Hi Everyone back again, was so excited about Pattern Keeper completely forgot to say a huge thank you for the Advent goodies so far, absolutely love everything. Thank you for all the work you put into the Advent and the AMZ Event.
Happy 3rd!! I love what you have done for this years advent. Sorry I missed out, but I sure need to get this big one done. I am so enjoying hearing your voice again after so long. I am falling in love with diamond painting again. Oh! And the art to chart!!!! I didn’t even know DAS was doing that! 🧡🧡🧡🐢🐢🐢
I have also found that using ballpoint pens works to mark the paper guide / the canvas for the 10 by 10 square blocks. It’s a great alternative for Americans / those who don’t want to use that marker / those who don’t have it! So far, in my experience, I don’t have to even get the pen working again as I’m marking up the canvas. All I’ll have to do is sometimes wipe the poured glue remnants off with a Kleenex.
Happy day 3! I loved getting the trashy tray! My first one! We had a repair man out to look at the garage door. We have a broken spring. He was able to clamp it so we can use the garage again. But we have to replace both springs which will cost a few hundred dollars. I was expecting it to be a bigger cost so I'm happily surprised. But it's one thing after another this year. Our tire for sure has to be looked at because it keeps losing pressure. And now the check engine light came on so there's that.....😢 On to another day.
A great first section❤ i had fun trying to decipher what it could be. But truly the lightbulb only came on towards the end when i literally went "oh that's santa in a frame!"😂
I'm currently watching this a day late. I've got an exam to prepare for on the 16th for uni but I finish uni on the 16th for Christmas break and I absolutely can't waittttt. I definitely need a break. I've completely finished Christmas presents and just need to wrap them all- which I absolutely love wrapping. Today I went to luminate in south Wales, it was absolutely amazing and such an amazing sight. All lights and it felt so Christmassy. It was raining though but I had my umbrella and hot chocolate. I had a diamond art club package arrive today but I'm not allowed to open it until Christmas day. This will be my first time trying diamond art club💜
Hi Rebecca. I’ve been enjoying the Advent Calendar & videos, so far. I love the trashy tray. It’s a beautiful color. I also like to use the tiny tray to pour a drill or two in when I discover missing one (or more) after I change colors….which is quite often lol 😂 I haven’t started the chart to art canvas, yet. I will be doing that, soon. It will be my 1st try on a chart to art canvas & I’m thankful it’s a small painting for my 1st one.
My tree is up! Undecorated and the branches haven’t been arranged properly yet but I’m still taking that as a win! 🤣 I’m surrounded by boxes of presents and a box of tree decorations but that’s a job for tomorrow. I love the colours of the trash tray. See you tomorrow.
Yes hun.. if you've done cross stitch you won't have any trouble just using the paper chart.. the only thing I do is photocopy it so I can colour it in and not spoil the original 😁👍🏻💚
🥰Hi Rebecca & All Zesties, I feel I have died & gone to heaven. My amazing hubby bought me a tablet as an early Christmas present so I could get Pattern Keeper. Rebecca kindly sent me the PDF. I am using my new tablet and loving Pattern Keeper it is so easy to use. I have been working on Spookmas from DAS UK on an enlarged paper chart, this is so much easier.
Good Evening Rebecca and zesties. I’m so excited. My mystery diamond painting from dac is being delivered tomorrow. I ordered it on Saturday the 30th November and it’s being delivered on the 4 th December. 4 days from the USA to Cornwall in the uk. That is incredible. I’m still waiting for my order to be delivered from evermoment in china but the tracking hasn’t updated since the 24th November. This order was placed on the 13 th November. Oh well I guess there’s no rush.
I have managed to work at the same pace as you for the first 2 sections but it took me an extra 2-3minutes to complete this section. Considering it was my first chart to art style i though that was pretty good.
Because I’ve been doing cross stitch for many years I work on a 3x4 square section on my haed dp. Don’t get me wrong sometimes I do mess up but removing diamonds is a lot easier then unpicking stitches.
