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I am showcasing the fabulous new stamp Toolbox Christopher ! :)

 it's a toolbox, that holds muffins (since honestly i dont really know what goes in a toolbox lol that's why i put muffins in mine :)

 here's a close up of the little mr. fix-it!  he's so cute, and was my total inspiration for this project! :) 


ok so here's how you make the toolbox,  sorry for the quality of pictures they were taken at my craft desk, and not in full florida sunlight. :)

i always try to use recycled materials for my projects and i dont really have measurements for most of the shapes , but it's pretty easy to figure out and make any size you want.  for this project you need:

2- cereal box sides, cut in half top to bottom these will be the sides
2- cereal box sides scored 1/2 inch on one side
2- popcorn box sides (the 6 bag box- it's half of a cereal box side so you could just use another cereal box and cut in half)
1- foil tube.  i thought about using a paper towel one but it doesn't look proportional.

ok so like i said score one side of the long and skinny cereal box sides, do this on each piece.  i fold all of the printed sides in because i plan on covering the inside with paper and the print is harder to paint over than the chipboard side.

measure the bottom against the long side and fold up the ends, do this to each side and piece.

make a little notch where you will fold around the to make a corner, and glue the scored 1/2 inch edge to the bottom, and fold and glue the edges around.  do this to each long skinny piece.

when you're done this is what you will get.

flip it over and glue the extra popcorn bottom to the bottom to secure in the glued edges and make the box really sturdy.

this is what you'll get. looks nice, huh? :)

next, on one of the cereal box pieces draw a curve on one side that you like and that looks "toolboxy".  cut it out and flip it over to the other side so they will be symmetrical.
 

 cut it out. and place the foil tube on the center of this piece.

 this is what you will get. this will be your template for the other 3.

glue the long sides with the hole in it one on either side of the tabs that you wrapped around the short end.  do this on each side, then lastly tread the handle through and cut it down to size.

as you can see i already started lining this with patterned paper.  thee last thing that i did what to paint the outside with a burnt umber base and layer crackle, the top it with a beigey brown.  made it look just like real wood.  i also put buttons on the foil tube ends it looks really cute and country that way. :)

by doubling up on the cardboard you can easy feel comfotable giving this project to a kid to play with, it's super sturdy and practically free :)

i hope you try this and if you do i would really like to see what yours looks like! :)

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