Abstract: A method of providing a craft kit involves providing a kit including a frame with a window and a collection of beads presenting a plurality of colors and a pre-selected, fixed number of beads of each color. After providing the craft kit an image is received from a user. A bead template is generated by assigning a bead color to each of a plurality of bead positions on the template document to create a representation of the image using only beads from the collection of beads in the craft kit, and including a bead color indicator in each of said positions on the template document corresponding to the assigned bead color. Once the bead template document is created, it is transferred to the user to enable assembly of a bead array on the frame presenting the representation of the image.

Abstract: Systems and methods for visual search enable input of a digital image to retrieve images that complement the input image. A digital image is uploaded to a website or input into an application. This may be done from a mobile device having a digital camera. The digital image is analyzed and indexed according to its attributes, such as coloration, saturation, light, complexity, and presence of shapes or objects. Search criteria are structured according to the analyzed image and the indexed image is used as an input in a search of images in a database. Systems and methods enable searching for home décor items that complement an input image and enable inputting an image of one type of item (e.g., a piece of furniture) and finding items of another type (e.g., artwork) that complement the item in the input image.