what are some ways to use a toothpick?

Question

i need to find 101 ways "unusual" but appropriate ways to use a toothpick.. or toothpicks for a homework assignment... i need help so if you can think of any please... tell me

all of these have been great.. but i need more!!! please i'm at 83 now i need just a few more....

Answer 1

Applying glue
Removing glue
Distressing the painted finish on furniture
Dollhouse drapery rod
Supports to keep your dollhouse windows open
Carving decorations on clay
Poking holes in clay
Applying tiny dots of paint
½” scale table legs
Chair spindles and stretchers
Make an old-fashioned plate rack
Use the fancy toothpicks for pegs on shelves & on a coat rack
As handles for various miniature tools such as shovels or trowels
As the framework for a miniature kite
Dripping paint or resin onto surfaces
Cut ends off and weave together to make a ½” scale wooden fence
Moisten the end of the toothpick and use to pick up small beads and findings
Counting stitches in miniature needlework
Columns on miniature wedding cakes
The flat kind as miniature chopsticks
Glue sandpaper to one and use to sand rounded edges
Use to make streaks of paint when marbleizing a finish
Use the stub of a toothpick to make a fat candle
As “nails” to hold foamcore together
Armatures for clay dolls
Spindles in porch and stair railings
Cut off the ends and paint green to make pickles
Use a toothpick to curl small pieces of paper to make flower petals
Paint red to make the handles on a rolling pin
Diagonally sand the end of a toothpick until it is rounded and use to smooth ridges in clay figures
A toothpick with the end rounded can be a stylus for making flowers
The base of a parasol or umbrella

Answer 2

Get one of those awesome little dispensers that you fill with toothpicks and then you turn the little nozzle on the side which would result in the dispensing of a toothpick. If your not totally sure what I'm talking about, next time your at a restaurant look at the front area where people walk in/wait/pay. Many places have them.

Answer 3

Use as little swords for olives in martini;
plug small holes in a wall;
use for picking up little appetizer snacks

Answer 4

As a javelin in a miniature diorama

Answer 5

crafts
cleaning teath
cleaning around the gear shift
checking to see if cake is done
flag poles for cupcakes
dip buckeyes in chocolate
kenling
raft for barbie
if i think of any more i will let you know

Answer 6

framing for a mouse house

Answer 7

you could build miniature houses with lots of them

Answer 8

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