There are loads of tools out there, cheap and expensive, this new series will hopefully shed light on a variety of equipment.  You don’t have to agree with everything I say, it’s totally up to you to decide what is useful for you and what isn’t.  If you have any tips or tricks with the tool we discuss, please go ahead and post a comment!

Today’s tool is

Tweezers

As any woman knows there are different types of tweezers!  In Cake Decorating it bodes well to have several different types. Pointy ones, flat ones, bendy ones, they all serve a purpose dependant on your needs. They can make a cake decorator’s life much easier for those little things we can’t grab hold of and those nooks and crannies we can’t get our fingers into!

You can use them to do such things as

• Place small items on a cake
• Place small items on the side of a cake
• Pinching the bottom of items on a piece of wire
• Poke holes in models such as eyes

and so on!

The really big bonus is that they don’t have to cost a lot!  Always a bonus.

Inspired by my recent Cheap Shop, Cheap Tools, Getting Creative post I popped into Hot Dollar to pick up some ribbon and cupcake wrappers, and there I spied a packet of 4 different tweezers for the grand old price of $2.50.

My favourite ones are the angled ones they really help get into awkward positions with their little angled head.

Remember if you are using them to apply edible pearls or small items like that, the items need to set or you need a very light hand, I don’t have the light hand and have squashed many an item, so that’s my tip to go with this tool!

So go on pick some up today, you never know when you may need them!

Do you use tweezers in decorating?  What ones are your favourite?