5 Tips for How To Handle Burnout in Diamond Painting
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Welcome to a new diamond painting how to/tutorial with my five tips to handling burnout with diamond painting. While burnout isn't something that any crafter wants to experience, it's not uncommon for it to happen from time to time! In the four years I've been diamond painting, I've gone through a phase of burnout more than once. Today I want to share about some practical ways that you can work through burnout, as well as help you identify the potential personal things that can lead to you experiencing this discouraging fatigue with diamond painting. The good news is: you can totally come out the other side and find your joy in the craft again!
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I am a huge advocate for working on what makes you happy at the time. I am a multi crafter. I used to feel guilty for not finishing as many projects as others do, but not anymore. If you’re feeling burnt out, TAKE A BREAK! you’ll come back to it. It’s not a race and it will be waiting for you when you’re ready. Forcing yourself will make you hate it eventually.
I tried to do events as a newbie and could not deal with it! The pressure was real! I don’t do them anymore. I also change up my kits. If I have done a really large one, my next will be small, and maybe a low budget that I don’t really care about. I also do many other crafts, and sometimes do that, but I usually don’t go more than a week without diamond painting. I truly love it. These were great tips and a great video idea!❤
I was feeling burnout on a wip that has massive sections of tedious color blocking, I would sit and work on it for hours at a time feeling like I wasn't getting anywhere or accomplishing anything. So I did a couple of things to fight the burnout: 1) I started taking a photo of the canvas at the end of each diamond painting session. Looking through the series of photos helped me see that I actually was making real progress. 2) I made the diamond painting sessions shorter, one hour max for that wip. After one hour, I would switch over to a different wip that I absolutely loved working on and has much less color blocking.
I find that it helps me not to burn out when I alternate working on square and round kits. By the time I’m finishing one I’m usually getting excited to work on the other.
I think it’s also helpful not to put too much pressure on yourself to finish a kit quickly. If it starts to feel like a chore/boring switch it up and work on something else until you are motivated to go back and finish it 💜
I love listening to a good audiobook while Diamond painting so that tends to motivate me thru the confetti.
Huh, I actually love confetti and need audiobooks or CZcams documentaries to help me through color blocking
Green gets me too! I thought I was the only one 😂
For me one thing I am learning is that it is important for me to be willing to “skip around” on larger canvases and not lock myself into one row or column at a time. I’m doing Books n Nooks right now and going around the edge and saving the middle is helping me stay excited, for example.
I had to stop comparing myself to others,I would see others complete kits in weeks or days, I would feel a failure and wonder why mine would take months,so I totally agree with your points, ty for sharing xx
I am experiencing it now! I have wanted to diamond paint but the thought of touching it gives me anxiety, I absolutely love it and don’t want to give it up but I haven’t touched a painting in about three months
I’m sorry to hear it! I hope your joy for the craft comes back soon, be kind to yourself 💛
@@DiamondsandWashi Thank you! I am hoping so as well, I have missed but I know I need to take a break for awhile before I come back to the craft I love!
I feel that now. What I do now is pick up a book and read. That helps me. When I am ready I go back to diamond painting. Thank you for this video.
Burnout is definitely a real thing. I made myself finish a low quality kit. I was miserable. I took 2 months off. Now, I only work on kits that bring me joy.
I have three different crafts I switch between. All the while I leave my Diamond painting easel up so I can be ready to place a few here and there. I started back crafting because of my ill health to keep my mind off that (doctor prescribed). I’m slow but at least I’m enjoying it.
Thank you for great tips!
I switch between cross stitching and diamond painting. I also switch what I do while crafting. When I’m cross stitching, I watch CZcams or listen to audiobooks. When I’m diamond painting, I binge watch shows on Netflix or Disney+. This way I am keeping the two hobbies even more separate. This helps me avoid burn out ❤
You are so right. I'm going through burnout currently. I have been non stop for over a year. I have found that changing my craft for a short while helps me. I went back to paint by numbers for the last few days and am really enjoying it and I am getting excited to return soon to my current diamond kit "outside the sweetshop"
Once again thankyou for the continued uploads and keep up the great videos xx
😊being new todiamond painting, it’s helpful to hear some strategies to avoid/deal with burnout. Love your videos!👍❤️
I've only been diamond painting for about 18 months, so I haven't truly felt burnout yet. In fact, I did a large Hannah Lynn for 4th of July (Lady Liberty) and I worked on her for 14 hrs straight but it was only my 4th finish ever. After that, I switched to squares, a very small 12x12". And then I went back to a large round (Forest Friends) for Christmas with, as you can imagine, lots of snow, gray spindly trees in the background. It looked daunting, so I started at the bottom and covered all but the first two "rows" in release paper so I didn't have to look at how much boring stuff was going to be from the last 2/3 up, lol. I don't enter contests for that reason. I don't want to feel pushed to complete something. And I truly cannot imagine the content creators having to pump out completions even when they may not feel like it. All of us "watchers" appreciate seeing other's completions.
