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This Christmas, I made one for a friend out of a soft cuddly bison and he loved the hell out of it. He mentioned that he could use it as a head-cushion that plays music on his long drive to Portland and being a good Sacramentan I immediately thought "Hella. I'll make myself one like that too." That's where this idea was born.
My boyfriend recently had his car broken into and radio stolen, so today I am making him one of these until he gets over his fear of a second radio getting stolen, and a third and fourth and so on. Usually these cost about 2 dollars and some change to make. Today I'll be making one with slightly nicer, 4 dollar speakers so you can hear them quite nicely over car sounds.
My boyfriend recently had his car broken into and radio stolen, so today I am making him one of these until he gets over his fear of a second radio getting stolen, and a third and fourth and so on. Usually these cost about 2 dollars and some change to make. Today I'll be making one with slightly nicer, 4 dollar speakers so you can hear them quite nicely over car sounds.
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Stuffed Animal: I like the Cuddly Cousins ones from the dollar store, because they're easy to dismantle, hide sloppy stitching with their thick fur, cost a buck and come in all kinds of great flavors like "bison", "warthog" and "bear". Actually, anything hollow will do.
Speakers: The speakers I use here are coby portable speakers that were purchased at frys for 4.99 and need no power source. Also at frys they've got Fashionation portable speakers for about a dollar...I haven't tried those but they can't be too bad. The last source I can personally vouch for is the dollar store portable speakers...they're on the quiet side but not bad. Anything that does not need an external power source/batteries will work. What we are looking for is something that leeches directly from your ipod or laptop or what have you.
Sewing Supplies: I used a pocket knife but you should use a seam ripper or something. A needle and thread is pretty much vital.
Screwdriver
Optional:
Dremel Drill and hack saw to extract speakers from too-large containers.
Speakers: The speakers I use here are coby portable speakers that were purchased at frys for 4.99 and need no power source. Also at frys they've got Fashionation portable speakers for about a dollar...I haven't tried those but they can't be too bad. The last source I can personally vouch for is the dollar store portable speakers...they're on the quiet side but not bad. Anything that does not need an external power source/batteries will work. What we are looking for is something that leeches directly from your ipod or laptop or what have you.
Sewing Supplies: I used a pocket knife but you should use a seam ripper or something. A needle and thread is pretty much vital.
Screwdriver
Optional:
Dremel Drill and hack saw to extract speakers from too-large containers.
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I like it >=}