Daniel, I do something similar with pollen- except I just use Q-tips cut into half. They fit nicely into my little tubes and I don't have to mess around with a paintbrush or anything. Do you just turn the tube over and rub the pollen onto the bloom?
Larry, there's a lot to like in that bunch. Really like the melon self and the pink bi-tone, and the bright red one is eyecatching...
Kid, I really the second one. Stargate Portal is a newer one for me- hoping to use it more this year...