I wasn't sure I would like quilling or be able to do it for that matter, so I got creative with my initial supplies. I used the peircing tool in the MM tool kit as my quilling tool. It allows for coils to slide off easily and has a good handle for gripping. I also made my own drying board with size chart. I used a large piece of packing styrofoam and covered it with waxed paper. I used strait pins to hold things in place - even if I used too much glue the wax paper allowed me to slide it off without ruining my project. When I got good enough to need sizing circles I traced coins, and ultimately printed a sheet of sized circles off the computer and slid them in under the wax paper.