Paint With Diamonds Tutorial, Tips, And Tricks
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- PLEASE keep in mind that this was filmed at the very beginning of 2018, when diamond painting was only starting to become popular in the USA and there was not much info on it at the time. Therefore my use of words to describe things are not using proper terminology for what we know them to be now.
A more in-depth video on Paint with Diamonds. The instructions that come with the picture are minimal and very poorly translated, even though it’s not difficult I hope this video helps people understand how it works. For more... • Diamond Painting Quick...
Four Seasons Tree ~ www.paintwithdiamonds.com
Bead Landing 30 unit Storage ~ www.michaels.com/bead-storage-...
*** Again, as with all of my videos, I do not claim to be an expert at any craft and do my videos for fun in the hopes that it might help others
So glad I watched this! The adhesive paper was covering up the color key on my canvas. I was going by the bad quality printer paper that came with very limited instructions. After I saw you show that key I checked under the paper...and lo & behold....a legible color key! Yay! Thank you
Honestly probably one of the better trip and tricks tutorials I have watched so far on these thanks!
Gina Phelps wow thank you!
Hi Staci, I just got my first small kit, I love it! Great tutorial! Fantastic idea using the plastic containers and label maker! Beautiful picture! Thank you so much for making this tutorial.
So glad I watched this video. I got mine yesterday and the whole time I was using the tweezers🤦🏻♀️
Thanks so much! Just what I needed! Great pointers and ideas! You're my hero.
Stacy, great job! Thank you for explaining the process. I just received my first diamond painting and looking forward to placing my first diamond!
Great tutorial. I've always done cross stitch projects and just recently started diamond painting and I'm hooked. Both crafts are a great and its so rewarding when you can show off your beautiful finished picture! One tip I learned from another tutorial was to use Blue Tac instead of the red wax squares that come with the kit. You hardly ever have to reload your pen.
*When you mentioned using a label maker I immediately thought of Monica from Friends 😄* Thanks for the great video!! Happy painting!
Hi, I love the bead/ drill containers that you are using and great tip on cutting/ folding the paper cover over the unfinished part of the picture 😍
I love seeing your diamond painting!
I just ordered my first one! Excited to try it!
Thank you for this video! I just ordered some today so it will take a while to get here but watching the video makes me think I will mess up very little if at all.
Great tutorial-- I have been working without instructions for a day and now I know how it should be done Thank you
I actually finished this same picture but mine was smaller than yours (40cmx50cm). It's really satisfying to finish one painting! Thank you for the tips. :)
Thank you for the inspiration! I ordered my first diamond kit!
Hello. Loved the tutorial. I'm glad you did a close up of how to place the diamonds. Thanks.
Thank you, just got my first picture today. I got to applicators and was wondering why both applicators had different ends. Glad I watched this, because one of my applicators does 3 in a row. Knowing me I wouldn’t have tried it not knowing this. That’s all that helped me in this video. I wish you would have shown or told us how to get the wrinkles out when first opening it. I watched another video of someone suggesting to iron it. Plastic side down on a tea towel, back facing up. Then placing another tea towel on top, with a cool lowest warm setting, gently iron over the towel, DO NOT remove film on front where diamonds go. Iron in spurts, don’t leave on , don’t press hard.
Cherie Sullivan I have other videos on my channel that show that simply lifting up the entire cover and pressing it back down evenly will get rid of wrinkles. I had a couple of paintings that were so wrinkled I laid books on them for a little while to flatten them after I peeled and resealed the cover.
Thanks for the tutorial. It really helped out first timers. Hopefully you're able to give out more tips. :)
Thanks just started. Great tutorial!
Very helpful! I just ordered my first kit and appreciate the helpful tips.
Kimberly Clark thank you
I have started mine and I couldn’t stop I just forced myself to stop working on what is has become my new hobby from now on I will buy this only from wish
Thank you so much. Great tutorial. I am a beginner
Thank you 😊
Great tutorial!!
Another tip: When you finish, use a flat metal spatula and press down all around the picture. Any raised pieces will go down.
Its one thing to prefer one type/shape....but round are just as good!
VERY NICE VIDEO IT HELPED ME ALOT THANK YOU
Awesome video!
