well, what do you think?  Pretty darn cute?  It is surprisingly pleasing on the eye - I am not sure I would have believed it really.  It's not perfect though (for a start I got the text print upside down) -  I learnt a few things about working with faux leather, along the way ... as you do.... 

*    You can't unpick it - once your sewing machine needle has gone through it, it is marked permanently, so sew carefully

*    You can't iron it - it melts....I KNOW!

 *    You need to find a way to hold your seams open on the inside to avoid bulky seams.   I searched on the internet for a solution.....glue was suggested, but I wasn't at all sure I liked this idea.  I ended up, sewing the inside edge down to keep it flat and out of the way of the seam line, but having sewn it from the wrong side -it wasn't a perfect result on the right side!!!! and I should have matched the thread!