Today we’re going to help you up your phone accessory game by showing you how you can use epoxy to create a custom one-of-a-kind DIY resin phone case.
These days phones are accessories, and accessories need their own accessories! Whether it’s a DIY phone grip or a protective cell phone case, it’s equally important that they look good and serve their purpose. Although this tutorial follows the process of creating one specific design of cell case, these techniques can help you accomplish much more. Let’s go ahead and dive right into the process! If you’d rather follow along with a video, you can find one below. You can also find a printable instruction card below.
Let’s Make a DIY Resin Phone Case!
Epoxy Cell Phone Holder Supplies
- Promise Table Top Epoxy (4 – 8 oz, depending on the size of your case)
- Star and moon glitter
- Graduated mixing cups
- Stir sticks
- Multiple colors of glitter
- Nitrile gloves
- Safety glasses
- Clear phone case
- Dried flowers and plants
- Stickers of your choice (we had butterflies to fit the nature theme)
- Tweezers
Combine Your Epoxy Resin
Safety first! Before you start working with epoxy resin, make sure that you’re wearing protective eyewear and gloves, cover your workspace or use a silicone mat in case of spills, and be sure to work in a well-ventilated area.
Measure and pour equal amounts Promise Table Top Epoxy Resin by volume.
Slowly and thoroughly combine the two parts of the epoxy resin until there are no swirls and minimal bubbles. Scrape the sides as you go to ensure that all the resin is incorporated. Slowly stir and fold for 3–5 minutes.
Pour and Distribute
Set up your clear phone case with the back facing you. This is where you’ll be pouring your layers of clear resin. Pour the prepared resin in a thin stream along the edges of your case and then into the center. Leave a little behind to add later.
Although Promise Table Top epoxy is self-leveling, it helps to have a tool of some kind to evenly coat the case. Whatever you choose, the utensil should help you level the resin before you add your decorations. Also be sure that the surface where the phone case will cure is level.
Decorate Your DIY Phone Case and Layer With Resin
Take your tweezers and use them to apply several of your stickers to the resin. Gently pat down your decorations as you place them so that the resin can help hold them in place. Eventually, you’ll coat all the decorations with another layer of resin. This process of encapsulation is a frequently used technique in the resin crafting community.
If you decide to use flowers like we did, you can purchase fake or real ones. If you get real flowers, it’s best to go through the process of drying them before encapsulating them in resin. Although it takes extra time, drying these items out is crucial to limiting bubbles, since it removes the inherent moisture in flowers. Arrange the flowers to fit your style.
You can use a popsicle stick to drizzle some resin onto what you’ve added and incorporate some star and moon glitter. The resin eventually provides your cell phone décor with a clear protective layer when cured. Don’t be afraid to move your inclusions around a bit while the resin remains uncured to help align your design with the way you envision it.
Continue to intermix your décor. Style it whatever way you want! We combined flowers, butterfly stickers, and small pieces of glitter to achieve our look.
For this design, we chose to sprinkle different colors of glitter diagonally across the design we created. We started with silver on the top and dark pink toward the bottom…
…and eventually layered dark blue and lighter pink on top of those.
Add Your Final Coat of Resin and Enjoy!
Once you’re satisfied with how everything looks, it’s time for the resin to cure! It’s best to let it sit where it won’t accumulate any dust or come into contact with debris. Allow it to cure in an environment with a temperature of around 75–80 degrees Fahrenheit for 72 hours.
How about that for come cell phone bling! How would you decorate your case? Let us know in the comments!
Happy crafting!
DIY Epoxy Resin Cell Phone Case
Materials
- Promise Table Top Epoxy Resin (4 – 8 oz, depending on the size of your case)
- Star and moon glitter
- Various colors of fine glitter
- Dried flowers and plants
- Stickers of your choice
- Graduated mixing cups
- Stir sticks
- Nitrile gloves
- Safety glasses
- Clear phone case
- Tweezers
Instructions
- Before you start working with epoxy resin, make sure that you're wearing protective eyewear and gloves, cover your workspace (or use a silicone mat), and work in a well-ventilated space. Gather everything you need in your work area!
- Measure and pour equal amounts Promise Table Top Epoxy Resin by volume. Slowly and thoroughly combine the two parts of the epoxy resin until there are no swirls and minimal bubbles. Scrape the sides as you go to ensure that all the resin is incorporated. Slowly stir and fold for 3–5 minutes.
- Set up your clear phone case with the back facing you. Pour the prepared resin in a thin stream along the edges of your case and then into the center. You should have some remaining for later applications.
- Although the resin is self-leveling, it helps to have a tool of some kind to evenly coat the case. Use this utensil to evenly disibute the resin to coat the back of the phone case.
- Take your tweezers and use them to apply several of your stickers to the resin. Gently pat down your decorations as you place them so that the resin can help hold them in place. Eventually, you’ll coat all the decorations with another layer of resin. Add dry or fake flowers accordingly.
- Use a popsicle stick to drizzle some resin onto what you’ve added and incorporate the star and moon glitter. Don’t be afraid to move your décor around while the resin remains uncured to help arrange your design.
- Sprinkle the fine glitter in a two diagonal lines across the case. A line of silver glitter toward the top and a line of dark pink near the bottom.
- Layer more fine glitter on top of that. Blue over the silver and light pink over dark pink.
- Use a popsicle stick to drip a final resin coat over your design and let it cure for around 72 hours.
- Enjoy your brand new DIY resin phone case!
