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Sunglasses are not only a summer necessity but also a fashion accessory.
Keep your sunglasses looking good by storing them in a unique case!
My cases are inspired by these Thomas Paul cases that I saw in the June 2011 issue of Real Simple magazine.
I used leather to make these cases, instead of canvas. Fold a piece of leather around your sunglasses to figure out how big the case needs to be.
Cut the leather piece and sew along the side and the bottom. I used upholstery thread and sewed the seam twice so the stitches would contrast more. Trim any excess leather. I didn’t get a good picture of this step but this picture shows what I mean.
Take a picture of a pair of sunglasses or find an image online to use for your stencil.
Print the image onto a piece of paper and trace the image onto a piece of Freezer Paper with the shiny side down (you are writing on the papery side of the Freezer Paper).
Using an X-Acto (craft) knife carefully cut out the stencil.
With a low setting (mine was set at 3) iron the pieces onto the leather case with the shiny side down. I know “they” say never to iron leather but I did and it worked fine.
Paint all of the exposed leather. I used fabric paint for the yellow glasses and acrylic paint for the green and blue glasses. The best choice would be to use paint that is specifically for leather.
Once the paint is dry, peel the Freezer Paper off of the case. You can use your paint brush and paint to fix any areas that didn’t come out right or to straighten any lines.
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Thank you very much for the tutorial! Grettings from Spain.
¡Muchas gracias por el tutorial! Saludos desde España.
Super cute! I like how the soft inside will protect the glasses from being scratched.
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Seriously stop posting such cool diys..because I am starting to feel a little creepy commenting on all your posts haha! I love this.
Delighted Momma
Such a great idea! So fun. I’m excited this is included in your giveaway!
Star Hughes Living
Those are so rockin! I definitely need to make me one of those now!
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Kaitlin @ The Goodey Knot
How neat!!!!!!! I love the bright and vibrant colors – you provide a very thorough and great tutorial!
very cute. the colors make the image pop off the black.
THese are just too cool. Great idea and what an awesome gift these would make! thanks for sharing!
meg
These are awesome! Love it!
I adore this project! Love the leather and when I first looked, I could swear you used iron on heat transfer material for the glasses! I’m totally blown away by the painting process you used!
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Love this idea! The glasses stencil totally makes the whole project. Way to defy “the man” and try something to see if it works!
xoxo,
Amy
These are great! Love the idea!
thanks for linking up to WWWW! Still lovin’ these!
These are so cute! I LOVE Thomas Paul!! What a great version you created. I think I love yours even more!
You are so awesome that I featured you!
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Allison @ House of Hepworths
So, so awesome! Not only is your craft chic, and your tutorial excellent, but I was particularly thrilled to find that you don’t need to own a Silhouette machine to get those professional-looking results! These days, it seems like so many projects in the blogosphere require expensive equipment.
Best,
Jenn/Rook No. 17
These are the bomb! I love them. I think I need to make a pillow with some cool glasses on it for my porch so cute!
WOW! I love this
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Hi Tonia – These cases are simply adorable! Love the cut out on the front – too cute. Thanks so much for linking to the Sunday Showcase party – I greatly appreciate it. I am a little behind commenting…but I have featured this last week. Hope you have a wonderful week ~ Stephanie Lynn