Abstract: A hand-held portable device to assist in putting on jewelry of the type having a clasp at one end and a receiver at the other and being flexible therebetween. The device is in the form of a rigid elongated member with a stabilizing fin at one end and a clamp at the other. The method of using the device to put on a bracelet whereby the receiver is held in the clamp, the device grasped in the hand to receive the bracelet, the bracelet brought around the wrist and the clasp brought in proximity to the receiver and fastened. The device is thereafter released and removed. The similar method of using the device to put on a neckchain. The device can be used by most persons including those with limited dexterity.