Creating Wallet from Camera Case by carolynosborne
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I have had a long struggle finding a wallet that will work for me. I need something that will hold all my stuff (mostly cards), that is as small as possible, and that is durable. It has to fit into a front pocket since sciatic nerve issues prevent me from carrying something in a rear pocket. I know that other women can carry purses without losing them, but I'm not such a person, so everything I carry has to go into pockets (and all my clothes have pockets, naturally). And, while we are about it, it should prevent RFID theft. 

The process of creating needed to be as free of pains in the patooty as possible. And, I wanted to dip my toe into writing an Instructable. So, those were my goals when I started this project. 

Materials:

Cheap camera case 
Aluminum foil
Card stock
Flexible plastic (in my case, from one of those clear plastic covers you get when you buy a set of sheets or a quilt)

Tools:

Permanent marker
Scissors
Super-type glue (the kind that sticks immediately and permanently to anything it touches)
 
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Step 1: Plans

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I have mostly flat things to carry and one not-so-flat thing (earphones). I want the earphones to be at the bottom of the wallet, so they don't get in the way of access to my cards and so that they don't rest on top of my cards, making the wallet too thick. So, I need a pocket that holds the cards above the bottom of the case. 

I need RFID protection.

I don't want to sew or spend a huge amount of time measuring and that sort of thing (PIPs--Pains in the Patooty). 

I want to create this from things I have on hand. 


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