Diamond Painting Tips - Give your un-numbered Diamonds a DMC number

Here is what you need to do when you have those diamonds that were not marked with a DMC Code. Plus, a reason for keeping them? I show all the defects I have run across.
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[@dawnlynch7691]

I'm so glad that you put this blog up because I was wondering how I was going to find out the DMC codes for the colours that I don't have the numbers for I just have a letter or just one number thank you for sharing

[@erins.5420]

I highly suggest getting reverse tweezers, you pinch to open them and once the tweezers grab hold you loosen the pinch and it’s super easy on your hands!!!

[@DPbyDoni]

I have never heard of those before. I have reverse scissors because of the arthritis in my thumbs I was dying from cutting an entire quilt by hand. Would it be like that?

[@TheCrafterNookWithConnie]

What a nifty idea I have a dmc chart that is many years old Think it may be time for a upgrade because I'm sure there have been some colors added since I purchased mine Thank you so much for sharing this Thumbs UP ! ! ! !

[@jessicaparker4217]

I love how you involve the family in ur videos. I love ur voice.

[@cubbibear4635]

I just saw this DMC guide on Amazon over the weekend and knew I had to get one. I love your tutorials and have learned a lot from you. Thanks!!!

[@DPbyDoni]

Thank you! Yes, it is nice to have this chart. I just wish my eyesight was better lol

[@candycedm-smithcollections5437]

Great video... can I just say, off subject... the child that comes in during your video is great. I love how you allow her to "interrupt" instead of telling her to go away. I also love how she said she got a little sick from too much soda and you didnt jump off and run to deal with it. I hate that my comment sounds sarcastic, it's really not meant that way. I just constantly see videos where kids are told to go away or they get full attention and we get a ruined video. Lol. We as moms/grandmas/caretakers of little ones never hear it enough... you are doing a good job! Keep it up!!

[@DPbyDoni]

Thank you so much! I'm.just now seeing these comments, so please excuse my tardiness in responding. My daughter is my entire life and I always had her in mind to be involved at times but not take over, like she would love to do lol.

[@helenneal4950]

Thank you! I just started diamond painting and this video saved me!

[@debbieelholm7921]

I just purchased my 2nd diamond painting kit today. It was made in Russia, so I looked at the diamonds and the color chart on the canvas and even though it doesn't say DMC, I think the diamonds are identified by the DMC color codes. If I remember correctly 310 on the DMC chart is black and that is how they numbered the bag of black diamonds. I intend to invest into one of the DMC charts to make sure! This project will be the first full canvas that I'll be doing and using the square diamonds.

[@DPbyDoni]

Welcome to your new addiction ☺️ But yes, if they put codes on your canvas, they are the DMC codes. 310 is black universally for sure!

[@graceandglory2]

I love this idea

[@ingrida1318]

Hello!. I am french and this is the first time I watch your videos. Many thanks for this one. So useful!!! 👍👍😁😁 Have a good evening !

[@DPbyDoni]

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!

[@brandeelemahieu-white8315]

OMG you are 2 away!!!! I love this video. I am going to get one of those charts cause I have close to 100 without DMC.

[@bevvzy5222]

I just bought a dmc one from Amazon today. It was pretty expensive $38au, so hope has them all. I get some paintings that have no codes they are a real pain

[@MhykeeCabalse]

Hi, i hope you can see my message. I'm a newbie in Diamond Painting and luckily i found this video which really answered my question. I bought a color chart in Australia but I am disappointed that it was only sent through PDF file to my email. I am really upset but I have it printed in colored but in a plain bond paper. The colors on the printed chart are pale that is why I am having a hard time matching the colors to my excess diamonds. Thank you so much for sharing this video. I am planning to buy the same chart that you have so I can name my diamonds already. I hope to be one of your friend as well :)

[@AllisonRosenisacraftygirl]

Hi! I haven't done a diamond painting yet (it's on the way!) but I have done a lot of paint by numbers and I have a tip for you! Instead of using a magnifying glass, I purchased a strong pair of readers from the dollar store. Instant magnifier! I like the 3x myself :) Hope this helps! AND I am so appreciative of your videos, they totally pushed me over the edge to join the craze.

