2007
if i mail this letter you can send it back to me
maura @ 7:36 pm
Have I told you about my new wallet yet? No? Then pull up a chair, Cher!
Once upon a time I had a Badtz Maru wallet. I got it at a Sanrio store in L.A. while visiting my brother at college, oh, 10 yrs ago maybe? It was really excellent: made of this weird plasticy mesh with a billfold, change purse, plenty of card pockets, and a velcro closure. There was even a nice little external pocket for oft-used items like my metrocard, food coop ID, etc. It was super rad.
By last fall the plastic was cracking, and the velcro was fuzzy and shedding. It was clear that the era of the Badtz Maru wallet had come to an end.
Of course I wanted a new wallet that was EXACTLY like the old one, who wouldn’t? I searched and searched the giant interwebs, but couldn’t find a match. Finally I found one that I thought would do the trick. It was made of durable plastic, had a fun design, and featured a billfold, card pockets, and a change purse. I asked for it for xmas and was pleased as punch to receive it.
Except, all was not as I’d hoped in newwalletland. Yes, the wallet was pretty, but the plastic was sharp and pokey on the edges. Yes, it had the essential change purse, but the plastic was so tight that it nearly refused to release the coins inside. Yes, it had card pockets, but they were not as spacious as the old wallet’s pockets. I’m packing a lot of plastic these days, what with the school ID, 2 library cards, 2 access cards for internship libraries, my certified nerd card, etc.
Who is my wallet savior? Why, the lovely Ms. Jill Bliss, of course! A talented designer and craftrix, she makes one fabulous wallet out of soft, washable cloth. LOTS of pockets! A zippered change purse! Fun fabric prints! (I lassoed myself up some cowboyz.) And no pointy edges.
Thanks Jill!
2 comments on “if i mail this letter you can send it back to me”
I know, fellow Jillmade wedding dress owner! :) And all of her new stuff is so very nice, too. I hemmed and hawed over the wallet for a while — the green fern and green dancing kids fabrics are so very cool. But the cowboys stole my heart, so I got a pocket wallet in that fabric. I’m such a dork, I show it to everyone I know: “hey, look at my cool new wallet!”
Jill has always made fantastic things!
Which wallet and fabric did you get?