I do a lot of paper crafts on my blog so I wanted to try something new. A friend of mine really loves Diamond Painting and so I decided to give it a try. For those that don't know or have never tried Diamond painting before, it's very similar to paint by number but with diamond pieces instead.
I bought a picture of a night sky with two kids looking up at the stars. Unfortunately, I bought the 30cm x 40cm size set and so the picture turned out more pixelated than I had first anticipated but I'm still pretty satisfied with the overall product though next time I may have gone for a larger size. The overall cost was about $25CAD. It came with about 4 tools and a package of diamonds. I found the overall process quite relaxing. It's a great craft for de-stressing after a long day of work. Just put on an audiobook or a favourite playlist and away you go. I worked on mine over a period of about 3 weeks off-and-on while listening to Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, which is one of my favourite childhood books. I documented my progress as I went along. I did find that the sticky paper could easily get dirty so I had to be careful to make sure to always cover it with the protective film after I worked. I did had a lot of little diamond pieces left over which I might use on another project. What I found helpful was putting a sample of each diamond colour next to legend so that if I accidentally forgot which package it came from, I'd still be able to quickly identify it. Another thing that was helpful was working under a bright light. It makes the symbols easier to read and also easier to identify the different shades of diamonds. After I was done, I did find the durability of the sticky paper to be questionable and did not think it would last over a prolonged period of time. The picture also had a sticky border around it where small fibres or hairs would also get stuck. I used some Mod Podge I recently bought from Amazon to coat it with a protective top coat and fill in any of the gaps between the diamonds. I used the Gloss version so that the diamonds could still give off that nice shine. The first picture (#1) is the completed product with gloss finish while the last picture is the product without gloss (#11). If you want to find a fun and creative way to relax, I would give diamond painting a try.
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