r/decoden

I did it at a local craft shop and im obsessed!
Some of the charms fell off cuz i didnt smoosh them in enough.. also it got smooshed a lil.. but i still love it! (Repost cuz crop)

Hello I made these maybe early 2025 or late 2024 and these were the ones that didn't sell so I made this giveaway on December of 2025 and here is what remains. I need to make some room for the new ones so if anyone likes them they're yours for free [except for shipping 🥲].

If anyone is interested they are on VGen here

Here is whats left:

- iPhone 12 pro max

- iPhone 14 pro max

- iPhone 14 pro

- iPhone 15 pro max

- Samsung Z flip 4

Shipping fee is $27 usd worldwide by dhl, aramex or FedEx. You can combine shipping fee if u get more than one. Its a giveaway so you'll only pay for shipping and i wish it were for free 🥲 please please do NOT RESELL THEM.

If anyone is interested in a custom design I do take orders here you can also see the previous clients reviews and the cases they received.

Bye 🪻💜✨

The Cream

There are creams that you can buy online from various shops, and if you feel inclined to do so, go ahead by all means! BUT, making your own cream is cheaper, faster, and you have more control!

The creams are all silicone-based, so you want to purches 100% silicone caulking from Amazon/your local hardware store. Make sure that the chalk is not antifungal (unless you’re planning to do your bathroom or kitchen, in which case probs go with this). There are three types of caulk:

1. White (goes well for mixing in pastels + you have white cream ready to go)
2. Transparent ( goes well for making any stronger colors like navy blue or red + for making glittery creams)
3. Black ( I have not used this, but heard you can use it if you want, just black cream)

Colors:

1. Mica powder (great for giving your cream a perly shine, best used with the transparent caulk for the translucent pearly effect)
2. Silicon colors (great for creating strong colors with the transparent caulk + pastels with the white caulk) - use tiny drops. You can always add more for stronger colors!

Making the cream

Make sure to use reusable plastic cups. Buying them in bulk is cheaper, as you’ll be going through a lot

Caulk gun - the cheapest one you can buy will work great. You will need this in order to get the silicone out of its container and into your cup.

Popsicle sticks - I’ve seen this used a lot, but I prefer using my painting palette knives for this (they also help me pour it into piping bags more easily). Always start with small amounts of mica powder or silicone colors! If it’s too pale, you can always add more to the mix, but you can never undo it. The same goes for salt and cooking, so yeah.

Get a normal mug that you won’t miss. Invert the piping bags as much as you can, place them in the mug, and start pouring your cream in. Even the cream out in the bag and make sure to tie the end nice and tight!

The piping tips and the bags

For the bags, I would go for the cheapest option, as you will be going through a lot of them, so no need to splurge. If you are clumsy like me, you can also get dual-cake piping bags to make the dual creams without getting angry at GOD HIMSELF.

For the piping tips - Number 20 and Number 18 are good for starting! However, if you’re already buying the piping tips, you might as well get a set! A recent secret option I found is Russian piping tips, which help you create amazing-looking flowers. I use metal tips because I find them easier to clean.

Palette knives - for smoothing out the cream

Cake scraper - for smoothing out larger surfaces at once + you can get some funky ones if you want to do waves and swirls

The assembly of the piping bags

Get a piping bag. Put the piping tip in. Cut off the plastic at the end of the bag so that the tip can come through and make sure it’s tight. Snip the bottom of the piping bag with the cream in it and put it in the bag with the piping tip. Done!

Pro tip - always have a piece of paper or carton close by, as you’ll want to make the first few dollops there. The logic is the same as pancakes - the first one will turn out crappy, but the second and third will be perfect!

The phone case

Any transparent phone case will work. Make sure that you scratch the hell out of the back of the case! The more scratches, the better the cream will stick!

I use a knife (do not do this), but sandpaper works great!

The charms

The general ones can be found on Temu, Amazon, and AliExpress. The search words I used were:

- cabochon charm
- resin charms
-slime charms
-nail charms
-dool house charms
-earrings (for very specific charms I used, think knives and guillotines, more goth-y stuff)

For more unique ones, check out Etsy!

If you want anime or Sanrio figurines, search Temu/AliExpress/Amazon specifically for figurines!

Glitter is also great, make sure to apply it by dipping a makeup brush into the glitter then tapping the brush over your case!

The ‘’Let it cook’’

Make sure you leave your finished case in a cool and well-ventilated area for at least 48h! If it doesn’t dry well it will leak, fall off and generally make you cry.

The clean up

Kitchen wipes - I always have a box handy of those already moist kitchen/bathroom wipes. Makes cleaning little messes easier and works well on the palette knives as well.

Qtips - for cleaning the areas around the camera lens hole, as you will have cream in there

Silicone solvent - I use this for my piping tips. I let them sit in there for an hour and then I clean them with the tube cleaning brushes. If you use a tip too many times without cleaning it properly the left over silicone will deform the exit of the tip and you won’t get sharp lines when piping.

Gaming pad - I do all of my work on a gaming pad that I won’t miss. Keeps my tables clean from silicone.

ALWAYS WEAR A MASK AND USE GLOVES WHEN DOING ANY OF THIS! GOOD LUCK

Also, I really like doing this and it calms my brain. I was thinking of offering free cases on this sub but I do not want to break any rules!

I made a cute/spooky decoden phone case and matching badge reel for work.

Life got hectic and I got lazy 😭

I would love some opinions on:

1. What should I color the inside of the bookshelf with? Same pink tone? A chocolate brown?

2. For the sides inside I’m stuck between: plastering it with a million of small charms (more decoden vibe for sure) or using the crushed glass resin to make it all sparkly and sugary on the sides?

All of these cases I made recently. The two Rilakkuma/ Korilakkuma cases have mostly premade AliExpress charms. The dessert one has entirely handmade charms.

In the past, typically I have made MOST of my charms by hand, either with resin or clay. Recently, I’ve been experimenting for the first time making cases with mostly premade (cheap alibaba plastic) charms. And while I love the way they turned out, aesthetically, I can’t help but feel that it’s kind of a cheap shortcut. I feel a little torn about it to say the least! I mean this with no disrespect to Decoden artist who utilize entirely premade charms, I do love the effect! I’m just not sure how the community feels about them.

On the one hand, I’ve seen the community eat up the premade charms cases, on the other hand I’ve seen people tear them down.

Might be overthinking this but would love to know y’all’s thoughts!

ETA: Tangentially, I always see other Decoden artists using trademarked characters, (Sanrio, Disney, etc.) surely there are cease and desist concerns there? Wondering how they get away with it.. and the ethics of that? The things that keep me up at night, ha!

Hello! I am new to decoden. I’ve been using 100% silicone caulk, but i’m having a terrible time getting it into a piping bag. It sticks so much to the bag that it’s hard to squeeze out. I’m using pretty cheap bags so maybe i should try something else? Whenever i squeeze it or try to push it to the bottom- the caulk just kinda sticks to the bag. Thanks!!! Here’s my first piece too.

(and practicing for the Cake bookshelf - cakeshelf?)

A dear friend drew me a character from a video game I love so I had to make a cute frame for it 🥹

I made some charms for a new case! ( > 〰 < ) can't wait to finish it!

one of my faves!! noticed i'm flopping a bit.... (๑•́ωก̀๑) hoping it's just temporary...

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a short photostory of my decoden journey from 2012 with my first case ever and my last one!

big fan of this one!! ive been experimenting with various shapes :-)

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