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DIY Phone Case with Cricut – How to Make Custom Phone Cases with Vinyl

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Today I am showing you how to create a DIY phone case with the help of Cricut and some vinyl!

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– Cricut Maker or Cricut Explore – Vinyl – Phone cases – Weeding tools – Images or favorite fonts to create designs – Acrylic sealer

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You can create any case the same way. In my example, I used a gold glitter phone case, black textured vinyl, and transfer tape to add my custom design to the phone case.

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Instructions

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Next, burnish your design onto the transfer tape. Use the Cricut scraper to rub the vinyl onto the tape from the front and back. Then lift the liner away from the transfer tape.

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Center and place your image onto the phone case. Take your time to press the image down with your fingers or the Cricut scraper tool.

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