What a fantastic idea!! I might have to put that on my craft list. I'd like to make the inside into a jewelry compartment maybe line it with felt or fabric.

Great job!

can't wait to see how it comes out.

I was going to suggest making a purse out of them. I've used placemats and cloth napkins for purse making. They are usually very sturdy.

Not sure if anyone else on here entered this contest. I was picked as one of the top 5 finalists. If you want to check out the videos that were picked and vote for one of us the links are below. If you've never been on the burda style site you should! They have awesome patterns up to purchase and some for free, plus they have a lot of tutorials for techniques.

Thank you all for reading.

All the finalists. http://www.burdastyle.com/blog

!!!! You lucky lucky ladies!! I wasn't picked nor was my friend who signed up when i did. I hope you all have a wonderful party! You should post some picks from your events for everyone else to see!!

your egg birds are STUNNING!!! What a fantastic idea!

i'd like to see the picture of his face once he gets home..lol. Awesome job!!!

In '97 my friend and I had started making him 'armor' out of soda tabs...kinda like a chain maile top. We never finished it and I had moved away. We keep in touch often. He brought it up a few months back and it sparked an idea for a wallet. Something we could both use. Me, the practice of making a wallet and him a place to keep his cash and cards. I finished it a few days ago and mailed it out to him. It was the first time I had attempted a wallet in years. I love the lightweight feel to the metal. I might just make myself one!!

 The photo quality is not super great but I hope it sparks some ideas.

Outside


Inside



Before putting it together


Thank you for looking. Any helpful comments or ideas are welcome!

I kinda like the cracking to be honest... it looks more tree like. 

Sometimes the fabric its self might cause cracking. I had it happen with more porous fabrics like ribbed tanks and long-john type fabrics. They usually take a little more pressure when printing.

I've never seen this before. What an amazing idea!! No more tea bags floating around purses!!!! Woohoo.

Great job!!

   That gun rocks. At least the dollar store empolyees will be safe in case of zombies! hehe.