Passport Wallets, Windows Surface Case, And A Couple Coin Purses

[Dan28]

I finished the strap last week for my duffel bag and moved on to a couple new projects.

Mainly a couple passport wallets. I also made a quick little case for my sister's Windows Surface Pro 3 tablet/computer. That was a little difficult since I did not have the tablet on hand. Lastly, I whipped together some coin purses out of the salvage bin, since while in Ireland/Northern Ireland will be using more coins than usual.

My first ever wallets. Made from 4/5 oz Herman Oak on the outside main body, probably closer to 4 than the 5. The interior pieces are calf skin, probably around 1 or maybe 2 oz. Color is Fiebings Aqua green on the left and Angelus light rose on the right. They have two coats of Resolene finish.

This Surface case is also 4/5 oz Herman Oak. Pig skin lining with foam glued in between the leather and pig skin. Walnut dye and a couple coats of Resolene. My sister liked the dragon concho on my bag, so I put one on her case. Has brass covered magnetic closures.

Lastly I made these two coin purses on a whim yesterday, out of some scrap. I don't do too much stamping/tooling due to the noise it makes. I decided to try these, unfortunately, I really messed the tri-weave one up. I think maybe because I did it with a slab of granite on my lap, and I was not able to get as good a view. I've used that on larger scraps before just to practice on my bench and was able to stay a little more consistent. Oh well, they will probably only be used for a couple weeks. Definitely something I need more practice on.

Edited June 8, 2015 by Dan28

[Dan28]

Here is the image I messed up the UBB tags on in my first post.

[Thor]

Nice job!

If I may make a recommendation for your passport covers. I made one for myself, pretty much the same design as yours. On the airport I found out that it would have been a good idea to leave the upper side on the the left side open for other documents such as rental agreements, vouchers, boarding passes etc.

[Dan28]

Nice job!

If I may make a recommendation for your passport covers. I made one for myself, pretty much the same design as yours. On the airport I found out that it would have been a good idea to leave the upper side on the the left side open for other documents such as rental agreements, vouchers, boarding passes etc.

I too, only made these for my and my sister's use. I see what you are saying about a slot for tickets/ boarding passes, but oh well, too late now. I had just received my passport last Thursday. Haven't been out of the US since '99, and then I didn't need a passport (military). I did a search on passport wallets and that seemed to be a common design, I just did my own mod of it.

I will probably just sandwich the the additional docs in it and either use a rubber band or maybe a little strap to keep it closed. I almost incorporated a vertical strap/closure in the design, kind of like the ones I see that are used regularly on journals/diaries. I decided against it though for ease of opening.