Gothic bling, a perfect combination!

Hello everyone ^_^/

the holidays are now over (unless you celebrate the Chinese New Year, in which case I envy you!) but I will show you a project I did before Christmas. I wanted to make a new deco case for my iPhone, but I wanted it to reflect my personal taste 100% So it had to be dark. And purple. And super sparkly too somehow!

After careful planning  I came up with a Steampunk Deco Gothic iPhone case! Yes ^_^
And here it is!

First I coated my case and added the main pieces. A Fleur de Lis, a skeleton cameo, wings and a key.

Then I carefully placed the Swarovski crystals, using grey and purple as my main colours.

Of course as you can see in the first photo, I added some cute phonestraps as well. If something isn't hanging from my phone, I find it to be empty somehow :o What do you think of the result? I think it fits me perfectly ^_^

And I will close this post with a couple of projects I did this week.

A deco flower purse hook/key chain for my mother

and a lipstick and pill case set for a friend.

If you would like to check more of my deco creations, you can always browse through my etsy shop ^_^

Let's deco, decoden tutorial #2

Hello everyone ^_^/

this is a post I have been preparing for some time now. I will show you a basic deco tutorial.
Recently I got a new camera and of course I had to bling it up. I took detailed photos of the process to show you here.

First let's see what you will need.

Crystals. In this case I used Swarovski crystals but if you want to opt for something cheaper there are many choices like the rhinestones that we use for nail art.
Deco glue. Most crafting glues will do for this.
Deco parts. I used a diamante skull and a diamante butterfly.
Clear laquer. (optional)
Tweezers.
Some toothpicks.
And most importantly an item to decorate, a deco base so to speak XD

Now before you start I advise you to think carefully and decide on the design you want to make. Then place the parts roughly on the item to see how the final piece will look like. For my camera I decided to do a pink gradation design with a skull and a butterfly as accent pieces.

Before anything else clear the area with some acetone.
Then apply the clear laquer according to the instructions. (this is really an optional step only if you might want to change the deco later. I do not recommend it if you want to decorate say a phone case or a mirror etc.)

First place your accent pieces (in this case the skull and butterfly).

After that you start placing the crystals. Place glue in a small area and cover it. That keeps the glue from drying and destroying your design. If at some point you place extra glue you can use a toothpick to clean it. What I find easier is to start from the edges and move inwards.

Move in a steady pace and cover all the spots using various crystal sizes.

And here you go, the finished product!

When you are done you can attach a few matching phone straps to make your item even cuter!

Many of you asked where you can get deco supplies. They are very easy to find.
I get some of them locally at craft stores or even 1 euro stores but you can also find them on ebay.
There are many different shops there if you do a search and you can find all sorts of cute items to use.
Your imagination is the only limit :)

Also a word of advice. Decoden is an expensive and high maintenance hobby. It looks very cute but there is always the chance that some of the crystals or parts will fall off, no matter how strong a glue you use. So you must handle your deco items with care and know that most probably they won't last forever.

And here I will close this tutorial. If there is anything I missed or you have any questions leave a comment or shoot me an email. It might take me a while to reply as I am quite busy these days but I definitely will.

Bling bling is never a bad thing!

Hello everyone ^_^/

it's the start of a long weekend here and today I will share a few easy deco projects that everyone can do.

We all have some items lying around that can get a new life just by using some Swarovski crystals and a bit of glue.

Like this old silver watch.

It became completely new just with a row of Swarovski crystals.

Same as these lovely golden bracelets.

This animal print bracelet has been lying useless when one of the cabochons fell off.
By adding a lovely black rose, it became like new!

If you have more space and want something more personalized you can even create your initials using crystals.

Or even change the look of a surface by covering it completely with rhinestones and cute cabs!

I always love experimenting with deco and transforming all sorts of things.

Are you a fan of the bling? Would you ever consider trying one of the above deco projects?
If your answer is yes, stay tuned as I am preparing a couple of tutorials on the subject :)

iPhone + Bling = epic win

Hello everyone ^_^/

Recently I got my hands on an iPhone. When it first came out, I have to admit I wasn't really interested.
But after my brother and some friends got theirs, it seemed quite fun and handy so I decided I wanted one too (okay I admit it, it was the games and all the cool aps that got me XD)

So a few weeks ago I became the pleased owner of an iPhone4.
The first thing I had to do was bling it up. Now I have a few cases that I am making for it and most of them are works in progress. Some I will use and some I will sell but the one I am about to show you is the first one I finished and had to use for my phone of course (^_^)

I have a love for cute Hello Kitty stuff, so my first case had to be HK themed. I blinged up this cute case using swarovski crystals in various colours. Also I attached a cute Hangry & Angry fluffy phone strap.
As you can see my phone sparkles so much and I keep getting compliments about it.
I am very pleased with how this case turned out, now I think I need to attach a few more phone straps and it will be perfect ^_^

Gotta love the bling!