I'm brand new to diamond painting, so I haven't necessarily experienced it yet. However, I did experience a burnout for a particular kit - my first square kit. I did finally finish it but it frustrated me that I didn't want to work on it.
To try to avoid burnout, I try to make sure that I have several smaller kits (like paint gem or less than 12 x 16 inches) so when I get frustrated or bored of the big painting I'm doing, I can take a break. I have noticed that when I go back to the bigger kit, the excitement is renewed.
As someone living overseas, with a limited budget due to being on a disability pension, I have massive FOMO. I have 1 pen, no special trays, waxes or placers, and constantly miss out on almost every painting that I want to get. I'm also terrible when it comes to comparing myself to others; it can be incredibly difficult for me to see people take 1 week on a kit that might take me 2 months. I always try to have listen to something, usually your channel and an old WIP and chat, while working on something.
I feel this so much! I definitely overbuy and my mind is constantly telling me I need all the paintings. It’s so bad. Working on trying to control my buying. I do love everything I buy which makes it so hard.
Also purchasing paintings that have a lot of multi-drill placement sections that enables you to complete the kit quickly, is great strategy to overcome burnout.
This is so spot on to what I do without me even knowing it was helping in this way! Because of that, this video had me so excited just listening to what you were saying and I watched it twice!
I swap kits because I squirrel quite a bit. I just cant look at one thing for a long time or I will start to not want to. So I diamond paint and cross stitch everyday. Some days I do more of one than the other and some days I will just crochet because both are burning me out and it definitely works. I love the way landscapes look but I have done a couple and 1 has been a wip for years now. Its something about the colors that just make me tired. Its crazy because one of the colors is purple and its my favorite. So it will get done when it gets done. I need bright colors or bright pastels.
Trying something new for me was sectioning off. Especially with a big kit. It would seem I'm never gonna finish if I looked at the whole kit. I have even covered some in release papers so I can only see what section Im doing at the time.
If I feel burn out coming on, I do several of the things that you have mentioned. Other things I do is watch someone's playlist of wip and chats and not diamond paint. I just watch. I usually watch from the beginning of older videos and come forward. I have no idea why that works for me but it absolutely does. I watch your wip and chats and Rachel Rae's get to know me and the wip and chats. Like I said I dont know why that works but it works like a charm every single time. Then I go thru my stash and find what's calling to me and start. I usually dont work on a wip if Im coming out of or avoiding burn out. It seems to set me back. This was a great video!!!!
I haven't had a burnout yet because I'm a youngster in school so every afternoon i work on one or two sections per day on the size of my choosing. Letting yourself have more control over your sections and how much you do a day can help prevent burnout
You’re an absolute genius!!! I’m going through some serious burnout. It’s been so bad I’ve just sat and cried. Thank you so much for this video, I’m going to try these tips and pray they work.
I love small projects, like cards. I have one big WIP and a small one. I am also on a budget so to search for a new project is also something to look for. I have most of the times nothing to 5 projects in my stash.
Great tips. Fortunately I haven’t felt burnout. I know it’s something that can happen and I hope that having listened to good tips like this may keep it from happening.
Thank you for the tips, Katie. I've been diamond painting for 3 years now and there has only been 1 time, which was recently, that I felt I just needed a break for a couple days. And it really was only a couple days and I was right back at it. I am afraid it's going to come and hit me hard, soon. I do exactly what you said you don't do, I do all the huge landscape that take forever. I love your tips and especially agree with your comments about joining events. There have been a couple of times I had to back off because I was overdoing it. Thank you again, I'm really going to think about these tips and see what I can start incorporating now. Have a great rest of your week!
