Okay. FINALLY PICTURES!, but first here is an explanation of the process.
I had looked and looked and looked for a DX case that would suit my personality. And while I did find several that would do, not struck me enough to get me to pay the exorbitant prices for those particular ones. I do seem to have champagne tastes...as the saying goes. So. I bought an ADORABLE binder at walmart for almost $4. I got home, set myself up with supplies which included: sewing needles of varying sizes, thread of varying color, grosgrain ribbon of varying sizes and colors, gorilla super glue(*I believe this brand is superior for this project), scissors, and whatnots. Then I began my crafting.
I cut the three ring binding out of the binder. This left me with the two sides.
I cut both sides open and pulled out the inside paper and cardboard and I cut down JUST the cardboard to size that I preferred. Mine is a little large than the actual kindle dx.
The I tucked everything back in and folder the paper down to size and tucked it down to hide it. On the piece of paper that has writing and barcode i think, i tucked that edge down.
On the piece of the folder that I used for the BACK of the kindle case I left out the OUTSIDE piece of paper so i could tuck it into the FRONT flap of my cover. I cut down the extra plastic and to slide over each other. One inside the other. You want to leave enough plastic to creat a wide enough "binding" so that your Kindle will fit inside and it closes all the way. You need a tiny bit more than a half inch if you have a thicker silicone skin or gelaskin. A little less if you have a decal skin. This is where I slid the UNFOLDED paper into the other side. This gave me my "binding". I then superglued that piece of paper down to the front of the cover. Then I superglued the two sides together on JUST THE PLASTIC. Then on the inside POCKET of the binder, on the appropriate side for your holding style, or both sides if you like, cut the POCKET so that you end up with corner triangles to hold the kindle. I cut the right side because Im right handed. While I was putting my binder together I kept this in mind so that It would have the pictures and designs in the places I wanted. Then I decorated the way you see. Some ribbon and my owl and button.
There is a post on here where someone uses hair bands to hold their cover closed. I recommend this way instead of the button and ribbon for closing your cover because its much simpler to get it on there rather than sewing through cardboard, which required making appropriate tiny holes first. The hair band can be glued on in a cute fashion on the back, length ways on the edge, and this will look like some journals that use a piece of elastic. I actually saw one like this at walmart, with the same pattern as my binder, that I almost bought, but it was spiral bound notebook journal and not hard enough for the level of protection that I wanted.
Anyway, if that was too confusing and detailed, pictures are here!
Heres a direct link to flickr in case you wanna just skip to the flikr account and miss all the fun watching them load
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47750285@N08/sets/72157623470051918/
From Start.....
Cut Up...
Putting the 'binding' together...
Half way there...
the back and ribboned 'binding'...
the inside and my 'page markers'
kindle in and ready to go
To Finish, with my cute little, also homemade, owl.
As I look at the pictures I realize they dont really do it justice. I dont mean to brag, but, really, the thing is just so flippin cute and it just FITS me. I mean, I do love owls a whole lot. So go to your local office supply store or walmart or wherever your search takes you till you find a binder that just screams for you to take it home and cut it up.
I really didnt realize how much I was missing when I didnt have a case. I cant believe how much more comfortable I am with my case being on it. I am a lot less protective and I dont HOVER over it now like I did.
lol. I was searching for one, and just wanted to wait till I had the perfect one. Now I do, and Im even happier with it than I thought I would be. Having a Case/Cover really takes alot of the worrying out of owning a Kindle. I can close it up now and tote it with me, under my arm or in my exceptionally large purses. (I have children and therefore I have to accommodate)
Hope anyone looking for a case and having the same problem as myself can use this as motivation to MAKE their OWN!
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