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How to Make Your Own iPod/iPhone Stand With Paper

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Can't film snapguides with shaky hands? Cant watch a movie properly on your phone/iPod? Well keep reading! :) Easier than it looks guys!

by Claire 🍒

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Fold your A4 paper in half.

Fold your A4 paper in half.

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Fold it again, hotdog style.

Fold it again, hotdog style.

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Watch the vid.

Watch the vid.

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watch it, and then fold the long end so it looks like.....

watch it, and then fold the long end so it looks like.....

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This .

This .

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Here's the full-ish view.

Here's the full-ish view.

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Unfold and fold the crease backwards.

Unfold and fold the crease backwards.

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Like this....

Like this....

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....

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Unfold. and unfold once to look like....

Unfold. and unfold once to look like....

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This.

This.

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Fold the two creases

Fold the two creases

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Like this. Now squish(collapse) the folds to look like

Like this. Now squish(collapse) the folds to look like

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This.

This.

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Here's a video to explain the 'square' as requested. You just make two mountain folds and it should collapse to a half rectangle.

Here's a video to explain the 'square' as requested. You just make two mountain folds and it should collapse to a half rectangle.

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It should look like this now.

It should look like this now.

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See this square?

See this square?

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Fold that up.

Fold that up.

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.... turn over

.... turn over

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should look like this

should look like this

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Fold that triangle down

Fold that triangle down

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like this and...

like this and...

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open the .. thing and tuck the triangle in.

open the .. thing and tuck the triangle in.

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Where's the triangle??!!! :)

Where's the triangle??!!! :)

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Now open it up.

Now open it up.

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watch the vid please

watch the vid please

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again

again

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and again :) at this point you're gonna fold the rest to the triangle.

and again :) at this point you're gonna fold the rest to the triangle.

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Fold it again

Fold it again

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So it looks like this

So it looks like this

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and again

and again

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should look like this now

should look like this now

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Make 2 little folds as shown in the video.

Make 2 little folds as shown in the video.

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Here's the finished stand! It doesn't look that nice, does it? You can use coloured paper, or decorate it any way you want :)

Here's the finished stand! It doesn't look that nice, does it? You can use coloured paper, or decorate it any way you want :)

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This stand works for any phone and iPod touch. I don't know if it works for iPad, but try it and see if it works. Here's an iPhone 4 in landscape 'position'

This stand works for any phone and iPod touch. I don't know if it works for iPad, but try it and see if it works. Here's an iPhone 4 in landscape 'position'

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Nice angle :)

Nice angle :)

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Portrait position :) As long as your phone is light, the stand shouldn't collapse haha

Portrait position :) As long as your phone is light, the stand shouldn't collapse haha

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It might be not as good-looking as other stands out there, but it works just the same! I think.....

You're Done!

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Claire 🍒

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Ok thanks! ;)

Melisa Polisi 10 months ago

Done! Check the vid in Step 15

Claire 🍒 (author) 10 months ago

Melissa: After squishing the mountain folds together you should get a square. I'll do a video soon!

Claire 🍒 (author) 10 months ago

Thank you. Clear and helpfull guide.

Tabasom Sam 10 months ago

I got confused on the part where you do the 'little square' please do a vid on that

Melisa Polisi 10 months ago

A4 paper

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