The last few times I’ve posted about deco-ing my iPhone there have been a lot of requests for tutorials. I’ve done a lot of deco tutorials over the years but I’ve never been able to do a video because usually deco-ing the thing that I film with XD
This time however I was just doing a case so I filmed the whole thing on my phone. YAY!
The video is below but here are some tips and answers to questions I get quite a lot:
What glue are you using?
2 part 5 minute epoxy. You can buy it at any hardware store, this one is from Daiso.
How long does this take?
Depending on the complexity it usually only takes a few hours.
Where do you buy the parts?
Bergamot Charms are available through my Etsy store. I buy locally at junk stores, sometimes I buy from ebay, Full Moon Deco is great for parts and run by a super nice lady.
Where did you get the clear case?
Ebay.
How are you picking up the pearls/jewels?
I use either a cuticle stick with a tiny bit of water on the end for tiny jewels or reverse tweezers for regular ones.
How long does it last?
If you use epoxy it will last a very good while especially if you take care of it. I’ve had things (cameras mostly) which have lasted for years.
What if I make a mistake?
Don’t deco directly to an item if you are worried about making mistakes, put down a layer of clear contact first. You can easily remove contact if you don’t like the final design.
It’s kind of cool seeing all of this in fast motion! If you have any other questions feel free to leave them in the comments 😀
Grab a small section at the top of your head and brush it up and to one side.
Using a hair tie, make a ponytail but leave quite a bit of extra hair tie.
Pull the hair through the band again but only pull it a little way so it make a little loop like this:
Twist the hair band so it traps the loop in place:
Hold the loop in the palm of your hand and pull the loose hair through the hair tie again to form a second loop.
You should have something like this:
You can see the direction the hair comes through the band in this photo an the way the band wraps around.
Now to make it look more like a bow, push it forward and pin in place.
You can use the tail of hair to make the middle of the bow and cover the hair band. To do this just pull it backwards and pin there.
Like this!
I prefer to cover the band with a little flower.
This style looks extra cute if you curl the ends so it looks like a ribbon!
All done!
It’s worth giving it a blast of hairspray to keep in place. If you don’t want to use hairspray or you have thinner hair you can tease the ponytail so it has a better chance of staying in place.
Sometimes it’s easier to understand these kinds of things by seeing it in video form so here’s a video too!
I hope guys all enjoyed this tutorial as much as I enjoyed making it! Lots more to come, the new year is making me feel re-energised and creative!
Today I’ve got photos and a matching video so here’s the video first!
James took these photos when we went berry picking the first time. We visited a forest nearby to do some recording and it was too pretty not to shoot something. Unforuntately while the forest is very pretty it’s also very full of bugs!
There were tiny little caterpillars all through that pretty flower! The berry picking itself was really awesome, so many delicious things to eat and even though it felt like it was a billion degrees it was worth the trip!
I hope you guys appreciate these shots, while we were taking them a leach tried to bite through my stockings *____* It was SO gross.
Outfit details:
Hat- Big W, I added the flowers
Shirt- 7Angels
Skirt- DreamV
Belt- 7Angels
Shoes- MiniMaos
Watch- Daniel Wellington
This outfit was inspired by a watch because I am completely in love with it! I picked out this outfit aiming for a bit of a school look but in a mature way. Cute but not as juvenile as most school themes tend to be. Maybe more “going to watch the Oxford rowing team” than school really. We should totally do that for one of our weekend outings! I’m trying to think of more fun things we can do each weekend like visiting wineries, beaches and other tourist spots. I used to hate doing touristy things but they seem so much more fun when you’re in the right mood and with the right people. Now I’m all for visiting tulip fields and taking road trips and having as many different experiences as possible! I want to visit the hedge mazes and go on the murder mystery train and to the beach with Lottie!
James wanted to do a shoot which was a bit “girl in the forest” so it was great that the timing matched up!
A couple of people remarked that it reminded them of “Picnic at Hanging Rock” haha! I promise not to lead any of you into the rocks though!
My favorite part of the outfit is the watch. It was sent to me from Daniel Wellington as a review piece and I’m completely obsessed. The one I have is the Classic St Andrews Lady in rose gold which I think is actually quite descriptive of this outfit.
Until a few years ago I was actually quite a fanatical watch wearer, I always wore chunky over sized watches even when in school. My Dad is actually also a fanatical collector of antique watches so apparently it’s hereditary. I stopped wearing them for a while after having an allergic reaction to a band on one of them but I think this is my ticket back into the watch world!
I’m glad I started with the lighter leather band, it’s such a classic look. I’ve been wearing it with sweeter outfits like the one above but also with darker outfits paired with leopard print bangles like below. It’s a very slim design and while the face is large it still feels very elegant and feminine.
I like that you can buy the school colour bands separately so you can interchange them depending on outfits. It’s much most cost effective than buying 10 watches haha! That’s what I’ll be telling myself anyway when I ask for the bands for my next birthday 😀 😀 😀
Rather than just being a fashion statement, the most important thing to me: it actually keeps good time 😀
Now I just need to edit the rest of the photos from the berry picking day so I can put them all into a snapshots and show you how delicious it was rather than just teasing you all with these haha!
Bonus photo:
I have a limited number of poses and James told me to look “ethereal”. So classy XD
Illustrator. Strong tea, knitting, watercolours, and making a video game called Moonlight in Garland. Living with her adorable husband Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
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