HOW TO
Don't know what Diamond Painting is? It is very similar to Painting by number only much more fun and no mess like back in the day. You end up with a beautiful Picture to hang or give away as a gift.
Here are the steps to begin:
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Remove items from packaging
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Lay Canvas on flat surface (sometimes as most are rolled when you receive them will be hard to lay flat at first) I roll them backwards to flatten them out. Some people lay them between mattress's, under books etc to flatten them but I have never found a need to do this.
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Arrange your diamonds in number order (not necessary but i have found it to be helpful)
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Choose a single color diamond to begin after you have pulled back a portion of your film or parchment paper. I uncover about a 6-8 inch square at a time, depending on how I feel about it at the time.
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Place diamonds in plastic tray provided not to many in case they spill.
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Dip the tip of the pen into the pink wax also provided until end is sticky. (2 or 3 stabs at wax) Some kits but not mine come with tweezers instead of wax for applying diamonds to canvas.
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Place pen on round side of the diamond and stick and place on appropriate number or symbol.
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Repeat until done
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DO NOT throw away any left over diamonds but store them instead. There may be times when you don't receive enough in a kit or you spill them and don't have enough. After awhile you will find that you have the color needed and that will save you from having to buy them later from someone.