Tip~ very lightly~ close the lids on these round jars, two stuck in the middle so tightly I couldn’t open them, I had to brake one to get the beads out in the other~ Other wise these round containers work great!
When you first started did you have any difficulty with making sure the pieces were plAced straight? OccAsionally that will happen to me.
Sherry loves stitching not really because... start a few (3 or 4) diamonds inside from the corner and then place 4 around it and so on and so on. Do this instead of starting with the diamond in the corner first.
hi... Love your tutorial it was fantastic. Do you have any tips for the framing ?
Thank you
Barbara Osbourne here’s my framing video.... th-cam.com/video/JO8ynknbp6o/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much
Really nice tutorial. Have you thought about labeling the bead containers directly with the grid symbol as well as the number. That speed up my paint significantly since I don't have to check the symbol/number everytime I change color (I picked quite a colorful picture).
svenynka Hi. As the same with cross stitch floss, I use the same containers between diamond kits. So the numbers will stay the same but the symbol will change with different kits. That’s the only reason I don’t put the symbol on the container. For more info... th-cam.com/video/lCc9QblUfYs/w-d-xo.html
Ive had to use an easel because my back hurt so much. So I can’t do large ones. Hopefully I can get a drawing table sometime
Thank You!!
Can I find those containers for my beads on Amazon? I like the way that look🙂 love your thoughts and review of dimond painting.
iliayneliz Ruiz this is the closest thing I can find similar on amazon.... www.amazon.com/Creative-Options-Storage-System-10-875-Magenta/dp/B00CBGKLFK/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?keywords=cylinder+bead+storage&qid=1578019524&sr=8-13
Dear Staci,
Thank you very much for this great video. I want to ask you, can I use this video for commmercial?
Always A Great Choice I do my videos for fun and am not interested in commercializing. Thank you
Nice video! Where did you get the storage for your diamonds? It is a pretty nice idea!
Thank you so much. The diamond storage is Bead Landing 30 container that I got at Michaels. www.michaels.com/bead-storage-box-with-36-containers/10121776.html
Love the tutorial i am doing the doberman i got halfway through my #3 3346 and ran out of dimands where can i get extra
Kathy Kinnaman I would try the stitchestostones website but unfortunately it’s closed for maintenance until April 19th. The good news is the numbers are usually congruent between the different companies and the 3346 should match your 3346 in your kit.
Hi I’ve just started my first picture as it is really small 20cmx25cm I have been doing all the small areas first and leaving the larger area of colour until last .should I be doing a complete area like you have done ? I guess if it was bigger I would have done . I make sure I cover the areas left so it’s still sticky ? Thank you .
Debbie Pack as long as you protect the adhesive background (which sounds like you do), you’re okay. I like doing a complete area at once for two main reasons: 1) I get bored with a color and want to have sometimes two colors at once 2) I like having them all snug in place before I move away from that area of the canvas. Both of these are preferences of me and not something that has to be done.
Hi, I got my first diamond dots painting! I got the black midnight cat at Michaels craft store, also got three of these same circler containers at Michael’s, cant wait to use them, Im excited to do diamond dots painting! Thanks for showing these cool containers!
Got the items before I saw this video!
Many thanks happy Xmas all!🌲🌲🌲
Hi there,
My template arrived bent and creased. Any suggestions to flatten it out?
Ms. Albert I would just roll it the opposite way as what it came to help flatten the adhesive cover. And then put heavy books on it for a while.
Hi. Do you ‘change’ the storage when you get a new photo?
I have 2 pictures but all the Numbers from my previous picture and my new picture are coloured differently.
I would change out the diamonds should the numbers and color that go with the number not match what I already have for that number. Just like with yarn, I’m sure they have different dye lots for batches of diamonds that they manufacture. If you order two pics from different companies, then it might be a complete different color with the same number.
In case you didn't mean differences in dye lots, it's easy to use masking tape for your numbers and then peel it off and put on new numbers found in the next kit.
I think the worst mistake you can make is to star at the bottom. By starting at the top, I never had to worry about knocking tiles off or crumpling work already done, as it was above my work area.