Hi Rebecca! Thank you for the updates re Pattern Keeper for DAS Wonderland and Floral surprise. Are they going to fix the Christmas 2023 and spookmas to be compatible with pattern keeper or has it already been done. Last night I finally sorted the Floral surprise and wonderland on my pattern keeper but didn’t get any luck with spookmas and Christmas 2023 canvases. You’re the best, Rebecca!! Blessings to you and all Zesties!!💖💖🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
WARNING: Long comment ahead with a lot of updates. I thought that I was going to be finished before you on this one. I opened my calendar early, and started painting while you were opening your gift from Kim and the advent. I was even multi-placing! Anyway, my apologies for being absent. Work kept me very busy during the summer with the fires. Once they were over, there was the coordination of things that needed to be returned to the different agencies and getting the credit card bills paid that I am still working on. Unfortunately, I am 2 - 3 months behind on those bills. Towards the end of our missions, I went on vacation to Massachussettes (I know you have a hard time pronouncing) to Boston to visit my Best Friend. We became friends when I was stationed there and have been friends since. She has been to California several times, but this was the first time that I was able to get back there to visit her. For Thanksgiving, hubby and I drove up to Washington (state) to spend the week with my daughter and her husband. My sister-in-law, brother-in-law and nephew also flew up there as well. My brother-in-law made his deep fried turkey (the only way I will eat turkey) and as usual, it was DELISH!! I am so glad that things have slowed down from work (knock on wood as we approach the winter and possibility of floods) and look forward to completing my 5 mini Christmas paintings! Thank you so much for everything that you and the AMZ family does for all of the Zesties!
Hi Rebecca, where can I find information on your business? I'm sorry I missed this advent event. It looks like so much fun! Do you have anymore advent kits left? I also love your trays. PS. I'm also a quilter. Happy Holidays!
I call the overhead light the “gross light” that I will only turn on if I have absolutely no other choice. I prefer a mixture of LED strips, lamps, and fairy lights, as there’s something about the big light that’s just entirely (and oddly) overstimulating to me.
I must be half dead…I have to use my stylus to mark off the finished squares on Pattern Keeper. My fingers are too cold or something for the tablet to “feel” my touching of the squares. 🙄 That’s fine since I have a stylus handy at all times.
I started my day 3 with an early hospital appointment and due to my health conditions I need my mornings to sort myself out, so having to go out early makes me anxious. However the appointment went well (I think) 😅 so Pjelly n I decided to check out the new local Lidl .. oh my what a boring shop, nothing like the usual ones with all the interesting stuff in it... so we thought we would have a nose around our Poundland. Well Pjelly spotted diamond art (not the ones I posted on the group from there last time) but 4 sweet little special drill ones. And only £1.50 each... brightened up my day no end.. and pjelly got a Gingerbread village to make 😂 so bad day gone good 😂🥰👍🏻💚
Also, I have decided that primarily for 2025 I will be working through my WIP kits and clearing the table as there’s quite a few large kits on the go/temporarily kitted down and it’s hit the overwhelming point. This has started in December as I am trying to work through the kits now. However, I am permitting myself a DAC kit going at all times, especially if the WIP kits that I’m working on are budget/low quality and frustrating so I can have reward moments. Also also (sorry, I have a lot of thoughts today), I am thinking of selling my completed diamond paintings that I am no longer in love with owning anymore due to personal tastes changing, but I admittedly am unsure how to sell them. I don’t have the storage space and even unopened kits and overflowing where I store them until they’re done. I am open to suggestions on where to sell completed diamond paintings that I no longer want.
Oh Rebecca as regards to my young grandsons I do have them over night. Well the youngest one anyway. There use to be a cot in my bedroom but we took it out and so Sully whose 1 sleeps with me in my bed when the mum and dad wants a whole nights sleep. I don’t really mind but he will insist on lying across me most of the night. It’s about time I said no.
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Hi Everyone back again, was so excited about Pattern Keeper completely forgot to say a huge thank you for the Advent goodies so far, absolutely love everything. Thank you for all the work you put into the Advent and the AMZ Event.
Happy 3rd!! I love what you have done for this years advent. Sorry I missed out, but I sure need to get this big one done.
I am so enjoying hearing your voice again after so long.
I am falling in love with diamond painting again.
Oh! And the art to chart!!!! I didn’t even know DAS was doing that!
