I leave my extra drills in their bags until I need them ❤
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
That’s definitely the cleanest way. I just get so excited kitting up 😂
@hayleybauldwin53762 ай бұрын
I love your videos! I stalked your channel waiting for a new upload! ❤🫶🏻
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
You’re so awesome 😂♥️
@SuperBarbaranneАй бұрын
Must admit that I have binge watched them myself.❤
@GraceLBDP2 ай бұрын
I love the silent auction for charity idea. I have several finished canvases now living unseen under my bed. I would so donate them for a good cause!!
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you like the idea! I love seeing those finished pieces put to good use. 🥰
@kellilusk79422 ай бұрын
I found your channel and you are my favorite. I can just watch your channel and learn so much. I really love the mermaid diamond painting that you showed us the other day. I definitely want to get that next.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I am so glad you found my channel! 🥰
@puffpride17142 ай бұрын
And here I am watching you until 2am while doing my wip 😂 If I ever get to do a custom, I'd definitely want to do one on my fave anime or game charas
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
You're so awesome, I'm so glad you’re enjoying it! 😂♥️ I would LOVE so e gaming themed diamond paintings!
@shannonholmes44112 ай бұрын
I use rubbing alcohol. Did a q tip in. Wring it out and swirl it in the bag of drills before pouring them
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I tried doing that on my Warm Witch drills and they got all wet! 😂 maybe I just need to ring it out more.
@shannonholmes44112 ай бұрын
Yes I wring it out really well
@amandatorrez98872 ай бұрын
I’ve no idea what I would want for a customized kit. I really would like to do one but I’ve no idea when I’ll get that many cards lol I have 4, no golds or black. I need to get my paintings framed and hung. My office area is where I work from home and diamond paint. It’s decorated in a beach/ocean theme, so I have some to hang in there. I also want to hang seasonal ones up. But donating or gifting them is an idea too. Btw…always looking for your vids 😂
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I have Beauty in the Clouds from DAC in my stash and I can’t wait to kit that up eventually! Thank you so much for supporting me by watching and commenting ♥️🥰
@Julien-f2h2 ай бұрын
You are a great KZbinr! We are new to Diamond Painting and love your more personal approach and coverage of topics. We are getting tired of communicating with hands!😊
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂 my hands are much more boring than my crazy face 🤪♥️ Thank you for watching!
@scaryfactfiction2 ай бұрын
Hi Ashley. I have been loving each of your videos. Also, the silent auction idea is a great idea. I imagine donating a nicely framed and double matted diamond painting and then donating the proceeds to charity would be fabulous. Also, when I get my diamond paintings framed to hang in my home, I go on a Goodwill circuit with measures at the ready and a measuring tape to find really nice frames for cheap then I have a double mat cut. Also @Diamondpaintersanonymus uses Static Guard and sprays some on a q-tip and swirls it inside her baggies and the container. Keep up with the videos. Love them all.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and being supportive! ♥️ I will need to pick up static guard to give that try! I’m excited about the silent auction idea too. I will let you all know once I have enough painting to try it out! 🤓
@Acolytebunny2 ай бұрын
I love your videos. And to react on what I have heard: when I am at home and do not need to go to work -and my husband is working - I am sleeping in the afternoon and working through the entire night 😁 Night owl club. 🦉 I am way more productive then. And about custom canvas, it sounds really nice indeed. Ngl, I mostly work on custom canvases like exvlusively with my own drawings or drawings.I received from my fellow artist friends as a gift.😁 Someone also drew my Star Wars (yeah, I am a SW nerd) OC for me to turn her work into a DP and show it on Insta🥰☺️ I love many fields of art, connecting them is just so great🩷 Thank you for your video again, cannot wait the next one😎
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! That is so cool that you make your own artwork! I’m definitely part of the night owl club too 😂♥️
@GraceLBDP2 ай бұрын
Another fun video!!
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and supporting always ♥️🥰
@chrystalcole9692 ай бұрын
Humidity level in our homes is really what causes the static and I use a whole dryer sheet under my tray as I kit up and I wipe my tray after a couple of times of filling it as I kit up and I cut up dryer sheets in every container…I don’t fight much static that way… but also a humidifier running helps too
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Yes! Florida is SO humid. This was my first kit that gave me this much trouble but I like the idea of wiping everything down with a dryer sheet first to see if that helps.
