Inflatable Love Seat

An inflatable shrine to my girlfriend. It was the tackiest and softest thing I could think of making. It would make a fine addition to anyone's home

Step 1 Go get stuff.

materials:

- 9 yards of 62" wide canvas
- 6 yards of 60" wide material of choice for cover background (something soft, something cheap)
- 2 yards of 60" wide material for cover pattern
- a spool of thread (to match cover pattern fabric)
- 1 pair of swimmies or inflatable raft (available at Target)
- 1 gallon liquid latex ( Clear #10)
- 1 container of baby powder
- 1 container of rubbing alcohol
- a bar of Dove soap or similar ( bacon soap is tempting but not recommended)
- 1 tube of Victor's rubber cement (available at Ace Hardware)
- 2 latex gloves
- 1 pad of tracing paper

tools:

- 1 sewing machine
- 2 boxes of sewing machine needles (for denim)
- 1 box of beaded pins
- 1 pencil
- 1 tape measure
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 roll of masking tape
- 1 computer with Photoshop (or similar)
- 1 black and white printer
- 2 one and half inch paintbrushes
- 3 plastic containers (1 sealable and 1 capable of holding a bar of soap)
- 1 sewing needle
- 1 roll of paper towels
- 1 outfit you don't like (for painting latex)

Comments

[Lina90]

just about how long does it take to make this?

[randofo]

It took about 2 -3 weeks and a lot of work if I remember correctly.

[chundareta]

love it!

[abadfart]

you could make a good couch

[DELETED_drewdegruyter]

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[Chris of Dangerous Logic]

Heh. When I first read it, I saw "A shrine to my inflatable girlfriend..." Sorry. Does that make me a bad person, or just one who reads too quickly?

[abadfart]

lol i did to but i am in a drout right now so everything has do to with sex to me

[rickyd!]

lol 1-up

[hammer9876]

Not a bad person. One a bit dyslexic though. :-)

[cornflaker]

LMAO! I also demands a cookie though...

[Wafflicious]

both unless u give me a cookie then only the second one

[inquisitive]

Ok, so a year after originally posted-so is the love seat and recipient still going strong? Hope so...

[inquisitive]

Aauw...it's a real loveseat! That is really sweet. Nice Job!

[Caya]

How did she like it?

[karen608]

Wonderful, it is creative from every aspect of it. You could make and sell these you know! okay, maybe it was a labor of 'love'.... don't want to go commercial. Love it!

[Zujus]

Great! Last picture shows how cool it is! ;) what about beanbag?

[T3h_Muffinator]

Dude, Crazy.... Great work!

[noahw]

This is one hell of a Valentine's Day gift. The hard work, the care and the devotion just warm my heart. Nice job randofo!

[fungus amungus]

Congrats! Looks great.

[jarv34]

this is the best v-day instructable i've seen so far, nice!

[Rowen27]

I hope this wins the valentines contest, its way too awesome. P.S. This project might also make a pretty nifty Giant beanbag,(that is, if you cared to hassle with those pesky styrofoam beans). Perhaps as an alternative if you can't get it to inflate...?

[TangMu]

Thats genius.... though i worry that it might start to eat people like the sofas in black books O_O