What would help you not be confused is just kitting up by the sticker order then organizing them at the end into the symbol order. You are using bottles-easy to sort later.
For me I arrange my drills by colour in rainbow order (if that makes sense) it makes it easier to find drills when working on the kit when you look in the area you have a specific colour so eg. Light blue colour symbol on the canvas you go to the blue drills section in the storage and match the symbol from there.
When I kit up I sort the packets in DMC order, then fill my containers and label. Then I arrange the containers by symbol, letters, numbers, “math” symbols, dots and circles,triangles, directional, and “odd balls.”
Hitting pause. Fill your containers however it makes sense to you , then sort the filled bottles by numbers, symbols,etc. don’t try to do that while filling the bottles. It’s more efficient to arrange after the fact.
I do numbers, then alphabet, then keyboard symbols (in keyboard order) . . . Then shapes--squares, circles, etc; last i put all the leftover odd symbols: stars, hearts, etc.
🤔 I'm new to this. But, I've done embroidery kits. The threads are usually just jumbled in together and you have to sort them out yourself. So, after I've done that and card them up. I tend to put the color number on one corner and the symbol on the other. Then box them according to the numbers. The charts have both for reference; so I'd first find the symbol on the chart, then the color number to find the card. To be honest; I have in the past, sorted and boxed kits, just to turn around and called myself done and gave away the kits.
I generally do the kitting up in order of the packet train, then reorganize them into symbol order afterwards. /-# and approximately all count as mathematical symbols for me. I will happily reorganize which order the symbol groups go in, in order to avoid having groups split in to separate rows. You did well for first time when you have to think about what goes together.
Another de-kitter! Drove me crazy for a bit. Then I had a moment! I write on my bottle lables by hand. In the middle of the lable I write/draw a LARGE symbol. Below the symbol is the DMC number written quite small. Above the symbol is the numeric order number, written small, taken from the canvas legend. Then I get the containers in order. Numeric, alphabetical, keyboard symbols, (going to start using your idea) arrows, and anything left over. Then when the project is done and it is time to de-kit, I just use the small number on the top of the label to put them back in numerical order, which should be DMC order as well. I have been enjoying your videos, and have learned a few new tricks and things! Thank you! I did my first dp in 2017 (I think), but didn't get bitten by the bug to do another until 2019. I really enjoy this hobby. Catch ya on the TH-cam later!😃✍️💎🖼
When I kit up I go in numerical order as they appear on the stickers. 1 thru 64 or however many colors are in the particular painting. Boom I’m done. That works for me.
In my world, If it looks like a letter it goes with that letter. Even if it’s upside down. The teepee or x with the bottom filled in always goes with the x. Same goes for the slash with a smaller slash across it. Thats an x in my mind. Same for Upside down t etc. Keyboard symbols always go in the following order in my brain. +,-,=,%,#, . Then 1 dot, 2 dots 3 dots. It’s funny how our brains like to sort things. That funnel makes for awesome asmr sounds by the way.
I've tried sorting my bottles a few different ways, and personally I don't find it makes much of a difference, once I know where the colour I need is I just reach for that spot. As for kitting up, I just slap all of the labels on my bottle lids while they're in the organizer so they're in number order, then just grab a string of drills and go with whatever I pick up, I find it easier to grab an already labelled container for whatever colour drill I pick up. Extra bottles either go at the end, or I just store the excess in baggies and keep them in the top pocket until I need them if the kit has too many colours for extra bottles.
@@DiamondPaintingAnonymous Absolutely, and it's really interesting to see how everyone else's brain works and how they approach it. Thanks for the great video!