🧡🧡🧡🐢🐢🐢
I have also found that using ballpoint pens works to mark the paper guide / the canvas for the 10 by 10 square blocks. It’s a great alternative for Americans / those who don’t want to use that marker / those who don’t have it! So far, in my experience, I don’t have to even get the pen working again as I’m marking up the canvas. All I’ll have to do is sometimes wipe the poured glue remnants off with a Kleenex.
Happy day 3! I loved getting the trashy tray! My first one!
We had a repair man out to look at the garage door. We have a broken spring. He was able to clamp it so we can use the garage again. But we have to replace both springs which will cost a few hundred dollars. I was expecting it to be a bigger cost so I'm happily surprised.
But it's one thing after another this year. Our tire for sure has to be looked at because it keeps losing pressure. And now the check engine light came on so there's that.....😢
On to another day.
I loved this so much ❤Day three! Thank you so much! Love my colors in my tray now I may need a set 😊 🎉
Hi Rebecca you did the most amazing calendar thank you l wish you a wonderful day and the zesties also
A great first section❤ i had fun trying to decipher what it could be. But truly the lightbulb only came on towards the end when i literally went "oh that's santa in a frame!"😂
I'm currently watching this a day late. I've got an exam to prepare for on the 16th for uni but I finish uni on the 16th for Christmas break and I absolutely can't waittttt. I definitely need a break. I've completely finished Christmas presents and just need to wrap them all- which I absolutely love wrapping.
Today I went to luminate in south Wales, it was absolutely amazing and such an amazing sight. All lights and it felt so Christmassy. It was raining though but I had my umbrella and hot chocolate. I had a diamond art club package arrive today but I'm not allowed to open it until Christmas day. This will be my first time trying diamond art club💜
Hi Rebecca. I’ve been enjoying the Advent Calendar & videos, so far. I love the trashy tray. It’s a beautiful color. I also like to use the tiny tray to pour a drill or two in when I discover missing one (or more) after I change colors….which is quite often lol 😂 I haven’t started the chart to art canvas, yet. I will be doing that, soon. It will be my 1st try on a chart to art canvas & I’m thankful it’s a small painting for my 1st one.
My tree is up! Undecorated and the branches haven’t been arranged properly yet but I’m still taking that as a win! 🤣 I’m surrounded by boxes of presents and a box of tree decorations but that’s a job for tomorrow. I love the colours of the trash tray. See you tomorrow.
Loved doing this one
I have got neither Pattern Keeper, Mark Up or a tablet 😳👀😳 so do I do it like a counted cross stitch 🤔🤔
Yes hun.. if you've done cross stitch you won't have any trouble just using the paper chart.. the only thing I do is photocopy it so I can colour it in and not spoil the original 😁👍🏻💚
🥰Hi Rebecca & All Zesties, I feel I have died & gone to heaven. My amazing hubby bought me a tablet as an early Christmas present so I could get Pattern Keeper. Rebecca kindly sent me the PDF. I am using my new tablet and loving Pattern Keeper it is so easy to use.
I have been working on Spookmas from DAS UK on an enlarged paper chart, this is so much easier.
Good Evening Rebecca and zesties. I’m so excited. My mystery diamond painting from dac is being delivered tomorrow. I ordered it on Saturday the 30th November and it’s being delivered on the 4 th December. 4 days from the USA to Cornwall in the uk. That is incredible. I’m still waiting for my order to be delivered from evermoment in china but the tracking hasn’t updated since the 24th November. This order was placed on the 13 th November. Oh well I guess there’s no rush.
I have managed to work at the same pace as you for the first 2 sections but it took me an extra 2-3minutes to complete this section. Considering it was my first chart to art style i though that was pretty good.
Hi Rebecca, it was me difficult because it was my first time doing it, never I did this... ❤❤❤ I only do small ones.
Because I’ve been doing cross stitch for many years I work on a 3x4 square section on my haed dp. Don’t get me wrong sometimes I do mess up but removing diamonds is a lot easier then unpicking stitches.
