What great ideas you all have. Here are a few that I use: an orange stick used to push your cuticle (don't know why they call it the orange stick, it's just wood, not even orange) as a stilleto; an old eyeshadow brush that I don't like anymore for cleaning the bobbin case or small places; and a sponge that is covered with microfiber material to clean the mat. I also use a wire basket for utensils at picnics to hold my scissors, pencils etc. and a wire letter sorter to hold my rulers. Most of these can be found at the Dollar store.