Saturday, May 10, 2014

DIY Interchangeable/Customizable Iphone 4 Case



Hey Peeps,

    I've been cute-ifying my accessories lately and came across a post on Pinterest (back when I used Pinterest) of a girl who made her own customizable iPhone case by using a clear case and wallpaper cut-outs (the kind for the walls, not your desktop).

    I obviously thought it was genius! I also thought it would really help me save money on cases.

    Needless to say I went on eBay right away and found a suitable case for my iPhone 4.

(Not from China, WOOT!).
 
     I didn't like the completely clear ones and thought the hard-case with a matte black rim added a clean finish to the pictures.

    When the case arrived I followed the instructions on Pinterest:

  1. Cut out a picture of a magazine or wallpaper from the page.
  2. Place the phone on the page and press down gently as you outline it with permanent marker.
  3. Remove phone and cut the lines made.
  4. Ta-dah! 
    Except it wasn't TA-DAH!
    The cut-out of the iPhone didn't fit inside the case. The rim made it impossible to get a correct outline.
    To say I was pissed was an understatement.
    So I did what any 22-year-old does when faced with a problem: I Googled it.

    I found this page: AHOODIE, and downloaded their Photoshop template for iPhone 4 cases.

Here's a how to:

  1. Open up the template on your Photoshop.
  2. Add a new layer and make sure to move the new layer under the template one.
  3. Find a photo that you like on the internet or scan in a magazine/wallpaper.
  4. Copy and paste that image onto the layer by using either right-click or ctrl+c then ctrl+v.
  5. Stretch and position the image to your liking inside the rectangular perimeter.
  6. Optional step: It's a good idea to crop out only the perimeter and leave out the rest (that you really don't want to waste ink on).
  7. Another Optional step: You can erase the camera slot lines and take an X-Acto knife to manually cut out the camera for a cleaner look.

  8. Click File, then Print. Make sure the file maintains it's actual size (do not crop to fit).
  9. TAH-DAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!


Please let me know if you liked this tutorial and if you tried it yourself.
Also, what kind of pictures would you want to have as your phone background? Post below!


2 comments:

  1. Love the Illidan one you did! I look forward to seeing you post more of these, they look awesome. :D

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  2. Thanks, really appreciate it. ^w^

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