[@DPbyDoni]

Well I am glad I pushed you over the edge to join the fray lol. I do wear glasses already and I only need to magnify once in a blue moon. I did buy those clip on readers to put on my glasses, but I didn't need them that often so it was more of a nuisance than anything. Thanks for the tip though! Someone may be running to the dollar tree now to go get some lol.

[@vrector2054]

Hi Doni, thx for sharing all the tips with us all. Enjoy your input

[@bethknapp291]

I just started doing this and I was thinking why don't they use the DMC numbers . This helps me with what I was wanting to do myself.

[@DPbyDoni]

A TON of them do, but there are the occasional paintings that don't have them numbered. So annoying lol

[@deniseyoung3999]

Wish those great containers where available here, in New Zealand🌟

[@serenaoliver3401]

I got mine in a beauty supply store.

[@sierraroman4233]

So mad I just learned all those numbers on the bag were important I just wrote down the one that matched the chart on the painting not the other ones lol im so very very new to this I haven't ever heard of dmc or rounds lol like very newb and this definitely helped alot to figure out how to find them now that I don't have the original packaging to the drills. Thank you 😊

[@DPbyDoni]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dorothyminton3994]

Enjoyed watching this, but there is no need to pay out for tweezers etc. Just roll up a piece of blue tack around a small cocktail stick.Then make one end into a roundish lump. Push the drill a fraction of an inch into the blue tack lump and you can run it up and down your colour chart. When you have finished, just take the drill out of the tack and put into your prepared pot. Insert the next colour drill and start over again. Most household have blue or white tack for Christmas decorating so it will not cost you anything to make. I just wrap the one I have made into cling film and get it out when needed. It is good for picking up spilt drills as well, just roll a ball of tack and flatten one side, press onto spilt drills then pick off and put into pot.

[@greeneyes92061]

You're at 996 while I'm watching!!!!! Go girl!!!!!

[@DPbyDoni]

I got it! At 1011 a few minutes ago so as soon as the grandson goes home I can make my videos! Woohoo!

[@martineboughey7542]

Great idea, thank you. I have lots without DMC numbers....

[@claressahands338]

This video was very helpful for me. Thank You

[@deniseclaffey6362]

every day i have a bath always find diamonds x

[@karenmoore3145]

Congratulations, 1000. Awesome so happy for you🏵🦋🎉

[@DPbyDoni]

Thank you so much :D

[@drwood728]

Thank you Doni-- I seriously was just going to ask one of my diamond painting groups this question!!

[@DPbyDoni]

Well I'm glad I got you the answer first LOL

[@mummsiej6179]

Thank you for your tutorials, I have learned so much from you ; ) Can you tell me if the crystal rhinestones use the same DMC color chart (and numbers)? I'm trying to create a storage for my rhinestones and special shapes.

[@DPbyDoni]

Yes, sort of. There aren't as many for crystals though. I actually have a blank chart like this for the rhinestones that I need to put up in my shop. I need to find them first since I haven't seen them yet since I moved lol.

[@janetcorner4685]

New subbie here,I am just getting into DP.Thanks so much for your tips.They are really appreciated.

[@DPbyDoni]

Welcome to the diamond painting world! You will never be able to leave now LOL.

[@dawnlynch7691]

I use those little bottles and I also use the little bags as well to transfer over the excess that's left over from the picture I've got quite a lot of ones that haven't got the DMC numbers so I'm going to order a book from Amazon when I get paid so I can get the proper numbers for them

[@DPbyDoni]

It is very tedious work, but I feel it is well worth doing it. :) The first one takes the longest for me since I have to match it, then glue it onto the chart. After that, I think it will be much faster.

