WIP and Chat - Kitting up a Christmas Stitch kit, a wonderful Disney evening, & missing Santa

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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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[@ertl_turtle]

I used to be obsessed with crochet then transitioned to diamond painting once my carpal tunnel got really bad. I use Crafting as an escape and therapy for my mental health as a way to ground me. I did recently take a long break just over half a year because of a bad relationship to where I would diamond paint to ignore and escape how bad it was then when I left I just didn't get back into it until I felt the joy for it again. Now I'm in a wonderful relationship expecting my first child and each time I finish a section my partner cheers me on so it's gone from an escape of bad to a celebration.

[@elliet68]

🎄 Hi Katie X Thank You for the Kit down/up. The kit is so cute. Wow that was a long wait for santa and not to get to see him. I'm so happy you had other plans to look forward to. I hope all goes well on Wednesday afternoon. I hope your holiday traveling/visiting is all you want it to be. I hope you all have magical time I'm sure it will be special. X Ellie x

[@GraceLBDP]

I have been diamond painting for about 16 months now, and I DP every day. On work days, it may only be an hour or so, but it is so calming after a very crazy day.

[@KarenLeblanc-n8c]

Hi Katie! In the nation capital, Canada, the mall Sanata has a sensory Santa who has one hour for kiddos who need it. This happens an hour before the regular hours. There are so many malls that this works out beautifully for the kids.

[@SrCitizin]

Hello to everyone.. i do listen to wips and it is comforting to listen.. while i do my own crafts for cross stitch to dp to coloring to sudoku/puzzles.. or while doing my chores.. it is like having a sister or friend.. have a great holiday to everyone!

[@michellebrice2990]

I was a cross stitcher many years ago but really didn't have a craft hobby for a long time until I found diamond art. I love doing it and don't see me stopping. Be careful on your trip and I hope you have a marvelous time! Can't wait to hear all about it. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@LisaNewf]

🎅 Enjoy your trip Katie. Hope you have a lovely Christmas.

[@margaretspencer2440]

Please relax and have fun. I worry about you worrying too much. Please be kind to yourself. Love listening to your Whips$Chats. Peace girl. ❤

[@Trinh1227]

Sending peace and calming vibes your way! 🎄☃️ 🎅🏼

[@BooksandDiamonds]

I was really into cross-stitch for a few years. I still work on a piece or two at a friend’s but I really like the diamond painting kits. It gives me a creative outlet without requiring any talent. And I don’t have to really think or count. I can just zone out and enjoy.

[@DonnaBanks-em8qs]

In answer to your question I have found diamond painting the most relaxing because the decisions are made for me. In the past I’ve also enjoyed crochet, cross stitch, and making jewelry. Have completely given up crochet to avoid carpal tunnel. I only do small cross stitch now and repair jewelry for family and friends.

[@poetangel922]

Safe and easy travels! 🎄

[@jennyliz_bowling_78]

Safe travels & Merry Christmas! I've been Diamond Painting for about 2 years now.

[@LukewarmCoffee134]

Wishing you safe and easy travels and very happy holidays. Thank you for the video! 🎄

[@tracycruz5793]

Katie I tried that dryer sheet hack yesterday as I was kitting up Hazel's World. Let me tell you it was amazing!!!! I will always do that now. Thanks for showing that! Merry Christmas!!❤ Santa's coming!!!😊

[@MrsElledge]

🎄🎄 I just finished Monsters electrifying Christmas from the same release at Joanns. I loved it! Have a good trip Katie!

[@jabi4eva]

I just finished the square version of this from DAC, very sad I can't get this version as I prefer rounds but that's what happens when I'm not in the US, glad to see you kitting it up!

[@rosesmith6925]

I tend to collect bottles and glass candle containers after the are used up. My bathroom has a pretty Yankee Candle (yellow with sunflowers) where I store cotton balls. I started organizing when I started and it got crazy so now I put them in large glass jars: blue, green etc. in each jar then create different decorative bottles, like my kids made with colored sand in school. It would be kinda cool to make a small container for each of the colors mixed from left over canvases to remind you of that painting 😂

[@llijable]

In my youth (i'm 58) cross stitched obsessively and if I didn't do it once in the day - it wasn't a complete day. Now, I've been diamond painting for 2 1/2 years and am as obsessed with it as the day I started. Again a day isn't complete without diamond painting. I've done 65 paintings so far. I single place and love 60x80's so they take about a month each to do.

[@cynthiamasters5149]

Im whipping it up this morning too.. enjoy. 😊

[@AllyJNova]

🤶🏻🤶🏻I obsess over everything I ever tried - and I burn out FAST!! But I have stuck with diamond painting for about 1.5 years now and still LOVE it. Safe travels to you and yours Katie - and enjoy every minute with your family!!

[@hartanna]

OMG the relient k christmas album is a classic! I also really like the family force 5 one. Haven't listened to them in a while but I'm going to have to go search for them now. 😆🎄🎅

[@Queen_of_Diamonds_4]

🎄Hey Katie! When it comes to crafting, I think I tried every hobby out there. I was the worst cross stitcher- I pulled out more stitches than I placed. A friend of mine suggested diamond painting in 2018 and I have been hooked ever since. **Wishing you safe travels and an epic holiday!**

[@Brenda1371]

For me I started around the same time as you but I got so aggravated I quit it for a long time, then started looking into it again finding out about the pens and storage so on so I really got into it and now I'm addicted. When I first heard about it I scoffed at it thinking it was a scam with the advertisements. Then I went back to work in Yellowstone and in our employee rec hall there was a cut little kit with cardinals so I took it and that was how I got started.

