I mentioned the other day, that I’d been diving down a few rabbit holes . . . spending lots of time on the internet, and checking out new (to me) occupations. Which, of course, led to Mr Visa being waved about somewhat, but that couldn’t be helped lol.
Anyway, the first rabbit hole I went down was looking at “diamond painting”. I initially thought the husband might fancy trying his hand at that. Looks like a hobby where you need good eye-sight, a steady hand, and lots of patience. He has all three. I therefore ordered in a couple of small kits. Sadly, he didn’t appear to be as excited about the idea as me, and kits sat on the counter for a while, with the husband taking no interest whatsoever. I was itching to have a go myself, so . . .
I spent a very relaxing couple of hours, having fun, sticking down all these pretty gems, and made a bookmark. There were actually two bookmarks to make in the kit (I’m still hoping the husband will be tempted to do the second one). It’s quite “bling” but I love the colours, blues & purples . . . and the tassle is gorgeous!
Then, I opened up a second kit
And had more fun working on a mandala design. The canvas is printed in such vivid colours and the gems make it lovely and sparkly. This design measures 19cm square, on a 25cm square canvas. I enjoyed myself so much, I’ve been and ordered a “real” diamond painting kit (which will be full coverage). More about that another day!
They are very pretty. My DIL is making something like this, not quite sure what it is, but she is enjoying herself.
yes I’m obviously a bit behind the times because I think this came out a few years ago ^^ It’s fun though and I’m enjoying catching up on lost time!
Looks really fun to do. I will be checking this out 🙂
it is fun Sharon! but may I suggest you look closely and only buy (if you decide to) items you can see the result of. Many sellers just show a poster picture of original design, and that’s not fair on buyers.
Your book mark looks stunning Claire but looks very fiddly? I hope Mr Visa didn’t get too much of a hammering 🤭
not very fiddly ^^ Comes with a stylus-type pen which has hollow tip. A flat piece of wax (and you stick nip of “pen” in that). Then you pick up the gems with stylus and stick ’em down ^^ Quite addictive actually.
Beautiful!!! I haven’t tried this, but I love the results.
I suggest you check it out ^^ on @mazon rather than eb@y, because buyers on the former tend to add photos with their feedback so you really get to see what you’re buying.
Thanks for the advice!
Pretty! I hope the adhesive is strong; I’ve been given kits here where you stuck things on, but because of the heat the glue degrades and you end up with a slow shower of tiny bits falling off.
yes I have wondered how long things will remain stuck over time. Toying with the idea of giving a quick coat of varnish which should help to fasten. Need to do a trial on some leftover beads to make sure they don’t lose their shine if I do.
Sounds like an excellent plan!
This looks lovely Claire, so intricate that I am amazed that it isn’t fiddly.
it’s like dipping a paint brush in paint and then making dots on paper lol because it’s a question of picking up drills with the special pen and placing them in the right spot. It’s not particularly creative because the design is already printed and you just follow symbols, but it’s very restful to do.
I’ve seen these, they look fun, but I wouldn’t know what to do with the finished ones! Glad you are enjoying yourself with them!
to be honest, I do a lot of cross stitch designs, and when finished, I just put them in a drawer, so I’m not really bothered about the “what to do after” question with this craft. I just enjoy the process.
Simple gorgeous! But I can’t imagine placing all those bits, my eyes would go cross-eyed! LOL
good eyesight & lighting is important ^^
A popular hobby with some work colleagues Happy you enjoyed it. Very pretty
yes it looks like it’s a hobby that’s been gaining ground since it began a few years ago.
They look so great 👍 I’ve never done one.
these were my first ^^ Not “proper” diamond painting as these had all different sized & shaped gems. The “proper” ones has all round or all square “drills”.
These look fabulous Claire – I haven’t seen anything of this craft before.
now you’ve seen them here, you’ll see them everywhere lol.
Word of warning, it’s very addictive!
And if you do decide to give it a go, make sure you only buy something where you can see photos of what finished result will look like (don’t rely on glossy cover photos). The larger the design size (for the diamond painting pictures) the more detail you’ll get. Too small a format and it’ll be too pixelated. Makes no difference on the bookmark & mandala I did, but I’ve already moved to the next level lol.