Christmas DIY Diamond Painting Ornaments Kit (6 PCS)

About the kit

Six hanging discs in the box, each printed with a Christmas design and a grid of small symbols across the top of it. Every piece has its symbol, so you work from the key until the design is complete, then hang it from the cord provided. The set of six finishes a small tree on its own, which is the point of buying them by the half dozen rather than one at a time. The face is tacky, so a half finished disc can wait overnight exactly as it sits.

The six ornaments

Roughly coaster-sized discs with a scalloped gold-toned rim and a printed face under a clear layer. Some sets are round and one is cut in a snowflake shape, so the six are not all the same silhouette. Each carries its own design, so a tree hung with the full set does not look like six of one thing. The loop at the top is already formed, and the hanging cord comes in the box.

How the filling works

The printed face carries the outline of the picture and, over the top of it, a grid of symbols showing which colour goes where. A hollow-tipped pen and a block of wax are what lift the pieces, and a shallow dish keeps each colour to itself between placements so the sort does not collapse into one pile. Press a piece into place and move on to the next. The layer underneath holds it there, so nothing has to be steadied by hand in between.

Six sets to choose from

The colourways are the difference between the styles, not the designs on the discs. One set runs red and gold on cream, another is white and gold, another leans blue and green, another cream with reindeer, and one is cut as snowflakes rather than circles. Pick at checkout. Every set is six pieces, so whichever you take you finish with half a dozen ornaments rather than one.

Who ends up finishing it

Someone who wants their hands busy on a dark December evening and would rather be holding something at the end of it than have nothing to show. The symbols run across the disc in order, so a colour can be finished and the piece set down without losing the place. Older children manage it with a little help, mostly because the pieces can be lifted between finger and thumb without tweezers.

Specifications

Type	Diamond art hanging ornament kit
Set size	6 ornaments per set
Ornament	Printed face with a scalloped rim and a hanging loop
Styles	Six colourways and silhouette variations
In the box	6 ornament blanks, faceted pieces, tool pen, wax pad, tray and cords

Sitting down with a set

1. Fill one colour at a time

   Working across the whole disc in one colour keeps the tray tidy and the pace up.

2. Have a tray ready

   A shallow dish stops the colours mingling, which is the main way an evening goes wrong.

3. Stop when you like

   Nothing in it sets or dries, so an open ornament lies where you left it until tomorrow.

4. Hang them as you finish

   Six separate ornaments look better spread across a small tree than clustered on one branch.

In the box

• 6 printed ornament blanks with hanging loops
• Faceted pieces for all six designs
• 1 hollow-tipped pen and a block of wax
• 1 sorting tray
• Hanging cords

Care

Strong light is what fades the printed face behind the pieces, so keep the finished ornaments away from a sunny window. A dry soft brush lifts dust without disturbing the work. Packed in a box with tissue between them, they will not rub against one another through the year.

Before you begin