WIP and Chat - My 4th diamond painting anniversary, how the craft has impacted me, and birthdays
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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Hello friends!
Welcome to this week's WIP and Chat! Let's work on our projects and catch up a bit. Let me know how you're doing, how your weekend was, and what you have coming up this week! Have an amazing Monday!
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- I forgot to mention my thoughts at the end. I like this product but am still in the learning curve with it. I'll share more of my thoughts on it next week!
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Working on Abundant Blossoms from Diamond Art Club. I am loving it.
nice time with you as usual, good night 🌛🪐⭐⚡
The way you use such a huge multiplacer on diamond drills is amazing. I wish I had your ability.
Def doing Summer With the Masters!! ❤ 🐍
🐍Thanks for the weekly pick me up, Katie. Love your videos. Happy 4 year paintiversary. This year will be year 3 for me. Been following you since day one.
Katie I want to thank you ! At the moment I’m listening to your videos while getting 5 crowns removed and replaced with temps on my front top . So nervous how my look will change but your voice is getting me through . Thank you for what you do !!!!
Thanks for the chat ...i started my dp adventure in 2021....saw it in a hobby lobby.... wondered what it was....came home a researched...bought my first kit....and still going....i find it very relaxing a stress relieving
I loved hearing your why behind diamond painting - it's so hard to explain! I wish I had known about it during the pandemic, but I started in October 2022 when I was stuck in bed with covid for a week. I ordered a tiny one from Etsy after seeing someone post about it on Instagram. I did one and I was HOOKED! I started with Amazon, and quickly switched to DAC and other amazing companies that sell licensed artwork! I love the community of diamond painters and the joy I get out of being able to be creative and enjoy some downtime 😊
Happy Diamond Painting Anniversary. I started diamond painting in 2021 after years of struggling to find a hobby I would stick with. A friend from church mentioned it to me and I decided to try it. It is something relaxing I can do in my spare time.
Katie thanks for the video I have been diamond painting for a little over a year I also enjoy the craft and love the art and how it comes to life as well as how it helps brings people together and shows all the good in the world 💜and how we sparkle together 🔆 🐍
🐍 I just started diamond painting about 7 months ago and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve learned a lot through your videos, so thank you.
Thank you the WIP and chat, Katie! I have been diamond painting for 3 years now. I started in April of 2021. I had been looking at Diamond Art Club for years but couldn't justify the price to 'try' it out and see if i liked it. Then my sister mentioned they had some on Amazon, and 3 years later, im all in.
Happy birthday to everyone! Hope you have a great week!🐍
I have 2 old master kits I got when I first started Diamond painting. I will definitely be doing the event so I can motivate myself to work on it! I think I will work on it alongside another kit - a square with pretty colors and less confetti.
I watch almost every wip and chat while I diamond paint. I have a suggestion when you use something new like the putty from Diamond Art Club maybe at the end, you can tell us what you thought. It looks good but am curious on how it performed for you.
Hi! You have almost convinced me to try multi placing. I’ve been doing this 2 years and have yet to attempt it. Congratulations on your 4 years. I do enjoy your WIP&Chats. ❤
I am currently working on a diamond painting from Diamond Art Club and I am loving the perforated cover sheet.
I just purchased the sparkle putty in rose. Thank you for testing it out.
I share dping on 3/28/23. I so love this craft. 🪱🪱
I'm late on seeing this video. I started diamond painting March 2023. I thought that I had purchased a canvas from Shein and it turned out to be a diamond painting. I love crafts so I decided to watch a UA-cam video on how to do it (happened to be your beginner video, Thanks!). And I have been addicted since. DAC is my favorite for painting, but I'm trying to spread out for small shops as well. Your recommendations have been a big help! Thank you for all you do! 🐍
I started diamond painting in December after seeing them in a restaurant and realizing they look nice in person. I found your channel when I was looking up how to videos. I’ve always enjoyed paint by numbers activities 🐍
Hi Katie! I am a lurker. But I also started in2020. I usually only dp in summer because it keeps me inside out of the heat. And it is crafty! This is my first year with dac! I am doing you are my sunshine and loving it! This is very nostalgic for me. I used to sing the song to my kids and we raised hybrid wolves in the past.
Hey Katie!!! Thank you for the video. I love that painting! 🐍
I would personally love more about how you went about your own diagnosis as an adult! I, familiar with several friends getting their adhd dx late but not autism.
