How to ~ Beginner’s Decoden Resources & Tutorials

You might remember that I posted about wanting to try my hand at Decoden {here}?   Well, over the last few months I have been slowly collecting up some supplies so I can actually give it a go.

Being the perfectionist that I am, however, I did not want to just sit down with a bottle of glue and start sticking on jewels willy~nilly….  Especially as the iPhone case I am decoing cost me $15.00 {which I thought was outrageous as it is just a piece of plastic}.  But anyway, to be fair, some deco results look exactly like that throwing everything on was the method of application!!

I am too fussy to be happy with that I must confess, so my second port of call {after gathering up my supplies} was the internet to see exactly how I should go about starting my iPhone deco project.

The only problem is that it is really hard to find anything that is useful for showing me what to do!  So I thought I would put together my own deco resources post, for myself and any other decoden beginners who would like to know where and how to start.

Anything that I have found particularly helpful, or heard of a lot in my internet research I will highlight in pink, so if you want to skip parts of this post, just look out for the pink to find the best bits. 

Decoden Suppliers:

Artbeads.com  ~ go here for Swarovski crystals*

Fullmoon07xxx  ~  a wide range of cheap deco supplies; this seller is highly recommended

Strapya World

The Sticker Monster

Ebay

*highly recommended by every experienced decoden crafter I have read.  They don't scratch, tarnish or wear like plastic rhinestones so your deco will last a lot longer with these.

Decoden Resources:

LiveJournal Decoden community ~ I am a part of this community; it has some really great tips you can pick up. 

All about Deco ~ this blog is only just starting out, but has some great tutorials and information posts up already. 

Decoden Tutorials ~ this is a forum topic that posts about decoden tutorials.  It might take a while to wade through the posts to find anything specific, but it’s still a great place to check out new ideas. 

KawaiiFrenzy.com  ~  a blog with a lot of decoden tutorials available and lots of other cute stuff!

Decoden Tutorials:

Decoden Headphones Tutorial

Hairbrush & Travel Mug Deco

Making Sweets Deco Supplies

Deco Technique ~ Paving Headphones Tutorial

*Coming soon: My own beginner’s deco tutorial {or simply: how I did it!}

Youtube Tutorials:

How to deco iPod Hime Gyaru style ~

Created be kawaiinails

How to cover your items with protective film before decoing ~

Created by 01b0o

Not a tutorial, but useful if you want to see someone else’s deco process ~

Created by 01b0o

Decoden Tutorials in Japanese!

Okay, so I can not understand Japanese, but I still have a good idea of what they are doing just by watching the videos.  I hope you find these useful too. ^ w ^

Also, I have to say that the first two videos on the list I found  really helpful as they are the only videos I have seen that do a step by step of the decoing process. I really recommend watching these to understand the deco process, even if they are in Japanese. 

Decoden tutorial ~

Created by Chiara

 

Created by Chiara

Sweets Decoden Tutorial ~

Created by decorateharajuku

Decoing a shape/creating a picture with coloured stones ~

Created by decorateharajuku

Links to a three part Sweets Deco Tutorial that is very detailed ~ I recommend watching these if you want to try Sweet Deco:

~  Part One

~  Part Two

~  Part Three 

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So after a couple of hours trawling the internet, I think managed to gather together enough helpful links so I can start decoing my phone, and I hope after reading this post you are confident in starting out your own deco project.  

I promise I will post photos of my decoing adventure ~ and if you wish to share any of your decoden projects I would love to see them!  Post a link through in the comments, or email me a picture ~ bonita{at}bdotdepictions.com.   Happy decoing!  ^ u ^

xox,

bonita