An Idea for Leftover Diamonds, Dollar General Magnet
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- #diamondpainting #dollargeneral #diamondart
Below you'll find complete instructions as well as products used in this video.
I wanted to come up with an idea of something to do with leftover diamonds from diamond paintings. I found the magnets in the craft department of my local Dollar General store. The magnets come in a pack of two from Bright and Bold called Assorted Magnets. They sold a few different designs, butterflies and flowers were available in my local store.
I started by painting the magnet with acrylic paint pens from Niutop, link: tinyurl.com/yyx3qbjc and once the paint was dry, I took a foam brush from the Dollar Tree link: tinyurl.com/y5egsl4g and painted a thin coat of Aleene's Tack it Over and Over glue link: tinyurl.com/y6xloms3. Once the glue was dry, I went through my diamond storage and found colors that would work well with the paint beneath. I added a link to my diy diamond storage video link: tinyurl.com/y2l7dm52
I completely covered the magnet with diamonds, working from the outside in. I wanted to have a row of blue diamonds to surround the image, so made sure if the image beneath was too close to the edge of the magnet for a row of blue diamonds, I painted the image further from the edge to allow for the row of blue diamonds. It's important to use a few different color tones (different blues, greens, etc) as this adds to the overall look.
Once the diamonds are set into the glue, the magnet is ready to be displayed, or, in my case, to use on a card.
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Wow, it came out really well! So pretty!
So glad you liked it. It was simple to do and let's face it, we all have tons of leftover diamonds. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone well, I actually JUST discovered Diamond painting & completed a few small bookmarks this weekend. It was so much fun, so meditative & peaceful but when I saw how many bits I had left over I thought “😫 Here we go again! storing things, finding a use for leftovers, etc etc” but this idea is perfect! Embellishments for journal pages, happy mail, etc. Now I feel like I can get some more kits with less guilt! 😅 Thanks again for sharing!
I buy a mostly crystal diamond projects whenever I can so the leftovers are things I know I will use, as opposed to the opaque ones you find with paintings. And frankly, I can't find enough people to give paintings to, so I prefer making diamond painted journals, bookmarks, you name it, I've tried it. You can find really inexpensive diamond projects on temu, if you shop there. I really love exactly how you described the way this craft makes you feel, as I feel the same way. One note since you're a beginner--a lot of people like the square diamonds for paintings and I find them to be problematic as you have to have all the exact same size or your painting will go off kilter (hope you know what I mean there) and I have a lot better luck with rounds. Also, if you ever decide to do a painting, the bigger the painting, the happier you'll be with the results as smaller ones 30 x 40 or 40 x 40 will appear distorted close up and you'll have to step back several feet to know what it is..If you're going to do a painting, you'll be unhappy with the smaller ones. I have a lot of videos about diamond paintings and the mistakes I've made along the way. Hope I helped. Sandy
What a great idea to use up extra diamond dots. My daughter and I do diamond dot projects together. I save the extra dots and this is the perfect project to use them on.
So glad you liked the idea. I don't think I would have been happy if I hadn't painted under the diamonds, as I don't think a white background looks right around the diamonds..Hope you give it a try..Sandy
Thank you for sharing. I am now learning about diamond painting.
I need to do an updated video on diamond paintings because after you've done a few, you really understand what you like and don't like doing. I don't like using square drills, as you have to make sure every single drill (diamond) is exactly the same size as the one before, or your rows don't line up. I like doing diamond paintings with the diamonds that look more like crystals, as those paintings seem to be easier to do and take less time, and I like to keep those crystals that are leftover, as they work great on cards, these magnets, and wood projects (you'll see me doing something with a Dollar Tree small wood frame later.) I don't recommend keeping the traditional leftover diamonds, which I did at the beginning, and now I have a lot of them and no idea what to use them for. If you have any questions about diamond paintings, please ask, as I would be happy to help if I can. saundralparker@yahoo.com. I will say the whole diamond painting experience is the first crafty thing I've ever done that is totally relaxing, and I've done a lot of crafty things....Sandy
Your always thinking outside the box and glad that your sharing them with us....the flower magnet is really pretty.
I'm happy to say that I took Vince's eagle out and I try to work on it everyday.....it's a large diamond painting but I figure everyday is a good thing....lol
I'm so glad you're forging ahead with Vince's eagle and I can't wait to see a photo of it when it's done. My first diamond painting was a huge one and I have to say, I wish I'd tried some smaller ones first, as I made a lot of mistakes (including getting my sleeve stuck to it so much that the stickiness was gone.) I learned so much from that painting and wish I'd learned it on a smaller project instead, as I was so frustrated that it wasn't fun any more.
Very clever indeed!
Thanks Linda!!
Great idea, so pretty 🌺
Thanks Shelli....it was fun.
Really enjoyed watching you !!! You sound so happy and friendly ☺️ thank you for your video I appreciate you
Thanks so much for your kind note. I really enjoy talking to viewers...If you ever have a video idea you'd like me to cover, please let me know and I'd be happy to give it a try..saundralparker@yahoo.com Sandy
This is such a great idea
So glad you liked it and hope you'll come up with ideas for your diamonds as well...Sandy
Cool project Sandy. Love the storage system too. Hugs from gg
Glad you liked it...The storage system works great and takes up a lot less space than the small bottles I use for regular diamonds.
Great idea!! Thank you for sharing video ❤
If you do diamond paintings, you have tons of leftover diamonds. I am still looking for new ways to use them and have stopped keeping the diamonds that don't look like crystals, as I don't have any good uses for them and have a ton already...Thanks for the note. Sandy
Thank you for the great idea!
