From Pennsylvania, hello. A senior with a new interest in diamond painting has led me to this video in March 2023. Watching numerous "how-to's" on RUclips, your's has given me more courage than ever to start. Seeing is believing and TYSM😂 for sharing.
I am beyond impressed with how many paintings you completed. I started in January 2020 and I completed 49 projects, but some of those were notebook, passport cover, bookmarks and card sets (I counted the cards as 1, even though there were 12 of them). So actual diamond paintings were about 37, I think. I am completed addicted to this hobby. Thank you so much for sharing all your competed work! It was a great journey!!!
I pondered whether to count the partial mandalas but they cost the same as a small diamond painting and they still took a good amount of time to complete. I am also completely addicted! Thank you for watching!
Absolutely loved seeing all of your finished DP. I am so amazed at just how many you managed to turn out. It’s almost like you went from beginner to pro overnight. Great job. 👍🏼👍🏼💕🌈🦋
This was so wonderful, and wow did you ever give me ideas! The variety of subjects made me rethink size. Big is better in a lot of cases. And trying out new subjects. Thank you.
Really incredible!!! LOOK AT YOUR SUBSCRIBERS! There is nobody who is prouder of you than me...the person who introduced you to Diamond Painting. But I could NEVER take all the credit for how incredible you are. You are incredible and nobody is prouder of you than me. :) I am always here sending you love and good vibes. And look at all of the people who have commented!! LOVE it. I will make sure to check out all of your VIDS. I am guessing at this rate you are doing at least 3 a week. Anyway, due to anxiety and PTSD I still have one that has been sitting on my craft table for three months. SO PROUD OF YOU...
First of all: WHOA! You must diamond paint like a sewing machine! I love your channel because your taste is like mine. I’m delighted and deeply awed by how much you’ve done!
This just blew me away. You must be very fast at diamond painting. It took me over a year to do one very large one. But I hope to do many more this year.
Absolutely gorgeous work! I just became obsessed with diamond painting this week, and in the past few days have ordered a bunch of kits from Amazon and Shein. I need to crochet gifts for Christmas so I won't be able to start my new obsession until after Christmas, but I'm super excited and am binging RUclips videos. So glad I found your channel :-).
That one pleasantly surprised me too. I don't do too many large diamond paintings so sometimes I get a size that I think will be good enough and I think that one turned out more than good.
I have no idea how you manage to do so any diamond paintings in such a short space of time. I am slow at things I do in general but still you are incredibly fast!! I just can't get over how quick you are. Great work. So impressive. I love watching these collection completion videos. Looking forward to your next completion collection video haha.
I think all the quarantine staying at home helped and I really love diamond painting. Based on your comments, you must have watched a couple of my videos today. Thank you very much!
Even though I discovered DP about 10 months ago I only thought about checking out DP ing on YT a few weeks ago & you and a guy called Christopher Kolasa's channels really appealed to me. I can't stand people who put on an over the top personality on videos or treat you like a fool but you guys are yourselves & don't try to be something that your not & I like that. While I watch others I like your & Christopher's the best.
Hi there …. I am LOVING this video!!!! I am about to start my very first diamond painting and this is just so inspiring. You have done amazing. It’s Also great to see products from a variety of shops. I’ve just subscribed and will be binge watching you lol xx
I've never Diamond painted before, and all the Christmas village ones I'd browsed for did not show much detail - until I saw your village one near the end! I literally jumped on Aliexpress to that store you listed and immediately bought it. ;) Yours looks so amazing! Do you think I should do other smaller projects first, before trying this one? Thanks for showing all of these - made me want to give them a try.
Welcome to the diamond painting community. The Christmas diamond painting is still one of my favorite finishes. I would recommend doing a smaller one first so you can practice the technique. My first diamond paintings aren't as nicely and neatly done.
Wow! That was exhausting...lol, I can see how you got better and better and bigger it’s always better in diamond painting, I have done a lot too, good job
So far for square drill diamond paintings, my favorite is Homfun on AliExpress due to their drill quality and minimal gapping between the drills. For rounds, I'm not as picky since I don't tend to have as many issues with them. Thank you for watching!
@@JoanDiamondPaints Thanks, this is helpful. I will try Homfun. I had to push through a bad square drill painting once so I know how important quality is. I've only been dp since November. Funny, I watch TV from a table now and hardly from the couch.
I don't seal my diamond paintings usually unless they are getting displayed without a covering. So far my favorite sealer is Minwax Polycrylic Gloss. I would coat after it is on a stretched canvas so the sealer layer does not crack when you are stretching the canvas.