Well, I just couldn't function setting up by symbol. I use the number system 1 through (however many colors in the kit). For example, 1 thru 59 on my current Jewel of the Sea by Hannah Lynn. I number my containers the someway 1 thru 59. If, for some reason, the drills won't all fit in the containers, I store them until I need them. Then, I take the sticker sheet and put in a clear notebook protector, and leave next to my painting . I look at the symbol on the painting and match up with the number on my sheet and get the numbered container. I'm not sure about my personality type, but I just know symbols would drive me crazy and I'm supposed to enjoy this process. I guess to each their own. 😊
I am the same way! Legend order! My brain needs everything to match so I can look for the drills much quicker. I have ADHD but I'm not sure that has anything to do with it😂
I use the legend numbers in order too. I have my containers already numbered 1 through whatever. I think it would break my brain to use symbols. I could probably go in DMC numbers if I had to
I know that for some people, the kitting up process is just part of their whole diamond painting experience, and they enjoy making it "complicated". I'm the type that just wants to get to painting, LOL! I have several different "sizes" of containers that I use - some have 28 boxes, some have 36, some 72, etc... every single one of my "storage/use" containers are numbered 1-x (depending how many boxes are in the main container. So if I'm doing a painting with 25 colors, I'll grab the box that has 28 containers in it. Then I just fill the containers with the drills in their number order on the legend. Period. No symbols, no DMC colors.... just numerical order. When I'm working the painting, let's say I come across a star symbol. So I look at the legend and it says the star is #7... so I pull out the container with the 7 on it. Generally speaking, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to kit up.
For a j wall the categories get a lot more specific because of how many more colors there are. I had additional categories for shapes, transportation, household items, people, weapons etc. It didn’t take me long to have the categories/the spot where the categories were located memorized and boy did that speed me up. Well worth the effort.
I prefer the double size tic-tac bottles with a flip lid to the screw-top jars as I think they would drive me nuts after a while, having to screw/unscrew constantly. I label my containers in numeric order as stated on the key/legend (whatever you like to call it). Just makes logical sense for to me to do it this way.
Honestly I've tried different ways to kit up, but I go in legend order, which usually means DMC order. My brain works way better having the drills in the same order as the legend. I get twitchy when it's all out of number order 😂
@@DiamondPaintingAnonymous I haven't done anything with more than 67 colours, so maybe a symbol system would work? But I'm still nuts and would kit up in number order😂🤣
I gotta give you credit, it all seems a bit hair pulling. I know I just started and still collecting colors and containers. But I just label the bags with a marker and if I already have a bottle with a particular color I just throw the new bag in the extra box and put a piece of masking with the symbol related to the canvas I'm working on. Just watching some kitting ups is too much for my tiny brain 😂
Do what is easiest for you and makes sense to the way you process information. Everyone is different in that regard and one system is not better than another. I agree with a lot of the other comments though, get the stuff in the containers just going down the list and then sort after the fact. I don't even think about it until everything is in a container. We are all creatures of habit though and muscle memory is strong, which is why it is so frustrating to do things differently. I commend you on effort to stretch your brain, it keeps us young. 🤪😀
I typically do letters, then numbers, then symbols when sorting. Symbology predates the keyboard so that doesn't even play into it in my mind. Haha! I don't care what order the symbols are in, because after awhile I know exactly where it is in the tray.
This is exactly why I try new things - I think so linearly sometimes and moving around to organize by symbol AFTER getting them into containers never even occurred to me. Thanks for watching!!
I always kit up by symbol/vibes. I start with numbers then letter, then dots, then lines with dots then lines (straight then wavy) then bent lines (aka arrows or anchors or ) then whatever is left I just go from simplest to complicated
I either go in order of the sticker sheet, then put my EW in the try in the order I want, or I start with the first DMC I pick up, find ifs sticker and once again rearrange the bottles. I always work by symbol.
I always work by symbol as well, but I’ve just never kitted up that way. Although as people have pointed out, I could kit up by DMC as usual and then just rearrange the containers by symbol after. Thanks for watching!!
I kit up by the order on the chart. Then I arrange by numbers, alphabet, and then sort by color... Easier to find when seeing the symbol and what color it is.
I loved watching this video and it occurred to me while watching, that I might try rearranging my EW that is already kitted up in number order - into the order you used for this video and see if it makes it quicker to find what I need if that makes any sense at all…😂
I certainly get your OCD on the 797. I personally would have put an empty placer at the end of that row so that all the 797's were on the 3rd row. That is if you weren't able to squeeze in the others of the bottle before. LOL
I fill my containers in the order on the sheet. When completed, I sort in the order I would like to work with, depends on how many containers. Usually letter, then numbers, then symbols. Since I label each container with the symbol and DMC number, dekitting is simple as you just arrange them in DMC order. I think you made this harder by picking the labels out of order.
