I'm not really sure what to use hydrogen peroxide for but my father says I need it so...

So you know how I said before that I'm not a big enough dork to want to play Muggle Quidditch in public? Well apparently, I'm a big enough dork to paint my first-aid kit box to match my bedspread. I saw the idea of a personalized first-aid kit on another blog and because I am that nerdy, I decided I'd make one myself. But instead of putting clever song lyrics on it like this blogger did, I went totally art-nouveau and channel my inner artist. Please note that 'artist' should be pronounced ar-TI-st, not AR-tist.

It was quite a process and I'm not even sure I'm finished yet because much like a professional, I am never satisfied with my work. Anyway. I decided to paint the inside of the box to prevent the paint from scraping off from normal wear and tear. The benefit of this decision was that it made the entire process much cleanlier and seeing as how I was doing this little project within 6inches of my baby (new MacBookPro) cleanliness was important.

I drew the design on in dry erase marker based off the swatch of my bedspread on PBTeen.com.
(I ordered it online and haven't gotten it yet.) I
decided to invert some of the colors, because the actual design has lavender centers with white dots in the middle of those centers but I'd much rather have more lavender than white. I think it looks better, although it actually has more white right now. I'm not sure if I should paint the entire background purple. Anyway.

The nature of my process required me to do the painting in layers. First the lavender center centers, then the white centers, then finally the black petals, leaves and vines. It doesn't really look like it, but it took over four hours. I had to wait for each layer to dry completely before I could do the next coat to ensure opaqueness, and then had to wait for that to dry before I went on to the next color. I'm very proud of it. It's probably the best looking art I've attempted in my entire life.

Image via PBteen.com

My process:

The finished product (maybe):


And the inside:

You can still see where I haven't wiped off the remaining dry erase marker. I'm still not sure if I should just leave it at this or paint the background as well.

The contents of my kit:

• Ankle brace
• Ace bandage
• Tweezers
• Bandaids
• Advil
• NyQuill
• DayQuill
• Tylenol Cold and Sinus
• Anti-diuretics
• Zantac
• Gauze
• Neosporin
• Thermometer
• Alcohol wipes
• Scissors
• Instant cold pack
• First aid tape
• Small package of tissues
• Qtips
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Safety pins

Anything I forgot?