Love the pen
I am ADHD and enjoy tactile crafts. I agree it's like a stym and is relaxing to keep my hands busy. I sometimes struggle with finishing a canvas, but am working on powering through, lol. I am currently working on "Penny" by Peggy Collins and really like the perforated coversheet.
I started diamond painting a while ago. I can't remember exactly when, but does anyone recall videos by Ella - Kickin Cancers Butt and Diamond Painting or something like that? I ran across her videos and I was instantly mesmerized. This was before any were on amazon or sold in the states. My first paintings were from Ever Moment and I just looked it up... purchased in 2018. So 6 years? I find it to be calming, not to challenging to the brain but challenging enough to keep it interesting. And like Katie said, I really like buying all the accessories. Back when I started painting there were no resin turned pens. The fad was taking actual pens and rigging them to hold the pink pen inside the pen. I remember I had an ergonomic pen that was slightly curved that I made into a placer. Oh, and back then... it was only pink wax. No blue wax, no putty, no fancy scented wax. Just the pink wax. And no 3d printed anything. I don't even think that was a thing back them. Anyway, I am back at it full steam and really enjoying getting involved in the online community. It makes this very solitary craft and little more enjoyable. 🐍🗡
I started DP. about a year ago... I look forward to your WIP N CHATS. I do small projects when i go my grandsons house. Coasters are easy travel. Thank you. 💜 🎨👩🦳
Happy 4 year for Diamond painting! I picked up the 5 pack for DIYamonds Delights, it actually gets in today! Then I picked up the new Margaret morales and the stained glass flower garden restock along with the new putty and Eden Floral.
I have been rewatching Dark on Netflix. Realizing so much more the second time how the different characters and families are intertwined. Loving it! Thank you for the wip & chat. Working on DAC Springtime Blossom by Sarah Moustafa. 🌼 🌸 🐍
🐍hey Katie- I have been diamond painting since 2018. I also seemed to have a hard time staying with one, feel like I tried them all. I am working on a mystery kit from Jade that I will also using for Summer of the Masters. It is HUGE and full of confetti. Hava a great week!!
Happy 4th DP anniversary! I’m not quite to a year myself. I’m looking forward to my first Summer With the Masters🐍🪱. I love snakes
Hi Katie! Happy DP-versary! I'm working on Don't Go and Midnight Manekineko both by DAC. I bought the unscented putty also bc of migraines (I just wasnt' sure about the rose smell - I might get it next time to try it).
I began “dotting” about 2 months ago! The reasons I enjoy it are identical to yours.
Thank you for sharing a bit about autism. I would love to hear more about your journey and late life diagnosis. I’ve learned so much about myself after realizing that I am autistic. I’ve debated getting an actual diagnosis and if it’s worth it as an adult, but I also feel like it will absolutely help my mind to know there is a reason I am the way I am.
Before I discovered dp-ing (via my MIL), I colored. My husband doesn’t understand that my hands need to be busy. It’s not easy for me to watch TV and do nothing else. I love this craft. I just miled past my 2 year dp anniversary. As for eyes, I think chronic migraines have adversely impacted my vision (particularly my right eye). I have glasses but only wear them when driving/out. When I’m working at my computer I wear glasses specific for that distance of correction. And I have readers all over the house. It’s tough getting older 🤣🐍
🐍🐍🗡🗡 always a pleasure to hear yout catch up chats
I can’t wait for the Emma Casey kit unboxing!! I’ve been looking out for it since you originally announced it a couple weeks ago 😊
I've been diamond painting for two years now, and it's interesting to see how I've settled into the craft. 🐍
I knit and crochet, but arthritis really settled into my hands. I don’t remember why I tried dp, except I was going through Amazon and found the set of bookmarks that you slide onto the corner of the page? Tried them, liked them, got a few canvases, and here we are.
🐍Funny story about a snake: I thought there was a worm on my bedroom floor, so I called my brother to get rid of it (I’m super squeamish about worms and bugs). When he picked it up, I got a closer look at it and realized it was a tiny snake. So weird. I figure it hitched a ride in on my clothes or bag. It was quickly sent back outside.
Anyways, I started diamond painting in December 2022 with a set of mandala sun catchers that looked really pretty and sparkly. I bought them for myself for Christmas. I found it really relaxing, almost meditative, and easier to clean up than my other favorite hobby (painting), so I went to Hobby Lobby and grabbed a couple kits and the rest is history.
I started diamond painting in december 2022 and also did it with a cheap not license kit. I learn about licensing in your channel and got hooked by DAC.
I'm working on a Martith kit from Jaded Gem Shop for the jadedgemboree event and also in the Mystery #1 from Paintgem.