Great tutorial, one question how do you frame your finished paintings
April Mucklow there are many ways you can go about framing (have it custom framed, find a regular frame that fits perfectly, put it on a wood frame like a painting canvas) but what I do is get a frame close to the size of the picture and put a poster board behind it to make up for the excess size. You probably won’t be able to find an exact dimension match since we use inches and the picture is in centimeters so this is the easiest solution.
th-cam.com/video/JO8ynknbp6o/w-d-xo.html framing
Do you ever seal your painting? If so what do you use. Thanks
dawn clements I don’t seal mine because I put them behind glass frame, but if you were to want to seal it when it’s done use mod podge and a brush that would not create bubbles as you brush it on. Do a thin layer to allow the glue to go between the diamonds and not puddle
Awesome video where can I get those stackable for my beads n what's the name of those containers
Angel Ravenel info is listed in video description. Thank you.
Hi,im new at this kind of art,im just confuse if im going to frame it in glass,,do i need to seal it first to make it stay last longer?to avoid falling of the drills?
Alyssa Garcia I frame mine in glass. th-cam.com/video/JO8ynknbp6o/w-d-xo.html here’s a video on how to do that easily. Also I don’t seal mine but if I did then I would use mod podge in a light layer because it dries clear and it smooths itself out well. But to risk taking away from the shine, I wouldn’t seal it at all if your putting it in a glass frame.
Some paper got on my sticky part of the picture and after I got the paper off I have no sticky on the picture. What do you suggest I do. Dipping the dots in super glue made it really stiff and took away the shine
Peg Thornhill I would brush some mod podge on the canvas and so one small area at a time. Or brush on rubber cement, but mod podge is better
I'm new to diamond painting and was wondering where you purchase your larger canvases? I got mine from Amazon /3rd party seller and they are not complete pictures. I bought a mermaid for my daughter and the only diamond part was her tail..very disappointing to say the least. Not to mention it came from China so took many weeks to arrive to my home. Thanks very much. Plus mine are the circle diamonds...they won't fit as well as the squares for obvious reasons.
Catherine Montalbano-Harris I get most of mine from paintwithdiamonds.com. They’re a little bit more pricy than amazon but they are more descriptive. If it says “full drill”, then the entire picture is diamonds. They do have some “partial drill” but have them separated on the website. Also they come from China and will be 4 weeks to get to the states.
For more info see my video on quick startup and FAQ th-cam.com/video/LZeytgS0kVc/w-d-xo.html at about 11:30
Thank you so very much for the information. I really appreciate it. I am an avid crocheter and needlepointer as well as loom knitter so this is my first experience with the diamond painting. My hands get pretty numb from the longterm crocheting so this gives me something to do while I'm resting my hands.
Aliexpress has the widest selection and come right from the company in China, where all the diamond paintings come from.
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Staci, I have major issues with my round beads sticking together. I’ve used cut pieces of dryer sheets to help with static in containers with no success. Do you have any suggestions as to an easier way to pull them apart?
Erika Grubbs I don’t really have any suggestions on the static thing. I kind of like a little bit of static so the diamonds cling to the tip of the applicator, but I haven’t figured out how to get rid of it if there’s a lot of static
Thank you for your reply, but I don’t think it is this static that causes the diamonds to stick together. Every pack of diamonds have had at least 10 diamonds on the flat end stuck together. I’ve tried with some of them to pull apart with tweezers and using my finger nails. Some come loose, but most end up end flying into never land. Does the square diamonds stick together like that? I am curious if you or anyone else have had this issue?
Erika Grubbs I do have some that are molded together but never as many as that many in a pack. Try an x-acto knife would be the solution but watch out for fingers. Also, I like your “neverland” reference. 🙂
Staci Noelle Thank you for your quick response. I will try that. I’m hoping my next kit will not have so many of them stuck together.😁
Erika Grubbs pour the diamonds into the green working tray, stack another working tray on top and press down (you’ll hear popping, the diamonds are coming from together). You may have to take the top tray off and shake or stir your working tray and stack the top tray on again and press down several times to get them all to break apart. I hope that makes sense (it’s kind of hard to explain. Lol) and helps you. I’ll try to explain it differently if you don’t quite understand.
Have you ever considered getting a tracing light board for behind your diamond painting as you can light up the symbols and they become much easier to see and it is so easy to see if you missed a symbol
Nah. I can see it pretty well and don’t have any issues with that. I’ve seen them used before on some other videos.
