One of my Christmas gifts from my parents was a quilling kit. I first read about the craft in a holiday book form the library, so when I saw the kit, I jumped. I didn’t have the opportunity to play with it until Saturday, when I made a few hearts and a flower. Today while I waited to pick Anya up from school, I made a few more pieces.
I think I need a magnifying glass on a stand ’cause my eyes get all squinty, but it’s really fun. The way the paper changes and holds a new shape is fascinating.
I tried to find a before shot of the kitchen from the same angle as the after. Eventually I realized that was not possible what with the wall that used to be there. Here are two photos of the old kitchen. The first is from when we had just moved in, and the second was from when we had begun to take down the wall. Neither properly show the hideousness that was the always-looks-dirty, cracking vinyl peel-and-stick floor.
The other side of the room, the dining room, still needs to be painted, so no pics of that now.
This is for my Uncle David and Aunt Nancy, who were pestering me for pictures of our (mostly) finished kitchen.
Now I wonder if they’ve ever finished putting trim around *their* kitchen door…