Love your channel! 🐍🐍
I seriously ❤ you Katie! You make me smile
Hi Katie I love the perforated cover but I do use washi tape along the dotted line. I’m still working on chuck pinson’s loves infinity garden🐍
I’m new to Diamond painting. Started this year. I keep hearing about the events. How do they work? Maybe, you already have a video on that. Also, maybe check out Root Pretty’s natural makeup (not sponsored). I struggle with acne. Their makeup doesn’t bother my skin. 🐍
🐍I started around the same time as you - March/April 2020. I just started a Spangler this evening - Rounding up The Dust Bunnies. So relaxing compared to the landscape I just finished.
Regarding the new film: I too am not a fan, but don’t see it as a huge deal. I don’t like how it doesn’t line up perfectly with the grid
I started Diamond painting in Dec 2022 because I moved from my home in Ohio for my husband’s job. We’re in a new state where I don’t know anyone and I’m extremely unhappy here. I love that I can put on headphones (music, shows, podcasts, audio books) and tune out what’s going on around me. It’s also something to look forward to and get excited about with the new releases and building my stash. I just really really love Diamond painting.
🐍 Started diamond painting in the summer of 2020 when my mom bought my son a tiny smiley face kit with frame. I thought “heck no! I see a bunch of tiny pieces strewn all over the place in my near future!” Then when I ended up being the one to complete it, I was the one that quickly got addicted 😁 Now whenever I find drills in super random places all over the house, I only have myself to blame 😂
Hi Katie. Great WIP and chat 😊. I’ve had skin allergies for many years and I have been purchasing skin care and make up from iherb online for over 9 years. It may be helpful for you as they have so many different natural products. 🐍 ❤
Happy dp aversary!! 🐍
🐍 My one year DP anniversary is going to be July 29th so I’ll be working on my SWTM piece (Starry Night, gotta hit that milestone!)
Wouldn't it be cool if dac added a pearly diamond stone? What do you think? I enjoyed your up and chat.
HI! I started painting last November 2023. I actually bought my daughter a kit when she was pregnant for those sleepless nights. We learned together and I fell in love with the craft. My beautiful granddaughter was born 3/7 so as you can imagine she is too busy for the craft😊. I do it enough for the both of us 😂 🐍 🐍 Thank you for the video. BTW, how did you like the wax/putty from DAC?
I always appreciate the weekly catch up! I’m always listening to your chats while I’m working, so it’s a nice way to begin the week! Thanks again ❤❤
I finished two diamond painting this month I started of with Aurora the Unicorn I started that diamond painting on 1/4/24 & finished on 5/4/24 & next one I started of with Huggable I started of on 6/4/24 & I finished that diamond painting on 9/4/24 I also bought Diana & the new 2 one unscented & one scented DAC putty & twist multi placer i started diamond painting on 15/7/19 a friend of mine started me off so I decided to buy two diamond painting from Amazon then I decided to look up diamond painting on UA-cam that how I discovered you guys 🐍🐴
If you do have to wear glasses, you’ll get used to it, over time. It’s always foreign to have wear something you’re not use to wearing everyday, which is normal.
I was wondering, how do you feel about notebooks with grid lines? Not dot grid ones, but the kind that have the small squares. They are mostly useful if you are making graphs on physical paper. I used them in my math class. And I noticed that you didn’t mention that kind of notebook.
I love the perforated plastic cover!
🪪🗡️🛡️Hi Katie! Great WIP and chat! I always enjoy these. You mentioned your sensitivity to products so have you tried Beekman 1802 products? They are clean beauty products with the base being goat milk which has the same PH as human skin. I love their products and use them all the time. Maybe give them a try.
I only started a month ago, and I'm hooked! What got me into it was a coworker of mine and a lady in my appt building was showing me her custom of her family and my mom suggested I try it!
I do have autism and been doing diamond art almost year it helps me control my temper
i started doing diamon painting in june or july of 2023 . i needed a distraction . my mom passed away june of last year . so i needed to focus something happy . my first diamond paint completed was a cat with a beach backround.
🐍I saw a Diamond Art painting in Hobby Lobby last year... that was the beginning of my journey. I was hooked so this past Christmas I sent kits to my sisters in law but they haven't done the pictures I sent!! I guess its not for everyone. I was hoping they would zoom with me and we’d diamond paint 🤷♀️
Btw..I purchased the Vermeer diamond painting from Amazon..thanks again
Current WIP is Sinister Wings and with the amount of 310s in the kit I am going through it at a crawl! Good thing I am halfway done, I don’t want to look at another 310 again after for a good while. I have Aset by ChrissaBug as my next kit to work on and I might just kit it up and take a break from all of the darker colors that Sinister Wings is.
