Cat Suncatcher DIY Diamond Painting Kit

For the past three years, I’ve been deeply immersed in diamond painting. It’s become my go to to express my creativity in something other than writing. It’s incredibly relaxing and soothes my sometimes runaway, anxious mind. And when you finish a project, you end up with a beautiful piece of art.

What is diamond painting?

It’s kind of like a combination of paint-by-number and cross-stitch. You apply hundreds of tiny sparkling resin “diamonds” to an adhesive, color-coded canvas. The result is a sparkly, shimmering work of art. “It requires minimal effort and can be extremely addictive as this creative outlet is great for relaxation, stress relief, and overall mental health,” says Jennifer Chu, director of sales and e-commerce for Diamond Art Club.

I can definitely testify to this being addictive, but as far as addictions go, I think this is probably a good one to have!

My projects

After an initial smaller canvas to test the waters, my other projects have all been fairly large canvases.

I finished this painting, titled Together at Christmas, just in time for the holidays two years ago. Cardinals are my favorite birds, and I have this winter scene hanging in my living room from November through February.

My next project, titled Luna, is my favorite so far. It hangs in my hallway.

I just completed A Cat Named Poppy, which will be a gift for a friend.

Cat Suncatcher Kit

A dear friend gave me the sun catcher kit for Christmas, and I had been looking forward to getting started on it. It was fun to work on a smaller project that I could easily finish in one weekend. It turned out beautifully! For comparison, my other projects took between five and eight months each.

I ended up displaying my finished project on a shelf rather than hanging it in a window. It looked really pretty in a window, but in order for the “diamonds” to really sparkle, the light needs to hit them from the front or side, so I like it better on this shelf. The photo still doesn’t do the sparkle effect justice.

If you’ve been thinking about giving diamond painting a try, this is a great kit for beginners. The kit includes everything you need to complete the project. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come with instructions, but this short video from Diamond Art Club gives you a good introduction.

The Diamond Painting Suncatcher Kit is available from Amazon.

All my other diamond paintings are from Diamond Art Club. I’ve found that they have the best quality kits as well as outstanding customer service. I’m eyeing this painting for my next project:

With 110,000 diamonds, it would be my most ambitious project yet, but I think it would be so much fun to work on with all these different colors. Stay tuned!

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