Easy CD/DVD Sleeve

This may have been way more useful a decade or two ago, but if you find yourself with a caseless cd or dvd that you wished had some sort of simple sleeve to keep it from getting scratched, then I know a quick way to make one.

What You Need:

• The disc
• An 8.5"x11" sheet of paper

You can find these items by looking around your office, or by traveling back to 2003.

Step 1:

Make an approximately 1-inch fold along the bottom of the paper.

You can stop to catch your breath at this point, if needed.

Step 2:

Fold in the bottom corners, leaving a gap between the folds of about 2-3 inches.

I know they're uneven, I just don't care.

Step 3:

Fold in the sides of the paper, leaving enough space in between to fit the disc. You can use the disc itself as a spacer.

Again, evenness and consistency are not necessary for this to work.

Step 4:

Fold in the top corners, leaving a gap between them of about a centimeter.

Yeah, that's right, I went metric.

Step 5:

Fold down the top of the paper, tucking it into the flap created by the initial bottom fold.

In other words, do this.

There you go. It's not pretty, but it's fast, easy, keeps the disc from getting scratched, is completely recyclable and doesn't take up much space.  And obviously you can write all over it if you feel like it.

And a 3-year old's attention to detail.