What is that paper you have on top of the painting? Also how can you order extra diamonds without buying another painting? Thanks
MaryJane Owens try this website... stitchestostones.com/collections/blank-canvas-diamonds for your extra diamonds. They have round and square ones. The paper is the adhesive cover... some kits have a clear plastic cover instead
Thank you!
Good~!! What size?.? 😀😀
Are DMC numbers indicating colors actually standard on all diamond paintings, or do they differ from one company to the next?
SusanScrapPassion they’re standard. Usually listed as one of the options anyway. A good way to tell is black will always be 310... pure red, 666 (a horrible number ).
Also watch this video th-cam.com/video/JO8ynknbp6o/w-d-xo.html at 12 minutes for more information
Staci Noelle Thank you for the info!
I got the same one and just finished it! How would you frame this?
I’ll do a video on that soon (when I get the new ones I’ve ordered). But the easy way to do it is to buy a frame a little larger than the 40x52cm and put a backing on it because you will not find a 40x52cm frame.
th-cam.com/video/JO8ynknbp6o/w-d-xo.html framing
What websites would you recommend for good canvases and fast delivery to the States?
Denise Minor I don’t do a whole lot of diamond painting anymore. But when I did it was just becoming popular so the ONLY options for good quality kits were from China. It takes 4 weeks to get them. I have used AliExpress before and it took just as long and the packages were all but destroyed. Maybe they’ve improved since then though.
Thank you. I found another Company called Crafty Crafters in Camrose that has tons of them so going to drive out there. I want to be able to buy ones that are complete not have ones where you are missing pieces or incomplete kits.
Can you you do section by section or should you go in order number by number and which way is easier to do
It would be easier to do section by section if your sections are larger. One area at a time rather than one color at a time is much easier. This way you can have multiple colors out if you have more than one tray.
Thank you so much for the advice
Do you have any idea how to get the diamonds separated? I got a painting package and one of the colors is mostly stuck together
Jeanne Born if you can break them apart because they’re connected by a small piece of plastic, you have to it that way individually. 🙁 If they’re stuck with thick plastic (like bottoms stuck together) they’re defective and you can’t break them.
If you have done more than one of these things. I've used a second green tray. Pour your diamonds in the tray like normal, give them a little shake and place the second green tray over the top and apply slight pressure all over the tray. Repeat a few times until the diamonds are separated
Is there anyway to soften up the wax? Mine is hard and very globby and it doesn't work very well. It is so dry it won't stay in the pen.
Vicki McClelland I haven’t run into that problem yet so I really don’t know. I would maybe try 5 seconds in a microwave??? I’m sorry
Thanks for the reply.
the video is great and it helped alot, but my picture is not sticky. what can i do about this
Sandy Hawkins there is no adhesive at all??
Ok. I'm assuming that there's no adhesive at all.... which sucks (sorry to say it)!!! If you don't want to return the kit to the company and ask for exchange or refund, then I would try a very thin layer of craft glue or putting double stick tape on your canvas. Both of these options are absolutely time consuming and probably way too much work but if you want to keep your kit these are the only ideas I have. I'm sorry :(
I have just recieved the neon cat picture but the 'diamonds' are all round. Won't it look weird or incomplete, being that the graph is printed in squares?
Icy U was it supposed to be a square drill? I don’t do round drills so I have no idea if the graph is printed in squares or not.
I'm sure it will work out ok in the end. The graph is coloured so I'm going to assume that as long as the numbers/letters are covered by the diamonds, it will look fine. Thanks so much for your response. I did enjoy your tutorial. 😊
I have only done rounds and they come out great. Because the background is colored it shows around the beads.
Circles are actually preferred to squared by many people because they have more facets and are therefore shinier and sparkle more. The background is colored and once done it's not even noticeable as "something wrong." Seems to me the only reason for using squares is if you won't be framing it (and even then I myself would not use squares).
What are all the tools that come with the set? So far a lot of different sets come with different type of tools.
Midnite DE they’ll always come with tweezers and a tray. They come mostly with the type of applicator pen that is in this video. The pen will always have a single side and a multiple diamond side. The multiple may be a 3, 5, or 10 diamond row. If the kit has this type of applicator they will always give you a wax square to load it with. Some kits come with an applicator that looks like a white colored pencil and no wax because the pencil is waxy on its own.
