Hi everyone! How are you? π Guys, I did a thing π«’ Something that was completely new to me…well there’s no suspense as you ready know what it was from the title so I’ll get straight to it π€£ the other day I did my first every diamond painting!! π It was a Skinnydip Hello Kitty kit I got in tkmaxx a couple of months ago and I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I ended up doing. Let me tell you all about my new hobby but first, I’ve got some news! π
This is one of two blog posts that I have uploaded today!! βοΈ The other one (which you can read HERE) is an announcement about a discount on The Cosy Corner subscription where I share audios, a video making a pink Hello Kitty chai latte and prep for a Q&A where I need your questions so be sure to go check that out! β¨οΈ I wanted to share two posts so that there’s something of interest for everyone and I’ve been super excited for this day to come! βΊοΈ Lets carry on with this post for now…here is what the Hello Kitty diamond painting kit looked like to begin with:

Back when I bought it, the plan was to sit outside and complete it but it was raining on the day I wanted to try it out so indoors it was to be! I made myself a herbal tea and looked up a video on youtube that would tell me how to complete the kit as it came with zero instructions. It all looked simple enough so I poured some of the beads into a tray, dabbed the pen that was included in a bit of adhesive paste, peeled back a section of the canvas and started applying!
No joke, I truly enjoyed it so much. For something so simple it took my whole attention, was a real sense of achievement and I haven’t had as much fun with a craft in ages. It was so messy and every now and then I would have to say damn it as the beads would fall out of the tray when I was swapping the colours over and they’d go everywhere π. It was so relaxing! I didn’t want it to end π₯Ή. Our cats (Coco, Sim and Prince) thought the plastic packaging that held the beads was treats and kept hopping up onto my lap so everything kept going everywhere but I persisted! π€£
There weren’t enough green diamonds for the flower stem so I used extra silver instead and I think it turned out okay. I have one question tho for all of you diamond art pros out there: How do you get rid of all the stickiness on the canvas when you’re done?? π€ Google said talcum powder but I was worried it would coat and ruin the design. Since I did this diamond kit I have ordered some more from Temu and grabbed a sealant that I hope works. I’m really looking forward to trying out more kits. This Hello Kitty one was something I really got lost in and I’m hoping that feeling returns for the next projects!! Here is how the Skinnydip Hello Kitty diamond art painting turned out:

My sister is painting a mirror so don’t mind the background, we were clearly having a craft day! π€£ What was the last craft you did?? π¨ I always say I’m not as creative as I was back when I used to do bullet journaling and I’m for sure not but things like this bring that side out of me again and I love it! To more moments like this π₯β¨οΈπ.
I’ll be off now but be sure to head on over to the second blog post of the day HERE! I’d really appreciate your questions for a Q&A if you could leave them in that posts comments section and maybe even consider joining The Cosy Corner club! Over there I have uploaded extra exclusive audios including my autumnal bucket list and a get to know me, alongside something I do every night that is a bit strange π .
I’ll see you over on the other blog post π I hope you got on to have a brilliant day. Remember to do something for you, even if its a craft you’ve set aside for a while like I did with this kit! You never know, you might just discover a new favourite pastime! π« Stay safe, take care and buh-bye πxx
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