WIP and Chat - Turning my mom into a diamond painter, our road trip adventure, and taking it easy

[@marianhall9126]

I am so glad you got to make those memories with your mom. My youngest daughter started diamond painting with me. We would stay up so late DP together. I cherish those memories. She almost had her DP completed before she passed away. I finished it. Cherish all your moments in time.

[@lennnsdiamonds5783]

Glad you had the best time with your fam! Congrats on 30K subscribers!😊🎉🌵🏜️

[@queenofdiamonds7171]

🏜️🌵 Thank you Katie! So good to hear about your trip. Always enjoy your content.

[@LorraineKlausch]

Hi Katie, Glad you had a nice weekend with family. Sorry Connor was ill and that the PA was not nice. I have been diamond painting since May of 2023 and have gotten several people into it as well. My neighbors husband said I have created a Monster. I enjoy diamond painting so much. Thank You to you for helping me understand and learn so many different things. You are great.

[@willekegietema7583]

Hi Katie, loved your story!!! I am apalled at the attitude of that practitioner nurse towards you and Connor! I had to take my cat to an emergency vet and we were treated better and far more respectful....while you went with your child!!! Much love for you and your family, take care, Willeke 🌵

[@gretchena.9153]

🏜️ I'm so glad you had a good weekend. I agree, it can be a big shock how much a small home repair can cost.

[@aned246]

Love your wip n chats while I diamond paint and even chores.

[@debbiesmith4418]

Thank you for mentioning Amee. She is missed by many buy and She was dearly loved by many

[@laurenwhitney2215]

Hi Katie! I totally got my mom into diamond painting too and she has completed more kits than me now! I love it. Also heck no with that urgent care NP!! Good on you for holding it together and navigating all of that and still having a wonderful little get away with the fam. I hope you are having an amazing week! 🌵

[@lindsayohare3368]

🏜️ Glad you had a good safe trip! Happy to hear Connor is feeling better💜

[@johnawoods726]

Thanks for the surprise video. So glad you had a great time w/ your mom & dad. You sound so happy. Have a great week. 🌵

[@debbielajeunesse2152]

Love sharing this craft with one of the best! 🌵🏜️❤

[@gloripetersen3745]

What an adventure! Not so quiet weekend. Glad your Mom is loving the DP. 🌵🌵💜🎨

[@Queen_of_Diamonds_4]

🌵🌵 So glad you had a great trip!! Congrats on almost 30K!🎉

[@livingoutloudly]

I've been thinking of getting my mom into diamond painting, she already does quilting and puzzles and other stuff, so it would be right up her alley, i think!

[@sherrysterner5276]

Katie, When you were talking about working on your diamond painting, I think that taking your time is important. Last year, I decided to do some events, but that won't happen maybe never again. I can only work on one painting at a time. When I started working on my Spangler painting, I stopped working on my Hannah Lynn. The whole time I was working on the Spangler I was concerned about the Hannah Lynn I didn't complete. Sometimes you just have to do what works for you. Participating in the events made me not enjoy diamond paintings because I was rushing. Well that's enough of that rant. Glad you had a nice mini vacation and you and your Mom got to work on diamond paintings together. 🏜

[@janineswauger]

So glad you had a nice trip! And congrats on all those subscribers!!!! 🌵

[@feliciaP406]

It’s so sweet you can share your love of diamond painting with your mom! ❤️ I’m really hoping to get my brother into the hobby as well when he comes for a visit next month! Thanks Katie for another great WIP and Chat!🌵🏜️

[@lesliediamondpaints]

Thanks for the chat!🦂

[@Jan_Smyth]

Glad everyone is ok. Arizona is an awesome place, we have visited a few times from Australia. Glad you got to spend time with your mum and dad. 🌵

[@ArtworkByAzza]

I love your videos Katie! I’m so happy that you enjoyed your trip! 🎉

[@hooksbookspodcast]

Glad you had a great trip! Sorry Conner was sick and Micah got pricked with a cactus! How exciting your mom is Diamond painting! So special you can share that together ❤🌵🏜️

[@girl_diamondz2132]

Hi Katie, Yes I got a friend mother at my child’s school into diamond painting… I gave her a bag of upgrades to help her out because she’s starting out on budget kits so she didn’t have much good supplies she loved it!

