You may have noticed that in the end the bus isn’t furnished exactly as shown in the story. That is due to the fact that it has the proportions of a camper van because of the pattern I used. This Old Red is therefore not long enough to fit in all the furniture I’d planned to include. So I took some liberties. Those who have read The English Family Anderson will know that Old Red’s travelling days are over so Miranda suggested that they may well have removed the steering wheel and driver’s seat to give them more space. That makes sense doesn’t it?
I hope you enjoy the final how-to video which shows the creation of a table, two ottomans for seating (and which contain Brietta’s and Casey’s sleeping bags and bedrolls), and a wardrobe/cupboard for food, utensils, crockery, cutlery, a washing up bowl, and towels and stuff. There’s a folded blanket on top of the wardrobe and a basket of potatoes on top of that. Their few clothes are kept in the drawers under Mum and Dad’s bed. They use the great outdoors for washing and they’ve built a compost toilet out there too 🙂 So they’re all set.
I hope you’ll enjoy making your own camper-bus and I look forward to seeing pictures when you’re done 😀
ps: if knitting’s not your thing, you could always make one out of cardboard 🙂
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Absolutely delightful. The bed is my favourite bit. I’d love to live in Old Red!
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Thanks so much Sarah, I’d love to live there too 😀
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I want one!! So adorable.
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Ha ha ha 😀 Thank you 🙂
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Love it!
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Thank you 😀
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Truly charming!
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Thank you 🙂
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That looks so cozy!
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Thank you 😀
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Wow! I want to step right in!
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Ha ha ha 😀 yes, it does look comfortable doesn’t it? 😀
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Wow, that’s great!!!!! Such a cozy happy place to live! And a very exciting theme tune!
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Thank you so much 😀
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I LOVE this! the little bed is adorable =]
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Thank you so much 😀
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Great! 😀
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Thank you 😀
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That’s such a cool video 😀 Now the bus is all ready to play with! Yay!
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Thank you 😀 – now it needs some people to live in it 🙂
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