I have a new love & I’ve got it bad and its name is Decoden! Up until a couple of weeks ago i’d never even heard of it Im sure some of you have and some of you haven’t so heres the low down on Decodenning in my point of veiw.
What is Decoden?
It’s basically when you take something dull and uninteresting such as this….
and turn it into something like this….
Decoden is a term origanated in Japan ‘deco’ meaning to decorate and den from the japanese word denwa meaning phone but decoden doesn’t just has to stop at phones cases the possibilities for decoration are endless as if you look on etsy you will find out. You can decorate phones cases, ipod cases, jewellery boxes, mirrors, clothes, vases, you name it you can decorate it.
How can I get into it?
Here in the UK there are very VERY few craft stores that sell anything remotely like the decoden peices you see here,
but Ebay & Etsy have loats of sellers that sell great decoration peices for a great price. Also if you google it there are many more stores that sell deco peices.
Where should I start?
As Im also a newcomer to this crazy but completely awesome deco world I’d say a cheapish phone case would be your best bet. I ordered the one above for my Iphone 4s from Amazon for the bargain price of £2 with free delivery. Amazon are great for cheap phone case they do a case for almost any phone but if they don’t sell your phone case then a small pocket mirrer such as this…
This makes a great base for design and they are relativly cheap to buy but just let your imagination run wild.
What do I need?
You can use basically any craft glue but the best glues for decoden are E600 glue & Gemtac glue
You can find both on Amazon or at most craft/DIY stores.
I have bought Swarovski crystals for my case but you can use almost anything to decorate your items thats the beauty of decoden. For supplies e.g. bows, flowers etc… i’d recommend buying from etsy as they have a huge range of items and sellers. but there are also sellers on ebay and online shops you can buy from.
Where’s your phone case then?
Well thats the part that sucks :(, I’ve received everything but the crystals (I’ve ordered swarovski crytals also bought on amazon) so im stuck waiting around but hopefully they should be here next week once I’ve done i’ll post a picture for you all to see hopefully it’ll turn out well 
Anyway if you have any questions feel free to ask & I’ll try my best to help
