Photo Cube "How To"

Do you remember back in November when I posted my CD Photo Cube here?  I promised a few pictures on how to assemble it.  Well, I'm finally fulfilling my promise (better late than never, right?)!

My cube is blank for this quick "how to".  When you are making yours, you need to add the photos as you go because once it's put together it's very difficult to take apart.

First you need 4 blank clear CD holders.  Take the insert out (but do it carefully and save them because I have another project in mind for those).  Here's what one looks like.

 

Notice I marked the inside--this is where the insert was.  Now you take the two pieces apart at the hinge and flip the side marked "inside".  It should look like this.

   

I didn't change the sticky note so you can see how the piece was flipped.  Now do this to the remaining three CD holders.

To connect them, you match each side to the OPPOSITE side from the next CD holder.   Continue until you have a square.

 

Again, you want to add your scrapbooking inserts BEFORE putting the cube together.  Mine is blank just to show you the construction of the cube.

I finished my cube a little differently than I've seen others, mainly because I wanted a very sturdy bottom to hold things in my cube.  Once you have the four CD cases together (with your scrapbooking inserts), add Sticky Strip to the bottom of each CD case.  Take a piece of 6" x 6" chipboard (I use the chipboard piece that comes in all of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper packages) and cover both sides as desired.  Adhere that 6" x 6" piece to the bottom of the CD cube.  The Sticky Strip is strong enough to hold it quite well.

Then to add a little more reinforcement, I add Mini Glue Dots to the top edge of each CD case.

 

You can see a white "x" where I add the Mini Glue Dot.  Adding the Mini Glue Dot really makes a difference to the sturdiness of the cube.

I hope this helps you in creating your own CD Photo Cube.  I plan on making another one for myself using photos from Christmas.  I have many photos of the boys sitting on Santa's lap--and now they are too old for that (boo hoo) so I thought a collage of all those photos would be cool.  I'll be sure to post the finished project (but it might take another month, lol!).

If you have any questions on this cube, feel free to email me and I'll do my best to answer your questions. 

Thanks for the visit!

Comments

[the simple way]

Wow this seems easy to do and can make some for my family with all the Santa pics we have acquired over the years.
my sons are 32, 30 and 19 and they still get a Santa picture for us..it is a hoot to see all the little kids looking at these 6' + young men with Santa...it has become a fun part of Christmas!!! one we look back on as each new picture is added to the treasures of memories. They even put them as their screensavers at work!!! good sense of humor has carried us through a difficult year
blessings
patti

[Shona Watson]

this is really cool! I can't wait to hear what project you come up with for the inserts. I don't know how many of those I've thrown away. I hated throwing them, but couldn't come up with anything to use them for!