Staci Noelle Oh okay. I've seen so many different types. Now I know. Thank you for being an amazing helper. :)
How do u separate the heads when they stick to each other the flat sides together? Thank u
Joanne Eichelberger if they’re stuck together like that from the factory, then there’s a defect and can’t be separated. Most of the time they’re stuck together on the sides with a very small piece of plastic which can be easily broken apart. But if they’re stuck together by the bottoms then they’re defected.
If splitting side to side consider using an exacto knife (a razor blade) so the split is a little cleaner in case they don't break apart smoothly (though they should).
Take a tray of drills and put another empty tray on top and rub the two together, this usually separates the stuck together drills, hope it helps
What stores can you buy them in directly. This looks like fun.
Michaels just got “Diamond Dotz” pictures in stock. They are round drill (circle diamonds) pictures that may or may not be full coverage.
As of this date, that is the only in store products that I know of.
This hobby look interesting but I think it's expensive. Nice tutorial 😊
Hazel Masula I actually don’t think it’s all that expensive. Amazon has them for not much and it comes with a lot of diamonds and it takes some time to do them. I think it’s worth the cost
You can also find some on WISH for a dollar. It just takes a long time to get them.
What if in a diamond pack you have more circular than square diamonds?
You’ll need to contact the company and tell them you need that number diamond resent to you. I don’t know what else to do on that one.
Staci Noelle ok thank you 😊
How do you make sure you get the square beads and not the circle?
KrazyKitty most sites now have description of their paintings as square drill, round drill, partial drill or full drill. MOST full drill (full coverage) will be square. For more info see close to the end of ... th-cam.com/video/LZeytgS0kVc/w-d-xo.html
thxs
Circles are actually preferred to squared by many people because they have more facets and are therefore shinier and sparkle more. The background is colored and once done it's not even noticeable as "something wrong." Seems to me the only reason for using squares is if you won't be framing it (and even then I myself would not use squares).
I used pill boxes
My page doesn’t have show more to get links how else can I get different links when u post them
Leona Lear the only links I have on this video are for www.paintwithdiamonds.com, other videos on my TH-cam, and diamond storage ( www.michaels.com/s/MichaelsUS/bead-storage-box-with-36-containers/10121776.html?productsource=PDPZ1
where did you get that storage
N. Parker I got this in store at Michaels. It’s Bead Landing brand and has 30 compartments for your diamonds. www.michaels.com/bead-storage-box-with-36-containers/10121776.html
My blouse stuck to part of my picture and now the drills keep popping up. How do I fix that?
People have suggested actually using glue or if it’s a large area you can put double stick tape or a thin brushing of mod podge on the canvas.
@@SassyStaci Thank you, I will try some glue.
Are they easy to frame?
catsandferns there are many ways you can go about framing (have it custom framed, find a regular frame that fits perfectly, put it on a wood frame like a painting canvas) but what I do is get a frame close to the size of the picture and put a poster board behind it to make up for the excess size. You probably won’t be able to find an exact dimension match since we use inches and the picture is in centimeters so this is the easiest solution.
th-cam.com/video/JO8ynknbp6o/w-d-xo.html framing
Ok thank u
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What size is this where did u purchase
This was a 40x52cm. The larger canvas you get, the more detailed and less pixelated it will be. I got it from paintwithdiamonds.com
You can also order them on eBay a lot cheaper too
You can also get them on Amazon, also for much cheaper!
It would be nice if you put your light in a different spot....everytime you put some diamonds down, your hand cast a shadow on your work! We couldn't see the actual step....
Where order when out diamond colors.
victoria bowman check this out... paintwithdiamonds.com/products/wholesale-diamonds
And this site also... stitchestostones.com/collections/blank-canvas-diamonds
What size is that?
Kylie 52x40 cm
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I wonder why they call them diamonds or drills when they're faceted (plastic) resin beads.
Marlise Parker haha. Unsure as well about the 5D. They’re 3D LOL 😆
@@SassyStaci Some of the kits say 5D, but who's counting?
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Paint with Diamonds is extremely over priced. I got the same kit for less on Amazon and a ton on eBay for under 4$.
Buy from wherever you’d like. Great deal! For personal preference reasons I don’t shop on eBay, but if I can make sure the 3rd party companies on amazon or AliExpress are legit I will buy from them.