Tutorial: Phone cover decoden!!!!

Well! I finally did more decoden after a really long while! My first pretty big project in a while:) So, presenting the phone cover decoden!!! I do see phone shops selling pre-made decoden cases, I am am very unimpressed by their work. Firstly, they tend to use acrylic rhinestones, which does not shine as much as crystals or the ones I am using. I am too poor to afford to deco my cover with swarovski, but I bought these resin rhinestones and cabochons from Sophie and Toffee! Loveee them. I am so happy they are based in Singapore, but their shipping is not that expensive anywayyy. I get 99% of my materials from them.

First, I had to do my shopping! I went online to make my purchases. I wanted something floral-themed, so I bought quite a few cabochons. Okay. This post is gonna be filled with pictures! So here goes:)

 Package arrived in the mailbox! I was so excited to start on my project!

Very nicely wrapped with bubble wrap(popping time!)

After carefully removing all the tape, the package inside! YAY!

This was what I got! Roses, ring blanks and pin blanks! Oh, and one packet of rhinestones, clear.

Working table. Looks neat huh! If you are a complete beginner, go here! This is an old post of the materials on the table. Hope it will be of help to you:) I got a new thingie since then. The triangle tray. It allows me to flip my rhinestones to the correct side for me to pick it up with tweezers. Haha. Amazing stuff.  I used SGP phone cover. I wanted a pink one, and you know it is soooo difficult to get a hard pink quality android phone case! I found this in Sim Lim Square for $8. Totally worth it because the quality is awesome and it is pink! Most of the rhinestones in the box are from Sophie and Toffee, and the box is fully filled. Says a lot about how irresistible the stuff there are. 

Plan where the big guns go! It is important to vaguely know what you want! If not.....your design will look amateur, like mine. I am that bad at sticking with plans-___-. Haha For me, I wanted to make my roses more secure because the surface of the cover was not flat. So I used "industrial strength" E6000 glue and waited for 24 hours before doing the next step.

Add the smaller gems, I decided to use my tear-drop shaped gems to create a heart shape. These are swarovski crystals okay! You can get these from Arab street. They are expensive though. Be prepared to pay a lot if you want to use the crystals.

Added pearls around the flowers to give it an elegant look! Haha. Pearls are also from Sophie and Toffee.  

Started blinging! Haha! I always like the do it inside out because it makes more sense! If you do it outside in, you may not have the rhinestones to cover the space left. UNLESS, you plan carefully. HAHA. 

With the sparkle effect on my camera. SHINY! I decided to create a moon shape at the bottom! I should have thought of the moon earlier, but it just popped in my head AFTER I put on the roses. 

Tra la la. Blinging in progress. I took a span of about three or four days because I had work. Which means only doing the blinging at night. I like doing this though. It is therapeutic. 

Almost done!

It looks so gorgeous even when it is ALMOST done right? Sigh...Cannot believe I did it from scratch <3 Decided to add another rose on the side because it can be ergonomic(??!!) Haha. I use that rose for the finger to ''hook'' on. But the overall look can be made better if only I planned. So ya. PLAN. 

Donedone! A tip? Take your time! Enjoy the process and anticipate the product! Ta-da! Okay I am gonna go out of point for a while. I just went to the toilet and realised I locked myself out of my room. Thank god the my mum was not asleep yet so I asked her for the key. See! Bad point about locking your door... Okay, back to topic!

Really need to get a better camera!

Canyouseethemooncanyouseethemooncanyouseethemoon?  Really love this part of the phone. Me and my obsession with the moon. Haha.

Middle part...

I like the top! 

Sooo, ahem. Posed with my rose ring(also made my moi) and my rose themed manicure from Batam and my rose themed phone cover attached with my phone. OMG. I am girly! Haha.

The front still looks like boring black. But it is okay. The back is shiny enough for the magpie in me. :)

It looks nicer on white background right!

Even nicer on my hand. Haha.

Okay, so that's it for today! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! If you are interested in decoden, why not look at my other decoden tutorials and start shopping in Sophie and Toffee! Not so many as of yet, but more to come:D Ciao!

Rebecca :D:D:D

All is well. Thank you so much.

Well, as the title states, all is well in my life and thank god for it :) I just received a letter from NTU for sociology. I am really grateful that they accepted me. I have been waiting and waiting and waiting. I almost applied for SIM. Not that it is not good, but I want to work in the government sector and NTU is more recognised? Sigh. I am just feeling so gratified and relieved now.