Hi Rebecca! Thank you for the updates re Pattern Keeper for DAS Wonderland and Floral surprise. Are they going to fix the Christmas 2023 and spookmas to be compatible with pattern keeper or has it already been done. Last night I finally sorted the Floral surprise and wonderland on my pattern keeper but didn’t get any luck with spookmas and Christmas 2023 canvases. You’re the best, Rebecca!! Blessings to you and all Zesties!!💖💖🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
WARNING: Long comment ahead with a lot of updates.
I thought that I was going to be finished before you on this one. I opened my calendar early, and started painting while you were opening your gift from Kim and the advent. I was even multi-placing!
Anyway, my apologies for being absent. Work kept me very busy during the summer with the fires. Once they were over, there was the coordination of things that needed to be returned to the different agencies and getting the credit card bills paid that I am still working on. Unfortunately, I am 2 - 3 months behind on those bills. Towards the end of our missions, I went on vacation to Massachussettes (I know you have a hard time pronouncing) to Boston to visit my Best Friend. We became friends when I was stationed there and have been friends since. She has been to California several times, but this was the first time that I was able to get back there to visit her. For Thanksgiving, hubby and I drove up to Washington (state) to spend the week with my daughter and her husband. My sister-in-law, brother-in-law and nephew also flew up there as well. My brother-in-law made his deep fried turkey (the only way I will eat turkey) and as usual, it was DELISH!!
I am so glad that things have slowed down from work (knock on wood as we approach the winter and possibility of floods) and look forward to completing my 5 mini Christmas paintings! Thank you so much for everything that you and the AMZ family does for all of the Zesties!
Hi Rebecca I was looking forward to an advent calendar but it’s being held hostage by Canada 🍁 Post
Today was a good day, went to lunch and then went to the Lindor chocolate shop, OMG so yummy. Post is still on strike 😢
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Do horses react to time change in spring? Msny places do DST.
Hi Rebecca, where can I find information on your business? I'm sorry I missed this advent event. It looks like so much fun! Do you have anymore advent kits left? I also love your trays. PS. I'm also a quilter. Happy Holidays!
I call the overhead light the “gross light” that I will only turn on if I have absolutely no other choice. I prefer a mixture of LED strips, lamps, and fairy lights, as there’s something about the big light that’s just entirely (and oddly) overstimulating to me.
🥰
💝💝💝💝
I must be half dead…I have to use my stylus to mark off the finished squares on Pattern Keeper. My fingers are too cold or something for the tablet to “feel” my touching of the squares. 🙄 That’s fine since I have a stylus handy at all times.
Hi Rebecca and Zesties! Question for Rebecca: is Megan your eldest? Love the shop launch items i cant wait to get them
I started my day 3 with an early hospital appointment and due to my health conditions I need my mornings to sort myself out, so having to go out early makes me anxious. However the appointment went well (I think) 😅 so Pjelly n I decided to check out the new local Lidl .. oh my what a boring shop, nothing like the usual ones with all the interesting stuff in it... so we thought we would have a nose around our Poundland. Well Pjelly spotted diamond art (not the ones I posted on the group from there last time) but 4 sweet little special drill ones. And only £1.50 each... brightened up my day no end.. and pjelly got a Gingerbread village to make 😂 so bad day gone good 😂🥰👍🏻💚
Also, I have decided that primarily for 2025 I will be working through my WIP kits and clearing the table as there’s quite a few large kits on the go/temporarily kitted down and it’s hit the overwhelming point. This has started in December as I am trying to work through the kits now. However, I am permitting myself a DAC kit going at all times, especially if the WIP kits that I’m working on are budget/low quality and frustrating so I can have reward moments.
Also also (sorry, I have a lot of thoughts today), I am thinking of selling my completed diamond paintings that I am no longer in love with owning anymore due to personal tastes changing, but I admittedly am unsure how to sell them. I don’t have the storage space and even unopened kits and overflowing where I store them until they’re done. I am open to suggestions on where to sell completed diamond paintings that I no longer want.
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🌹🌹❤️❤️🦘🐨
Oh Rebecca as regards to my young grandsons I do have them over night. Well the youngest one anyway. There use to be a cot in my bedroom but we took it out and so Sully whose 1 sleeps with me in my bed when the mum and dad wants a whole nights sleep. I don’t really mind but he will insist on lying across me most of the night. It’s about time I said no.