Sonntag, 18. März 2012

DIY CD Sleeves for Filofax

Today I want to write about making my own CD sleeves for my Filofax. I know that CD sleeves are available from Filofax, but I think they are ridiculously expensive, especially when you can make them yourself for a fraction of the prize (and have fun while doing so)!

Quite a while back I found those CD sleeves for A4 folders in my local discounter.




There were 5 of those sleeves, holding 4 CDs each. First thing I needed to do was cut them in half.



Then I put some colorful adhesive tape on the sleeve, right where I wanted to punch the holes.





I folded it over and taped the backside as well. Almost done already! The only thing I still had to do was punch. I use a one hole punch, so I had to use an original Filofax insert as a stencil and punch through the tape and sleeve. I found that doing it like ripping of a band-aid (fast!!) was easiest. And now - TADAA:



My CD sleeves hold 2 CDs each plus either a list with tracks on the CD or whatever else you want to insert into the small pocket on each side (I chose to store little stickers in there, see above). I spent about 3€ on the sleeves and half an hour working on them. I now have 10 sleeves for my A5, holding 2 CDs each, which would have cost me nearly 100€ had I bought the original ones. Granted, mine probably won't survive decades, but still, I am very happy with them!

5 Kommentare:

  1. Ooh - where did you get the CD sleeves from? That is inspired!!!

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    1. Hi LJ,

      I bought them in Aldi, but I'm pretty sure you can find them in any stationery aisle. Hope you find them!

      Anke

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    2. Cool - thanks Anke :-)

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  2. That's great! I'd not thought of that but it's perfect!

    Tracy

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  3. really good idea... I guess it´s my next "Filo-project"

    thank you :-)

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