[@MrsElledge]

🌵🏜️Surprise! I got to WIP along with you! Working on my first DAC- Starry Night- Night Music! Sounds like an amazing trip despite the boys and the bed, 😜. Thank you as always Katie!

[@jillb2889]

🌵🏜️I hope you don’t get as much rain as they say you may get. Glad you still had a nice vacation.

[@annboggs5035]

Glad you had a good trip!🌵🌵🌵

[@KathyClark-oi6rs]

I have been dp for 4yrs now. And after giving all family and friends a dp. I also do seasonal ones for my home. And I typically only dp during the summer it helps keep me in the house and out of the heat! Love your channel!

[@margiegreiss5468]

Great that you could spend time diamond painting with your mom ....great memories... Thanks for the chat🏜️🏜️

[@dawnmccrearycreates]

Hi Katie, how sweet that you can now share this wonderful craft with your mom! Next she’ll have her own KZbin channel! LOL! Sounds like you had a nice getaway in AZ except for poor Connor. I hope he’s doing better. What a rude nurse you had to deal with, with a sick kiddo. That wasn’t right! Poor little Micah and his little fingers, I hope he’s doing better, too! Have a wonderful time at the supernatural convention!! 🌵Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this video!

[@sheilahugo4629]

Sounds like you had a nice relaxing vacation! Sorry to hear about the 🌵 and the strep throat! My daughter started doing the paint gems now because of me! I love it, she can over and diamond painted with me! I loved it!

[@cynthiagant774]

🌵 ☀️ Hi Katie! I brought 3 individuals on the DP Train, my niece and 2 ladies from church! 😅 I’m in my 4th year and it still brings me joy 🤩 ❤

[@juliemurray4719]

🌵I’ve been listening while working on my first diamond art club painting 🌵

[@mariaturner3600]

Love the project. I have it now too but don’t know just when I’ll work on it. Glad you had a safe trip. Glad your little one is feeling better. It’s hard when you’re away and that happens. My daughter lives in AZ. Will get to visit her next month. I’m excited. Thank you for sharing. 🌵

[@Donna-o1k]

🐢🌵My husband and I always love road trips, you are your own boss. Glad to hear you enjoyed family time, plus going to Phoenix in the winter is the best, unless you like 120* temps in the summer. 🥵 Thanks for the WIP.

[@erin3me]

Ahhhh you were literally within a 30 minute drive of me. Also cant wait to see the end result of the supernatural canvas!! 🐪🌵🦂🏜️🏝️🐫

[@hannahalbrightson4016]

I'm glad your trip went well (relatively lol)! And having your mom diamond paint with you is so fun!! It's so nice when you can share your hobbies IRL. And also, ugh people who work in pediatrics but will not talk to the kids is just the worst. I don't understand how that isn't screened out in the interview process. But anyways, looking forward to next steps and hopefully you hit 30k 🌵🌵🏜️🏜️

[@sleepyelf.]

Love this chat and wip,many thanks .I had to give up work due to health issues, so I have found diamond painting great for my mental health,but listening to this made me chuckle so much, you are so relatable and down to earth .Keep up the great work, and please remember your words make so much difference to many of us out here, even in the uk 🇬🇧 xx

[@masterstylist1]

Glad you had a great trip.🌵

[@amberrupert2821]

I’m so happy to hear that u enjoyed ur family time!! 🦂🌵

[@vickipeterson3422]

🌵🌵🌵ty for the WIP n’ chat. I’m so tickled that your mom is now doing DPing. What a great thing to share with one of your favorite people.

[@vlwindham]

🌵Working my first square drill kit. Love it!

