I thought I’d take a break from posting about the free-at-the-curb dollhouse today and share a toolbox that I worked on recently.

This toolbox came from my neighbor nnK’s brother Keith.  Apparently he purchased it because it was full of drill bits that he wanted, but he didn’t want the toolbox itself.

But he knew exactly who might like to have it … me!

I treated the toolbox to my usual prep; I scuff sanded it, then washed it with grease cutting dish soap and hot water.  Once dry, I gave it a coat of Dixie Belle’s Bonding Boss inside and out.

I painted the inside of the toolbox in Dixie Belle’s Cottage Door and then sealed it with their flat clear coat to give it extra durability.

Then I painted the outside of the toolbox in their Apricot.

After sanding to distress the edges and wiping away any dust, I pulled out the I.O.D. Rose Botanical transfer as well as a small section from their Clementine transfer.

I knew I wanted to add this bit of wording from the Clementine transfer somewhere on the toolbox.

So after playing around with it for a bit and deciding exactly where the wording would go, I first applied several roses from the Rose Botanical transfer.

My selection of roses from that transfer was pretty picked over since I’ve used it on several projects already, but I think I was able to come up with a pattern that works.

Once I had all of the roses in place, I added the wording.

I knew that some of it might overlap those roses, so that’s why I chose to apply them in this order.

I also added a small number transfer from Tim Holtz just above the latch.

Once all of the transfers were in place, I followed up with a topcoat of Dixie Belle’s clear wax.

Now that the toolbox is so pretty in pink do you think Keith would like to have it back?

Hmmmm.  I’m guessing not.

But maybe one of my other local readers would like to have it?  If so, be sure to check out my ‘available for local sale‘ page for more details!