Recycled Phone cover

Hi Vicki-Ann here today for Helmar and my project today is a recycled, recovered phone cover. My poor phone cover was falling to bits and because its not the newest of models I was having trouble finding a new one. So I thought I would try and cover it and as you can see below it turned out so cool. I am really happy with the results and it feels lovely to hold. 

List of items for this project

• Helmar Fabric Glue
• Helmar Fray Stoppa 
• Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Varnish
• Canvas Pad
• Decoart Black and White Gesso and Americana Acrylic paints
• Old Phone Cover
• Weight
• Scissors
• Hole punch

I cut a piece of the canvas pad roughly the same size as my phone cover. I painted it with a layer of black Gesso. I also painted the inside of the phone cover. 

 Then I splodged some colours of Americana paints over the black background of the canvas. 

I then splattered white Gesso over the top of the canvas and the inside of my phone cover to make it look like stars in a galaxy. 

I traced around my phone cover and then just cut it out with scissors. Remember to really flatten out when you are tracing the phone cover to allow for the bend.  Don't forget to cut out the camera hole.. 

I put a blob of Helmar Fray Stoppa on my craft mat and ran the edges of the canvas through it, I also used a little on the camera hole edges. I used the Helmar Fabric Glue making sure you go right to the edges and over the middle. I also popped some on the middle bend part of the phone cover just to reinforce that.

I used a weight (well its my grandmothers old iron) while it dries to just make sure that it was sitting on that fold part so that it was flat.  

I sprayed 2 coats of the Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Varnish to seal it and give it some protection against dirt, fading and yellowing. 

 

Before

 

So I now have a phone cover that I am very happy with, that I should have at least till I have to update my phone.

I am now thinking what else I can cover with a galaxy painted canvas.