This way would confuse me, but everyone kits up differently by what makes sense to them. Personally I kit up in DMC/ number order then leave them that way in my containers, has always worked for me 😊
Different companies handle ABs differently. Some have their own codes, some just use the DMC code. When you look at the description of kits, they should note what special drills are included. Thanks for watching!!
This kit is great to work on and it crosses of a few boxes of the bingo 2024 card just kit how you like to i kit up my bottles if any left over after I fill the bottle I put them in a small plastic wallet and refill when needed i label it with kit on and put it to one side I don’t like haveing two bottles of same colour kitted up it can get confusing and use the wrong colour everyone as diffrent ways on how they kit up
So, I am just starting the video, but this sounds like a mess. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do the WIP & Chats too, since I have never kitted up this way. I think I wouldn't like it, because of my OCD, but maybe you'll change my mind.
I kit up in DMC order, then rearrange my containers into numbers, alphabet, then colours, that's best for my brain 😅 You kit up however is easiest for you 🥰
Lines with dots is the category you were missing. The pin and the pregnant stick would have gone after the dots category in my brain. But there’s no rules. We all do things differently in our minds. The key is to be efficient in the diamond painting process.
I would had grouped all keyboard symbols - %#+=- / ^ etc. not making math vs keyboard. I’d probably put what you call Tetris with the alphabet because to me it’s an upside down T.
I actually asked my husband that question about the Tetris piece, because I see the logic, it just isn’t initially how my brain classified the symbol. Thanks for watching!!
You are making it difficult. Put it in -??? Number, but don't put the number put the symbol and put it in. Don't stress, relax. Have some fun and get stuff done. Enjoy your videos.
@DiamondPaintingAnonymous wasn't being critical (at least I hope not). You are amazing at this and I hated seeing you stressing out about it. I just put the symbols on the cap and put them in my case. Especially since it is the symbols we are going to focus on.
What would help you not be confused is just kitting up by the sticker order then organizing them at the end into the symbol order. You are using bottles-easy to sort later.
Oh, that’s a good point.
That is what I do.. sticker order… if EW then by weight. I diamond paint by symbol….
For me I arrange my drills by colour in rainbow order (if that makes sense) it makes it easier to find drills when working on the kit when you look in the area you have a specific colour so eg. Light blue colour symbol on the canvas you go to the blue drills section in the storage and match the symbol from there.
Thanks for watching!!
Yes
When I kit up I sort the packets in DMC order, then fill my containers and label. Then I arrange the containers by symbol, letters, numbers, “math” symbols, dots and circles,triangles, directional, and “odd balls.”
I think that is mostly how I sorted these drills, so that’s good to know! Thanks for watching!!
Hitting pause. Fill your containers however it makes sense to you , then sort the filled bottles by numbers, symbols,etc. don’t try to do that while filling the bottles. It’s more efficient to arrange after the fact.
Several have pointed that out - I must admit it never even occurred to me! Thanks for watching!!
I do numbers, then alphabet, then keyboard symbols (in keyboard order) . . . Then shapes--squares, circles, etc; last i put all the leftover odd symbols: stars, hearts, etc.
🤔 I'm new to this. But, I've done embroidery kits. The threads are usually just jumbled in together and you
have to sort them out yourself. So, after I've done that and card them up. I tend to put the color number on one corner and the symbol on the other. Then box them according to the numbers. The charts have both for reference; so I'd first find the symbol on the chart, then the color number to find the card.
To be honest; I have in the past, sorted and boxed kits, just to turn around and called myself done and gave away the kits.
When I have multiple bags of the same color, I only open one of them at a time and set the "extras" aside until they are needed.
I generally do the kitting up in order of the packet train, then reorganize them into symbol order afterwards. /-# and approximately all count as mathematical symbols for me. I will happily reorganize which order the symbol groups go in, in order to avoid having groups split in to separate rows. You did well for first time when you have to think about what goes together.
Thanks for watching!!
Another de-kitter! Drove me crazy for a bit. Then I had a moment! I write on my bottle lables by hand. In the middle of the lable I write/draw a LARGE symbol. Below the symbol is the DMC number written quite small. Above the symbol is the numeric order number, written small, taken from the canvas legend. Then I get the containers in order. Numeric, alphabetical, keyboard symbols, (going to start using your idea) arrows, and anything left over. Then when the project is done and it is time to de-kit, I just use the small number on the top of the label to put them back in numerical order, which should be DMC order as well.