[@robinpennington5758]

Thank you for the WIP and chat, Katie! I'm sorry to hear you were treated that way, and I'm sorry to hear Connor was sick during your 'getaway' but so happy to hear you had a great time with your parents! It's so great to hear your excitement when you talk about diamond painting with your mom. I got my sister and my sons girlfriend into diamond painting but they only do it once in awhile. Hope you have a great week! 🌵🌵🤕🤕🌵🌵

[@poetangel922]

I was so pleasantly surprised to have a video this week. Hope you hit your subscriber goal soon! And man, kids always get sick when it’s inconvenient haha 🌵

[@AndiAdams-xd5zg]

I’m so glad your trip went so well! I enjoyed hearing about it! I’ve been watching your older WIP & Chats and it’s been a lot of fun to hear your milestones of 1 and 2 thousand and how you’re almost at 30,000! That is so cool and I’m just so proud of you! A few days ago I was watching one and you said you wouldn’t complain if Diamond Art Club wanted to send you a painting to unbox and I just really giggled at that since you are where you are now 😆 🌵🌵🌵🌵I hope you have a great week!

[@bubbles5494554]

I love that cover minder 🌵

[@gemmaoneill2994]

Glad you had a wonderful break/family time, you all deserve it ❤

[@kristinh2468]

I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. Yay for adding another addict to diamond painting!! I got my mom and sister in law addicted over the summer. It's the best feeling. Poor Connor and Micah, I'm glad they are doing better. Have a great rest of the week!!! 🌵

[@pixiestyx]

Oooh no, poor Micah! I remember stepping on a cactus as a kid and my grandma having to pick out the quills with tweezers - not fun at all! 🌵And that nurse practitioner....just wow. Like...really?! I'm sorry you had to deal with that in an already-stressful situation. I'm glad it was such a great trip otherwise though! Big props to Adam for listening to so much Taylor without complaint! Hehe. Early congrats on 30k - WOW!!

[@tinamanion3995]

Totally in love with Supernatural as well I can relate to all the references you made to the music and such.

[@kml1972]

Congrats on the 30K 🎉🎉🎉

[@modmotherjena1536]

Thank your mother for me. I’ve been single placing only for years and currently in a colorblocking nightmare for myself. Hearing that she tried multiplacing, I decided to give it a go again and finally got it! Thanks Katie’s Mom!

[@DiamondsandWashi]

Aww she’ll be thrilled to hear it! 🥰

[@jennifercortes7605]

I’ve gotten several people into diamond painting and my mom is one of them as well! We Diamond paint together as much as possibly together on Sundays! It’s def special time together!

[@bettybinion8754]

🌵🌵Im glad you enjoyed your trip.

[@amandayoung349]

My mom was watching me DP’ing and she started doing it too. I really get what you are saying about it being very special to share something that we love with someone so special to us ❤

[@tracycruz5793]

I appreciate you too Katie❤ so glad you had a nice time! 🌵

[@Diyamond_elv]

🌵It's so sweet that your mom was DP with you. Got my sisterand my mom to DP as well!

[@rebeccahutto1701]

I was very glad you were able to spend some time away with your family. Connor getting strep was a little setback, you handled it so well. Doctors that deal with children should never be the way you experienced. I enjoyed hearing about your whole thought process from stepping back, family time and diamond painting was a bonus. I’m glad your mom is also becoming a a painting buddy🌵

[@lindasalazar3304]

Glad you enjoyed Arizona and I hope it works out to where you have your mom living in AZ soon ☺️🏜️

[@DeeDee-oy2dw]

🌵 We always had little cactuses at home when I was a kiddo and I remember them always looking so furry and soft and thought they would be nice to touch 😂 they were not. I’m sorry Micah had the same experience poor guy!! ❤

[@elizaengen4141]

Such a good rendering. 👍💖🌹

[@mackenm]

🌵🐲🐉 It’s super cool that your mom is now into diamond painting.

[@Rich_1989]

🏜 Glad you had a nice trip.

