r/diamondpainting

Okay, I think I have a problem… I’m officially obsessed with full crystal canvas kits with square crystal/rhinestone drills.

I’ve done 2 kits from Forever Young and I absolutely LOVE them, but I’m having the hardest time finding other companies that make this style — especially with square drills and good-quality canvases.

I’m looking for kits where the entire canvas is crystal/rhinestone drills, not just special drills sprinkled throughout.

If you know of a company that makes these, PLEASE drop the name below! Bonus points if you have a specific kit you like. I’d love to see them!

I want to learn how to do Diamond Art so I can join in on the #MegaDrillChallenge27 hosted by Queen Mother Confetti. Since the submission has to be at least 200 cm, I needed to know the difference in using cheap Amazon brands vs. Diamond Art Club. These are comparably sized square drill kits that just arrived. Just the packaging (or in Amazon's case, the lack of) shows me who I'll probably be going with if I want the diamonds to line up and stay on, but we'll see.

This is my first ever diamond painting and I’m already so obsessed.

Got it framed and removed the plexiglass that came with the frame.

Should I seal the painting or something? It’s meant to hang in a bathroom so I’m worried about moisture damage or anything.

This is the first time I’ve opened a kit with a disclaimer printed on the border. I guess I’ll level set my expectations accordingly going forward when I dig into this one.

I ordered it custom. Need to get back to her.

i have this tip. i keep trying to put wax in it but it literally does not stay at the tip and i can’t get any out. i’m new to diamond painting and im feeling rather dumb but i want to use this tip and cant figure this out.

First attempt at diamond art. Work in progress.

What started as a canvas I waited two years for, turned into a gift for my special mom. She’s absolutely stunning in person.

I don’t hate it so far! But I also don’t love it. Mainly bc I’m forced to single place every drill since most of the drill fields aren’t evenly spaced. I haven’t used my vacuum pen in a while, so I guess it’s nice I’m getting some use out of it again. It’s also nice to have a little reprieve from the standard canvas and do something unconventional with the craft.

I’m curious tho: If you’ve completed this, how difficult was it to assemble? And does it stay sturdy? lol

Bonus question: Did you seal it? (The glue seems pretty thick so idk if I need to)

Michael's Halloween house is coming along. This is the last house panel and then it's sealing time, then I can finally I can put it together.

I bought the BeatBlitz from the PipCraft website on pre-order on July 28th and received it yesterday, August 18th. I played around with it this morning for about half an hour on an random Amazon painting and here are my thoughts:

Size: It is considerably smaller than I expected and I am not seeing any dimensions listed on the website, but possibly my bad for not looking at the images closer. I have mild arthritis in my fingers which makes it a little difficult to hold, but overall it is not that huge of a deal to me personally and I made it work. I could possibly have trouble if I tried to use it for a longer period. It is extremely light which is good.

Loading: Fairly straight forward, use the included tray, collapse the pen down into the loading position, and start picking up diamonds. Sometimes if you line it up wrong a diamond will go flying, but for the most part it indeed held all 20 diamonds well. 

Diamond placement: Since the opening of the pen is slightly larger than the diamonds (obviously nothing can be done about that) I struggled getting the diamonds close together and straight as I placed them, but even with having to clean up the row at the end I found it made placing the diamonds faster overall and it was not something that deterred me from using it. Sometimes a diamond would go sidways at the opening and needed to be straightened. There were some reports of diamonds falling out of the pen as you got to the last few, but I only experienced that happening once and I just placed those three with tweezers. 

Useability: I followed all of the directions exactly and overall had a good experience. Make sure you are holding the pen correctly, the wings serve a purpose, and that you press down very firmly when placing. 

Good ol' Dollar Tree nekked wood stuffs.

I have more but these are the ones that I’ve done with the most detail.

This is my 3rd kit from a Chinese seller but I couldn’t be more disappointed. I almost ran out of the turquoise and I have completely ran out of one of the colors and I still have quite a bit left. I also have so many extra of other colors. Really disappointed. Hopefully I can buy more on Amazon since I have a bit left of a gift card. Now I’m going to give that seller a bad review on AliExpress