I made this travel wallet for myself a few weeks ago for our upcoming trip to Ethiopia (tutorial here on the MIFS blog). I have no desire or need to carry a purse while I'm there, but do end up with my camera and a few dollars that I need to stash somewhere. And Mr. Greenhab and I both detest those flesh colored travel belts - the ones that hide under your shirt, but end up hanging down too low, so you have to reach down your pants every time you want to get money out. Very classy!
I ended up making an around-the-neck wallet for the hubster out of repurposed materials: an unused shoe lace (his eco-sneaks from Simple Shoes came with an extra pair - they're made from recycled plastic bottles!) and a pair of outgrown baby cargo pants. 'Cuz I like to get all MacGuyver like that sometimes.
This was the first time I've tried piping, so it's a little wonky on one side, but I thought it turned out super fly. You know, for a man purse and all. (j/k honey!)
It looks kinda large in this photo, but you have to keep in mind that the cargo pocket came from a 12 month size pair of pants, so it's really just big enough for some spare change. The wallet itself is large enough for a passport to fit in.
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