For the kitchen, only you can know how much that might bug you. Personally I think of after meal cleanup-the dishwasher is usually open and we are putting things back in the fridge. The rest of the time it probably wouldn't be that big of a deal to me. As for the niche...that would bother me every time I walked down the hall. Can the niche be made a little narrower so that it would be 'centered'? Even if you just use trim to do it it should be an easy fix unless it is off by alot. Hope you are feeling stronger today and ready to tackle these challenges, Let us know what you do!

I would be excited too upon receiving that wonderful swap package! The berry bowls from our local potteries look a bit different, but the purpose is the same. Here in NC ours look more like colanders with cut-outs instead of holes and there is a shallow saucer that the bowl sits in to contain the water. That cookbook looks verrrrr-y interesting! Good job, Katie!

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Ya know, for some dumb reason mosaics scared me a bit, too. I jumped right into leaded stained glass (took a class), then taught myself foiled stained glass, then looked at the scrap pile from those two and said "Self - you are a tightwad and you CANNOT throw those glass scraps away - find something pretty to do with them". So, I started reading on the internet ... and reading library books... and reading message boards ... and still hadn't done anything. Finally one day I just said "screw it" and jumped right in. Frankly, my creations still look like I said "screw it" ~ lol ~ but it's the most fun I've had in a while! Just jump in an have fun hon and if your stuff falls apart, salvage what you can and start all over again with your new lessons firmly stuck in your brain. You'll get nothing but support and cyber hugs from the crew on these boards. It's the nicest learning place I've found on the internet in a l-o-n-g time.