Q&A #4 Your Comment Questions Answered! Diamond Painting

[@goldenclouds6432]

im 13 years old and im working on sneaky cat by DAC! its so much fun!

[@Sandrawest64]

Thank you for encouraging people to recycle their drills. I catalog all of my leftovers after a project and have ordered a HAED/Crown Jewel Canvas to use them on. The 'trash' drills I keep to put in little crystal balls for Christmas ornaments.

[@goldenclouds6432]

and also i use my extra drills as a kind of like a cover minder in a container to hold my plastic cover down and it works great

[@michelleberube5263]

I would love to know more about adding special drills to a canvas. How do you know what colour? What kind? And where or how much to use? I want to start using them, but I'm overwhelmed by options and clueless as to figure out where to start.

[@bridgetswahlen2493]

I love your use of the crayon for placing the larger crystals. My first attempt with those was very clumsy. I will definitely try the crayon next time. I also love the sugar skull.

[@Petertronic]

Regarding Diamond Dotz and their numbering, there is now a conversion chart between DMC numbers and Diamond Dotz's numbers on their website, and can be downloaded as a pdf

[@complicatednailogical3901]

3:05 I’m 13 and have been doing dp for 2 years now. I started with just cards but now I’ve done 50x40 full drill painting. I guess if u have a 5 year old or something they probs won’t be able to do that but a lot of kids have a larger attention span than u give them credit for🥰🥰

[@yahirrohan8780]

Pro trick: watch movies on instaflixxer. Been using them for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@wallacelawrence8234]

@Yahir Rohan definitely, been watching on InstaFlixxer for since december myself =)

[@SaraMGreads]

I got my custom at Royal Diamond Painting and it is awesome.

[@jennylynn41576]

Royal Diamond is who you recommended to me and I got mine and love it.

[@annmariemandarano4838]

Thank you, I am a keeper so I won't be throwing out drills. I just purchased a DMC book so I'll check that out(have not recieved the book yet!). Your suggestions sounded like some fun craft ideas. Keep up the great work, I really enjoy your sessions. HAPPY PAINTING

[@langstonre]

Me too! Have fun too!

[@mcdebbie1]

Hobby Lobby in Merced, Ca had a limited supply of diamond art supplies last week.

[@lineapearce1865]

It’s mesmerizing watching you work on this piece - THANK YOU‼️

[@enzasdiamondsandcrafts]

I 💗 you, Rachel! You got me addicted to this wonderful craft! Hope you're well!🇨🇦🤩

[@shawnahoffman4940]

I was so glad when you slowed down the fast forward. The first couple of minutes was giving me motion sickness lol

[@sherrismith8337]

LOL

[@wendanik1]

Thanks for the info vide! Enjoyed it so much. ❤️

[@lcmsexy]

I want to do a very very very large diamond painting like 80x220cm. I’ve always used the round tips but it can be at times hard to align the very dark rounds as the background is the same colour. Although I have a very very steady hand and for the most part very centered. But I think the squares for such a large piece would be much easier and wouldn’t be wasting my money or never finishing from always trying to centre

[@marisolsmith4515]

Hi Rachel! Thank you for talking about custom diamond art canvases. My husband, being sweet, ordered a custom kit. He wasn't helped at all. The picture he chose was not the best, the size was too small, and I was short drills on two colors. Having names for reputable places to buy kits of any kind is great. Thank you! Thank you!

[@jennylynn41576]

I feel bad when it takes me a while to get to the videos. This was a good one for beginners.

[@rhondahelfand6089]

do you use a big magnet on back. way u move cover minder around seems so versatile where mine seems so hard to place all time directly behind so i end up just using to cover when not in use does that make sense?

[@DianaM0316]

I just finished my first canvas and moved onto the next. I love this style of video you made.

[@TheMinniesimmer]

I keep all the leftover drills, I ordered a few canvas on fansells and those don't have a dmc code but I'm keeping them anyway and I've found some that match

[@martineboughey7542]

Hey hey Rachel🙋‍♀️

[@joycewells4115]

As you probably know, HAED has just released diamond art canvases. Will you be doing any videos such as unboxing their canvases, reviews of their recommend drills such as Cooper and Diamond Drills USA?