[@inspired_life2626]

🌵🌵🌵 Congrats on 30K!

[@lisatonkinson3565]

Glad you had fun on your trip. Sorry you had that terrible doctor experience, some people just do not have the bedside manner for the job especially when the patient is a child. I’ve had some horrible times that have left me feeling awful in the past but thankfully there’s plenty of good doctors as well. Poor Micah with the cactus I’m glad he didn’t end up with the barbs stuck in his hand. This is neither here nor there but I was so sad to see that DAC and Hannah Lynn’s agent weren’t able to come to an agreement. And thus every kit is now final print. I jumped on Amazon to buy one of the few listed so I’d have one kit if everything disappears too quickly. 🌵

[@GailMcCormick]

Ohh yes glass doors are astronomically expensive! We were planning to get a door with glass for inside the house a few years back and put it off because it was expensive. We finally went to do it last year and the price had doubled! Good luck! 🌵

[@thediamondstitcher]

🌵 i loved family road trips as a child. We always drove down to Disneyland every year and home through Vegas for my dad. The tray you have is pretty! Congrats on almost reaching 30K that is incredible! I’m working my way up to 3K and that’s just unbelievable in itself! Congrats again! 🎉

[@elizabethwarman9028]

🏜🏜🏜🏜🏜 hi Katie, good morning from Los Angeles County. Glad you enjoyed your time with your family in Arizona. Nice to hear about your Mom's interest in Diamond painting. None of my friends are interested. Even though I gave them Amazon Prime DAC Diamond paintings. One friend complained that the spaces to put the drills are too tiny, the drills are too tiny. I told her, I have never had a problem placing the drills. Then she was angry that the kit didn't include glue. I told you don't need glue, because the canvas is already sticky. I had her touch a piece of the canvas and she said again I hate to have to spend the money on buying. I said look here Costello, you don't need to buy glue, the canvas has glue on it. Once again where do I buy glue. I gave up. I am working on Golden Cocker Spaniel. I am standing up to Diamond Paint because of my Sciatica. Sorry to hear about Connor getting Strep throat. The Nurse Practisoner had no business behaving that way. I would have told the Physician in charge about her behavior. I suffer from TMJ. Once the Nurse Practioner told me I didn't have TMJ, I had Migraines Yes, on the upper left of my face over my eye. My right side is TMJ. Plus I had MRIs which show TMJ. I now see the actual Neurologist. Just because you can fill prescriptions, doesn't make you a doctor.

[@kml1972]

Yes! I just got my best friend into diamond painting. She started with a custom from JGS that was 80 x 100 cm!! I was going to do it for her originally…now a few months in, she has 3 pens that “don’t write”, been doing enhancements with Sparklers & ABs, and is growing a diamond painting stash, along with a tray fetish. Aah, I’ve enabled her well!! 😂

[@DiamondsandWashi]

Whoa, that’s a huge kit to start with! Good for her 😂

[@kml1972]

Yes she’s all in! 🤣🌵

[@melaniejohnson3130]

My mom and I use to crochet together. Now that she's gotten older and her fingers don't work like they use to we don't anymore. She gushes over what I make, but not the same as doing it together

[@FurryLilKoala]

🏜️🐪🐫 love the driver picks the tunes 🤭

[@chrisgreek4285]

🌵 Awwww, your poor little dudes both had a tough weekend! I know it’s hard when you’re going through it, but trust me, it DOES get better. We had three children in three years (yup, 18 months apart each) and our middle one was known by NAME by the triage nurses in the Emergency Department of our Paediatric Hospital! Now he’s in the Navy…. sleep tight Canada! 😜 Let me blow your mind a bit about your door. First, please remember that these figures are in Canadian dollars as we live in the Canadian Arctic. I had a client in another remote community that needed a new door set (the insulated steel inner door and the heavy duty screen door on the outside. Everything had to be flown in - including installers - but the cost was astronomical even for up here: $11,500 before the 5% tax. Hubby and I were personally lucky when we purchased our home; the previous owner had installed QUAD-paned windows in every window casing. Even in the dead of winter with the wind howling and the temperatures below -60C we never have freezing cold innermost panes on our windows.

