, 2011 at 01:50 AM
Oh man, Ive got a HTC desire and ive been wanting a blinged up case for so long but unfortunately they only have them for the iphone. Think this has just inspired me to try this myself!
Hey Selina, just a quick q, is your blackberry case a gel/silicon one? Because the girl in the video you posted uses a hard plastic phone cover and im not sure if sticking the gels on a soft, squishy gel/silicon cover would work?
Posted by: tanya | March 08, 2011 at 03:58 AM
also incase you wanna buy more nail art supplies, i found this great supplier from japan:
http://fullmoon07xxx.ocnk.net/
love her stuff but im not sure if it's more expensive than what you get off ebay...
Posted by: tanya | March 08, 2011 at 04:03 AM
this is soooo cute!
Posted by: elle | March 08, 2011 at 06:51 AM
Congrats on a full week of posts! Have really enjoyed all of your new material! And your blackberry looks adorable! x www.lostinthehaze.com
Posted by: Jo | March 08, 2011 at 08:11 AM
I love your phone cover. I have been looking for an amazing cover for my iphone but couldn't find one. In the end I opted for a plain black leather one as I was worried it would get damaged by the time I chose one
Posted by: Style-eyes-fashion-blog.com | March 08, 2011 at 08:13 AM
Hey I have loads of blinged up cases for my iphone. I got them all on ebay for those saying they can't find any for iphones.
Love the DIY idea though! :)
Lorren
Posted by: Lorren | March 08, 2011 at 09:41 AM
Wow Selina! I love it!
Gosh you are so creative! :-)
Looking forward to the end result of the entire back covered...
Have a great day!
X
Posted by: Nancy | March 08, 2011 at 10:07 AM
that's cute ^^ my iphone cover is basically covered with silicon glue and loads of cute pieces! it gets a little heavy though xD but you're right you can always take the cover off. no harm done =]
Posted by: ani | March 08, 2011 at 11:45 AM
I love it! I have an Hello Kitty iphone case but it is nowhere near as cool as yours ha ha;)
Carol x
www.mystylisms.blogspot.com
Posted by: Carol | March 08, 2011 at 12:32 PM
i love the gems and the kittys!
my iphone case is boring, and even so it is looking a bit tired, so maybe i should glue a lot of gems on it :) will have a look on ebay!
Posted by: dinoprincesschar | March 08, 2011 at 03:54 PM
haha, love it! post a picture when it is finished! xx
Posted by: bjg | March 08, 2011 at 04:07 PM
haha awesome! xxx
Posted by: Pitter Patter Raindrops | March 08, 2011 at 05:30 PM
That came out really cute.
Posted by: Clarity | March 08, 2011 at 07:56 PM
That is so cute and you make it look super easy, i cant wait to figure out a theme and make my phone look cute and make it sparkle.
Posted by: Headless in the Desert | March 08, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Very pretty. I do like Blackberries but I feel obliged NOT to have one just cos everyone else has...
Posted by: Helen F | March 08, 2011 at 11:25 PM
thanks for the reply selina!
Posted by: tanya | March 09, 2011 at 01:34 AM
I love this!!! My friend had her phone COVERED in bling, although I'd never do it, its also a guilty pleasure for me too! Did you look at the deco_den community on LJ, some of the stuff is incredible!
Posted by: Zoe | March 12, 2011 at 08:44 PM
Oh I love it! I've been wanting a Blackberry for two reasons: 1) because I hope it would be a good phone that will prove useful, 2) because I want to put sparkles and Hello Kitty on it!
Your design looks so pretty. Thanks for the tips.
Florrie x
Posted by: Intrinsically Florrie | March 16, 2011 at 03:15 PM