[@loisannmandelmyers6780]

I love the round containers you are using. I bought the pandahall 3 packs for a total of 90 round containers on Amazon. I have set them up for both my round and square leftover drills. They don’t take up a lot of space and stack nicely on my shelves. Thank you for the links for the dmc stickers and code number chart, that will help me considerably. I have been using round chromalabel labels which fit perfectly on the top of the round containers. I purchased them from Amazon and they are 3/4” REMOVABLE (and they can be removed easily) and come in a dispenser box (1,000 labels). Maybe some of this info can help you and some of your viewers with storage. Thanks for your great videos.

[@DPbyDoni]

You are more than welcome! That is the same set I bought the first time. It was the 90 for $30, which is the same price I can get them at hobby lobby. However, I caught a sale at Joanne's for half price so I was able to get 90 for $15, what a steal! Thanks for the tips, I may look into those labels because I am running low and the dollar tree seems to run out of the white ones fast.

[@loiscassels8966]

OMG, I am Lois Ann, too!

[@dawnpaulette1991]

Love this video...it helped me so much...thank you!

[@vickykoen]

Lol The other night I was in bed for half an hour before I lifted my arm and noticed I had several drills stuck to my forearm. 🙃😁

[@christinaghiotto3088]

I know this is an older vid but sooo helpful!!!💎💎💎

[@DPbyDoni]

Some of these videos will forever be good information and not outdated lol

[@bonita2039]

Thk u Doni, it helps so much🤗😊

[@lilhugs717]

The one diamond painting I had did not have any DMC numbers either on the bag but I checked the painting and it had the DMC number there. Than I wrote it on the bag till I get a better system.

[@DPbyDoni]

Right, those ones still have the numbers, thank goodness. But sometimes, there is none whatsoever, like on Diamond Dotz.

[@lilhugs717]

Haven't had any of those yet. But I have 10 other paintings coming

[@DPbyDoni]

Most of the time it's on rounds that don't have the numbers, but there are always those leftovers that don't match the leftovers from another painting too that need to be renumbered. That was my main inspiration for getting the chart.

[@lilhugs717]

Getting a chart also

[@DPbyDoni]

I should of got one sooner, but I was trying to find this mythical chart that actually had drills in the spot where the color is. Never could find it. Even contacted DMC and they said that they didn't make one.

[@keshiamillerbernd8746]

ok thank but where can I get one of those?

[@puffyjo]

I will tell you one thing we have way more in common than you think =) holy moly I cant get over it

[@DPbyDoni]

I would like to hear more lol

[@xxriotgirlxx]

Thank you this is awesome

[@martineboughey7542]

Hi Doni, good early morning here. Wow! brill price💫

[@pamelapollard1670]

What do you do when you don't receive the right numbers

[@DPbyDoni]

I contact the company and let them know so they can send the correct colors to me.

[@edithseelhoff203]

I. Am looking a. Color. Chart. Amazon has. Many available. But they. Added a. Log. With. Theirs. I. Cant. Seem. To. Find one. With. Out. A. Log I've. Found some that. Are printable this. Is. The first time. I'm. Doing. Diamond painting. I. Also. Have a. Question. About. My. Painting. The. Graph. Is. Very smalĺ. Is. There. Any. Thing I. Couild use. To make it look. Larger

[@DPbyDoni]

I use magnifying glasses or a table magnifier.

[@missjameequilts]

fabulous idea! frustrating though, as i know i have one of those charts, i just cant seem to find it!

[@LisaSmith-iy3sw]

What is it called?

[@DPbyDoni]

What is what called? 🧐

[@LauraLawsCraftCorner]

Thank you doni for where you can get all your dp needs. I am going to purchase color chart.

[@stephanier.178]

Well, I should have watched your latest post before my comment about the fan on your last video, lol. Oh, well. Great information in this one! And well conveyed 👍🏼. Got one more trash bead for ya - soft, squishy ones! The ones where your drill pen leaves an indentation or you can squish them with your fingers. Hate those!

