Project #5 What to do with an Old Tool box

I found this wonderful old tool box I just had to bring home. It was love at first site.

It had lots of yucky old tools in it and encrusted with dirt

but....

It spoke to me... " I clean up nice"

and below is how I saw it in my head!

A bit of elbow grease and help from  my dearest friend, Mr Clean magic eraser, and it went from
this:

to this:

And all dressed to party...filled with some chosen treasures, dried roses from my daughter's birthday, pretty china, vintage bottles.

In the Dining room.

 My centerpiece at the Dining table morphs from one thing to another all winter long, just to entertain myself!

In the summer hardly anything at all will happen in here. I will be busy entertaining myself on the beach.

:0)

That little birdhouse in the background corner was a thrifted find that I adore, and I filled it with those bottle brush trees that I'm keeping out all winter.

This way it reminds me of peering thru the garden gate of an old mansion in winter, as a child.

Here's hoping these are the only snow covered trees I see all winter!!

Off to the partays!!
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