Creating a Magnifying Glass graphic

Hello Everyone,
Anyone know how I could create a magnifying glass graphic using Adobe Photoshop?
I did do a search but it mostly came up with instructions or info on how to create one that'll also actually have a "magnifying" or "glassy" look to it.
While just I want to create a simple one, just containing a circle and an handle attached to it.
Kinda like the following:
http://www.iconfinder.com/icondetails/42437/32/alt_glass_magnifying_icon
And in case you're wondering why I don't use the above, I'd like to create one with my own colors.
I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

Noel Carboni wrote:
The advice given above is great, but I'd like to toss out another idea:  Search the web for stuff like:
magnifying glass Photoshop file
You turn up some very nice free PSD file downloads that you can open and see how the designers did their stuff.  The first match with the above search in Google nets you a very nice example from psdgraphics.com.
-Noel
I'll second that. It always amazes me what you can find if you look. There must be a brush set for every contingency, for instance, and almost as many Shapes. I bet there is even a font out there that incudes a magnifying glass!

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