Thank you for such a speedy reply. Your speed of completing your DPs is amazing, and are not simple patterns. I hope you will continue to show your completed artwork.
That was really cool to see your variety. I just started diamond painting this January 2021. I am on my 7th. I really like the borders you have on your paintings. Is it tape and what kind? Did you find a sealer you liked better than triple thick? I look forward to seeing your next collection 🦋
I cut out most of my diamond paintings and tape them onto black construction paper. For some I covered the canvas borders with colored duct tape. So far, I like Minwax Polycrylic Clear Gloss as a sealer and have used it couple times. It is annoying to apply though because it does have some chemical fumes. I have tried Liquitex High Gloss Varnish which is much easier to use and is supposed to be non-toxic and it looks good but I only used once so far. Congrats on finishing 7 already!
@@JoanDiamondPaints thank you for your quick reply. If you don’t mind I have another question I would like your opinion on. When I use the metal placing tool, it appears that my diamonds are being marred. It seems that they lose their sparkle. I have used a plastic tip which seems to be best and the metal tip which seems to always leave a mark. What is your experience with this and do you have any tricks to suggest.
@@jacquelyndevitte4992 I still have the same problem sometimes especially for square drills if I'm using the metal pen tip to nudge it straight. I suggest using a straighter tip (or a old gift card) for that purpose. You don't have to press hard at all when placing the diamonds and you can use a rolling pin or put the diamond painting under heavy books to get the diamonds more firmly in place. I have also changed to a bent plastic tip for the rounds (but I can't seem to get the technique down for square drills).
For some reason, your original comment is gone but I got it my email. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I have tried most of the diamond companies you mentioned. There are so many new diamond paintings popping up now though! I do want to try DIamond Dotz at some point but I haven't like any of the images that were available in stores when I see them. I have bought their freestyle drills though. Thanks for watching!
I tried to find the painting you said was your favorite ( the christmas house) but I douldn't find it. Can you tell me where you bought it. I thought you said Joy Altum but I couldn't find the store.
The diamond painting is from Joyautum on AliExpress (www.aliexpress.com/item/32782695779.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.77bf4c4dFHT3fe). My completion review for that diamond painting is here: ruclips.net/video/81eS-Opo2t4/видео.html Thank you for watching!
Can you send the link on where you bought these? There small and good sizes I’m 10 and I’m looking but there alll huge I want some small ones like those I already went into Amazon but I can’t find them
Hello , I love painting and diamond painting and also dabble in the messy abstract. I have a problem along with hundreds of other ladies like 👍 myself who diamond paint that we are stumped to find the appropriate person or manufacturer who actually make the drills. We are many on Facebook who find that the drills are being supplied in a poor sub standard condition, some are perfectly fine and fit beautifully some are coming through poorly made. The drills round and square are coming through flat with very little of the diamond affect on them also. Lots of varied sizes some which are little bit to big to fit the canvas and some are tiny these are flat with no diamond affect at all. Do the manufacturering company’s have quality control at the factories. Surely someone is watching the drills come out of the moulds, there’s trillions being made and I know the machines have a dye which forms the drill and shapes the diamond top, these dye are extremely expensive to make and they do ware out. I have watched video’s on the process of packaging and find it a formidable feat of amazement. I am aware that trillions of diamond paintings are being sold all over the world and I’m one thankful lady who enjoys them, so please do not think this is a complaint. I’m just an elderly woman who is curious and my curiosity gets the better of me. If theirs any news on my question, my name is Gillian and my email is gillian5588@msn.com would like to hear from you. Thanks Kindest Regards Gillian
Hi Gillian, I understand the frustration with bad drill quality. I wonder if the issue stems from the fact that diamond painting got more popular during the pandemic. The increased demand along with covid restrictions and supply chain issues probably has made quality go down. Thanks, Joan
@@JoanDiamondPaints Dear Joan, Thanks for replying to my comment, I must admit that COVID is on every ones mind at present and I must say that your comment on the rise of diamond painting during this awfully l problem is something that I did not think about. I wonder if we will ever be free of it we can only wait and see. I hope that you will all stay safe Kindest Regards Gillian
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What fun this was watching your enjoyment showing your completed diamond paintings. I’m off to watch your other videos.
Awesome! Thank you!
From Pennsylvania, hello. A senior with a new interest in diamond painting has led me to this video in March 2023. Watching numerous "how-to's" on RUclips, your's has given me more courage than ever to start. Seeing is believing and TYSM😂 for sharing.
Welcome to the diamond painting community! I hope you enjoy this craft as much as I do.
