Stringing together colorful beads can lead to an attractive piece of jewelry, while stringing together colorful obscenities can get a drill sergeant kicked out of preschool. Express yourself colorfully with today’s Groupon: for $5, you get $10 worth of beads at Cartwheels - The Bead Shop in Boerne.

Cartwheels -The Bead Shop's savvy staff strings Texas bead fans together with an array of beads and beading supplies. Every surface of the shop’s showroom drips with decorative orbs, arranged by color, type, and level of self-awareness. Create ornaments for extremities with a selection of seed beads, such as a bright pink drop bead ($5.20) or a perky yellow twist bugle bead ($4.80). A panoply of strand beads trigger impromptu Mardi Gras celebrations, while the resident bead-whisperers’ own designs drape the walls in a kaleidoscopic curtain of necklaces, bracelets, and pendants ($5–$15).