Diamond Painting Coasters - Updated 5/1/24

May 1, 2024--Ta da.... done!  This project couldn't have been easier.  I've even placed the cork backing on each coaster.  Now to figure out how to "seal" them so they aren't stained by red wine, coffee, tea, etc.    See the blog posting below dated April 28th for more details about this project.  

All Eight Coasters Done

All Eight Coasters in their Metal Carrier

April 28, 2024--Recently I was at a friend's home where she showed me a diamond painting kit she was working on.  She found it akin to using adult coloring books except you are coloring with faceted, flat backed diamonds or "drills".  It looked more like "painting by numbers", but I could appreciate the Zen-like feeling you would get when doing this.  Sooooo....purchased one of these kits from Amazon and I must admit, it is very relaxing!!!  For $9.99, the kit included 8 different patterned coasters, 8 cork backs, 1 metal holder, drills in individually numbered/lettered packages, a tray, holding wax and a pen-like device to pick up the drills.  So far, I've done three of the eight coasters and don't want to stop until they're all done.  

Included in the kit:  Metal Holder, 8 Coasters, 8 Cork Backs (Drills are in separate envelopes)

Information on Side of Box

Below is a photo of a coaster before the drills are placed on it.  The surface is very, very sticky or tacky, so the coaster has a thin plastic film on it that you can keep placed on half of the coaster portion you aren't working on while exposing the other half of the coaster's sticky surface for drill placement.   The surface is color coded as to where to place which drills--easy peasy.   The pen like device used to place the drills is first filled with a waxy substance which holds the faceted side of the drill while you place the drill's flat side onto the coaster.  The positioning doesn't have to be exact, just cover up the number or letter.  

Here's an example of one of the coasters beaded so far. 

A coaster fully beaded, photographed top down.

A coaster fully beaded, photographed from the side.

I will probably coat each coaster with something that will make it waterproof, but not sure what yet.