I love that you frame them! I just picked this hobby up & that’s what I plan to do. Your collection is beautiful!
Thank you!! 😊
I am beyond impressed with how many paintings you completed. I started in January 2020 and I completed 49 projects, but some of those were notebook, passport cover, bookmarks and card sets (I counted the cards as 1, even though there were 12 of them). So actual diamond paintings were about 37, I think. I am completed addicted to this hobby. Thank you so much for sharing all your competed work! It was a great journey!!!
I pondered whether to count the partial mandalas but they cost the same as a small diamond painting and they still took a good amount of time to complete. I am also completely addicted! Thank you for watching!
Absolutely loved seeing all of your finished DP. I am so amazed at just how many you managed to turn out. It’s almost like you went from beginner to pro overnight. Great job. 👍🏼👍🏼💕🌈🦋
Thank you! I think I became addicted during the lockdown/ quarantines and I still really enjoy diamond painting
Good for you, hope to see more !
Dear Joan, all of your paintings are so very beautiful. Thank you for letting us see your work. With admiration - Gayle from New Jersey.
Thank you Gayle! Hello from Washington State.
This was so wonderful, and wow did you ever give me ideas! The variety of subjects made me rethink size. Big is better in a lot of cases. And trying out new subjects. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Joan, your 5 panel looks fantastic! Love your 19th too. I did the Starry Nights as well from Diamond Dotz. Little raccoon looks cute.
Thank you!
Wow the seaside window painting really is spectacular!
Thank you!
Wow,they are all very pretty, loved seeing them all completed, it was fun to see them all,keep up the good work, really enjoy your videos Joan.🤩
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Really incredible!!! LOOK AT YOUR SUBSCRIBERS! There is nobody who is prouder of you than me...the person who introduced you to Diamond Painting. But I could NEVER take all the credit for how incredible you are. You are incredible and nobody is prouder of you than me. :) I am always here sending you love and good vibes. And look at all of the people who have commented!! LOVE it. I will make sure to check out all of your VIDS. I am guessing at this rate you are doing at least 3 a week. Anyway, due to anxiety and PTSD I still have one that has been sitting on my craft table for three months. SO PROUD OF YOU...
Thank you Rebekah. I hope you are able to get back into diamond painting. I remember how much you loved it.
You are an inspiration! I've just started....loving it so far :)
Welcome to the diamond painting community!
First of all: WHOA! You must diamond paint like a sewing machine! I love your channel because your taste is like mine. I’m delighted and deeply awed by how much you’ve done!
Thank you!
This is by far the best completion video. Not many people show you the completion nor let you know where they got it from..Thank you.
Thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it!
Wow .That was so inspiring to watch. I love to see completed diamond paintings!
Thank you very much!
Absolutely incredible and very colorful ❤ Keep up the good work it looks really good the 34th one is so cool
Thank you very much!
This just blew me away. You must be very fast at diamond painting. It took me over a year to do one very large one. But I hope to do many more this year.
All the staying at home due to the pandemic helped and I just really like diamond painting. Let hope well all have a good 2021 diamond painting year.
Absolutely gorgeous work! I just became obsessed with diamond painting this week, and in the past few days have ordered a bunch of kits from Amazon and Shein. I need to crochet gifts for Christmas so I won't be able to start my new obsession until after Christmas, but I'm super excited and am binging RUclips videos. So glad I found your channel :-).
Welcome to the crazy addictive diamond painting journey!
@@JoanDiamondPaints Thank you. I am super excited about this :-).
Loved the Diamond designs!
Thank you!
So beautiful compilation. Very happy to see it.
Glad you enjoyed it
The kitty in the orchard looks really good for a small size.
That one pleasantly surprised me too. I don't do too many large diamond paintings so sometimes I get a size that I think will be good enough and I think that one turned out more than good.
I soooooo enjoyed this! Subscribed to your channel and so glad I found you!
You're so fun and bubbly!!!
Thank you for the lovely comment!
I have no idea how you manage to do so any diamond paintings in such a short space of time. I am slow at things I do in general but still you are incredibly fast!! I just can't get over how quick you are. Great work. So impressive. I love watching these collection completion videos. Looking forward to your next completion collection video haha.
I think all the quarantine staying at home helped and I really love diamond painting. Based on your comments, you must have watched a couple of my videos today. Thank you very much!
Even though I discovered DP about 10 months ago I only thought about checking out DP ing on YT a few weeks ago & you and a guy called Christopher Kolasa's channels really appealed to me. I can't stand people who put on an over the top personality on videos or treat you like a fool but you guys are yourselves & don't try to be something that your not & I like that. While I watch others I like your & Christopher's the best.
