You might get a bit of déjà vu with today’s post.

Sometimes I just like to go with what has worked for me in the past (OK, maybe a lot of the time), and such is the case with both of today’s toolboxes.

Well, technically this first one is a tackle box.

My friend Jackie gave me this one last summer, and I actually began work on it right away while the weather was still warm enough to clean it up with the garden hose, and also to spray paint.

After my usual prep of cleaning, scuff sanding and a coat of Dixie Belle’s Bonding Boss, I gave the inside a few coats of Rust-Oleum spray paint in Leafy Green.

Those tacklebox trays can be a bit putzy to paint with a brush, so I have two methods of dealing with them.  I either spray paint them while it’s warm enough to do that outside, or I have my neighbor/handyman Ken remove them entirely.  He does this by drilling out the rivets that hold them in place.

I think I sprayed this one back in August and it’s been waiting in the wings for the rest of its makeover.

I pulled it out a couple of weeks ago and gave the outside a couple of coats of Dixie Belle’s Chantilly, which is one of the new Silk colors.  It’s a bit brighter of a white than my usual Drop Cloth or Ecru, without being so bright that it stands out.  After the paint dried, I sanded to distress the details and then wiped away any dust.

Then I basically copied a look I’ve done twice before.

I used two Dixie Belle transfers.  All of the black typography is from their Vintage Post transfer, and the red and green florals are from their Evergreen and Holly transfer.  You won’t find either of these on their website because, sadly, I think they are both retired.  But you can still find them online, try Etsy or just simply google them.

I thought the address of ’41 Winter Street’ was a fun little detail for a Christmas tackle box that probably no one will notice except me.

As per usual, I finished off the tackle box with a coat of Dixie Belle’s clear wax.

My 2nd repeat for today is another red toolbox (why are so many of them red?).

This one goes way back to the windfall of toolboxes that I got from my friend Kathy back in 2024.  It had gotten tucked away upstairs in the carriage house and I forgot all about it until I was cleaning up for my recent sale.

After my usual cleaning, sanding and Bonding Boss, I gave this one a coat of Dixie Belle’s Barn Red on the inside.

I also added a bird transfer from the I.O.D. Winter Botanist set inside the cover.

I painted the outside in Dixie Belle’s Ecru, and then repeated a design I’ve used twice before.

The wording is from the I.O.D. Cosette transfer, and those florals are from the Dixie Belle Evergreen and Holly transfer.

As many of you already know, I like this design so much that I have one I’ve kept for myself.

I fill it with my non-collection (‘non’ because I’m in denial that I collect anything) of vintage glass tree toppers.

Both of these ‘repeats’ went in to Reclaiming Beautiful before I left for Florida.  When I get back this week, I’ll have to head in there to see whether or not they have sold.