A BRIEF DIAMOND PAINTING OVERVIEW

A few of you have asked to "see" a diamond painting canvas

in progress....

Above↑↑↑↑ I have uncovered a small area to be "painted".

 And, here I am adding a diamond (or drill as they are also termed)

to my canvas with the specialty pen. 

I have only uncovered a small area to be filled

because the canvas is SUPER sticky in order to hold 

the diamonds really securely.....

I just press the diamond  lightly onto the correct symbol.

(Above I was using the "&" symbol which in

this picture is gray, and No. 5 in my little marked boxes below)

 

Here is the "key" to the colors along the side↓↓↓↓↓

[And to the left is a section all filled in]

This chart is set up exactly like a  cross stitching chart would be

and the colors used 

are the exact same as those on the DMC (floss) chart...

Here is the "pen" with the little tube at the end that

you fill with sticky wax in order to 

pick up each little diamonds...

Here are all my colors for this canvas 

ready to be poured into the tray that has 

one funnel end for replacing those not used in the area you have uncovered...

You can see that in the above photo..

There are 25 separate colors in this canvas...

and I have been attaching No. 5...

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This is just a brief intro to Diamond Painting and 

just how I do it...there are a 

GA-ZILLION 

Youtube videos out there 

if you are interested...that go into a lot more detail..

[And this is probably as clear as MUD!! 

It is always easier to show someone in person

that to write it all out, I feel   ;))))]

I totally enjoy this craft and so far have framed 2

paintings using simple frames from Michael's...

In a previous posting I have shown my little 

corner station set up...

(labelled "Blue Moon")

I just love these colors in "Blue Moon"

and that is what drew me to this one --

that and i love depictions of the moon....

I hope you are staying safe if you are in the path of this tropical storm...

We are getting some wind and a bit of rain so far

but the tornado watch has expired for us...

Thankfully.....

Hugs, Julierose, La Blageuse (diamond-painting-euse)

MORE OJOS

The start of my softer-hued OJOS using the rest of my leftover blues and my 
pink strips...along with a few lilacs that had snuck (;}}}) into the pink baggie..and a few
of the darker hues.

My thought is to try to somehow incorporate these along with the 
ISF and ISR Ojos that I had made earlier:

[I decided that I didn't like the long strips on either side--so they are now residing in my drawer of "I don't know what to do with these now"..I love how they finished, but not with
the Ojos...maybe in a coin column piece in the future...]

I was thinking that I could add the new ones on-- because the blue Ojos would
 just morph together and lead into the pinks on the top and bottom....
we'll see if that works out...
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My stars are still not sewn together as I am still not sure how to set them....
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As I am having a flu shot reaction and Mr. Wonderful is not --he stepped up to the 
plate (or oven, really lol) and made us a wonderful tuna noodle casserole for dinner
tonight...it was so good...the noodles just went down well for my tummy.....
                                                                    !yummy!
                                                                        ;))))

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I have finished the 1st Sugar Plum Fairy and have set-up the 2nd one--
separating and labeling all the drills into little bead containers; it has much
lighter colorways (which should go well in Willa's Blue Bedroom...
whereas the stronger hued 1st one will go in Fiona's pink bedroom).

And that is the news from rainy CT tonight..

Hugs and prayers for all the hurricane victims....
Julierose, La Blageuse...( resting-euse)

DIAMOND PAINTING PROGRESS

                     Here is my progress on my Lighthouse Diamond Painting so far....
I have a few small areas still left to fill as yet, across the mid-and bottom sections....

I began this 35c x 45c picture on September 1st.
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The back story to my beginning this new craft adventure, is that I have always wanted to learn counted cross stitch; but I just cannot see well enough (or seemingly COUNT 
well enough !) to do it--I have a few messed up pieces stashed away that prove my point...

AND, so...while I was
surfing through Youtube,
looking (well, drooling over lol) cross stitchery that many are doing, and wishing I
could do it too......

I  came across  Stitcherista's channel-- where she does cross stitch--- 
and what was this?
something called diamond painting--what is this, I asked?? 

Lovely pictures that when finished are all sparkle-ey and
look like cross stitch or mosaic pieces...be still my 💓....

And so my journey began....
I am so enjoying this craft --maybe because I used to love to do
paint by number as a child...it is similar...and 
you have to work S L O W L Y to place
all the little diamond bits correctly...which I find very relaxing...

I will frame this canvas when it is finished--oh--and I have a few more
waiting in the wings--ya think?  
Hugs
Julierose, La Blageuse (enthralled-euse)

DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND

                       HERE IS WHAT I AM DOING WHEN I CANNOT SEW
                       OR ROTARY CUT.....(I mean a gal has to keep busy, right??)

                                                              DIAMOND PAINTING...
                                                                    MY NEW LOVE....

This is a corner of my sewing area where I can work on my new craft--
which I am thoroughly enjoying....;))))

                     My 1st picture is a lighthouse by the ocean;

hubster LOVES lighthouses and  their history...
so I thought this would be a great first painting...
(The darker areas in this picture are full of diamond pieces...
aka "drills")

The canvas comes full of sticky-ness and you place the drills on each square according to the schematic...on the right...and the beads come packaged
separately and numbered.

I love how the drills (small round pieces in this case) sparkle...

The darker areas have been "painted" with those little sparklers...;)))

This is so relaxing; I bought a light table to help illuminate the
canvas from underneath ...( Oh  Ye of the Ancient Eyes....)

and am so loving this craft....

                           Here you can see the legend for the beads that are included in the kit....

If you go to YouTube and put in Diamond Painting you can see crafters painting
their canvases...the results are so beautiful...

I have ordered a few more (ya think? ) kits from China at Ali Express...
one is a sunflower, one an owl, and one a landscape...
so they may take a while to get here...
because I want to have some ahead 
For: 
who knows what will happen with our new
(crazee) tariffs in place...👺
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Tomorrow I hope to make another Maverick Star using scissors...to trim;
at least I have the 2.5" squares all cut; so only the corners need to be trimmed...

We'll see how this goes...I mean, our Grand- and Great-Grand-mere's only used
scissors.  (I hope to "kit up" a lot of things ahead so that cutting will not become
an issue as I keep on quilting...
And aging...aaargh!) 
I hope for a long time still......;*)))

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Right now we are having H U G E thunder boomers and heavy rains...
we really need the rain...our lawn is like hay and even my prostrate junipers
have turned brown at their edges...!!! I've never seen this happen before...
I think our former 4 Season year is whittling done to TWO
HOT and COLD  ...Hope not, though...
Autumn where oh where are you???

hugs, To you all 
Julierose, La Blageuse (Diamond' Lil' -euse)