@@elysabethpoodle6234 I'm touched by your lovely compliment. I am glad you are enjoying my channel. Thank you!
Wow you did some beautiful pictures thank you for sharing them with us 😊
Glad you like them!
Awesome! I look forward to this year's review!
If you haven't seen it, I did do a 1st half of 2021 completion video. Thanks!
Hi there …. I am LOVING this video!!!! I am about to start my very first diamond painting and this is just so inspiring. You have done amazing. It’s Also great to see products from a variety of shops.
I’ve just subscribed and will be binge watching you lol xx
Welcome to the diamond painting journey!
@@JoanDiamondPaints Thankyou ❤️
Loved the 15th Stash. Thank you for sharing all your Diamond Painting 💕💝
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Impressive! Beautiful paintings ☺️
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you so much for sharing I loved each and every one of them great job!!!! ; - )
I'm glad you liked them!
I've never Diamond painted before, and all the Christmas village ones I'd browsed for did not show much detail - until I saw your village one near the end! I literally jumped on Aliexpress to that store you listed and immediately bought it. ;) Yours looks so amazing! Do you think I should do other smaller projects first, before trying this one? Thanks for showing all of these - made me want to give them a try.
Welcome to the diamond painting community. The Christmas diamond painting is still one of my favorite finishes. I would recommend doing a smaller one first so you can practice the technique. My first diamond paintings aren't as nicely and neatly done.
Like the 5 pannel one. Looks good!
I think so too!
Wow! That was exhausting...lol, I can see how you got better and better and bigger it’s always better in diamond painting, I have done a lot too, good job
Thanks so much 😊
That is incredible!! You are a legend!! Keep doing what you are doing!!!
Thanks Greg!
I am doing #1 for my aunt. My 1st 1 too.
Welcome to diamond painting!
It sure is a coincidence lol. The hummingbird painting is completed today 💖. Wow you did a lot already 💖👍
I just though it was a funny coincidence we did the same diamond painting a year apart. Thank you!
How large is #37 the LED christmas house ? it's awesome
It is 30x40 cm. Glad you like it!
Love your work; you are very productive. Good motivation for me. Could you tell the names of the paintings, please?
I updated the description to list all the diamond paintings in the video. Most of the names I made up myself. I'm glad you liked the video!
After you planning to do more where the asset work is legally licensed?
I do have some in my stash that are legally licensed but I don't limit myself to only those types of diamond paintings.
@@JoanDiamondPaints hmmm well that's sad.
Totally enjoyed watching your dp collection and your presentation. I noticed you bought from quite a few sources. Do you have a favorite go to?
So far for square drill diamond paintings, my favorite is Homfun on AliExpress due to their drill quality and minimal gapping between the drills. For rounds, I'm not as picky since I don't tend to have as many issues with them. Thank you for watching!
@@JoanDiamondPaints Thanks, this is helpful. I will try Homfun. I had to push through a bad square drill painting once so I know how important quality is. I've only been dp since November. Funny, I watch TV from a table now and hardly from the couch.
@@ellyns.246 You are not the only one. I find it hard for me to just sit and watch TV now without diamond painting.
Your voice sounds familiar. Were you on a TLC show? Haha
Nice video and good job with all of your Diamond Paintings 😀
Nope. I closest I've been on TV is when I was in the audience for American Ninja Warrior. Thanks for watching!
I love #17
Thank you!
Do you coat your paintings and, if so, What do you use. If they are coated, do you do this before or after the picture is on the stretch canvas.
I don't seal my diamond paintings usually unless they are getting displayed without a covering. So far my favorite sealer is Minwax Polycrylic Gloss. I would coat after it is on a stretched canvas so the sealer layer does not crack when you are stretching the canvas.
Thank you for such a speedy reply. Your speed of completing your DPs is amazing, and are not simple patterns. I hope you will continue to show your completed artwork.
Question, the brown background to some of your painting is it paper background and a canvas that was cut out or tape on borders?
The background is black construction paper. I cut out the picture from the canvas and taped it onto the black construction paper.
That was really cool to see your variety. I just started diamond painting this January 2021. I am on my 7th. I really like the borders you have on your paintings. Is it tape and what kind? Did you find a sealer you liked better than triple thick? I look forward to seeing your next collection 🦋
I cut out most of my diamond paintings and tape them onto black construction paper. For some I covered the canvas borders with colored duct tape. So far, I like Minwax Polycrylic Clear Gloss as a sealer and have used it couple times. It is annoying to apply though because it does have some chemical fumes. I have tried Liquitex High Gloss Varnish which is much easier to use and is supposed to be non-toxic and it looks good but I only used once so far. Congrats on finishing 7 already!