Hello everyone ^_^/

How are you all doing? I hope you are enjoying the last days of August.

I am on vacation in lovely and super hot Tokyo and as my internet access here is weird, I cannot really post and comment as much as I would like. I do apologise for that. I am doing my best though and will catch up for good when I return.

So while here I am indulging in my favourite pastimes, including nails and deco of course. I have stocked up with fabulous new supplies and nail polishes that cannot be found elsewhere. I will have lots of haul photos and swatches to share when I return. I am also preparing a little surprise for you all, so stay tuned.

Until then let me share some deco with you, that I made for one of my dearest friends in the whole world.

First is a lovely hand mirror. She wanted something that would match the colours of her bedroom and have a romantic theme so this is what I did for her ^_^



And also a bling Hello Kitty ring. She said it reminded her of Paris Hilton. Should I be flattered or not? XD





I am going to be adding similar items at my etsy shop soon ^_^

Until next time everyone <3

Bling me up, Scotty!

Hello everyone ^_^/

Wow, this has been a super busy week for me but finally the weekend is here, yay!!!

Today I would like to share a couple more deco creations (can't help myself, I love the bling XD).

Here is a quick bling up I did to my friend Gatumi's mobile phone.



The cute phonestrap is made by her :)

And a couple more things I did this week.

Small deco pillcase



and a photo frame that was a custom order



What's coming up next? A few more deco and nail tutorials and also a small giveaway that Gatumi and me have in the works. Stay tuned :)

Deco tutorial #1

Hello everyone ^_^/

How is your week going?
I hope all is well with everyone.
Here the heatwave is going strong but I am managing somehow.
So today I would like to share a small deco tutorial in 4 steps,
taken from the pages of a Deco&Deco magazine issue that I have bought.

For this tutorial you will need, first of all an item that you want to deco
A glue suitable for deco (I recommend deco-princess)
Big rhinestones (both flatback and non flatback)
Pearls
Flatback rhinestones

For this example the item that is going to be decorated is a namecard case.
So you follow these basic 4 steps as seen on the image.



1. You start spreading the big rhinestones and the pearls on the top of the case.
2. Make sure you balance them evenly while putting them on the surface.
3. Fill the blanks with small rhinestones.
4. To take it a step further, scatter small rhinestones all over (i.e. on the top of the bigger pearls and rhinestones) and you are done.

I think it is a simple and easy to follow tutorial.
Good luck if you try it out. I would love to see what you come up with.

iPhone deco

Hello everyone ^_^/

Today I want to share one of my projects from last week, iPhone deco.



I did this for my friend, T-chan. As she has a preference for pink, roses and hello kitty, we chose some main pieces first and then decided on a colour scheme. Took me quite some time to finish but she liked the result in the end, yay!

Here she is with the case on her phone.



This was really fun to do, now I want an iPhone too XD

I am planning to post soon some easy to follow deco tutorials for fellow deco lovers so stay tuned *^__^*

SIlver nails

Hello everyone ^_^/

A few weeks back I bought a new silver colour by Erre Due so I wanted to try it out.

At first after applying two coats I used some PA nail stickers with gemstones.



But as expected they didn't last for more than a couple of days so I decided to keep the silver base and try something different.

After carefully removing the sticker leftovers, I used my konad plates and some black polish and this is what I came up with.





Black sakura :D

I really like how they turned out in the end.

Deco mania

Hello everyone ^_^/

How was your weekend? I hope it was lovely.
With the start of the new week I would like to talk a bit about deco.

Deco is very popular in Asia mostly and it is a trend of blinging up everything possible, from mobile phones to clothes and accessories. It is one of my favourite pastimes so I am sharing here some of my creations :)

This one is probably my favourite, as I made it for my mother, for mother's day.


A few more designs







And finally this is how I did my mobile phone.



I keep changing the design as I get bored of it.