How to Make a Cellphone and Tablet Stand out of Cardboard

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Sometimes you need a phone stand when you’re watching a video, chatting on the phone, or simply storing it for awhile. Use a cardboard tube and decorate with ribbon for this simple, yet effective, eco-friendly phone stand.

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time to complete: 30 minutes
Age range: 12+

Things you’ll need:
Ribbon
Cutting mat and knife set
Cardboard tube
Push-pin style thumb tacks
Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
Scissors

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Things to do:
1. Cut your tube to the length desired (I used a cardboard tube from wrapping paper). Draw a long rectangle large enough to fit your phone into, with a bit of room to spare.
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2. Carefully cut the rectangle out with the craft knife.
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3. Place your push pins into the tube so that it will stand up. You’ll have to play with this a bit to get them just right.
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4.Try out the holder with your phone inside to make sure the pins are in the right place and the tube stands properly. Warm up your hot glue gun.
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5. Glue one piece of ribbon along an edge. You won’t need to glue the entire length of the ribbon – just glue at each end after wrapping. For the next ribbon, glue at the top of the ribbon, then carefully remove the push pin and re-pin through the ribbon in the same place. Continue wrapping around the tube and glue in place.
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6. Glue the ribbons at each edge along the cut rectangle as shown.
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7. When you get to the next end with the push pins, carefully glue the ends, then place the push pins into the ribbon in their original holes.
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8. Complete the tube with a final piece of ribbon.
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