Thursday, July 26, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
My Pixel Wonder Woman iPhone Case
So, for a couple of months now I've seen the cross-stitch able cell phone case for iPhone's. It's Cool and I LOVE the idea of designing your own case. I decided I would DIY own iPhone on my own. I went to my Cell Phone provider and brought a clear back case for my iPhone 4, it's not rubbery, a little hard but it' flexible.
Next I need to gather my supplies:
For my project I need:
A pattern (I used a Pixel Wonder Woman Pattern but if you was doing it I say you would do something else as long it’s any small cross stitch pattern) and the appropriate floss colours
I used Aida cloth 14 count but I say you can use 14 count plastic canvas too. But for now I use what I have. Don’t forget to use fray check the edges to keep it from unravelling.
My clear iPhone case:
First thing's first...I started with my pattern, I was going to cut the template out but I figure the Aida cloth would fray on me. You will need to make a template so you know how much plastic canvas/Aida cloth you'll need to cut, lucky for me my template was already in my iPhone case. Excellent!!
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Cut our your rough template and pop it into the case just to be sure it fits like I did. It don’t really have to be perfect.
Just lay your template on top of your Aida cloth or whatever you used and cut to size, when you have finished you stitching. Make sure you cut out any notches in the corners and mark and cut any extra holes like for camera…Using a craft knife be very carefully, cut out all the holes that I'd marked. I left myself a little more extra room all the way around just to have some room to play with. I was glad I left a few extra rows because I actually needed them - to use the fray check the edges to keep it from unravelling.
The only thing left to do is see how it fits:
At this point I have the perfect template for my Pixel Wonder woman pattern for my iPhone case. For my first case I worked up Wonder Woman but, the combinations of motifs is practically endless!! I've been thinking of a next one already, maybe a Big Red APPLE, the nice thing about doing your cross-stitch able iPhone case is instead of buying the Connect Design case, you can change out your stitching whenever the impulse hits you - you're not stuck with just one design... and with your stitching behind the clear plastic it'll stay nice and clean. After a quick bit of stitching this is what I ended up with:
Very Cool, isn’t it? It's quick, interchangeable, and protected.
Happy Stitching Everyone!!
Next I need to gather my supplies:
For my project I need:
A pattern (I used a Pixel Wonder Woman Pattern but if you was doing it I say you would do something else as long it’s any small cross stitch pattern) and the appropriate floss colours
I used Aida cloth 14 count but I say you can use 14 count plastic canvas too. But for now I use what I have. Don’t forget to use fray check the edges to keep it from unravelling.
My clear iPhone case:
First thing's first...I started with my pattern, I was going to cut the template out but I figure the Aida cloth would fray on me. You will need to make a template so you know how much plastic canvas/Aida cloth you'll need to cut, lucky for me my template was already in my iPhone case. Excellent!!
.jpg)
Cut our your rough template and pop it into the case just to be sure it fits like I did. It don’t really have to be perfect.
Just lay your template on top of your Aida cloth or whatever you used and cut to size, when you have finished you stitching. Make sure you cut out any notches in the corners and mark and cut any extra holes like for camera…Using a craft knife be very carefully, cut out all the holes that I'd marked. I left myself a little more extra room all the way around just to have some room to play with. I was glad I left a few extra rows because I actually needed them - to use the fray check the edges to keep it from unravelling.
The only thing left to do is see how it fits:
At this point I have the perfect template for my Pixel Wonder woman pattern for my iPhone case. For my first case I worked up Wonder Woman but, the combinations of motifs is practically endless!! I've been thinking of a next one already, maybe a Big Red APPLE, the nice thing about doing your cross-stitch able iPhone case is instead of buying the Connect Design case, you can change out your stitching whenever the impulse hits you - you're not stuck with just one design... and with your stitching behind the clear plastic it'll stay nice and clean. After a quick bit of stitching this is what I ended up with:
Very Cool, isn’t it? It's quick, interchangeable, and protected.
Happy Stitching Everyone!!
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