Spring is my absolute favorite time of the year! Especially here in Florida. The weather is just gorgeous and we have been taking full advantage of it. We have had a lot of family come and visit and enjoy this time too. So nice 🙂 Something else kicks in when spring comes: spring cleaning. Add that to the serious nesting that has hit me since we found out baby #2 is a girl, and I have just been going at it! I can’t wait to show you some of the bigger projects I almost have done! For now, here is something I did really quick for my cell phone.
Let’s take a look at this gross cell phone cover on my iphone:
It had turned brown where the white was and the edges are coming off. Ick. So I decided to recover it. It was so easy and took no time at all.
I ripped off the old cover.
Then traced it to create a new pattern.
Next I placed the pattern piece wrong side up on the wrong side of fabric.
I then cut it out and covered the phone cover piece in Mod Podge.
I put the fabric piece on top and smoothed it on. I had to trim a few edges (manicure scissors work great for that). Then I rubbed on Mod Podge around the edges to keep it from fraying. Now I have a beautiful phone cover that I can redo whenever I want 🙂
Aimee says
April 1, 2011 at 6:27 pmThis project is AMAZING! I never would’ve thought to use fabric over the ugly cell phone cases that I have! Thank you for posting this! I did have one question…did you use regular mod podge or fabric mod podge?
Abbey Hughes says
April 1, 2011 at 6:43 pmI have that exact case and it is starting to get gross too! This is so much better than buying a new one! Thanks for sharing!! =)
Cariann says
April 1, 2011 at 6:45 pmwhat a great re-do… I might just have to do this for my Nook ( I don’t want to buy a cover, but can cover the back plate with fabric…) Thanks for the inspiration
Courtney B says
April 1, 2011 at 6:56 pmThat is so SO cute!!
Jenna says
April 1, 2011 at 7:19 pmAbsolutely Awesome!!! Now all I need to do is get an iPhone! 🙂
Jenna
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Happy Together says
April 1, 2011 at 7:46 pmAimee:
I just used regular mod podge 🙂
Kayla says
April 1, 2011 at 7:48 pmOOOOOH what a great project, thank you for sharing! I might have to do this soon
Justine says
April 1, 2011 at 11:11 pmawesome idea!
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Seaweed and Raine says
April 1, 2011 at 11:35 pmYou phone cover looks great! 🙂
You often have cool projects. Thank you for sharing them with us all – I love the way you re-purpose and renew things.
Pink Stitches says
April 2, 2011 at 1:01 amLooks awesome! I love your blog, you are so created and beautiful and so inspirational. I’ve been following for awhile and thought I’d say hi 🙂
Bless by Tone says
April 2, 2011 at 5:38 amso nice – will you please tell me what template you use? I love that it uses the whole screen. Tone
Happy Together says
April 2, 2011 at 8:05 am“will you please tell me what template you use?”
I’m not sure exactly which cover this is, but I just traced it to make my own pattern piece.
casserole says
April 2, 2011 at 9:42 amThis is SO SO SO cute!!! I linked to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-recover-your-smartphone-case-in-pretty-fabric/2011/04/02/
–Anne
Bless by Tone says
April 2, 2011 at 11:21 amsorry – I meant blog template. should have specified. Tone
Georgia says
April 2, 2011 at 11:58 amThis is great. I have a cover that never had anything on it (just black plastic), but it’s awfully boring and scratched up. I’m going to try this out today…but I may use paper instead. I guess you covered the lens of the camera…with a hole-punch? I may go with saran wrap. Not sure. How thick is the fabric you used (quilting weight?)?
Great great great! Thank you =)
GA
Georgia says
April 2, 2011 at 11:59 amAlso – how did you get the circle so nice? I may just cut a square (if I use fabric)!
The4Rs says
April 2, 2011 at 6:30 pmLove it! You always amaze me with your mod podging! Thanks!!!
Midwest Magnolia - Melissa Lewis says
April 2, 2011 at 8:12 pmAwesome. I hate spending so much money on something so trivial as my phone cover, but I still want a cute one. This is perfect. Can’t wait to give it a try!
Happy Together says
April 2, 2011 at 8:36 pmTone-
🙂 They have changed things, so I’m not quite sure which one it would be now. I think it is what used to be Minima Stretch and then I added the third column myself and played around with everything until I got it the way I liked it. I used random tutorials on the web to figure out all the html stuff.
Georgia-
Since mine already had the fabric, I just traced that, but maybe try tissue paper on a case that doesn’t have fabric for tracing? As for the hole, I just used manicure scissors to cut it out. They are small so it made it easy to do. The fabric is a regular quilt weight fabric. It is actually from one of Amy Butler’s lines.
Viviana Véjar says
April 3, 2011 at 2:03 pmSorry Jessica… i’m from Chile and i don’t understand what is Mod… something???
Is any kind of special glue ??? Silicona ???
Please i wait your answer cause i’m gonna do the idea for my cell phone
Thankiuuuuu sooo muchh
madison avenue says
April 3, 2011 at 2:06 pmwow!! this is sooo cool! i would have never thought of it! i have never found a phone case that i liked and now i can just make my own! p.s. im your newest follower! i found you on be different act normal and im already in love with your blog! you should check my blog out madisonavenue2011.blogspot.com…feel free to wallow if ya want 🙂
Happy Together says
April 3, 2011 at 2:53 pmViviana-
Mod Podge is a sealant, glue, and finish all in one. We have it here in our local craft stores. Here is a link to it:
http://www.plaidonline.com/mod-podge/brand/home.htm
Stephanie says
April 3, 2011 at 3:39 pmGreat idea, and so stylin too! I have never had good luck with pulling off something that I have mod Podged. But even if I get another 2 years out of putting fabric on my old case I am good with it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims says
April 3, 2011 at 7:31 pmlove this idea!!!
Nada Sheppard says
April 4, 2011 at 4:03 amGreat tutorial! Now I can clean up my husband’s case when he needs a change! Thanks!
Sweet Peas and Bumblebees says
April 8, 2011 at 11:03 amSuch a GREAT idea!!!
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Alisa
Sweet Peas and Bumblebees
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Miss Kris says
April 8, 2011 at 4:13 pmAdorable! I used to have the same cover on my old iPhone. I can’t wait to blog about how I make covers for me new one. Love your blog!
4polinka says
April 25, 2012 at 8:42 amNice idea.
I have linked your post on to the Russian site about customizing Second Street
http://secondstreet.ru/blog/dekor/gotovim-chemodan-k-vyhodu-v-svet-master-klass-i-drugie-chudesa-dekupazha.html