@@JoanDiamondPaints thank you for your quick reply. If you don’t mind I have another question I would like your opinion on. When I use the metal placing tool, it appears that my diamonds are being marred. It seems that they lose their sparkle. I have used a plastic tip which seems to be best and the metal tip which seems to always leave a mark. What is your experience with this and do you have any tricks to suggest.
@@jacquelyndevitte4992 I still have the same problem sometimes especially for square drills if I'm using the metal pen tip to nudge it straight. I suggest using a straighter tip (or a old gift card) for that purpose. You don't have to press hard at all when placing the diamonds and you can use a rolling pin or put the diamond painting under heavy books to get the diamonds more firmly in place. I have also changed to a bent plastic tip for the rounds (but I can't seem to get the technique down for square drills).
@@JoanDiamondPaints thank you 🌺
Most of mine are from fansells
I think I've bought over 20 diamond paintings from Fansells. Thanks for watching!
Love them💗 you keep saying “ Yeah no”
I do have some verbal tics lol Thanks very much!
@@JoanDiamondPaints it’s alright❤️ it doesn’t bother me❤️
Where you get your diamond panting from
I get them from several places, but I did list where I got all these diamond paintings in the description.
Oh I forgot I have quite a few Diamond Dotz.
For some reason, your original comment is gone but I got it my email.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I have tried most of the diamond companies you mentioned. There are so many new diamond paintings popping up now though! I do want to try DIamond Dotz at some point but I haven't like any of the images that were available in stores when I see them. I have bought their freestyle drills though.
Thanks for watching!
How long does it take to make 10 in a row for you
I guess it depends on the size of the diamond painting.
Omg thank you so much for replying do you think I'll be able to get a shout out in ur next post
@@Des_lova_wrld I think I read out your question in my next Kitting Up video
I tried to find the painting you said was your favorite ( the christmas house) but I douldn't find it. Can you tell me where you bought it. I thought you said Joy Altum but I couldn't find the store.
The diamond painting is from Joyautum on AliExpress (www.aliexpress.com/item/32782695779.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.77bf4c4dFHT3fe). My completion review for that diamond painting is here: ruclips.net/video/81eS-Opo2t4/видео.html
Thank you for watching!
Can you send the link on where you bought these? There small and good sizes I’m 10 and I’m looking but there alll huge I want some small ones like those I already went into Amazon but I can’t find them
Which one? I bought these from many different places.
You can get them on wish
Hello , I love painting and diamond painting and also dabble in the messy abstract. I have a problem along with hundreds of other ladies like 👍 myself who diamond paint that we are stumped to find the appropriate person or manufacturer who actually make the drills. We are many on Facebook who find that the drills are being supplied in a poor sub standard condition, some are perfectly fine and fit beautifully some are coming through poorly made. The drills round and square are coming through flat with very little of the diamond affect on them also.
Lots of varied sizes some which are little bit to big to fit the canvas and some are tiny these are flat with no diamond affect at all. Do the manufacturering company’s have quality control at the factories. Surely someone is watching the drills come out of the moulds, there’s trillions being made and I know the machines have a dye which forms the drill and shapes the diamond top, these dye are extremely expensive to make and they do ware out. I have watched video’s on the process of packaging and find it a formidable feat of amazement.
I am aware that trillions of diamond paintings are being sold all over the world and I’m one thankful lady who enjoys them, so please do not think this is a complaint. I’m just an elderly woman who is curious and my curiosity gets the better of me. If theirs any news on my question, my name is Gillian and my email is gillian5588@msn.com would like to hear from you. Thanks Kindest Regards Gillian
Hi Gillian, I understand the frustration with bad drill quality. I wonder if the issue stems from the fact that diamond painting got more popular during the pandemic. The increased demand along with covid restrictions and supply chain issues probably has made quality go down. Thanks, Joan
@@JoanDiamondPaints Dear Joan, Thanks for replying to my comment, I must admit that COVID is on every ones mind at present and I must say that your comment on the rise of diamond painting during this awfully l problem is something that I did not think about. I wonder if we will ever be free of it we can only wait and see. I hope that you will all stay safe Kindest Regards Gillian
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Do u sell these?
No, I don't sell them. I do this for fun.
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I don’t see any of my replies. Not sure why that is happening.
I'm not sure what's happening either but I did your message in my email notifications.
What is your instagram account name ? I’d like to follow your account please
I'm joan_diamondpaints on instagram.