Orbit iPod Case

So I saw this guy's site and he made an Orbit® box iPod holder. What he didn't do was make it good.
I'll teach you how to turn your trash into cool looking trash.

Materials:

• Orbit® Gum box
  
• iPod® Nano
• Lint-free fabric (can vary)
• Glue stick
• Scissors or an Xacto® Knife

Step 1: Preparing the box
Remove all of the contents from the Orbit® box, (this includes that awful tin-foil thing).





Step 2: Cutting the fabric.
Place your iPod® Nano on the fabric. the fabric should wrap around the iPod® snugly and exact. Trim the top and bottom to where only the iPod® is. Trim the sides as well.




Step 3: The Earbud Jack
Using the Xacto® knife or sharp object, cut a 5mm diameter hole on the ingredients side of the box. The hole's center should be 5mm from the bottom of the box as well. This will provide and easy port for the headphones or speaker adapter to plug in.





Step 4: Lining the box with Fabric
Place the fabric over the iPod® and slide it in the box with the headphones port matching up with the jack. At this point, carefully slide the iPod® out without moving the fabric. Next, take glue and lightly put a small amount under the fabric at the edges. this will keep the majority of the fabric in place.








Step 5: Finishing Touches
After the glue has dried, you may now put the iPod® in. plug in the headphones from the outside.

Congratulations! despite the inconvenience of not being able to see the screen, you can disguise your iPod® in a gum box so that a teacher and/or friends will not know what's inside!

Next Week: How to Build an Orbit® Gum box speaker system for your portable media device.
*this blog has no affiliation with Apple®, Wrigley®, or Xacto®.