[@DPbyDoni]

I haven't had one of those, but I have heard people talk about them. I just thought they were referring to the one I showed here that was so see through that you could flatten it with your fingers. I'll have to keep my eye out for one of those.

[@stephanier.178]

Diamond Painting by Doni Hope you never get them! They're awful!

[@erica0448]

That is so funny, I was just looking at that chart Online.

[@DPbyDoni]

Did you end up getting it?

[@erica0448]

No not yet.

[@theresashea5179]

I am having trouble organizing some of my drills. The numbers are different then the DMC chart. For instance these codes are, 17-B045, 21-B1246 & 15-JH198. How do I figure out where to put these? Sorry I just started DIAMOND ART PAINTINGS. I'm kind of a Diamond Art Dummy

[@theresashea5179]

Oh your not in the US right?

[@DPbyDoni]

@@theresashea5179 I am in the US. The first number you see is just the number for reference for that particular diamond painting. So, say there are 50 colors for that diamond painting, they will just have 1-50 listed. Those numbers have nothing to do with the DMC color and can be ignored when filing away your extras. You just need to pay attention to the second number, as long as it is using the DMC codes. The numbers you have as an example do not seem to be using DMC codes so you will need to compare each color to the chart in order to match them to their DMC number. Companies like Diamond Art Club use DMC numbers. Diamond Dotz has their own numbering system as well. I have a chart in my group files that give you the DMC equivalent to their numbering system.

[@GoneOffMyMeds]

AWESOME idea for numbering the mystery drills! I just found a DMC chart in the box of my late Mom's cross stitch supplies. Would you be able to hold the entire bag up to the chart instead of one drill, or is there a glare? LMAO...round drills in round containers....I LOVE IT

[@DPbyDoni]

Yup :) Now I won't have to search which containers have which drills. You could hold the bag to it, it is up to you. I figured I would glue the one that I was comparing onto the color strip so that would make comparing drills easier, with using the magnifier.

[@sheriwillingham6875]

Hello, where did u get the dmc color numbers and do all dp drills coincide with dmc color chart. I know sometimes you get colors that are not dmc it's so other company, but I'm new to the art and trying to see how to number my drills. Do I just need to number them by dmc and not the number that the drills come in?

[@DPbyDoni]

First of all, welcome to the wonderful world of diamond painting ☺️! You do not need to keep the numbers that coencide with the symbols because that is just for that one specific project. No two color charts will be the same because of print differences. Even with the drill colors, there will be different dye lots so each company will have different shades of that color for that dmc number. This is why I have a separate stash for Diamond Art Club than I do for Diamond Dotz. But these are the only 2 companies I now keep my leftovers for. The quality is much better for companies that make their own drills than those that buy from an outside supplier. I have linked in the description where you can get the chart that I show in this video. If it no longer works, I can get you an updated one 🥰

[@fireflylove17]

Okay so my mom and I are organizing the diamond to the color with the DNC ones but we've gotten several of them from diamond dotz and they have #s like 8135 what color code or color chart is that

[@DPbyDoni]

Diamond Dotz uses their own numbering system to recognize the colors that they use. Their drills are also larger than everyone elses round drills. I have a conversion chart for the DD colors in the file section of my FaceBook group. You are welcome to download it.

[@harrypotterfan1623]

What do you do when yo can't make out if the colours match or not. Do all companys use the same shade I bought the same diamond art kit twice as gave one away but the diamonds seem to be diffrent shades is this normal

[@DPbyDoni]

Most companies that are based in China, which includes diamond paintings bought on Amazon, are very inconsistent with their dills. You are not guaranteed to get the same dye lot from one kit to another. It is very common to have the same DMC number be off from one company to the next because of thee dye lots. I am now only saving my leftover drills from high end companies and I keep them separate from each other. The rest I am just tossing away. It is too hard for me to compare colors like this. Getting older, my eyesight is not able to distinguish the differences.