[@sherrysterner5276]

I diamond paint every day if possible. Usually, in the evenings. I have scrapbooked, made cards, Bible journaled, and colored but diamond painting is my favorite. I will continue with diamond painting because I don't have to be creative it's done for me with beautiful results.

[@melissawood4317]

How you kitted up is how I always kit up DAC kits. As far as crafting goes…I tell everyone that my creative button is broken so I have similar feelings to what you mentioned. I did do planners for a few years because I really liked stickers, but I will flip from happy planner type planning to super simplistic bullet journaling. I have four kids with super busy schedules so I have to visually see it all in front of me…but right now, I want that as easy as possible! I gave up diamond painting for almost a year. I felt like part of it was guilt about over-buying of kits and the other was pressure related to events. Hey, try to let go of the pressure to keep up with your past pacing. Sometimes I feel like you choose the simpler kits to get finished but you don’t seem to enjoys them as much. I want you to be happy. I can feel the drive that the numbers game gives you…but I also sense that is stirring up demand avoidance that is creating this push/pull with the craft. I’m sorry for the unwarranted psychoanalysis!!! You put it out there and it allows me to focus on someone else’s life for a bit. 💗

[@FAAS1981]

i was in the same boat as you😂 i was also bouncing from one kraft to another, then youtube suggested your channel and as they say the rest is history hehehe😊

[@mintgirl910]

🎅 Diamond painting has definitely lasted longer than other hobbies for me too! I do it literally every day with rare exceptions! I realized it’s because I don’t actually do diamond painting during my regular crafting time. I think I see it more as a meditation or unwinding before bed. So it’s more of a bedtime ritual for me! So it’s never an either or with other hobbies.

[@deliajohns2501]

Hello Katie. Hope you are doing well. I have been diamond painting since june 2018. Diamond painting is my only hobby. i would like to try something else. But haven't worked out what yet. I have been diamond painting everyday for the last 3 months as i am currently unemployed. I do have long breaks at a time beause i struggle to manage the time and get exhusted. Congratulations on your 200th diamond painting. I have know idea how many ive done.

[@MrsRobsDan]

I put spare drills in clear ornaments kinda looks like the old sand ornaments

[@cynthiamasters5149]

Just had a thought on left over drills. I wondered what to do about it. Maybe this spring I'll try filling a cheap aluminum tray from walmart, fill it with drills and water. Placing daffodil bulbs in it and see what happens.. 🌱

[@rosesmith6925]

That sounds interesting!

[@serabi_crafts]

🎄Diamond painting is also the hobby that has "stuck" with me. I have a few people in my life who do diamond paint very casually though. Maybe part of it is who seeks out KZbin or other social media around their hobbies versus who doesn't? Oooh now I'm pondering all the fun Venn diagrams of hobbies and how people participate in the social size of the hobby. LOL

[@poetangel922]

I am also kitting down (Mickey Mouse ornament) and only save specials.

[@emilyvanvoorhis]

I loved knitting but the I didn’t really progress past hats/socks/blankets and I live in SoCal. There was just only so many hats and scarves that I could make.

[@elizabethwarman9028]

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄Hi Katie, love your Et Al video. Sorry for what happened at the Mall. Glad Disney Inc made up in the evening. Please thoughts and prayers for my best friend in Texas, her husband was diagnosed with cancer. Have a safe flight, and have fun on your travels. Bring Figits for your children. Being severely ADHD Figits helps calm me down while reading or watching TV. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@openorwap5412]

My craft/entertainment of choice depends on what my hyperfocus decides on 😆 I'm never simply 'interested' in something, I obsess over it, and my attention goes through long cycles, usually for months at a time. I'm either obsessively reading, listening to and researching music, diamond painting, crocheting, or studying. I'm either all in, or completely disinterested. There is no in between 😂🎄

[@southernbelle2478]

I'm a lot like you in I go through phases of trying thing I tried polymer clay and trying to get into that then I went through the planning phase to even diamond painting I'll be into it for a while then get burnt out and stop doing it then pick it up again

[@beckiwoodhamscpccpbcrc6681]

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[@gloripetersen3745]

🎄🎅🎁 Great video. All is good. Enjoy your family and travel safely. 💜💎🎨👩‍🦳

[@sunshine18466]

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[@christinemcclellan9535]

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[@jackiejbee]

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[@lesliediamondpaints]

I’m on disability so I’m lucky enough to diamond paint every day. It is my main craft and I’ve never loved any craft so much.I started in 2021 and still going strong 🎁

[@robin-x8j]

This was an interesting question. Do these two things really have to be mutually exclusive? When my daughter asked me to start a KZbin channel with her, it was because we loved diamond painting. If we stopped making videos about it, we would absolutely keep diamond painting because we enjoy it so much. That’s why I think it’s so important to have other interests, too. If you love creating on KZbin, maybe explore another channel about something else you’re passionate about. For us, while this channel started as just being about diamond painting, it has grown into so much more-it’s about the wonderful people we’ve met and the connections we’ve made. We wouldn’t stop talking to those people, whether we diamond painted or kept this channel going. It’s all about balance and not putting all your eggs in one basket. Having a variety of interests makes it easier to keep things fresh and enjoyable, whether you’re crafting, sharing, or just connecting with others!

[@samanthamoore_89]

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[@maryannhodges6615]

Santa

[@Alicia-Slab15]

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[@Brenda1371]

So now there doing reservations to see santa???

[@raccooneyes2099]

great minds think alike! i just finished Christmas Drink and I'm working on this Stitch now too.