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Leese Design iPhone Cases: You Can Sew Your Own Way!

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I’ve probably seen thousands of iPhone cases, but only a couple interested me enough that I ended up buying them. While I’m not a snob, I’m well aware that a case that doesn’t feature a nice design ethos won’t please me for long. These cases from Korea’s Leese Design incorporate a bit of DIY style to make each one unique.

stipin diy stitch leese design iphone case

The DIY Stipin case from Leese Design has an embroidered design on its back. The case comes in a variety of complete pre-stitched designs, but what’s really fun is that buyers can cross-stitch their own designs if they want to. There are pattern guides available for those of us not that nimble with a needle, which should allow everyone to complete a case like this. Oh, and those cute little pins are designed to plug into your headphone jack when not in use.

stipin diy stitch leese design iphone case summer night

The cases sell from Leese Design for ₩48,000 (~$48 USD) but the DIY version sells for just ₩30,000 (~$30 USD).

stipin diy stitch leese design iphone case marine life

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Embroidered Pokémon Kanto Gym Badges: Gotta Patch Em All

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Etsy shop OKsmalls makes all kinds of iron-on embroidered patches, but if you’re a Pokémon fan, you’ll want to collect its Kanto Gym badge set. These are the 8 gym badges that were obtainable right from the first Pokémon games. Try them on your dog, maybe it’ll learn how to cut or surf.

pokemon kanto gym badge embroidered patch

You don’t need to beat OKsmalls to earn these badges; a payment of $30 (USD) will be super effective. There’s also a Pokéball patch if you want to really catch ‘em all.

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Embroidered Space Invaders Mouse Pad: Cross-Stitch Invaders

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Even though you don’t really need a mouse pad to make your mouse work these days, most people still have one. I know that I like using my mouse pad with my desktop, no matter what the surface it’s resting on. It just makes it easier to move. That being said, there’s no reason why you can’t spice it up a bit. Check out this Space Invaders embroidered mouse pad you can make for yourself.

space invaders mouse pad

In this particular case, the design started with a simple and super cheap (99 cent) foam IKEA Lågis mouse pad. To make your own, you’ll have to select the pixelated image you want to embroider, but you can easily download something off the web to serve as a pattern.

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Once you have done this, you can mark the picture with a white pencil or gel ink marker on your mouse pad, using a dense plastic grid to transfer the pixel pattern. Then it’s time to start stitching.

ikea space invaders mouse pad 2

The results are quite cool, and Hanne from Eilen Tein reports that a laser mouse has no problems working over the pattern. Of course, the same technique will work with any pixel art, so you don’t need to feel limited to Space Invaders. Why not go for a Super Mario Bros. or Pac-Man mouse pad to mix it up a little bit?

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