[@harrypotterfan1623]

Thankyou for your help greatly appreciate it wasn't aware of this if I cant match them up I will just toss them as well thanks again

[@wenchemargrethepaulsen2125]

Kan jeg bestille en farge som jeg har fått feil på

[@DPbyDoni]

Beklager, jeg selger ikke de manglende fargene.

[@tracylynnclulee5881]

Hi love your videos. You got me into diamond painting. I am currently working on my 3rd diamond painting. I was wondering if I get the regular d.c book could I use it for my drill with no d.c number what do you thunk.

[@DPbyDoni]

Yes, you can. You just match those colors to the book and give them the dmc number 🥰

[@peggycollins4523]

Thanks for the tip. I have over 500 floss skeins so think I'll try to match to those. Do you think this would work ok?

[@DPbyDoni]

If you have all the colors, that should not be a problem. They would be the same colors as in the chart anyway :)

[@cindygarza6503]

I started doing this and i have so many drills that say they are one number but it doesn't match that color at all. Do you use bright lights or does the magnifying glass help more for comparing the colors?

[@DPbyDoni]

I use both. When I can't tell for certain, I will have to get up close with the magnifier.

[@robertiemcbride5916]

If you don't have a dmc for a diamond and its a dark color almost black how do you tell the color.

[@DPbyDoni]

I use my magnifying glass with light to look very closely at them. Sometimes it is very hard to tell the difference and I spend a long time looking and just can't tell. So I put it down and come back after a bit and usually that gives me a fresh perspective and I am able to see which color it truly is.

[@amyscraftycorner7009]

I tried getting the book of codes but they dont ship to Australia

[@DPbyDoni]

That is unfortunate :(

[@joanneneville9836]

Hi, I was wondering what should I do with the extras diamonds left from my previous paintings. I would like to know if I can do a project with it and how to proceed

[@DPbyDoni]

I am not one to come up with crafty things to make with leftovers. I normally just go by patterns, hence why diamond painting is right up my alley. I do with them what I show in this video 😊

[@bubar98]

There is a group on Facebook called Got Diamonds? It’s a pay it forward group where you can post extras if someone else needs them

[@DPbyDoni]

@@bubar98 I believe Joanne here is wanting to do a crafting project with her leftovers. Got Diamonds is a great community though and I send people there all the time. 😊💖

[@bevvzy5222]

Hi I have a question. I have always wondered why the dmc stickers and code books etc only go up to between approx 400 to 800 max but I have several paintings that are in the 3000s. Are those a different brand or something ?

[@DPbyDoni]

The official DMC color codes start in the 100s and go through the 900's and then they pick up at the 3000's. There are no codes in the 1000's or 2000's. I'm not sure what books you are referring to, but my set of DMC stickers have all of the 3000 codes included :)

[@bevvzy5222]

So do t h e y go 1 to 999 and then skip to 3000 up ?

[@DPbyDoni]

@@bevvzy5222 it actually stops at 996 then picks up at 3011 :)

[@bfunnygirl21934]

What is the difference between the regular number next to the symbol and the DMC? I’m confused. 😊

[@DPbyDoni]

DMC color numbers are universal to all diamond paintings. Each diamond matches up to one of the DMC numbers. Some paintings use numbers like 1-10 then move on to letters, for their diamonds, however, they still have a DMC color. It's like their product number. But when a painting just uses 1-10, it is to make it easier for the painter to find the number they need to place. But when you have leftovers or are missing a diamond, you need that DMC number to know which one to order or to ask for from someone outside of the person you got it from. Being that the DMC numbers are universal, if you know it's DMC number, you have a ton more choices on finding what you need, rather than just relying on that seller that you got the painting from that was missing the diamonds you are looking for. I hope this explains it. I am not sure if I just confused you more or what.

[@kathymohler7958]

I have been looking & looking for a Group that SHARE their left over Diamonds! I'm in need of Med. color Gray. PLEASE HELP!

