How to Make a Folded-Paper CD Case
By DIY Maven
Instead of paying good cash for cd cases, which eventually break and end up in a landfill, how about creating your own, unique folded-paper cd cases that are biodegradable and take up a fraction of the space?
The Props:
8 ½" by 11" paper
a cd
a computer (optional)
labels (optional)
The Procedure:
1. Center a cd, which you’ll be using as a guide, at the top of a sheet of paper, as shown.
2. Fold in sides of paper to sides of cd.
3. Center cd at the middle of the folded paper.
4. Fold bottom up.
5. Fold the horizontal creases, which I’ve identified in red, to sides as indicated by arrows, so the creases are even with sides of original folded sides. (I’ve identified the creases in question with dashed lines for illustration.)
6. You'll have a box-shape sticking up toward you after making the folds in step 5. Just fold this flap down flat as shown below.
7. Tuck the "ears" that are sticking out to the sides in between the original side folds and the fold created in step 4.
8. Slip cd into front pocket and fold down top half of paper.
9. Dog-ear the top two corners of the top half of paper.
10. Slip top half of paper into pocket.
The original is pretty generic, but to give your cd holder some pizzazz as well as a personal touch, print labels and photos on the front center of paper.
Print the name of that book you wrote or are working on. Any paper, of course, will do including postal wrap, grocery bags or something of the decorative variety. A sheet of heavier-weight wrapping paper with a printed label makes a great way to store and share holiday pictures. Via athensmusician.net.
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This is a cool idea, I'll try it out when I have to send out a few CDs.
DIY Maven
Kent...a perfectionist, eh? I can sympathize, brother!
Kent G.
I promise this is my last comment on the subject! =)
I was going to delete the old video and replace it with the new one, but I decided to leave the original video alone and post the new one in addition, so the links to both videos should be intact.
Old video: HERE
New video: HERE
Kent G.
Because I am a bit of a perfectionist, I re-shot the video to correct a few mistakes. Please disregard the video link I furnished previously in favor of this one: VIDEO LINK
Kent G.
After making a couple more, I also have an additional suggestion: In step 9, after dog-earing the top corners, re-open them and push the corner to the inside, similar to the "ears" in steps 5-7.
Click HERE for a photo showing the two design suggestions.
Click HERE for a video I made showing how to make a paper CD case both the original way and with the two design alternatives.
Thanks!
Kent G. (e5c4p3artist)
Kent G.
Awesome! Thank you for this!
Now that I have made several, I hope you won't mind me asking what is the purpose of the "ears" created in steps 5-7? A pocket to hold the CD is already created by step 4 and if you skip straight to step 8, it seems the same purpose is served with the added benefit that eliminating the "ears" by skipping those steps makes the "case" thinner!
Katie
Hi this is great
I am going to use this at my wedding for our guests to take home cd's and put thier photographs on them for us
Fantastic
Katie
Maryellen
excellent! you rock for figuring this out...and then sharing it. THANKS!!!!
e cigarette
I'm going to save so much money!!! yayy!
MLJ
Wow! this tutorial was so much easier to follow than others I've found! Thank you so much!
Abhisek
Wow! Thanks a ton. I was looking for one such!
DIY Maven
Hi Laura! Glad you found the instructions. And hello to Germany from the United States!
Laura
I Love it!! We must do this for school, and this is a really good help for me!
Because I really didn't know how to makt this :D
Greetings from Germany!
DIY Maven
Hey Nancy. That's fine. And thanks!
Nancy Ward
Hi!
Tofay I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial.
I'd appreciate your letting me know if that's OK>
Thanks,
Nancy Ward
http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com
Interceptum
Thank You !
dar
I Actually tried this with magazine pages, great way to recycle and reuse ^_^
marion
Eu adorei a ideia...voui passar a fazer todas personalizadas...thank you!!
Anonymous
I have never done this before, do you just center the photo you want on the cover and then print? I am not really sure how the printing part is supposed to work!
betsygarbo
love it!
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