
Thus, I decided to make my own! I love the one I have currently, which is a blue faux crocodile skin case, of which Kay has the black of, both bought off eBay. I do however love getting my hands dirty and making stuff, so this is my DIY case.
I have scoured through Pinterest to look for inspiration on which route to take with this project. I found ones made from books, files, old cases, etc. I have decided to use a plain case for mine, as I want all the right sections to be accessible (camera, pen, lock buttons, speakers). When I finally get a Kindle, I will make one using a book!
These are the ones that I loved!
What you'll need:
Plain tablet case - bought mine off eBay for £5
Scissors - I used a big one and a tiny one
Glue gun - with extra glue sticks, I went through 3!
Material
Pins
Paint
What to do:
Plain tablet case - bought mine off eBay for £5
Scissors - I used a big one and a tiny one
Glue gun - with extra glue sticks, I went through 3!
Material
Pins
Paint
This is the material
What to do:
To start off with, I unstitched the dress that I was using as the cover. Remember, reduce, reuse, recycle! I didn't have an unpicker, so I used a pair of tiny scissors with a sharp edge. This bit was tedious as I unstitched it all. I didn't want to cut any of the material up first as I didn't want to waste any material.
After the unstitching was done I cut out one side of the dress to use, and the other side is for Kayennat to use as she wants.
After lying the material flat on a table, and putting the tablet on top, I cut around, leaving about 2cm free to stick down. I applied the glue and then folded over holding down till it was dry. FYI: using a glue gun is so much easier then glue as its simple to apply, and dries within seconds.
I folded over the material on the side where the tablet is and made sure it went into all the folds.
For the empty side of the interior, I chose to have a plain white material that was the underlining of the dress. I folded over the lining to hide my dodgy cutting skills, used pins to keep in place and then used the glue gun to stick it down. I also added a circular bit of the embroidered bit of the dress to cover the dodgy glue work.
After all that was done, I was left with the white of the case. This is where my bad planning came into play, so I didn't have many choices. I ended up painting it bronze so it fit with the material better.
I also cut some of the embroidered parts of the dress into two stripes, and glued them to the exterior of the tablet.
Now the interior didn't turn out exactly as I wanted, but I blame that on bad planning. I didn't really think all the necessary holes out properly before I started. I used a sharp pointed pair of scissors to cut the holes out after to allow some access to the buttons once the tablet is in. But still, I love how the exterior looks!
The Final Piece!
Tips for next time:
-> Do the interior first and always fold over the material from the exterior so there isn't a stupid harsh line.
-> Plan out all the button hole and how to cover the area around it.
The Final Piece!
Tips for next time:
-> Do the interior first and always fold over the material from the exterior so there isn't a stupid harsh line.
-> Plan out all the button hole and how to cover the area around it.
I hope this helps you guys! Good luck with making your own tablet cases. Do share!!!
Much Love,
Nigar
Nigar that's lovely :) Will try it soon :)
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