I have been enjoying your videos, and have learned a few new tricks and things! Thank you! I did my first dp in 2017 (I think), but didn't get bitten by the bug to do another until 2019. I really enjoy this hobby. Catch ya on the TH-cam later!😃✍️💎🖼
@@patriciaasher4614 Glad you are enjoying them! Thanks for watching!!
When I kit up I go in numerical order as they appear on the stickers. 1 thru 64 or however many colors are in the particular painting. Boom I’m done. That works for me.
Thanks for sharing!!
In my world, If it looks like a letter it goes with that letter. Even if it’s upside down. The teepee or x with the bottom filled in always goes with the x. Same goes for the slash with a smaller slash across it. Thats an x in my mind. Same for Upside down t etc. Keyboard symbols always go in the following order in my brain. +,-,=,%,#, . Then 1 dot, 2 dots 3 dots. It’s funny how our brains like to sort things. That funnel makes for awesome asmr sounds by the way.
It does make awesome ASMR!
You can also kittup in DMC number and then sort them by number or symbol since you have separate containers.
Thanks for watching!!
I've tried sorting my bottles a few different ways, and personally I don't find it makes much of a difference, once I know where the colour I need is I just reach for that spot.
As for kitting up, I just slap all of the labels on my bottle lids while they're in the organizer so they're in number order, then just grab a string of drills and go with whatever I pick up, I find it easier to grab an already labelled container for whatever colour drill I pick up. Extra bottles either go at the end, or I just store the excess in baggies and keep them in the top pocket until I need them if the kit has too many colours for extra bottles.
It's amazing how many different ways there are for kitting up! Thanks for watching!!
@@DiamondPaintingAnonymous Absolutely, and it's really interesting to see how everyone else's brain works and how they approach it. Thanks for the great video!
Well, I just couldn't function setting up by symbol. I use the number system 1 through (however many colors in the kit). For example, 1 thru 59 on my current Jewel of the Sea by Hannah Lynn. I number my containers the someway 1 thru 59. If, for some reason, the drills won't all fit in the containers, I store them until I need them. Then, I take the sticker sheet and put in a clear notebook protector, and leave next to my painting . I look at the symbol on the painting and match up with the number on my sheet and get the numbered container. I'm not sure about my personality type, but I just know symbols would drive me crazy and I'm supposed to enjoy this process. I guess to each their own. 😊
Whatever works for you! Thanks for watching!!
I am the same way! Legend order! My brain needs everything to match so I can look for the drills much quicker. I have ADHD but I'm not sure that has anything to do with it😂
I also do 1 through whatever. It’s easier for me that way.
I use the legend numbers in order too. I have my containers already numbered 1 through whatever. I think it would break my brain to use symbols. I could probably go in DMC numbers if I had to
Hi there! Whew!! No static. YEA! 👍 I can’t wait to see your progress. This is a colorful painting. Enjoy!
Thanks for watching!!
Well done! I loved watching you try something new. I’ll stick with number order, personally. All the decision making would give me anxiety. 😆
It did me too! I get why people do it differently, but in DMC order just makes the most sense to my brain! Thanks for watching!!
I know that for some people, the kitting up process is just part of their whole diamond painting experience, and they enjoy making it "complicated". I'm the type that just wants to get to painting, LOL! I have several different "sizes" of containers that I use - some have 28 boxes, some have 36, some 72, etc... every single one of my "storage/use" containers are numbered 1-x (depending how many boxes are in the main container. So if I'm doing a painting with 25 colors, I'll grab the box that has 28 containers in it. Then I just fill the containers with the drills in their number order on the legend. Period. No symbols, no DMC colors.... just numerical order. When I'm working the painting, let's say I come across a star symbol. So I look at the legend and it says the star is #7... so I pull out the container with the 7 on it. Generally speaking, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to kit up.
For a j wall the categories get a lot more specific because of how many more colors there are. I had additional categories for shapes, transportation, household items, people, weapons etc. It didn’t take me long to have the categories/the spot where the categories were located memorized and boy did that speed me up. Well worth the effort.
Weapons? I definitely need to take a closer look at the symbols! 😁 Thanks for watching!!