🤺 I got the golden and rainbow infinity sign too from DAC. My boyfriend is on the spectrum, and I have had my sneaking suspicions for a while that I have ADHD. My therapist is gonna do my ADHD assessment this Friday. 🌈♾️
I have trouble with finding the perforated lines myself so I have to put down washi tape so I can know where to put the diamonds myself.
For skin care have you tried any goat milk products like beekman 1802? I find that it works well on my sensitive skin and isn’t irritating. They also have a lot of products with absolutely no sense. They call them pure and they have a great body butter.
Diamond painting is a verion of sand painting that is thousands of years old. This is the 2000 ad. Version. 😊
I’ve been using the DAC putty about a week now and enjoying it. I’ve only ever used kit wax and alien putty though! But I got the new pen and some tips and am rocking through my dakotathon piece. I even won a weekly giveaway in week 1!
I find a&o to never have stock so I stopped ordering from them. I wonder if scribbles that matter has any b5.
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My current WIP is Christmas Eve at the Workshop, and it's very slow going. I started it last year not long after receiving it, worked on it for about a month, and then put it away and worked on several smaller kits. I'm almost finished with the row that I'm working on. After it's finished, I'll be working on a round kit for sure. Hope you have a great week! 😊💖🐍
So excited when you talked about drills and chills! I am waiting for my putty from Diamond Art Club! Have a great week Katie!🐍
🐍 I started a year ago (April 2023) and I was first intrigued with the clicky videos! My mom had recently passed away (Sept 2022) and I felt so aimless. Between the soothing sounds/feels of the drills, putty, pens, the shopping, the satisfying feeling of completing a canvas, I was instantly hooked. My mom was also crafty, so it makes me feel a little closer to her spirit. 🕊
Love these videos. I only started diamond art November last year due to health issues I can no longer cross stitch and was heartbroken. My sister got me a diamond art kit and the rest is history then I found diamond art club and I was addicted. Thanks for making it so easy to join this crafting family
Hi Katie. How did you like working with the DAC putty?
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I started diamond painting in June 2018. I was so happy when you started your channel, there definitely wasn’t many channels reviewing products at that time and I’ve been watching you since then! Happy anniversary 🎉❤
I want to love the segmented cover but a few things are disappointing me with it, most definitely the fact I cant see the lines, the fact it doesnt always tear straight, and the fact I still like the finished section of my canvas to also be covered when I am not working on it to protect it from pet hair, dust and general debris
🐍(yuck!) I think I will plan on drills and chills instead of Summer with the Masters. My husband is supportive but will probably not appreciate a classic piece when I have so many other kits. Thanks for being so open and helping educate about autism. I am grateful for the info.
You are so relaxing to listen too. Very enjoyable thank you. I listen when I'm diamond painting. Love your tips and reasoning. Bonnie
My mom got me into DP in 2021. Still going 😂
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I started diamond painting in April 2023 after my surgery due to thyroid cancer...before that time I do coloring for 5 years but then after this health issues I was not able to come back to it, I need something new which will bring joy to my life again and there I am almost 100 kits in my stash and I still enjoying it so much ☺️
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I don’t know I got both wax putty’s and for me they smelled the exact same the rose one didn’t smell as all like roses. Got a second opinion from my mom because she smells anything under the sun and said the same thing. Still love them I just wished mine was more scented
Hi Katie. I diamond paint since 2023. And I absolutely love it.
I'm now working on my first DAC, Sacred Web. Love it!
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Hi Lady Katie! I'm loving those colors. I always look forward to Monday mornings. I never miss your W&C. Thanks so much for just being you! 🐍
I'm not a fan of the new cover paper, I think it leaves a "dirty" edge with each preforing. Then continue to make my own sections. Started in January 2022 with a canvas from a danish shop. But then I didn’t know about licensing Bught my first DAC in sept same year
Hi Katie, I started diamond painting September 2023 so not a year yet. I have given a lot of the ones I've done away. I came across you website early on and you helped me find a number of small shops to upgrade my tools. So thank you for your small haul videos! I'm a home health therapist so diamond painting has become a great way to unwind and de-stress. This weekend several lady friends are getting together and I'm bringing the Gem ocean edition set so they can try it.
