Hi there. New craft version called diamond painting of an old craft of cross stitching in combo with paint by numbers. Instead of floss, needle, aida cloth and an embroidery hoop, you place drills (diamond faceted resin tiles) on a canvass mat of a painting covered with a strong bonding glue. Same concept of following a chart using the appropriate symbols and matching tiny color tiles to do the painting.
All kits come complete so you can start diamond painting immediately. There are two types. Partial round drills and full square drills. Drills are identified as round or square. Partial means the background does not have any adhesive and only the main object has the strong glue to place the round drills on. Full means the entire painting is covered with glue for square drills to place on.
There are lots of videos on this trend of diamond painting so check them out. I got addicted to this craft the last week of May this year. My first kit was a partial round drill of red poppies in a vase. The second was a full square drill called sunset glow. Currently working on my third kit full square drill of a Cross. I prefer and order only full square drill diamond paintings. If you are a traditional cross stitcher like me, you may enjoy doing this. Once it's framed, the painting will be beautiful and sparkling like tiny diamonds!
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| Completed Sunset Glow Full Square Drill (16" x 22") |
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| Unfinished Cross Full Square Drill (12" x 16") |
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| Completed Red Poppies Partial Round Drill (16" x 20") |
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