It has been a long journey. I have gone through 3 interviews. More than a normal person would have. But then again, we all know I am not really normal in a normal way. Haha. I always go through a detour. Somehow. But at this point of time, I am truly happy. I have a job which I like, my driving lessons seem to be going on well, I enjoy my trip to Batam a lot(post on that should be coming up), I have been crafting, and I have my tuition work which I enjoy. I am busy. I like it. I am also working towards my goal.

How I wish I could remain like this for a while. But you know and I know, it is impossible. Reading a book on Buddhism  really opened my eyes to the things around me. I felt that the book was not really talking about Buddhism as a religion, but it really tells us about the reality of life. I reminds me that sometimes we are so caught up with the things in our lives that we fail to appreciate life itself. Happiness will not last, but this experience will stay with me forever. Feeling so dejected every day as I check the Joint Acceptance website, feeling the stress when people asks you where will you go. It is an unforgettable experience. The professors I met during the interviews. They taught me some things.

From the book, I learnt that there is really no good or bad thing. Goodness and Badness are concepts. Why let yourself be trapped in the world of concepts? My results, was it a bad thing? I would have said yes immediately if you asked me a while back. But now, I will not say anything. Having that results showed me the support that my friends and family gave me. It also disallowed me to easily get into the course I wanted. But it gave me the experience I would never have experience otherwise. So on what grounds can I say it is good? And on what ground can I say it is bad? It is neither good nor bad.

Life is really a weird thing. I dare say it is weirder than me.

That's all. Ciao! This is a really weird blogpost. Oh well. I wanted to get it out of my system before I forget because god knows I am really forgetful.

Rebecca ^^

Oh, happy foodie day.

Well, the past two days have been quite exciting! Exciting day started with yummy lunch. Yummy lunch consisted of overnight food. From left, Danish egg!(the kind of half boiled egg we ate in Denmark eons ago. That's why my parents call it Denmark egg). It is pretty much the same as the normal Singaporean ones, just that the surface is like hard-boiled eggs but the inside is soft and runny. Yum yum. It was served cold with dark sauce and pepper. If you think it is eeky cold, oh well, put it in lukewarm water so that it is warm but not hot enough to cook further. I am fine with cold eggs. Egg salad is also served cold. *shrugs*. Next to the egg, salted veggie and pork soup! My dad is quite crazy over this salted veggie soup. It is not the 'light airy' kind of soup if you know what I mean. It is more like those double boiled soup taste. Yum yum. My mom is currently experimenting cooking the soup with fish/pork/chicken/duck. Me thinks it tastes the best with kamo(japanese for duck). Next to the soup is Japanese rice with minced meat sauce. I put in Martell in this meat sauce. My mom was just telling me how expensive Martell is and how I am wasting it. Boo. I did not know. I just thought it tasted real nice when I add it into food. I feel quite guilty now. But I like Martell. It is very nice even raw(do you even use this word with liquor?) Haha. Lastly, a royal gala apple to complete the meal! You see, overnight food can be really good right? Yum.

 Went for BTT. I think it boosted my morale too much. I feel quite proud of myself now. I completed my test in <10 minutes and even checked it. Was the second person to leave the room. Haha, I got my Provisional Driving License even before the test was supposed to end. Haha. But then again, DRIVING IS SO EXPENSIVE D: WHYYY! Why is learning to drive so expensive :< Oh well. It is worth it if I get to drive my daddy's Volkswagen when he is out of town right? ;p Must look at long term benefits!

I went home really happy and wanted to be hardworking. I looked up for a recipe for no bake granola bars. 

Ta-da! Looks yummy right? I used chocolate buttons and dried cranberries for decoration and taste. 

Getting ready to chop chop chop it up....

Nom nom time! It was so good, I sort of ate a lot of it. And had to make a second batch so that my dad can bring some for my cousins to try. :) 

Let the sugar, honey and butter caramelise.....reminds me of the caramel popcorn I made last time. But this is so much less of a hassle though. Popping corn is not as fun as it sounds. 

Spy dried cranberries, oatmeal and rice krispies? All the good stuff. I sneaked in 2 weetbix too because 1) I need to finish it 2) somehow the mixture covers the cardboardy taste and smell of weetbix.  

 My second try was not as pretty as my first but oh well. Less chocolate chips means it is also healthier right? :D I think I need to improve on this recipe further though. Especially if I want to add weetbix. Because the bars are too dry(they do not stick so well) but still yummy. I hope my cousins like it! After all, kore wa oishii desu!

That's all the updates for today. First driving lesson is scheduled on the 19th of May. Hope it will be a good one! Ciao!

Rebecca:)