@tammypengelly1097Ай бұрын
Hi Ashley I never had any luck with dryer sheets. For major static I use a qtip dipped in hydrogen peroxide then swirl it in the bag, works awesome. Side note just a dab of peroxide goes a long way. Happy dping 😊
@messygirlcraftsАй бұрын
Thank you for the tip and for watching! ♥️
@dariwhites2 ай бұрын
A lovely painting and nice colors
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I love those colors too! 😊 The green AB is insanely pretty! 😍
@GraceLBDP2 ай бұрын
I would love to have one of my Alaska photos I took of a pod of whales breaching out of water!
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Omg that would be incredible!
@michelelockport43822 ай бұрын
Hemostat to hold pieces of dryer sheet to swirl in bag. Works great! I'm retired nurse.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Ayyyy! So excited to had a nurse watching ♥️ I have all the respect for you and your role on the heath care team. Thank you for watching!
@darklady100012 ай бұрын
Hello bestie ❤ 🐈🐈🐈 There's nothing better than relaxing with your video and diamond painting after a hard day at work. I really like the idea of a silent auction for charity, I would love to take part in something like that, even though I made maybe 4 paintings in total and there are no such events in Poland.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
You are so kind, thank you! ☺️ once I have more finished I will need to start thinking logistics 🤓
@LeahJ932 ай бұрын
Great video. Mermaid tea time is one of my on the fence kits. If it’s in stock by Black Friday , I think I will pick it up then.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
That’s a great idea! Always go for the sales to pick up the big kits 😎 thank you for watching! ♥️
@gloripetersen37452 ай бұрын
I myself work just one canvas at a time. I kit down per kit, so I don't DMC code them. I just put the drills in baggies and keep them together with the kit label. As I kit up, I put the drills on the dryer sheet, and roll them around, then poor into my art dot bottles. I have a case that holds 240 bottles and one that's a 60. I try to keep things simple. My addiction is collecting the pens. I use 6 per kit. I have all the placers on and lay drills according to how ever many are needed.. 1- 12 on metal placers. 1- 16 on curved placers. Curved placers are for round drills and are amazing.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
That’s awesome! I’ve never tried a curved placer before! Thank you for watching ♥️
@SuperBarbaranneАй бұрын
I use static spray, so far so good. ❤
@messygirlcraftsАй бұрын
I’ve heard a lot of others swear by it too!
@sherrysterner52762 ай бұрын
I take my small piece of dryer sheet and put it in the bag and shake the bag the best you can. I keep the dryer sheet in the container with the drills. It works pretty good. I have seen people poor their drills on top of a dryer sheet and then poor into your container. I haven't tried that yet.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I might need to try pouring it on the sheet of if I encounter static as bad as I did on this one! 😂
@leeanntheriault97232 ай бұрын
Another great video!! Thank you,thank you,thank you for trying to cut down on the crinkling noise!! Drives me insane!! I'm fortunate no static issues, I breathe into the bag and that seems to work.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! I’m still trying to figure out the best way to minimize the crinkle! 😂 Thank you for watching! ♥️
@Southernlovingreading442 ай бұрын
Take a whole dryer sheet and spread it out, then pour the drills in the middle of the sheet. Fold it hot dog style and pour it into the container Like a funnel. I've seen a lot do it and it's worked.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I love the hot dog funnel idea! 😂 I will try this in my next kit up. ♥️
@leeanntheriault97232 ай бұрын
My very first custom was of my baby Cozmo ❤️🐈⬛
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
@@leeanntheriault9723 Awww, I’m sure it’s so cute! 🥰
@asrai682 ай бұрын
This is going to be so cute. I cant wait to see it done. Same girl, I set an alarm to go off every 15 minutes starting at 5am through 630. First I need to drag myself out of bed, then i want to know how much time I have left before i have to leave work no later than 630. I have only done 2 custom kits and they were both portraits. They came out nice, however I found that to get it to look like a wanted I had to make them huge. I think I would try creating an AI image that I like just for something different.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Do you know of any company that does hand charted customs? I feel like I wouldn’t mind it being a huge painting if the image was really clear, you know? Thank you for watching!
