Ghoul Bus Treats

Hi Roadies!  With the kids back at school, I thought it would be a good opportunity to use a school bus album, I've had for a while. But since the whole "back to school" period has kind of passed and Halloween is just around the corner, I figured I'd turn this project into a "ghoul bus" for some treats instead!

I turned the album into a treat box, by adding some chipboard pieces, cut from an old chipboard album. For the back and front of the bus you can see that two pieces were cut. The solid pieces are to make the frame of the box and the die-cut pieces will be covered with paper, embellishments etc. and then glued to the box frame.

Here's how the frame of box got put together.

1. Use the longest line,  that you marked on the bus, to line up the "bottom" of  the box. Glue in place.
2. Next, glue the "back" of the bus in place. Allow these pieces to dry.
3. Glue the pieces from the previous steps, on to the other side of the bus.
4. Glue the front of the bus in place.
5. Use some foamcore to fill in the front area of the bus, as shown.
6. Then use some thin cardboard to curve around the engine area of the bus.
7. Use rubber bands or string to hold the cardboard in place, until it dries.
8. The frame of the bus should now look like this. 
9. Take the diecut "front" piece of the bus and cut it, to fit the bus frame.

The front of the bus was covered with patterned paper first. Then the die-cut pages from the School Bus Album and the die-cut pieces that were hand cut, were covered with paper and the die-cut areas were filled in, with paper and stickers, before gluing them to the frame.

For the headlights layered buttons were used and the grille was made out of a Wood Birdcage, that was painted and then glittered. I also used a little Twine Cording to trim the front and sides of the bus.

The chipboard wheels from the album and some circles from the Mixed Blossoms Chipboard Set were used on the wheels, along with some more Wood Buttons and Star Trinket Pins.

A little chipboard banner was attached to some wire and then hot glued into place on the back of the bus.

I finished off the bus by adding some treats for my son's class. Happy Halloween!

Maya Road Supplies:
School Bus Chipboard Album
Yellow Star Trinket Pins
Mixed Blossom Chipboard  (circles)
Wood Bird cages
Twine Cording (Harvest Corn)
Natural Wood Buttons
Love Chipboard Banners

Jen

 

 

 

Comments

[Melinda Wilson]

This is so cute and an awesome project!
I have created four of the school bus albums for myself and friends from our "4 School Bus Drivers Gone Wild at Panama City Beach" trip! These were lots of fun and the cute project you created is on my "to make' list!!!