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Kevon513 · 03-05-2011, 03:06 AM

I like to think of myself as "crafty" and not "completely bored stiff on a long excruciatingly slow night at work"

Yes, crafty, that's a good word

So here is my homemade Kindle cover, the best part is, if it gets damaged, scuffed, dirty, dull, anything really... Just put a fresh layer of duct tape on it and it's good as new!

I probably should have taken some pictures as I made it, but I was a whirlwind of duct tape and it was done before I knew it.
It was pretty simple,
The front and back covers are rectangles of cardboard cut from an Amazon shipping box. I used that box for the irony, it's not the one the kindle came in. It was a box that diapers came in which makes it even more ironic considering my choice in reading material is often referred to as the same as what goes into said diapers.
Behind the Kindle and the opposite side (the black parts) are cut from 1/8in crafting foam, the crafting foam was also used in the bottom triangle shaped holders and in a 1/4in wide strip down the spine to give the duct tape a little rigidity.
I used half inch braided elastic to make the top holders and the strap used to keep the case closed.

The Kindle fits quite snugly and is in no danger of falling out. However, if, in time, it should ever begin to get loose ..... it's easily fixed, with a little mo' duct tape.

Thanks for reading/looking.

03-05-2011, 03:06 AM	#1
Kevon513 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 34 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In a house quaintly situated between my front and back yards. Device: Kindle	DIY Kindle Cover that will last forEVER I like to think of myself as "crafty" and not "completely bored stiff on a long excruciatingly slow night at work" Yes, crafty, that's a good word So here is my homemade Kindle cover, the best part is, if it gets damaged, scuffed, dirty, dull, anything really... Just put a fresh layer of duct tape on it and it's good as new! I probably should have taken some pictures as I made it, but I was a whirlwind of duct tape and it was done before I knew it. It was pretty simple, The front and back covers are rectangles of cardboard cut from an Amazon shipping box. I used that box for the irony, it's not the one the kindle came in. It was a box that diapers came in which makes it even more ironic considering my choice in reading material is often referred to as the same as what goes into said diapers. Behind the Kindle and the opposite side (the black parts) are cut from 1/8in crafting foam, the crafting foam was also used in the bottom triangle shaped holders and in a 1/4in wide strip down the spine to give the duct tape a little rigidity. I used half inch braided elastic to make the top holders and the strap used to keep the case closed. The Kindle fits quite snugly and is in no danger of falling out. However, if, in time, it should ever begin to get loose ..... it's easily fixed, with a little mo' duct tape. Thanks for reading/looking.