Diamond Painting kit down - Just Random Ramblings of a Diamond painter

[@writingwithrose_wolf_1781]

Hi Kim, love your video's, been lurking for a while. What a lot of people don't realize, is one of the reasons the drill shades don't match others is, the company might have substituted in another DMC. Let's say a company runs out of a color or dye, they'll use a DMC substitution chart and pick out the next best color. Joan Diamond Paints has even tried this method of using a substitution chart and it worked. This is the method I myself use when I have shades that don't match when I'm kitting down and nine out of ten times it works. If you want to, try it a few times and your mind will be blown. Another reason why I think this is the case for your kit here is this might be one of DAC's older kits which might mean the Drills are acrylic rather than resin. and since most budget diamond painting companies use acrylic drills the two 301's might match each other. Hope that helps 🙂

[@kimbaskrafts]

Hi Rose! Thanks so much for watching! 🤗 And that makes so much sense! I never thought of that. I will have to try that out next time something is way off. It should be fun! Thanks for sharing and the support ❤️❤️

[@carolantrim]

Thanks for keeping me company this afternoon Kim. I always love your videos...your sense of humour cracks me up...."I have several species of beavers"..."lets make a parfait"...ROFLMAO. Love those pug snores too! Have a great week Kim!

[@kimbaskrafts]

😂 after reading this comment, I went back and listened to my video. I decided I wasn’t going to edit it. And I didn’t remember anything you mentioned above. I had to see what you were talking about. 😂😂. Now you know, it’s all ransoms ramblings 🤣🤣 Thanks for watching as alway! Have a wonderful week! ❤️❤️

[@NancyCanadian]

Thanks for sharing. I mix all of them, as I prepare for my HAEDs

[@kimbaskrafts]

Hi Nancy, I am thinking eventually, I will have to make some choices lol. I’m ok for now. And I’m on the slower side of Diamond painting. So I have time 😂😂

[@DianesDiamondPaintingJourney]

I have the same problem as you when i'm trying to match up the colors of a DMC number. I did a couple of old kids from DAC this year and the colors were totally different than what they are now. The only thing that I do different from you. Is that I have one big bag for each number and if the color is different, I'll use one of the little bags from DAC to put them in and I then put that inside the big bag. Hope that makes sense. 💜😊💜

[@kimbaskrafts]

That does make sense! Eventually I’m going to have to make a decision lol. I’m not there yet. Hehe

[@shirleyziedonis]

Hey Kim. I am currently organizing my spare drills the same. I actually bought a whole set if rounds and squares. I think I have lost my mind. Lol. I'll be happy once I have it all organized.

[@kimbaskrafts]

Hi Shirley! We all lose our minds in this craft huh! 😂😂 it’s ok. We’re all cut from the same cloth. It’s comforting ❤️ It feels so good once everything is organized. Enjoy the process 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@cayewood1016]

Love hearing your pug snoring its quite sweet as my pug is snoring at the same time at opposites to yours 😂😂😂

[@kimbaskrafts]

Haha that’s awesome. Pug snores in stereo! Sounds awesome ❤️❤️ aren’t pugs amazing 😭😭

[@cayewood1016]

@@kimbaskrafts pugs are fabulous ❤️

[@kimbaskrafts]

@@cayewood1016 YES 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@cynthiagant774]

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[@kimbaskrafts]

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[@teescolouringcafe]

for stickers that wont come off easily, grab your hairdryer and use the heat to 'melt' the glue of the sticker it helps them peel off so much easier i use this trick on pretty much everything with a sticker on it that i need to peel off, it can leave a little residue sometimes, if there is residue use some rubbing alcohol :)

[@kimbaskrafts]

I’ll have to give that a try! I am allergic to getting stickers off 😂😂😂 thanks so much!

[@thurayya8905]

I have done embroidery for years (mmm, cough, decades, really) and the colors on the DMC numbers never change, except for very slight variations in dye lots. I have some skeins that belonged to my grandmother, who bought them in the fifties and sixties, and they match with skeins I bought this year!

[@kimbaskrafts]

Oh my! That’s awesome! I wish drills were like this! Would make my life so much easier 😂

[@TheCraftyDiamond]

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[@thurayya8905]

I love your set up! I have over a year's worth of left over drills from kits with nowhere to put them. Hoping someday I will have a nice box with dividers, tabs, etc. Probably will end up having to buy one and they can be so expensive 💲💲💲.

[@kimbaskrafts]

They can be expensive! Maybe just buy the box at a discount store like TJ Maxx or Marshall’s like I did for $7. And buy the dividers from add more zest or something? It would be cheaper than buying the entire set. ❤️❤️

[@peggywood7952]

What did you do with your painting “Where the fun never ends”? Did you frame it? I’m just not getting around to organizing my left over drills. I was throwing them away. 😮 A friend I met on an event was using a system from an Etsy company…. So I bought that today. Can’t wait to get it. Have a good week… 👍

[@kimbaskrafts]

Hi Peggy! I haven’t yet. My plan is to paint the boarder and use a scroll type frame. My son has seen it. It’s hanging up in my kitchen still lol. I understand about not getting around to it! It’s a huge undertaking. But once it’s all done. You’ll feel much better ❤️❤️

[@trish2964]

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[@kimbaskrafts]

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[@wyatrippy]

Hey Kimba, do you know the measurements for the box you are using as storage when dekitting? I’d like to get a box similar is size thanks

[@kimbaskrafts]

Hi! Thanks for watching! I believe it’s 13.8 x 9 x 4.3 inch. I have a link in the description below of a similar box. I am not home. But I’ll try to remember to measure later ❤️❤️

[@marvinasuebloomfield280]

Did you buy your box with the dividers? I tried cutting mine and ended up with a hot mess 😊.

[@thurayya8905]

The ones I have seen for sale are so expensive!🤑

[@kimbaskrafts]

Hi Marvina! I did make them…next kit down, I’ll show how I did it. ❤️❤️

[@debbiew8431]

Yes older DAC and newer when they started making their own do not match color

[@kimbaskrafts]

Hi Debbie…it’s making things difficult 😂😂 my hoarding tendencies are on high alert! 😂😂

[@oubmrsooner1]

I guess I would be more interested if I had ever needed more of a single color, however, if this helps someone, then it could be helpful.

[@kimbaskrafts]

Yeah the system isn’t for everyone. Not everyone even keeps their spare drills. But I like it ❤️❤️🥰🥰 thanks for watching!

[@patriciakurtz6570]

Rubbing alcohol on q tip takes the Rosado off

[@kimbaskrafts]

I’ll keep that in mind! Thanks ❤️

[@oubmrsooner1]

Way too implicated

[@kimbaskrafts]

I agree! 😂😂