[@DiamondsandWashi]

Oh my goodness! I shouldn’t complain about our cost! 😅

[@bevied5583]

🌵 I am so happy that Connor is feeling better, and so quickly. But sad to hear that a physician working with children in an urgent care setting, could behave so rude and cold. I agree with you, that it’s completely unacceptable. Thank you Katie for the WIP N Chat, it’s always something to look forward to at the beginning of the week!😃🌵

[@DiamondsAreAGirlsBestFriend16]

Oh no your poor kiddos had it rough this weekend! I’m sorry😢 “Who piddled in your cheerios” 😂

[@wonanesagriffin1018]

I ordered a custom for my sister in law of a picture that she drew and I was going to diamond paint it for her but she wanted to do it herself and that was 2 years ago and now she is hooked.

[@peggiejenkins3523]

🌵Hi enjoy ur WIP chat this morning I must say you sound energize Glad here You and Family had a great I’m calling field trip lol sorry ur oldest didn’t feel good but glad he doing better and little man hand doing ok all in having kids💕it’s blessing enjoy chat hear you yawning going say 🥱

[@sydsyd5841]

🌵 you have me wanting this dragon and clicking the notify me when in stock button yet again 😂 dragon obsessed here as well ! I love your sons names btw ! My sons name is Ezra 😊

[@RatzRule94]

Hi Katie I'm glad your trip went well dispite connor getting sick and the horrible NP. This wip is looking amazing. How is the dragon temperature cross stitch conversion going?🌵

[@DiamondsandWashi]

It’s going well! I’m a few days behind after being out of town, but I’ll definitely have progress to show in my next Month in Review! 🥰 I also shared a progress photo over on Instagram, if you happen to be over there, too.

[@Mommy-214]

🌵I feel bad about this emoji for Micah! I’m glad they are both feeling better!

[@karma7709]

Hello from NM 🌵. I indroduced 2 friends to DP. They both are enjoying it. We get together once a month to DP. Its a lot of fun.

[@junibirch]

My Mom does cross-stitch and sews, among other things. I've been gushing to her (and lots of other people) about diamond painting for a year now, and she finally said she would try it! So I sent her DACs little Sea Turtle kit from Amazon and I hope she likes it! Would love to share this hobby with someone

[@LadyWickid]

I dont know if youve gone yet but heads up. my friend has been to the supernatural con dozons of times all over the US and Canada and the guys LOVE FAN ART! and they enjoy fun pictures! Enjoy! and He is super fun!!!

[@ginnytrioli3429]

...shuts his cake hole. Dean acknowledges Taylor in an episode so, yes!

[@aflo5411]

I always find it interesting when people say that they only single place, or that it took them a while to start multiplacing. I started multiplacing the very first day I got my first kit. I just assumed that's what everyone did because the kit came with them! I hadn't seen or watched anything from the community at first, so i had no idea about any of these problems😅 (Not judging anyone btw! I just think it's funny how clueless I was😂)

[@Lunabug2021]

🌵 I pre-ordered Taylor Swift's upcoming album & I can't wait to get it ❤

[@charleenfoott1158]

🌵 Great video

[@quinellleftwich1781]

I loved hearing about your trip! I'm glad Conner recovered quickly. I have enabled my younger son and my sister in law. She absolutely got into it and has gotten customs for others as gifts and the whole 9 yards. I haven't even done a custom yet! Lol!!! I think my oldest son is now interested and I told him when he needs a get away to have time to himself to come to our house and I will show him how to kit up and get him started on his first diamond painting. I can't wait. Not that I want him to be stressed out. 🌵🏜

[@jenniferklayer5259]

🌵 My face when I heard about Micah's incident with the cactus: 😱 One time our trash cans got tipped over during a Phoenix monsoon storm and my dad went to go pick them up. I was 5 at the time so too little to do chores. He got too close to a prickly pear and my mom was picking out a bunch of needles and burs from his calf. Seeing that first hand taught me.

