I made the ones me and my sister use. found a pretty plaque, got a dowel. drilled hole, figured out how long I wanted the dowel and screwed in a hook like they use for curtain rod middle supports at the top of the dowel. It works fine and the plaque is heavy enough at the bottom. This was years ago when all I could find in the stores was the plastic base or the clamp ons. Only takes a few minutes and you can customize it for what you want. I wound up removing the dowel that the thread cone sat on, it wasn't necessary and some of the shorter cones hung. the thread just sits there now and winds over the hook on the taller dowel.