Some of the reusable straws made of metal - not bamboo - work well for circles, eyes etc. I don't know if anyone is into pimple popping? You can get a nice set of 5 tools with various things on each end (10 ends) for around £3-£4 sterling, so around $5 for you guys I think. Teeny, tiny pin nosed tweezers are a Look useful for picking off tiny blemishes - a bit of smut, an accidental touch of colour, some scum etc. Bigger tweezers work well too but the tiny ones cause less distortion . Work outside the flame (as you should with all tools), as the tips will become soft with heat and it's easy to burn through something so tiny. If your tips get soft, it's because you have annealed or softened the metal, this can be sorted by throwing them in a barrel tumbler for a while. Or you can DIY it by gently (to keep shape) hitting the softened tips with a small hammer, or other small tool until hard. Do one side at a time!
Have a trawl through pottery tools, there are some goodies there. Also tiny, mini cookie cutters: can be used for cane or As an imprint in your glass. Hope some of them are useful? X
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