[@cumbriastoves2945]

Hi, hope you can help me. Can you use spray glue to seal everything or do you things Mod Podge is better. I am not sure if the spray glue would leave it sparkly or not. What do you advise to seal & still keep the sparkle? I am in the UK, thanks

[@michellewolfe2032]

I'm new at Diamond Painting and I love it! But how do I find reputable sellers in the U.S.A?

[@dedefleisher6502]

Joann Fabric have a huge selection of DMC colors.

[@langstonre]

Good information! Thanks!

[@Patsay9053]

Unfortunately the drills sold at Joann’s are Diamond Dotz brand and the color numbers are not DMC numbers, they are 4-digit numbers that begin with an 8. Hoping to find a conversion list somewhere online.

[@lilaphillips5627]

Do I seal the whole diamond art painting even if there are no diamonds in large areas?

[@lauriestein789]

Where did you get the sugar skull canvas that you are doing?

[@susanhopper1669]

Go to Joe Ann Fabric has the diamond dos .

[@donnamesser1317]

How do I mail a Diamond Painting that isn’t framed?? It’s for my sister and it’s my first one 🤗 I hope you have a Blessed Day 🙏😉

[@guadalupecasillas1800]

Hi Rachel the canvas your doing the skull looks like a Mexican day of the dead candy skull it looks real pretty

[@annmariemandarano4838]

Good Morning -- I have more questions (sorry) I seem to be generating an 'inventory' of NEW kits (so much fun). so my questions are: Is there a shelf-life for the glue? How do you store the 'new' kits? do you open them and remove the canvas? to flatten immediately? Thank you - Ann Marie Mandarano - Cambridge MA USA

[@taralane7tl]

I am interested in this hobby but as of yet am just doing research. In the comments there are references made about drills? I was wondering what they are/used for? Is that for advanced stages

[@sharronknotts2432]

I notice in your tray your diamobds are lined up so well that you can pick them up quickly and not continually shake thr tray How do you do that?

[@michellerichardson6537]

Rachel, I need your help. I ordered a dp from someone different this time. The numbers on the dp are like J2027 1 or J2027 2 and so on through 16. These don’t match any of the numbers that I currently have. Does this sound right. I mean I just took it for granted that all paintings used the same colors and numbers just different legend symbols. How does this work.

[@RavvalN]

Ok this may be a silly question but I am super new to diamond painting. And about half the way finished. I started using a magnifying glass and now noticed that the diamonds can be placed on 2 ways square or diamond shaped. Should they be placed all the same direction? Can you direct me to a very basic start video? THANKS

[@RachelRaeCraft]

There are two different types of facets and that's what makes them shimmer, so they should not be in the same direction

[@manjuppai]

Hi.. Sometimes when I stick the beads its not coming in straight line.. Can you please advise on this

[@michellelosch9928]

MANJU KINI something that might help is to hold the tray straight in line with the canvas.

[@manjuppai]

Ok.. thank you

[@nicky7338]

Tweezers help me, the good ones though.

[@paulabender6615]

I use straight-edge slanted eyebrow tweezers for everything. To straighten drills, you can buy a straight edge tool to drag across the rows and up and down the columns of drills but you can also use a credit card. Sometimes I pull two cards on either side of the row and move them across the row together.

[@manjuppai]

@@paulabender6615 credit card idea is new to me

[@lianne2830]

I have an issue with my square diamond paintings, it seems that I have to fill the pen more often when working on squares than I do when I am working on rounds. I try to keep my pressure on both types light and even but it doesnt seem to help with the squares. Does anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions on why and how to correct it? (these are the regular drills not AB ones)

[@Luna-cl8qr]

Hi I am the first one here yay

[@Luna-cl8qr]

I never knew I could be the first one here

[@catalley9799]

How do you get invited to become a diamond art previewer?

[@caliwider8597]

Yesssss I need to know this too!!!

[@loismthompson3918]

Helpful

[@WinnieFinesse]

They sell childrens diamond paintings in The Works, 🇬🇧

[@jamienovak7034]

Capress what colors are looking for i may have them and could send them to you?

[@ekunina5410]

I completely understand now why I don’t waste time and money with organization (60 containers drill storage where three like-colors are in one container)!!!! It’s BECAUSE I fill the entire canvas with one color before moving on to another packet!!! My God. They are paying you exorbitantly. NICE LIVING RR. Kudos. But Never mind; I enjoy your Gabbing Sessions (& exquisite work!) Like you (except being paid in-kind; I ❤️❤️❤️❤️ DP. Fun fun fun! 🤗💞.