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Thanks! I'm going to try to do better about finding the time to filming, my mom decided to take a turn destroying the living and dining room, so if she can get her stuff out of the way and I can get some time off lol.

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I am so ready to see what you are working on now! I'll get back to my emails I hope this evening. Sitting at work taking a break now.

Thanks, it took a lot of late nights! But she's done and gorgeous! Stay awesome Cathy!

She really is a beauty! Might actually bump someone out of my current top 10

Thanks so much! He turned out way cuter than I thought he would, too! I'm not a big Diamond Dotz fan either, nor Make Market so far... I have a few more of both to try so I feel it's a well educated decision.

Thank you so much! I'm at work trying to answer comments, I'll email you later Miss Nancy!

She's absolutely fabulous 😍🤩😍 so happy with the finish!

I did pull out Christmas Warm Interiors and realized I have lost 1 bag of crystals, ugh. So ordering those I guess.

You know what, you're right, I should really finish those WIPs. 😜😂 If I have time to actually diamond paint! I'm torn about just buying the enhancement pack or deciding for myself. Time might be an issue though. Thanks for the encouraging words.

Thanks for all the love doll! You are so sweet to say all those kind things about me! I'm sending hugs right back! I'll definitely try to go check out that video. The enhancement pack for Astronomer is $40.45 + tax and shipping... Kinda why I'm on the fence about it. I had thought about going over the canvas myself and just ordering my own ideas for enhancements... Once the graveyard is empty I can order premium kits again. I've also decided on a 5 headstone 🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦 limit, so from that point forward no more than 5 in the graveyard or automatic no buy - eek!

@@SummerSparkles love it! Five headstones 🪦 is genius! Thx I’ll check out the enhancement kit just for giggles, 🤗

It's so hard not to start a new one!! 😜 I am resisting so far!

I don't think it will ever come to the point where I need the whole thing lol.

Absolutely not! Lol oh I really hope not. I think I'm going to have a 5 tombstone 🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦 limit. No more than 5 allowed to go to the graveyard ha

My goal has a November 28th deadline, eek! No WIPs or no black Friday shopping for me 😢. I'm trying real hard lol

Thanks Alison! I'm trying so hard to be good!

It's so hard not to start a new kit! Especially a round drill kit. Almost everything on the agenda is square drills...ugh!

ua-cam.com/video/iLYxWgniric/v-deo.html is the link to the video I did when I got those, the product links are in the description. Hope that helps!

Oh good, I'll have to reach out to them, thanks for letting me know!

Are you having problems with the symbols? Is it just me? I just thought it was really hard to see the symbols, about drove me bonkers!

Girl, I have quite a few other Diamond Dotz canvases in the stash closet. I'm tempted to drag them out and check symbols.

He really is adorable, but the symbol quality on my eyes was awful, getting older sucks lol

@@SummerSparkles you could be my daughter 🤣I’m really old!

Pfft Cathy! Age is just a number. We're all young at heart. Just some of us have body parts that are not keeping up lol

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Thanks for watching 😜

Thanks Denise!

My accidental second copy of the girl with the cat will be given away in January!

Nancy is one of the sweetest people ever!

It really was a pain lol. But he's such a cutie finished!

I know! I'm so happy to have it off my table lol!

Ohhhh I will do an in depth look at mine then! Thanks for the heads up!

He's really a cute lil guy!

Thank you! I'm trying my best to get all these WIP's done...and not start another canvas lol. There are a couple that I'm just dying to work on ugh. Glad to know you were good this past DAC release too lol.

He really is cute, the symbol saturation and double J's just messed with my eyes so bad!

Thanks so much! The Spiral has been absolutely lovely so far!

When I first started diamond painting I didn't have the best luck with budget kits, mostly due to size. After diamond painting for awhile and wasting a lot of money I figured out what does and doesn't work for me. In 2025 I'm going to be doing a comparison series where I showcase different sizes of canvases, focal points, differences in what you want depending on genre, etc. I'm hoping to help people not end up doing what I did and wasting money and I literally ended up giving away an entire box of canvases because I knew I wouldn't like the renderings/completions.