[@DPbyDoni]

Try the group Got Diamonds on facebook

[@joannebyrne4822]

I'm new to diamond painting some of my kits have come with numbers another with letters one with dmc numbers . Does every colour have a dmc number . Is a dmc number unique to a colour . Will i need to buy a colour chart to find dmc number so i can store left overs by correct dmc number Thank you

[@DPbyDoni]

Right. All these colors that come with diamond paintings can be matched up to a DMC number. You just need the chart to figure out what the unlabeled ones are. Like those kits that just come with numbers or letters.

[@MECBeads]

Hi Doni, where did you get the DMC stickers? I purchased the DMC color chart, but there were no stickers with it. Thank You. Mary-Ellen

[@DPbyDoni]

I always put links up above in the description box 😊 The chart does not come with the stickers. Here is the link for you though. amzn.to/2DcLFfP 💖

[@MECBeads]

Thank you, Doni.

[@taniaheidenreich8504]

Hi can u help me my friend has sent me this 4 D 27 an she has no DMC for it

[@kimscales5150]

Doni, I am a new subscriber I love you and your videos, I have a question though, I had some drills with numbers not sure if they are dmc though I got the dmc book that you have and the numbers that the kit gave them don't really match, should I just try and match it with the closest one, or just use the number the kit gave them some of them match up well with what the numbers say others dont , what would you do ? please help

[@DPbyDoni]

Are you referring to after you are finished with your painting or before you have started placing drill to canvas?

[@kimscales5150]

@@DPbyDoniI was talking about before I start my painting, I was trying to put the diamonds into storage containers and I guess my lighting was not real good , it was late at night and they looked like they did not match the dmc numbers, but now this morning they look much better, now I do have some paintings that do not have dmc numbers so should I just try and match them up the best that I can with the chart , thanks again

[@julieyoung2719]

We're did you get the number stickers?

[@DPbyDoni]

Amazon. The link to them is up above in the description :) amzn.to/2IpgGes

[@LoraKnutson]

Where can I get one of those DMC code booklets?

[@DPbyDoni]

If you look in the description box of this video, I have provided you with a link to it 😊❤

[@puffyjo]

very good idea =)

[@DPbyDoni]

Lol and here I was running it over in my head how to respond to the other comment you had here. Thanks Jo!

[@puffyjo]

yeah I decided to delete it cause it probably does not count towards the diamonds anyways =) plus it felt like i was giving you a hard time in which I never meant too =)

[@DPbyDoni]

Nah I knew you weren't. But that is basically what I was going to say. Floss colors compared to the chart don't match? No biggie, we aren't sticking floss to our paintings ;)

[@karenbest8961]

where can you get the dmc chart thank you

[@DPbyDoni]

I put a link to the chart in the description box.

[@karenbest8961]

Thank you

[@lindagreen8220]

I'm newbie where did you get the color chart? Thank you Linda

[@DPbyDoni]

I have the link for it up above in the description box. I will always put links to products for everyone, but it is easy to miss because of the "show more" button :) DMC Color Chart: amzn.to/2KiQown

[@Manyanababy]

You can get the chart with actual thread on it 👀

[@DPbyDoni]

Yeah, I had a hard time finding them with the thread on them. But for this, I wouldn't want the thread seeing that we're using the drills instead :)

[@martineboughey7542]

I pick them up on the bottom of my feet, wonder what's sticking in my feet on the kitchen floor lol....

[@DPbyDoni]

Haha I am getting to the point where i know what it is before I look. I wake up in the morning sometimes with them stuck to my thighs. At least this time of year anyway, when I am wearing shorts.

[@MsBEARDIELOVER]

must have been dimaond dots

[@DPbyDoni]

These I am numbering in this video were from a painting I got on Wish. It was of that colorful cat that you see just about every beginner doing.

[@martineboughey7542]

I'd say 333

[@loiscassels8966]

333!

[@GoneOffMyMeds]

1000! 🤩🧚‍♀️🧞‍♀️👍

[@DPbyDoni]

YES!!!!!! I'm still amazed lol