Y Tuesday, January 12, 2010Y
9:20 PM
Blinging your gadgets~! d(^u^)bHi alll!!!! I'm back again~ *Giggles!
Thought I'll just do a posting on bling blings for now cuz that's what every girls like, isn't it?? =D
Photos of my bling bling-ed gadgets are posted long ago on my FB profile but not here sooo here it is now!!
Bling blings are just about every girls' dream! (Perhaps not everyone but most would love it!!)
Even our infamous XX loves blings to the max sooo tell me how is it possible for girls not to like blings at all????
Well this post ain't gonna be a tutorial on how to bling your gadget, it's more of a eye-candy post with blings (which includes mine as well)!! *Giggles
Nuff' said~ Let's get started, shall we?? o(^u^)o
Disclaimers: Below are photos that I've found on the internet sooo do pardon me if I've not credited the owners for the photos! Sorry! =P
Alright!! Hmm...Most of the photos are featuring Hello Kitty cuz I actually took these photos from the internet for my inspirations to D.I.Y-ing my very own Hello Kitty phone! =P
You gotta have in mind what you want to work on before starting out, thus, researching for blings is a MUST!
As you know my theme set for, was Hello Kitty sooo I focused on getting designs which would feature her head and I found some pretty awesome designs online!
Tell me how can one ever resist such lovely stuffs!!
Bling-ing of gadgets are getting more common nowadays in SG but it's still not enuff!! I've managed to spot a few girls holding their bling bling-ed handphones but most would not be as cute as this one below!Gyaru-inspired!!
(Gyaru is a Japanese term for girl and these are all very very fashionable girls in Japan!!!) =P
(Gyaru is a Japanese term for girl and these are all very very fashionable girls in Japan!!!) =P
I actually stumbled upon this particular blog called "Bling me Up" after reading from XX's blog and basically fell in love with their designs instantly!!! =DHello Kitty is love!!! (^-^)b
Kinda fancied this design initially but gave on it later on as my focus was on Hello Kitty~
Subsequently I also found designs from other webbies, blogs, etc...Like this one; Tokidoki x Hello Kitty - inspired one~
My design gradually evolved into combining 2 of my most favorite designs into 1 and yes! You've guessed it! Leopard prints x Hello Kitty!!! (^u^) *yeah!!!
Lastly I found the ideal design that I wanted!!
Once you've decided on what kinda of design you want...You'll hafta to get the materials needed, of course, to realise your bling....As for me, getting Hello Kitty's head posed the biggest problem but I happened to chance upon it during one of my shopping trips! Boy, was I lucky!!! =P
First material to get?? Crystals!!!
What kinda crystals? Well that would have to depend on how bling you want it to be and whether you're budget-consious~ For me, it was definitely Swarovski as I love my blings SHINY!! *Giggles
I got my Swarovski crystals from Chinatown after much hesitations, researching and reviewings as I used to get it from Arab Street~
The SA helped me with the rough calculations of crystals that I needed but I went back for the 2nd time as I reckoned those weren't enuff to fill up my crystal case...
Always do an estimation as to how much crystals you need...Remember to always buy more than less to prevent delay of your bling bling project!! *Lol
And of course how much crystals you need also depends on what "make" and size your gadget is!
You also gotta know what colors of crystals you need, like for my case, getting the different contrasting colors of crystals to achieve the leopard prints effect~ Of course not forgetting about Kitty's colors too!
Initially bought these few but realised these weren't enuff and had to make a second trip down to Chinatown~ Luckily I had Laogong with me! =P
Types, colors of crystals aside...You also gotta know what size you need! YES! Size does matters when you bling your gadgets!!! Now you wouldn't want your blings to come out looking weird, do you?Unless you're going for the more Gyaru-inspired theme, blings of different sizes would not matter much (with planning of course!) but for my case, the crystals gotta be more of consistency sooo the effects of leopard prints would be obvious!
Now that crystals are bought, you gotta get the appropriate glue for blinging your gadgets too! I bought the Perfect Deco glue whereby it's name already states it usage! *Chuckles
I bling-ed the crystal case given by my dearest Ping instead of bling-ing my handphone directly as I remembered Fiona (my fav hair-stylist) telling me that one of the pros of doing on crystal cases, is that you could change the design when you're sick of the old one!
Now that would have given me yet another opportunity and excuse to start bling-ing again! *LOL
And sooo with all materials gathered...You can start having fun D.I.Y-ing your gadgets!!! =D
My Hello Kitty head before transformation~
Hello Kitty head after transformation!!!
I started on the front part first as the scale to finish was smaller and easier~
Through out the bling-ing process, you could make changes to how it can turn out by adjusting the crystals in the way you want it to be...I made a few changes here and there, experimenting was fun!Note: You do have to make the changes before the glue dries out~
Near completion!
Annnnndddd TADA!!!!!My Hello Kitty x Leopard Prints handphone crystal case!!!
The sense of satisfaction upon completing your bling bling = PRICELESS!!!! =D
Sooo what are you waiting for????? Go D.I.Y your gadgets now!!!! It's the rage now!! Alternatively you can ask me to do it with a price to pay! I will charge cheaper than market rate which is currently SGD $300 to $400~ *LOLPS: Just kidding lah~ Hahahs
But seriously most of the sites that I went to for these bling bling-ed cases are selling it quite expensive! Laogong and friends of mine, said I could easily set up a online webby for this but I prefer not to~ =P
I do it FOC for my close friends! =P
Yet another creation of mine for a friend~
That's all for now! Hope you've all enjoyed reading this post! =DI could have blogged more but that's all I could think of, for now~ Will be back again for another post!
PS: I've changed my music player to mix pod after finding out that IMEEM closed down due to acquisition from My Space~ (-.-")