DIY : MYO : Brush Up on Your Craft Skills
Make Your Own from: Knitting | Felt | Duct tape and other adhesives | Paper
We are collecting patterns, tips and ideas from all over the world. Make your own covers from a range of materials.
You are limited only by your imagination, and perhaps skill... Look at it this way, if once you've made them, they're not something you'd use yourself, pass them off as a "made with love" gift!
Check out these alternatives to commercial mobile phone, MP3, iPod and digital camera pouches.
This is just one of many knitting patterns available for making iPod covers, cell or mobile phone covers. Though, it's a great one to start with!
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With the world crazy about iPhones, we couldn't go past this fun iPhone cover! Of course, this one is actually an iPhone replacement, filled with foam, but I can't see why you couldn't just pop your own iPhone into it instead? (Note you may have to make a few adjustments if you want it to be the iPhone 3G).
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Or how about this one?
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All cute knit your own covers and pouches for mobile phones, MP3s, iPhones and iPods.
Do you learn better by video? If you would prefer to watch video instructions - check this one out from VideoJug: Knit and iPod cover
Check out how to have felt fun, you can make a brand new iPod cover from felt:
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Here's another very easy felt pouch for you to try. You could add any style appliqué design on the front you wanted...
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Or this one - very pretty indeed:
Craft Bits - well done Lara
For the MYO cover with a slight building site or macho twist, why not make a duct tape case for your iPod nano? For those of you who want a cheap, durable, cool-looking case without spending money, use this guide.
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Of course, these steps provide a pattern or template, which could actually be used for any material you wish!
iPapercraft
Use this free online pattern generator for many models/sizes of Apple iPod. For a bit of fun, you can create your own iPod cover by uploading photos, images or whatever you like. Maybe you could then cover in clear contact?