something new

call me anything you want but i've only just discovered the delights of a mobile phone charm.

i have probably noticed them on my young nieces' and friends' phones, but it never stuck (in my memory). however last saturday, when i was at my supplies shop, a couple of samples of the little black string thingys caught my attention. it's funny how things that you never paid attention to suddenly becomes an item of interest when you turn into a bored crafter (like moi) in search of something new to make :)

so ... without further ado ... i present to you ... my selection of mobile phone charms ...

these will be in my etsy store ... and i was thinking perhaps a "choose 4 out of 7" sorta concept?

now ... i'm NOT trying to insult anyone's intelligence here ... just my own. cos i had to ask the girls at the supplies shop ... exactly how to attach these on the mobile phone!! yes ... it's that embarrassing >_< !! the girls looked at me kinda weird, then smirked a little before they proceeded to "educate" me on the techniques of attaching the phone charm thingy to the phone *sigh* now i know what it feels like to be laughed at by a couple of 20 year olds ... in vengeance ... i decided to make "a pictorial illustration of how to attach a phone charm to a mobile phone" ... take that you 20 year olds!!


1. prepare mobile phone (courtesy of a sleeping hubby) and phone charm (preferably from pimp & paint ;)










2. Detach the charm from the clasp (for easy application)

3. find the wretchedly microscopic holes on your mobile phone

* certain phones have it at the top corners, and certain phones have it at the bottom corners

4. push the edge of the black thread thingy into one of the holes








5. take about 15 minutes to get it in and out the other end

* i just found out that for some phones, if you remove the battery cover, it makes it easier to get the thread in.

6. pass the clasp end through the loop end








7. tug and secure (finally!)








8. re-attach the charm to the clasp








9. WALLAH!!!!











from being oblivious, i am now absolutely in love with these! i have one hanging off my phone (TA-DA!!) and i make sure that the charm constantly hangs out of my pants pocket ... what a show off! :p

happy pimping!

P/S ... i found out in the comments that many of your phones dun have holes!! but some phones have like little clasps instead of holes (below) and this one had it's battery cover removed before i could slip the thread through ... could your phones have clasps instead of holes too? i dunno about i-phones tho ... perhaps these high tech ones really dun have holes!

happy thanksgiving!! :)

i will be off to bangkok from thursday 26/11 to monday 30/11 for work ... see ya and remember to keep some turkey for me :))