Apparatus and method for holding a tool on a container lip or edge

A tool holder for attachment to a container having a lip or edge for temporarily holding a tool having a handle grippable by one hand of a user and having a working end, comprising:

• a tool handle support having opposite ends, a bottom and opposite sides defining a handle supporting member aligned along a longitudinal axis;
• retaining walls extending upwardly from opposite sides of the handle support along the longitudinal axis;
• the handle supporting member having a length and a width and a substantially open top along the length and open front and back ends whereby said opened front end permits said paint brush to extend outwardly therefrom in cantilever fashion, the width being substantially the same between the opposite ends;
• an anti-tip substantially closed loop handle retainer at or near one of said opposite ends of the handle support to prevent a portion of a handle positioned along the longitudinal axis and through the handle from moving any substantial distance from the handle support other than substantially along the longitudinal axis;
• the anti-tip handle retainer comprising a structure extending above and over the cradle, the anti-tip handle retainer defining a handle-receiving opening;
• a mounting member connected to the handle support to receive a lip or edge of a container.