I prefer the double size tic-tac bottles with a flip lid to the screw-top jars as I think they would drive me nuts after a while, having to screw/unscrew constantly.
I label my containers in numeric order as stated on the key/legend (whatever you like to call it). Just makes logical sense for to me to do it this way.
Everyone has their preferences for working. Thanks for watching!
Honestly I've tried different ways to kit up, but I go in legend order, which usually means DMC order. My brain works way better having the drills in the same order as the legend. I get twitchy when it's all out of number order 😂
We’ll see how I do with this kit. I may go back to that! Thanks for watching!!
@@DiamondPaintingAnonymous I haven't done anything with more than 67 colours, so maybe a symbol system would work? But I'm still nuts and would kit up in number order😂🤣
I gotta give you credit, it all seems a bit hair pulling. I know I just started and still collecting colors and containers. But I just label the bags with a marker and if I already have a bottle with a particular color I just throw the new bag in the extra box and put a piece of masking with the symbol related to the canvas I'm working on. Just watching some kitting ups is too much for my tiny brain 😂
DMC does seem simpler, but I like learning new things. Thanks for watching!!
Do what is easiest for you and makes sense to the way you process information. Everyone is different in that regard and one system is not better than another. I agree with a lot of the other comments though, get the stuff in the containers just going down the list and then sort after the fact. I don't even think about it until everything is in a container. We are all creatures of habit though and muscle memory is strong, which is why it is so frustrating to do things differently. I commend you on effort to stretch your brain, it keeps us young. 🤪😀
I typically do letters, then numbers, then symbols when sorting. Symbology predates the keyboard so that doesn't even play into it in my mind. Haha! I don't care what order the symbols are in, because after awhile I know exactly where it is in the tray.
This is exactly why I try new things - I think so linearly sometimes and moving around to organize by symbol AFTER getting them into containers never even occurred to me. Thanks for watching!!
I always kit up by symbol/vibes. I start with numbers then letter, then dots, then lines with dots then lines (straight then wavy) then bent lines (aka arrows or anchors or ) then whatever is left I just go from simplest to complicated
Thanks for watching!!
I either go in order of the sticker sheet, then put my EW in the try in the order I want, or I start with the first DMC I pick up, find ifs sticker and once again rearrange the bottles. I always work by symbol.
I also don’t open a second package of a color until it’s needed
I always work by symbol as well, but I’ve just never kitted up that way. Although as people have pointed out, I could kit up by DMC as usual and then just rearrange the containers by symbol after. Thanks for watching!!
I do 1,2,3, abc and then put all the symbols in dmc color. No thinking/decisions involved. That’s the way I roll.
Thanks for watching!!
If it helps I do numbers and letters in order, and then I do dmc order within the other groups I make to make kitting down easier.
Thanks for sharing!!
Kudos to you for trying something new!
Thanks for watching!!
I’m doing my first ever dp canvas. I kitted up by number and symbol not dmc colors. It seems easier to do for me at this time.
Whatever works for you is how you should work. Thanks for watching!!
I kit up by the order on the chart. Then I arrange by numbers, alphabet, and then sort by color... Easier to find when seeing the symbol and what color it is.
Thanks for watching!!
Love your videos. I kit up by DMC order but always open to new methods.
Thanks for watching!!
I loved watching this video and it occurred to me while watching, that I might try rearranging my EW that is already kitted up in number order - into the order you used for this video and see if it makes it quicker to find what I need if that makes any sense at all…😂
Totally! I may do the same! Thanks for watching!!
I certainly get your OCD on the 797. I personally would have put an empty placer at the end of that row so that all the 797's were on the 3rd row. That is if you weren't able to squeeze in the others of the bottle before. LOL
Good to know it’s not just me! Thanks for watching!!
I usually follow the chart from 1 to the last number listed... but I'm new to diamond art.
There’s lot of ways to do things - whatever works for you! Thanks for watching!!
I fill my containers in the order on the sheet. When completed, I sort in the order I would like to work with, depends on how many containers. Usually letter, then numbers, then symbols. Since I label each container with the symbol and DMC number, dekitting is simple as you just arrange them in DMC order. I think you made this harder by picking the labels out of order.
Thanks for watching!!
