Last week my lovely nephew Benjamin turned two! This little man has a penchant for rummaging through wallets, so I thought I’d make him one of his own. I’ve put together a little ‘how to’ in case you know a wallet rummager too (click on ‘read more’ below).

Benji's wallet

I started with an old leather wallet and cleaned it up. This one was kindly donated by Benjamin’s uncle. If you can’t find one, maybe check at thrift stores (for a wallet not an uncle). I cut some denim (from some old shorts) to the size of the outer face of the wallet and hemmed it with red cotton.

A well loved old wallet

Denim wallet outer

Next I cut and hemmed a letter B and stitched this to the denim outer. Then I stitched a ribbon down the middle of the denim so that it loops around the length of the fabric.

B stitched to denim

Ribbon handle

I used some craft glue to attach the denim to the wallet (you could probably stitch it on as well). Then I stitched the ribbon up to form a small loop

Looped handle

I made a bunch of flash cards to go inside

Flash cards

Flash cards

ID card

Then I wrapped it up with a wooden bulldozer with paper made for ripping

Crazy wrapping

The birthday boy

Happy birthday Benji. I love you! xx