@asrai682 ай бұрын
@@messygirlcrafts I am not familiar with the US based companies that do the customs. I have seen the company The One With Diamond Art does offer them. I have been looking at some of their canvases and absolutely drooling over them. When I bought mine it was a few years ago and I was mainly ordering from AliExpress and I got them from the EverMoment shop on there. I know...dont hate..I didnt really understand the unlicensed art work thing at that time. They are incredibly detailed, but when I say huge I am not joking. They are big. Happy to show you pics at some point if you like to at least get an idea. I have one hanging that is a portrait of my husband and I that came out really well.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
@ no judgement! We all started somewhere, lol. ♥️ I have also been drooling over TOWTDA canvases!! I see that they carry Josephine Wall which is on my diamond painting bucket list, but I’m scared lol.
@asrai682 ай бұрын
@@messygirlcrafts thats what I am drooling over...a Josephine Wall!
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
@ let’s promise to report back when whoever breaks first between the two of us! 😂♥️
@MardiJackson2 ай бұрын
Where do you get your mats from?
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I got my desk mat from Amazon! If you search “cute green cat desk mat” the exact one I have will pop up. There are soooo many cute ones though!
@LorisLittleDesigns2 ай бұрын
Static sucks. Definitely not world ending, but can be annoying sometimes 😅 I cut up dryer sheets into little squares and I keep them in my containers and they just live there. I also wipe down my tray with a dryer sheet and it does seem to help overall. I'm also very guilty of stalking my favorite artists on Instagram and I regularly send my favorite images to DAC licensing 😂Thanks for another great video!
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Dryer sheets are a life saver! Thanks for watching 💖
@kenyub2 ай бұрын
What is a dust mat?
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Hi! Do you mean my desk mat? I just got it off Amazon! If you search “cute green cat desk mat” the exact one I have will pop up. It was under $20!
@chrystalcole9692 ай бұрын
I also cut the numbers off the bag as close as I can and I put them in my containers 🫙 too.. because I have had my stickers come off my containers…and I couldn’t find them so a hard lesson learned…please know I am just trying to give good advice..
@Toadallyzen2 ай бұрын
I don’t have a favorite artist yet, so I just look for whatever picture stands out and calls my name. 😂
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I love when new artists show up!
@donnamartinez62012 ай бұрын
I love your videos. Also, I love the artist of the diamond you're working on. I've been following Baylee Jae for years. She's grown so much since then. She has several of her pieces in Diamond Art Club. I have LAC, At Peace, (this is the first diamond painting I completed), as well as Bakery. There are a few more, I just can't remember their names. LOL. You may enjoy her channel. She has two beautiful cats, one is black. She's a joy to watch. She vlogs her day to day life, which includes her art, packaging orders, etc. So, if you need something in the background while working on your diamond paintings, you should check her out. "Baylee Jae". I'm catching up on your videos, and I'm watching this one while I'm working on my diamond painting. Thank you.
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
Baylee Jae is so talented! I love her work, too! I will have to check out her channel as well. Thank you so much for watching! ♥️
@tammyhyler30012 ай бұрын
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@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
🌿🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🌿
@michelelockport43822 ай бұрын
Polyester clothing causes static Also... Sit on a dryer sheet. I automatically put piece of dryer sheet in every container
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I ended up making a dryer sheet container with pre-cut pieces for when I kit up the next time. Thank you so much for watching ♥️
@fadwakiswani45602 ай бұрын
I would do a custom of my daughter with her two cats
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I’m sure that would be beautiful! 😻
@jessicaasta73272 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video ❤ I hate the static so annoying lol
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
@@jessicaasta7327 thank you for watching!! Static is definitely the worst! 😂♥️
@Crazymomlaclair2 ай бұрын
I would do a picture of my mom who was killed in march of 2023 .. but I can’t afford dac kits right now due to health issues
@messygirlcrafts2 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry you lost your mama🙁 I think a diamond painting would be a beautiful tribute to her memory 🖤