[@KathyClark-oi6rs]

You came here! I live in Arizona!

[@StaySiren]

I am in the middle of a drama on Amazon prime called Marry my husband. It’s a revenge-romance sort of theme, and it really gets you to dislike the antagonists.

[@MsLrenee937]

So I heard you talk about your mom starting diamond painting, so I thought I'd share a little something. So I've done 5 diamond paintings. All from Amazon all 30x40 cm no special drills. Well I got passion and power from DAC for my birthday this month, it's a beautifully stunning painting, but I am overwhelmed and a little scared lol. It's squares and has abs and large. Any support or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[@DiamondsandWashi]

Hi there! I totally understand feeling overwhelmed! I actually have a video with a number of tips and tricks for working on a large canvas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfVl6ejbKySg8ksi=craHqur30tpsw29P And in addition to that, I just wanted to send some encouragement your way - one section and one drill at a time. You’ve got this!!

[@MsLrenee937]

@DiamondsandWashi Thank you so much, the video helped a lot. And thank you so much for encouragement.

[@sarahbagpussmorris]

🌵🌵🌵🌵love the vidios

[@Brenda1371]

yeah I belong to a group that does right to buy pens. I actually don't really like it that way but oh well. Ive gotten like 3 pens from them so far.

[@diamondpaintingrn]

As a nurse who lives in Chandler, Az (super close to Sun Lakes btw!) it is very disheartening to hear about your experience at urgent care Katie. Not all nurse are the same and I agree with your statement. There are many people that work in healthcare that should not be in this field. I hope that Conner (sorry if I misspelled it) is feeling better!

[@dragonlove1]

So here’s my story. At Thanksgiving last year I was at my parents house and I noticed they had Diamond painted coasters. I asked my dad if they had bought those like that and he said no my mom made them. And then he proceeded to tell me that she’s done a whole bunch of diamond painting crafts that she’s going to be giving away as Christmas gifts. I have been diamond painting for two years now and have gifted her many completed diamond paintings. Never once has she mentioned an interest in doing it herself. She usually works Crosstitch and adult coloring. I then found out she’s actually working on a few paintings. I asked why she’s never mentioned it to me and my dad said he did not know but he told her she should because he knew I would be hurt that she had not mentioned that she was working on a craft I passionately love. So when she Woke up from her nap I asked her and she said she didn’t tell me because I’m so good at it and she didn’t want me to see how bad she was.😂 I had to reassure her that she was great and I am not the best diamond painter out there by far. And it’s only because I buy high-quality premier diamond paintings that they turn out so well. So now we can finally enjoy the hobby together. However I can’t seem to convince her to buy diamond paintings from licensed companies. She keeps insisting on buying from Amazon and says she can’t pay for those other ones!Yet when she gets done with the painting she complains that it doesn’t look as nice as mine😂

[@spottedtime]

I’ve heard that Netflix has a tendency to cancel projects, nowadays. This is after I learned that they canceled the Wings of Fire adaptation show. This is fine for projects that the general public only knows very little (as in either they only have a concept ideas and images, or the WoF case, how it’s going to be adopted) about the show or movie, but it stinks when they already have part of the project finished and on their site 🌵 🌵

[@manai7007]

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[@JoyOfStayingIn]

🌵 ❤

[@robindaley8804]

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[@angellearose]

🌵🌵🌵🌵

[@taliev87]

Hi Katie! I’m so glad that you had an enjoyable trip to Arizona 🌵🏜️and got the chance to relax and reset. Your previous WIPnChats have influenced my current reading selection - I have finally read Fourth Wing and am over halfway through Iron Flame. I cannot put it down. Thank you for the book recommendation! I am currently working on Huntress from DAC and Rosie Scribbles and it is working up really quickly. I was sad to see that it’s been discontinued 😢

[@kimanderson188]

🌵🌴😊