Chase the Rainbow - Your FREE Guide to Using Rainbows in Beadwork

Six worksheets. One seriously satisfying colour journey.

The Chase the Rainbow Printable Planning Guide is your creative companion for working with rainbow palettes in beadwork — whether you're beading from the May Keepsake Collection or diving into your own stash.

This free download walks you through every stage of the rainbow design process, from choosing your palette style and mapping your colour sequence, to testing your gradient flow, experimenting with finishes, and reflecting on what worked.

What's inside:

• Introduction — the science, history, and mythology of rainbows, and why they work so beautifully as a beading palette
• Alternative Rainbows — build your own colour sequence beyond classic ROYGBIV
• Mood & Intention — define the feeling you're designing toward
• Finish & Texture Notes — matte, metallic, AB, frosted, pearl and more
• Palette Experiments — try up to three variations and rate each one
• Colour Swaps — creative prompts to push your palette further, plus a stash dive challenge
• Project Ideas & Reflection — plan where you'll use your rainbow, and capture what you'd do differently next time

Print it once, use it again and again.

Part of the Beadesign by On A String series — design education for beaders who want to understand the why behind the work.