Registered: July 9, 2006 Location: Sunny NC Posts: 15
Thu, Apr 12, 2007 @ 7:45 AM
These are small wooden dowels for the stems. That's all I've ever used, and they stay in place well and remain sturdy in the foam. I just use a sponge to cover them with the ink, and it is good to wait at least 1/2 day to dry since the ink takes a while to dry completely into the wood.