Make your own custom fit laptop case out of cardboard!!!

Step 1: Cardboard Gathering

Find a nice big piece of cardboard

Step 2: Transfer the Pattern

Transfer the pattern generated here to the cardboard. You will have to click on the Laptop Case Pattern Link. Paste together the pattern. Use a glue stick to stick it onto the cardboard lightly (no need to go too crazy with the glue, you are going to want to pull the pattern off)

Step 3: Cut

Cut the outside lines (thick lines)

Step 4: Fold Lines

Take a slightly sharp object and draw along the fold lines with quite a bit of pressure do not press too hard you do not want to put holes in it (a bone folder, the edge of a ruler or a ball point pen all work pretty well)

Step 5: Folding

Fold all of your newly pressed lines. Remove your pattern.

Step 6: Glue

Put white glue (PVA) along the 1 inchÂ flaps on the edge. Use masking tape (take a bit of the stick out of the tape by putting it on your clothes and tearing it off first) to keep everything in place while it drys.

Step 7: Closure and Handle

Now is the hard part... figuring out how you would like to keep it closed... there are a couple of options. Stick on Velcro (that stuff comes off easily unless you use the really strong stuff they make for hanging pictures), you might want to try to do a button with elastic thing. Be creative!!!