Bamboo skewers for poking holes in beads, they make a slightly larger hole than a ceramics needle tool. Found in the grocery store, they are a couple bucks for a lifetime supply.

Parchment paper (grocery store) for baking flat polymer pieces on. I use it on a cookie sheet and the paper keeps the bottom of the polymer from taking on the shine of the cookie sheet. Obviously cardstock is stiffer, but the parchment paper can cover an entire cookie sheet if you have larger pieces to bake.

Boy it’s amazing how little you can get by with to make polymer art. I love the fact that no expensive items are needed. I did splurge on a Foredom bench lathe to polish my beads, and I absolutely love it.

I’m going to blog about my favorite texture tools in a day or two on my beadbunny.blogspot.com blog.

Thanks for asking, Heather, I always enjoy your blog entries.

- sharp blades, my old (no motor, no name brand) pasta machine and stacks of old white tiles from a past home reno project

And enough little plastic containers that I support that whole industry I am sure.