{"id":11003,"date":"2020-12-07T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frameiteasy.com\/learn\/?p=11003"},"modified":"2025-04-29T14:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:45:26","slug":"tips-and-tricks-for-framing-your-diamond-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frameiteasy.com\/learn\/tips-and-tricks-for-framing-your-diamond-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Painting Framing: Dazzling Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you\u2019ve been to our Learning Center before, you know we are all about keeping up with the current trends. Whether it’s diamond painting, framing embroidery<\/a>, or watercolor, we love to see all the photos you share with us on social media of your framing projects. You’re all so creative! \ud83e\udd70<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One trend we have seen recently is Diamond Art or Diamond Painting. If you are not familiar with Diamond painting, it is a form of mosaic art in which you place shiny and colorful \u201cdiamonds\u201d onto a pre-glued canvas to complete the painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each square on the canvas is labeled with a number or letter to represent a color. Diamond painting was created in 2015 as an easier, quicker, and more fun alternative to cross-stitch. It really began to take off during the 2020 quarantine when many of us found more time on our hands to get crafty and creative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you are finished creating this art, don\u2019t just throw it in your drawer to collect dust. Diamond paintings take a loooongg time and all your hard work deserves to be shown off! However, unlike a photo or drawing, diamond art isn\u2019t as simple to frame. Finished works (especially the larger pieces) are quite heavy and need some extra support, so there are just a few additional steps to take. Lucky for you, we are here to help! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t have any diamond painting kits laying around? If you don’t have one yet and are looking to buy your first diamond art kit, check out\u00a0DIYmoon Shop<\/a>\u00a0for a large selection of quality diamond paintings licensed directly by the artists! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measure Your Diamond Painting\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Once you complete your diamond art – it is time to start the frame designing process! First, you will need to measure your art<\/a>. Measuring your art correctly is perhaps the most important step in the framing process \u2014 if the art size is off, the rest of the measurements for the frame, matting, cover, backing, etc. will also be off, and we don\u2019t want that! *Even if your artwork or the artist claims it to be a certain size, you should always measure it yourself to confirm \u2013 just to make sure you receive a frame that fits perfectly. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just remember that our frames will overlap your art by \u00bc\u201d to keep your piece from falling through.\u00a0<\/strong>If you’re concerned about covering extra drills (that’s what the community calls the diamond pieces! \ud83d\ude09) add that extra 1\/4″ back into your art size! (you may need to tape or glue your piece to the foamcore, but we will cover that later…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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