A look at what is currently available on eBay
 Vintage Light Blue Flowers Rhinestone Brooch - a US $10.00 
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 Vintage Sapphire Rhinestone Flower Brooch Prong Set US $16.99
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 Vintage Orange Rhinestone Flower Brooch US $13.99
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 Looped Bow Rhinestone Sloped Flowers Bouquet Ambertone Brooch Pin US $5.99
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 hot high quality flower Rhinestone Brooch QX0221 US $2.75
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 Rhinestone Pink White Leaf Flower Breastpin Brooch Gift US $6.17
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 Vintage Prong Set Purple Rhinestone Flower Brooch US $17.99
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 Dress Flower Shaped Amber Rhinestone Black Pin Brooch US $7.29
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 Vintage Blue Green Rhinestone Gold Tone Flower Pin Brooch US $.99
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Anyone know where to find brooches similar to this? (picture included)?
I want to make a 3D phone case for my HTC Evo, but the websites that sell them are expensive and the cases are tacky. im not into all the flashy rhinestones. But i love the 3D style. I found this case on google and would love to make one just like this except 3D. I tried to find brooches similar to the ones on the case but no luck. Anyone know where i can find brooches similar to the flowers and shells etc on the phone case?
>> picture of phone case: http://www.zazzle.com/floral_vintage_jewels_i_phone_case_speckcase-176141021700488221
For things like that, try garage sales and thrift stores for older jewelry styles (then remove the connectors in back, or the necklace parts, etc).
You might also find some of the all-metal ones as fancy "buttons" or findings for jewelry at bead stores and craft stores, or even find some fancy buttons at fabric stores or button places online, etc.
I'm not sure what you mean by the "shells" though. You can often find real seashells at bead supply stores, some craft stores, online jewelry or bead stores, or in beach stores or some rock shops.
I agree though that anything that dimensional with lots of projecting points, etc, would be very difficult to actually use on a cell phone cover (unless perhaps you embedded all the pins/etc in resin first, then glued that whole unit onto the cover after it set, which would mean that the actual top would then be smooth):
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm (click on Epoxy > "Casting" >> Embedding, etc)
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