If you're a diamond painter like me, you end up with tons of these and not a lot of ideas of what to do with them. I'll be making more videos with ideas as time goes on....
Great idea...pretty too...thanks
Glad you liked it. If you diamond paint, you have tons of leftover diamonds and it's tough to get rid of them. I use mine on greeting cards too..
I love this idea. I have a lot of left over drills. Tyfs.
Hope you find other ways to use them. I have a lot of leftovers too and need to find more ways to use them...I'll be making videos using them on small wood frames and on recycled shopping bags..
Thank you so much for idea love it
So glad you liked it. I don't know about you, but I've collected more diamonds than any one person could ever use. I have been using the crystal ones on cards too....hope that's another way you can use yours..Sandy
What a great idea to use the extra diamonds. I actually learned 2 new things to try out. The diamonds in a stamping project but to switch up my colors too. I reverse how you color by putting my darker shades where you put the lighter ones and my lighter where you did darker. I love it when I learn new things and you’re great at inspiring me to go outside of the box!
p.s. I have a small box of goodies heading that way real soon. I hope you like 😊
You're so sweet....I'm not sure I followed how you switch up colors...maybe we'll email about it. Sometime I switch out colors on diamond paintings when I don't like the way a word reads and need to fix one of the first paintings I did, as I never liked the words, but at that time, didn't feel confident in changing out diamonds for different colors...Now I'm not happy until it looks the way I want, so pop out lots to get the look I want.. So excited you're sending me something....YAY
This is fabulous!!!! I just love it, what a great way to use up those left over drills
My friend Sherri didn't steer me wrong with the storage system haha....I thought it turned out OK and it was cheap to do, and I'll probably use it on a card..Not sure yet.
@@craftingforalmosteveryone lol I think its a great way to store them!! I think this turned out great!!
@@SherriC88 I know I can always rely on you to steer me in the right direction....thanks again for the idea. Sandy
wow!! came across this video.love the idea!
So glad you liked it and from your screen name, seems like you enjoy diamond painting. I wanted to find uses for the leftover diamonds, and I really only use the ones that look like crystals, and have used them on greeting cards, magnets, wood projects, etc....Hope you find great uses for your leftover diamonds...I'll be sharing more videos with ideas I have...Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone hello Sandy I love diamond painting some days are harder than others as I also have RA so I do take breaks. I do try to find ides for the leftover drills.
Hey Sandy! I gotta tell you that this turned out so so beautiful! What a great idea for all the little left over sparkly gems. I think these gems. Ishtar be the same kind I use on my cards to add a little pizzazz to them. I’m going to have to see if I can find some magnets with this kind of design at Dollar Tree when I can get to one. Mine is so small that 90% of the cool things I see people haul aren’t at mine. I’ve taken the small and larger fish bowl type of vases and made snowmen top hats for Christmas and rabbits with little blue sparkly hats with ears of course and feet. The rabbits I did all out of cardstock even the face but I used the buttons for the eyes same as my snowmen. I thought that they turned out pretty darn cute! I’m looking forward to trying something like this! These would make great teacher gifts for Christmas! Thanks for always coming up with some of the most darling ideas for crafts. I used to only make cards, but now you have broadened my horizons! Bye for now!
I found these magnets at the Dollar General Stores in my area, and none of mine are great, but they all had them in their craft section...Hope you find them at yours. You can't spit without hitting a dollar general store in our area. I can count eight stores within 10 miles of me...Overkill? Maybe...haha....but they've expanded their craft departments and have a lot of fun things there...Hope you find magnets...Sandy
Hey you are so spoiled with dollar general huh? Wow that’s a lot of stores! I think all stores need to increase their craft departments cuz that is all we’re doing with this all going on!! I don’t know where or if there is one close to me?!
Fantastic idea
So glad you enjoyed it. I LOVE your screen name...I was a huge Mama and the Papas fan...Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone aww thank you sandie my names Cassandra but all the local kids call me Mammacass so it stuck x
@@MammaCass It was so smart how you incorporated your nickname into your screen name..I love it..
@@craftingforalmosteveryone thank you xx
So Pretty! What would you do with square ones?
I'm trying to come up with a pattern to make on a square wood coaster. I bought some wood pieces from Aliexpress but they're way bigger than I expected, so will try again with a smaller one...
It's beautiful can you please tell me what you used to make the the rhinestones stick your flower magnet 😊
I know most UA-camrs don't give you complete instructions below the video, but I always want to make sure you can follow the video or print out my instructions to recreate what I am doing. So to answer your question, I used Aleene's Tack it Over and Over. It stays tacky when it's dry so it works perfectly for this technique. I hope you give it a try...Sandy
Great idea thou I’ve never tried diamond painting , I do have seed beads from the cross stitch that I do
I'd bet they would work for this as well. I'm not sure how easy it would be to corral them and lay them where you'd like them to go, since they roll.
Great idea! I’m sorry but, what glue did you use to paint over the magnet so the drills would stick?
The best glue is Aleene's Tack it over and over...
What a great video. Who does the editing? An excellent job. 😘
You're not only funny, but adorable...Thanks for the greatest editing a YTer could ask for...
What glue did u use ?
The link isn't working
It looks great 👍 👌 😀 😍 😊
I used Aleene's Tack it Over and Over and here's another link so you know what it looks like. www.michaels.com/aleenes-tack-it-over-and-over/10550020.html?r=g
What kind of glue did you use?
I used Aleene's Tack it over and over...You can find it at most craft stores or online...I always write complete instructions below my videos as well as the products I used, so you don't have to look further than the video for answers.. Hope that helps...Sandy
Do the beads ever fall off after time ? I did something like this but used a different glue.a year later few beads fall off 😬any suggestions ?
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Glad you liked it.