We really are an amazing community!

I feel you on the house is quiet until you hit record lol. Very similar phenomenon happens here too. My daughter is chronically ill, so we just do the best we can with the hand we've been dealt. My mom appears to be very glad to be home. I also think the calendar is super cute! And super glad I was able to keep you company this evening! I'm off to try to finish Joyful Jolly Snowman lol.

So, that depends on where the canvas comes from, drill type and shape, and the grid. On budget kits, squares, I comb through all the drills the first time I use that color and pull any that don't look right. For rounds, I pick and choose as I go, as they're much more forgiving if you miss a wonky drill. For premium kits wonky drills are super easy to spot for me. ABs and crystal drills have me with the big dog reading glasses combing through them since there's typically far more trash in those. I used to be entirely over the limit particular on drill placement. Then learned especially with squares that they fix themselves frequently. I also spend far more time diamond painting than a lot of people and we all know practice makes improvement - not perfection. I still screw up on placement from time to time and have to wrestle and wrangle drills into their proper place. But I no longer insist on perfection or I'd be working on each canvas forever. I have noticed that I don't make as many placement errors now as I used to. But I diamond paint 2-12 hours a day typically 7 days a week. I think my longest time spent diamond painting in one day was 16 hours. But I have a lot of standby time taking care of Trinity, where I just have to be available to help her with her medical needs, mobility on bad days, etc. when she's hospitalized I spend less time diamond painting and more time doing LEGO with her. But like infusion day, I'm basically sitting here ready to do whatever Trin or Nurse Benny needs/wants for the 6-10 hours of the infusion. So I have a LOT of waiting time lol.

I can't even imagine being stationary for 16 hours to paint, even with lots of breaks and stretches. OMG! lol 😂 How did you survive, or was it the opposite and you needed diamond painting to survive? And thanks for writing such a lengthy response! It's very interesting to see how others do things. I've never combed through my drills to find trashy ones, whether it's bits sticking out or little dents on the side, etc. Bad drills don't bother me, and most of the time, I'm not even sure if they're really all that bad. I'm not particular. 😅

They were so cute, and I'm definitely going to do a comparison video on them in the near future!

She's amazing! I'm so lucky to have her in my life! Another one of the blessings this hobby and channel has brought into my life

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Did the background drive you crazy like it did me? I truly adore the image and the finish, but OMG the background was so boring to do!

@SummerSparkles Yeah but I was happy it wasn't straight up color blocking lol

There is BIG truth to that! I have ordered some recently then realized tons of white color block backgrounds...ugh what have I done to myself lol.

We all have our preferences. I'm trying to broaden my diamond painting horizons for 2025! If/when I get there is not a big deal. I love diamond painting, I love filming, I love talking to wonderful viewers like you. I'll enjoy my channel at any size.

Coral is definitely going to be a fun one! The square shape is a fun change, too. I appreciate you so much Nancy! You didn't register your own saying hahahahaha! I'm proud of my mummy wearing a Santa hat that I pieced together in Canva lol.

@@SummerSparkles I think the mummy looks very cute too lol. I just had to take a second look at what the words were saying, that's all! 😂

I'm so grateful and excited she sent them! I have Day Dreaming in the closet and so I plan to do all 3 mermaids! I was eye balling Longing...and Springtime Blossoms! I must resist!

@@SummerSparklesgood luck with the resisting part once you can buy again 😂😂😂😂😂

I'm hoping they're in stock for the BF/CM sales...crossing my fingers!!!

I am SO excited for the event too! I have some fun things planned! 😁

I sent you an email let me know if you don’t get it

Didn't receive anything that I can see summerssparklinggoodtime@gmail.com

Me too!

I cannot wait until it's cool enough here for hot cocoa!

I sure am glad she's home! 😁

I know, I'm so excited she's home. I got goodies! The giveaway is just a little something for the community! And thank you!

@@SummerSparkles give her a hug from me! ❤️

Will do!