Bead Palette

Do-It-Yourself Decorating

The Beader's Friend

This nifty tool not only makes beading easier, but it almost turns it from a hobby into a science. The bead palette has multiple grooves for lining up beads for a necklace or bracelet. It allows you to arrange and rearrange before you actually start stringing, making sure you have exactly the pattern you like. There are also measurements along the sides so you can make it come out the length you want. Finally, the holes in the middle hold extra beads for your particular design, so they aren't rolling all over the kitchen floor. Well, are you sold on the bead palette yet?

To be ethical, I guess I should mention that a folded terrycloth towel works almost as well for arranging beads on...but still, it's just not the same.