My ex stepmom gave me one to do to help her out in adding some decor to my little brothers room. Once I finished that she told me to keep it and tada 5 years later I’m still going strong and now I have a full reason to do this 🤰I can design the room how I want and I’ll be productive on leave
🐍 Thank you for keeping me company today Katie! I have been diamond painting since March of 2021. I am currently working on Spirits for Dakotathon. Have a great week!
I'm still fairly new to diamond painting, but I must admit I'm still struggling with the aesthetic. I mean, I only choose artwork that I absolutely love, but the actual blingy finished product is not necessarily my style. I'm still coming to terms with the value of doing it just because I enjoy the process, as opposed to it needing to have a final use or value.
I’m so happy with this wipnchat. I’ve been diamond painting since January and I’ve been looking for the words to explain what it’s meant to me to find this craft and you put it so beautifully. Thank you for all you do and I’m so happy to have found this wonderful community. 😊
Hey Katie! 😅😅 Enjoyed your vrdeo! Let. chat!! 💖💖 xx Cynthia
I really wish I would’ve found this craft during the pandemic. Since February 2023 this has brought me such peace and joy. I love finishing these and if anyone wants one, gifting them lifts my heart. I truly enjoy and look forward to each of your videos. Once I found UA-cam with your videos and a few others, this is what made me realize that it was the community I wanted to be a part of. My husband knows this is my happy place and we have found our happy medium that I do in the same room for together time. I must say that I love seeing everyone’s extras and collecting a few of my own. Sometimes I just use this as podcast as I paint, so calming. I actually found Jaded Gem and bought a crop of Apple Picking and it was delivered this week. I also just got my forget order of DIYamond delight diamond sticker set. Thanks for it all.🐍
I have only been diamond painting around 9 months, and the way I got into it is kinda funny.
I have always enjoyed art-related "satistfying" videos on youtube. Think ASMR videos, but not for the ASMR just for the visual (I have also since started realising I may have ADHD/ some neurospicy flavoring) and I fell hard into people unboxing HIMI gouache paints. Theyre these vibrant colored paints that arrive in pudding cup-esque individual packaging. I loooved the process of opening them all one by one and stirring the colors before placing them in a tidy order.
These videos eventually lead me to diamond painting Kit-up videos (Diamond Painting Anonymous was my first channel and will always be my go-to kit up videos when I need to relax) and that got me really wanting to get into the hobby myself!
The organisation is easily my favorite part of the craft 🥰
I've been diamond painting since 2018, and stumbled across it while looking for cross stitch stuff online. Took a while for it to stick, and I still go back and forth between diamond painting and cross stitch, but diamond painting has had an immensely positive impact on my mental health. Cross stitch was a good start, but diamond painting filled a need when I just don't have the energy or mental focus to stitch (although stamped cross stitch has been a huge help with that) but still need something to help when I'm struggling. It's just mindless enough to not require a ton of energy while still being distracting enough to let my brain do what it needs to in the background without becoming all-consuming, and the fact that I can have a finished project without it taking 10 years is just an added bonus!
I found diamond painting about 5 months ago. I absolutely love it. I was never a craft person but I absolutely adore the process of diamond painting and seeing an image come together. Like you, what I enjoy Diamond painting isn’t necessarily what I want to hang in my house.
Hi Katie I started diamond painting in 2019 i used to do counted cross stich however, it took too much brain power (I had a breakdown in 2006) diamond painting has been a game changer for me! I really enjoy large kits that take me months to do, I think its the challenge that I enjoy the most. I just turned 76 years young. I love your channel and watch or listen when diamond painting!
Still working on Ocelot from DAC. Finally past the halfway point! Ordered another two kits yesterday, and yes, the free shipping threshold is always something to go for especially for those of us across the pond. I started the craft out of curiosity. I am on the spectrum with (undiagnosed) ADHD and tend to get frustrated quickly, and tend to find learning new things pretty difficult. I've tried so many different things, got frustrated and quit. With diamond painting, it was immediately apparent that this was it: this was my thing! I finished my first kit, a small kiit and I cried. It's like, wow, okay, a craft that's fun, relatively simple and doesn't take much to jump right in and get going. And you get something pretty at the end.
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I started diamond painting last July (7/6/23) by accident. One of my kids gave me a kit as a bday gift - took me 6 months to even open it - and by the time I had put down my 1st five diamonds I was sold. And Katie - you kindled and encouraged my love for this craft. Diamonds and Washi was one of the channels I found early on and I thank you SO much!!! (Now my stash is over 100 and I’m trying to control myself, but cannot. Not for kits, pens, trays, putty, minders, release papers - it’s all too fun!)