You know the commercial: “I always feel like somebody’s watchin’ me…” Whether you think “he” is cute or annoying, the money stack with eyeballs stalks you during current Geico commercials. Personally, I love the little guy. So does D, and his mom, and most definitely his sister. It’s become an inside joke now, so I came up with the perfect little gift for her.
I did a search on eBay for “the stack” but I didn’t want to pay $10 especially when I wanted to add a light activated music box (Which after shipping cost almost $10 itself – not frugal, I know. But it was either that or purchasing 1000 of them for $300 from China.) So I figured out how to make it for practically nothing, using materials you probably have at home already.
First off, you need fake money – “real” fake money actually costs a lot of money, so I suggest printing off scanned money. Note: You can get in trouble for scanning and printing money unless you alter it. I found a jpg online that has dollar bills already scanned, but at about half the size of real money. I think I used 5 or 6 pages.
While cutting them out, I made a stack of $5 and a stack of all other bills. This is only important if you’re looking to be more authentic, since the official stack is made of $5 bills.
I make 2 stacks using non-$5, but then put $5 on the top and bottom of each stack.
Now you need the band that goes around each stack of bills. I used some scrap paper and a blue marker.
Glue a band to each stack of bills.
Glue the bills together – it’s starting to look like the Geico stack now!
You need 2 googly eyeballs. I cut a couple pieces from a cardboard box to attach the eyes to the money stack.
Viola! You’re done and now you have a gag gift or a new buddy!
If you want to see the full effect check out my videos below… Hope you like it!
I got D’s sister’s permission to post the following video. She said…
Yeah go ahead, that’s a pretty great gift! People need to know he’s always watching
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I’m also participating in the following carnivals today! You can find many more great crafty ideas here:
- Homemaker Monday’s @ 11th Heaven’s Homemaking Haven
- Make Your Monday @ Twice Remembered
- Made it Monday @ The Persimmon Perch
- It’s So Very Creative @ It’s So Very Cheri
- Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative
- Making the World Cuter Monday @ Making the World Cuter
- Show Me How Monday @ It’s a Blog Party
- DIY Day @ A Soft Place
- Toot Your Horn Tuesday @ A Silly Little Sparrow
- Talented Tuesday @ My Frugal Family
- Get Your Craft On @ Today’s Creative Blog
- Works for Me Wednesday @ We Are THAT Family
- Things I Love Thursday @ The Diaper Diaries
- Finer Things Friday @ The Finer Things in Life
Oh I wish I would have seen this before the holidays! We always do a gag gift swap and this is funny! Thanks for posting!
Comment by Stephanie Lynn — January 5, 2010 @ 4:31 AM
This is so cute! I love the Geico commercials.
Comment by Sara — January 5, 2010 @ 9:36 AM
Ha, awesome! I think I should make these for me and my sister to remind us not to spend money!
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Oh how cool! I wish I would have seen something like this to use as a gift at our work Christmas party! It would have been hilarious!
Comment by Ashley — January 7, 2010 @ 3:07 PM
This ranks at the top of my all time favorite gifts!
Comment by Andrea Blaha — January 8, 2010 @ 6:47 PM
What a fun gag gift. Will have to remember this the next time I need one!
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Cute idea!! Thanks for participating in Things I Love Thursday.
Comment by The Diaper Diaries — January 10, 2010 @ 10:14 PM
I hope you liked it!
Comment by D — January 12, 2010 @ 6:06 PM
LOL – good idea!
Comment by K — February 1, 2010 @ 3:43 AM
Are they still lurking around the house???
Comment by K — February 1, 2010 @ 3:45 AM
I’ll have to remember to resubmit it to link parties next season. Thanks for stopping by!
Comment by K — February 1, 2010 @ 3:48 AM
This would be a great way to give actual money as well!!! Put a fake bill on top that you can glue to and the rest can be the real deal!
Comment by Kim — February 2, 2010 @ 9:17 AM
He’s a cutie!
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Comment by Heather @My Frugal Family — February 2, 2010 @ 6:54 PM
can i have the link for purchasing the light activated music box? i can only find pre-recorded boxes. did you record the song once you received it or bought it like that? love it, so cute. i will be making for it my boyfriend to give to his best friend who’s bday in april. he’s a real guff ball, so he will appreciate it. thanks
Comment by anna — March 20, 2010 @ 9:48 AM
Hi Anna! The seller changed the name of the item. Here’s their page:
http://myworld.ebay.com/bigdawgsgreetings
Click here to see the specific item I purchased. The seller is located in Canada and I think it took 6 days to receive it. (I got it on December 23rd, whew!)
This was the least frugal part of the gift. It was just under $10 including shipping. I researched sound modules for a while before deciding I wanted to buy this one. It was either $10 or import 1000 from China for $300!
I recorded the sound myself. The seller has a video on the item page showing you exactly how to do that. I played the song on YouTube and recorded it onto the sound box. Very easy.
Let me know how things turn out
Comment by K — March 25, 2010 @ 7:21 PM
Love the idea! I love that guy!
Thanks for linking up!
~Liz
Comment by Liz@Its A Blog Party — June 9, 2010 @ 7:41 PM
I made one of these too, but out of real money. It can be seen at my blog saidsmith.com
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