latest version: Subro.Designer.zip
VS.net is of course great, and the .net framework has great possibilities for expanding custom behaviour for your custom controls, but sometimes that implementation can be a bit, well... cumbersome. For the most common reoccuring tasks that I personally find myself using from time to time, here are some custom tools. Perhaps others find it useful as well :)
Though written in C#, the dll is usable in vb.net and other .net languages as well.
Download latest version