How to Make a Folded-Paper CD Case

By: Diy maven Jan 08, 2007

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?

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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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Fantabulous! I just did up some "record" save the dates for a wedding and we were trying to come up with something a bit more personalized for them, this will be fantastic! Thank you for the stroake of genioussoun

Oh what an absoloutely excellent idea.  Thank you so much for sharing.  I believe I will make this my weekend project next week. 

good job...i love green..

thnx for idea

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OMG!!!!!!! Awesome

Hello strangers

WOW! THIS IS AMAZING! THIS COULD SAVE LIVES!

I tried it and it works.  Thanks.

I knew this existed for a long time and I finally found a need to make one.
I have no idea why, but when I finished, it made me smile. Just something so small made my day. It's pretty funny. So thanks :P

this is a very good example and the steps wasnt so hard either...thanks
Mama Mia Fantastico

This is an awesome tutorial. Im amazed how a few folds cud make a good cd case. a good gifting idea. thanks.

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Wow, interesting !

Hello i liked it very much

klopfenpop used this method with the lyrics on one side and the liner notes on the other, seems a lot cheaper then cd cases.

This is a great idea!  I have so many CD's that have no cases and this would be a good way to protect them without using up so much space.  I spend a lot of time listening to music riding the subway to work.  I have a set of noise-cancelling headphones and a wide music selection that keeps me entertained on my way to work.  Thanks for the great idea!

Thanks for share. It's help me alot ;)

*wow, from 2009 to 2011*

Thank u so much for this, this will help me a LOT

this is such a great tutorial! i've linked it from my blog. i'll be making a version of these as gifts for the holidays. thank you so much for the inspiration!

This  alone  was worth traveling to this site!  I just did it. It was so easy. Your instructions are clear and simple. I will use this again and again I'm certain. I can't wait to share with my friends who are teachers and youth group leaders

I linked to this in a post about random useful things. I first saw this a couple of years ago, and at one time I probably had anywhere between 20-30 of them randomly laying around since I buy my CD-Rs and DVDs on spools instead of with the plastic cases. Thanks for sharing this.

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