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THE SCHOOL

The school has undergone many changes since it first 
opened its doors. Because of some damage in the school, they opened up a new wing for the new classrooms, dorm rooms and even a new entrance.







  The main hall on the first floor. 







The new student lounge is a lot bigger. 
More events will be held in the school lounge.






The new lunch room is also bigger. Now instead of 
just eating food from the vending machine, the school
is now offering hot breakfast, lunch and dinner.






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My niece was never into Barbie's, she, well 'we' always enjoyed playing with her 
Polly Pocket's, ok ok, our Polly Pockets. I bought most of them from garage sales and thrift stores. 
Then she started liking the Monster High dolls, got a few for Christmas last year, then she...asked me to build her a Monster High house...I was a little hesitant at first because who has the time, but I liked the challenge, plus she is my only niece and I just can't say no to her.

 

I have made houses before but they were Polly Pocket scale. This was much bigger...I was excited and scared. So I headed off to the Packaging company I get my cardboard from and picked out the size of my boxes. I didn't want to go too big, because that means more paper mache...more work...blah blah blah. So I decided on the 22 x 14 x 14". From there I drew out my plans. I knew this was actually going to happen, when I started glueing the boxes together, once my niece saw how it was going to look, she got more excited and now I really had to finish this thing. So for about eight weekends, mostly Sundays, I spent working on this house. Went to bed late and got up early. I was excited too, to see it finished.

I decided to change the house into a school house because to be honest, I didn't want to have to build a kitchen, I thought making desks was easier and less work, I loved making it but I really wanted to just get it done... I wish I took more pictures during the process...I wasn't really into YouTube.ing and did not know what the whole 'blog' thing was about...

Now I am loving all this, I love sharing what I do with cardboard and I am so thankful that you all enjoy it too. Thank you so much for all your comments, you inspire me. I want to make more...

Here is a few pictures of the inside. Check out the 'dorm' tab for the students rooms.






Here is an video of the new Skull Academy, 
its gone through a lot of changes. 


The balcony, doesn't get used too much.



the dorm rooms...check out the dorm room tab for more pictures.




















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BEFORE THE MOST RECENT MAKEOVER


The Lounge


The Classroom


11 comments:

  1. My nickname is Paris G.December 20, 2012 at 9:30 PM

    If you want to make more make one for me please, I'll give you $10-$20 for it, I know it's worth more but we need to spend less so...

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    1. Hi Paris, I wish I could make it for that price, but even if i did the shipping costs would be crazy, its a big house...you can make one yourself and personalize any way you want, its not that hard, no big tools, just cardboard, paper mache and paint...

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  2. Hey i love your shows i really enjoy them! I Was wannting to know when your nnext one would come out? also how did you make the silver couch i skull academy down stairs? thankyou for makeing such great episodes! Love your biggest fan!

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    1. Hi, thank you very much :) Our next episode will most likely be the second week of January... Awwww thank you :)
      I think I am making another one soon so I will have full instructions on how to make it, unfortunately I didn't take any pictures while making it, it was before I got into YouTube and did not know anything about blogging...kicking myself now :)

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  3. Its Creeparific, Unlike the one I tried to build.. How did you make the stairs? How did you make the chandeliers? how did you make the couch and the vending machine? Is that to many questions? :oD Sorry if it is!!!

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    1. LOL...I love questions... The www.lolasminihomes.blogspot.com has all the tutorials, except for the couch and vending machine... the vending machine is a big piece of styrofoam I paper mached over it, but I made a cut out to mimic where the food comes out, then I found pictures of vending machines online and printed the food portion of it, covered it with plastic (window) and voila...

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  4. how did you ever get the skull academy building?



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    1. I didn't get it, I built it...:) for my niece.

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  5. I can't find the right box format anywhere!

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  6. Wow. That's a long time, but its worth it! The series is so great, its dramatic, and draculaura is hilarious!

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    1. Thank you so much Abby for your comments, its comments like yours that inspire us to keep going.

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