I do by symbol most of the time. Numbers, letters, then once everything is in the bottle I sort by color family.
Thanks for watching!!
Your Type - A and OCD personality makes me laugh ... You sound so much like me!! LOL
It's funny how something relative simple throws a wrench in things you're used to doing a certain way! Thanks for watching!!
This way would confuse me, but everyone kits up differently by what makes sense to them. Personally I kit up in DMC/ number order then leave them that way in my containers, has always worked for me 😊
Thanks for watching!!
Can you tell A B drills by their numbers, and how can you tell how many there will be in a kit? I hope that made sense
Different companies handle ABs differently. Some have their own codes, some just use the DMC code. When you look at the description of kits, they should note what special drills are included. Thanks for watching!!
I kit by #, if there are 30 colors, I organize 1-30. My brain can go right to say 18. Just easier for my also type A me. ❤
Brains are fascinating!! Thanks for watching!!
This kit is great to work on and it crosses of a few boxes of the bingo 2024 card just kit how you like to i kit up my bottles if any left over after I fill the bottle I put them in a small plastic wallet and refill when needed i label it with kit on and put it to one side I don’t like haveing two bottles of same colour kitted up it can get confusing and use the wrong colour everyone as diffrent ways on how they kit up
It does get confusing, which is why I label the extra bottles. Thanks for watching!!
“Semantic Satiation” = When a word doesn’t sound like a word anymore, but a funny sound.
I kit up numbers, letters then symbols..but I don't group them...they are just random...tfs
Thanks for watching!!
So, I am just starting the video, but this sounds like a mess. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do the WIP & Chats too, since I have never kitted up this way. I think I wouldn't like it, because of my OCD, but maybe you'll change my mind.
I think everyone’s brains work differently, so everyone has their own preference. I just like trying and learning new things. Thanks for watching!!
i just use the numbers on the side. that way, i dont have to change labels. i find searching for the symbols easier on the legend than on the bottles.
That works too! Thanks for watching!!
I kit up in DMC order, then rearrange my containers into numbers, alphabet, then colours, that's best for my brain 😅
You kit up however is easiest for you 🥰
The numbers and alphabet I get, I just struggle with the rest of the symbols, as you can see! 😁 Thanks for watching!!
Lines with dots is the category you were missing. The pin and the pregnant stick would have gone after the dots category in my brain. But there’s no rules. We all do things differently in our minds. The key is to be efficient in the diamond painting process.
I love how everyone’s brains work differently. The pregnant stick?
Red 666 and 666 stands for haunted things too and haunted may be bliid lije red am i right or am i wrhong
Hey, can you please tell me where you got that funnel?
The funnel is from Bella Art de Nicole. Thanks for watching!!
@DiamondPaintingAnonymous thank you
I just kit on order of legend in case anything happens I can just reference the legend
Number order just makes the most sense to my brain! Thanks for watching!!
I organize by numbers, letters, and the rest by color.
Thanks for watching!!
The decision fatigue would be real for me. DMC all the way!
Yes! Thanks for watching!!
Oh yeah, you’re totally overthinking this process 😂
Not a surprise! 😂 Thanks for watching!!
That is exactly the thought going through my head and I am not even 5 minutes in. 🤣
I would had grouped all keyboard symbols - %#+=- / ^ etc. not making math vs keyboard. I’d probably put what you call Tetris with the alphabet because to me it’s an upside down T.
I actually asked my husband that question about the Tetris piece, because I see the logic, it just isn’t initially how my brain classified the symbol. Thanks for watching!!
Technically, all of the letters can be math symbols because algebra…😂😂
@@deetee8100 True! 😂
You are making it difficult. Put it in -??? Number, but don't put the number put the symbol and put it in. Don't stress, relax. Have some fun and get stuff done.
Enjoy your videos.
Thanks for watching!!
@DiamondPaintingAnonymous wasn't being critical (at least I hope not). You are amazing at this and I hated seeing you stressing out about it. I just put the symbols on the cap and put them in my case. Especially since it is the symbols we are going to focus on.
@@rubberduckiemom4602 It’s just my type A personality - I need it to all make sense! Thanks for watching!!
@@DiamondPaintingAnonymous I do get it. I hope you can enjoy this style and let it free your mind! It sure did me.