My first love is cross stitch, as I’m sure is pretty obvious. But, I do love to knit, crochet, and sew when I have some time. I also like to try lots of other weird little crafts and, of course, I love to share cool and interesting things with all of you. I’ve shared “diamond paintings” before, but this one is a little bit different.
Square diamond painting of a snowy house
Most diamond painting come with circular gems and the printed pattern shows through between the diamonds. And, while that doesn’t look bad per say, it isn’t a look that I really like. The newest kit I picked up comes with little faceted squares. They butt up right next to each other completely covering the background.
The resulting picture looks very much like pixel art or a cross stitched picture that was converted from an image. Because I wasn’t sure how much I would like this style of diamond paintings, I picked a small picture with very poor “resolution”. Larger pictures, like larger converted cross stitch pictures, look much clearer and nicer. Nonetheless, these little square pieces make a really pretty picture that catches the light and sparkles.
Close-up of square diamond painting
The little gems are attached using a small stick with a divot in it that comes in the kit. The gems for the colour you are using are dumped into a tray with ridges. Give the tray a shake and the gems (mostly) flip over the right way. You need to place a little bit of sticky stuff on the end of the stick in order to pick up the gems, but it is really a pretty clever system. The stick lets you place the gems exactly where they need to go. The background is printed with a colour code and covered in a thin adhesive sheet. All it takes is a little bit of pressure to get the gems to stick.
I am curious about how well the adhesive will hold the gems as the years go by. It would be a shame to have them all fall off. But, in the meantime, my picture is shaping up pretty nicely.
Square diamond kits like this are available in lots of places. You can find them on Amazon, AliExpress, and elsewhere.
Have you tried a diamond painting? If so, I’d love to hear about it. I’d also love to know if you have tried any other unusual or interesting crafts. Please leave a comment below.
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Well now, this is something I have not heard about. It looks interesting. Will look forward to seeing your piece finished.
Wow, Heather, I have never heard of anything like it…your house is gorgeous, and reminds of the HAEDs confetti stitching. Those gems look tiny and must take a lot of concentration…and very good eye sight too.
It’s beautiful, and I look forward to watching your progress. I’m curious where you learned about it…
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Hi, I have just discovered your blog and the lovely Smalls SAL (which I joined of course!!). This diamond painting is totally new to me. It looks beautiful. Look forward to see the finished picture!
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I saw it on Instagram but only overseas. I’m glad it’s available here too. I haven’t tried it. The only other hobby I’ve tried is latch hook rugs. Cross stitch keeps me haha. This is beautiful though!
I don’t think I’ve seen or heard of this before – really very interesting!
I have seen this on another blog and it does look interesting, but doesn’t call to me at all. Cross stitch is definitely my first love, but I do enjoy knitting as well and did some rug hooking in 2016 as well.
I’ve never tried this, but it looks amazing.
Please bring this with you next week. I’d love to see it “in person”.
That’s different! I like the pixelated look!
Great choice! I haven’t tried it but I’ve seen people who have and they look really cool!
I’ve seen these before and it does look fun but I don’t want to do anything which distracts me from my stitching! I do have an online jigsaw app which is quite fun though.
Wow! That is an amazing piece.
What very lovely and exacting work. I haven´t seen these kits before, gorgeous