Yessss green gets me every time! And brown! I've learned to purchase kits I truly know I'll enjoy working on versus just liking the image. It's sometimes hard to pass on certain kits, but it's helped so much with burnout as well!
Brown then green are my most "disliked" colours. I'm slightly worried about DAC'S kit "Inner Child"....but I loved the image so much.... I'm hoping that will be enough to keep me going.
@@mycreativeheart4159 you can do it!!! I've completed kits that had a lot of the colors I don't love because I loved the image so much! I did have smaller kits going at the same time though! It also helps if you alternate colors you do like in between the yuck ones 🤣
I’ve only been diamond painting for a year but I love to alternate rounds and squares. I also limit my diamond painting to 1-3 hours a day mostly because that’s all I can physically handle without pain. I’m also a big fan of doing all the crafts. 😅
I'm right there with you. I'm working a round and a square canvas, I'm enjoying both. I also can only do I for 3 hours max. The neck and shoulders and right arm can only take so much. I've also been doing this a bit over a year now. Nice to know, we are not alone. Enjoy ! 💜🎨👩🦳
Hi Katie, I find lately I’m a little burnt out on events. I have three large canvases going for three different events. I need to stick to one canvas from now on. ❤
This is very helpful. I was thinking I don't need to be in events every month as it gets stressful trying to follow all the rules and keep up with dates. Thank you for the tips, I greatly appreciate it!
I used to do alot of events, but I found that I had paintings I couldn't do since they didn't fit into the themes. I work 50 - 60 hours a week, so it makes it difficult to work on something for an event and maybe something else at the same time. It would make me feel like I wasn't making progress on any of them. So now I have done 1 event in the last 8 months and it was a relaxed event. Great tips in your video.
Some people on Facebook spend 10 hours a day doing diamond art so they are always posting their new finishes. I can only manage 3 hours without feeling sore or sick of it. So always best not compare yourself.
I learnt from completing abstract cat that I loath heavy confetti, and taking a period of time away from doing any diamond painting helped.
You and me both friend!
I just recently went thru burnout working on a kit of not so good quality. I was forcing myself to finish it just to get it out of my face. But then I spent days not diamond painting. I got to read more and slowly came back to the kit. When I finished I was so happy I kitted up my next kit that same night! I’m very happy with my current kit and wanna work on it daily.
Great video and tips...tfs
I love to do big canvas however I have many WIP as I need to add in a small in between. Mixing it up definitely works for me & kitting up or down when I don't feel like placing diamonds.
Great advice thanks very much . From Australia
A big help for me is doing a “palette cleanser” after a big project - the CraftBuddy Disney 100 stickers are excellent as such. I’m still pretty new (9ish months) but this video was SO helpful to try to avoid future burnout. ❣️❣️
This is why I switch between gaming and diamond painting. Also if a kit isn't getting me excited I'll put it aside for a while.
I diamond painted for a year and got burnt ot. I painted everyday and then bam! Burnt out. I quit for 3 months and now am back at it. Enjoying it. Just needed a brrak. So I crocheted.
I always listen to music while I am diamond painting,I find I get lost in both.
I needed this, thankyou.
Great suggestions!
I started diamond painting in 2018. I have learned burnout for everyone has different triggers. I do switch different crafts at times which I have done my whole life. It could be an ADHD thing or just a boredom, always looking to change things up. I prefer darker colors and attracted to certain patterns; however, there are paintings with lighter colors and designs no one would think I would love and I have to get them. I do have a rule to not make snap decisions. If you love it today, tomorrow and next week then you are in love.
Great video! 😊
I agree with having some smaller projects to work on. After completing a large kit, I enjoy doing a few crystal bookmarks or a coaster set. And knowing it is not a race. If I want to give a diamond painting as a gift, I make sure I work on it 2 or 3 months before the deadline. This is for enjoyment, and relaxation, not work. I also try to vary between rounds and squares.
I also will do coasters or bookmarks ect... it's a great in between thing to do. I'm in the process of working 2 canvases for gifts, and I have not given myself enough time, so I have to just push the deadline back, I won't hurt myself to rush it.. I'll give a card saying awesome gift on the way 😊
Definitely agree on mixing it up. i got into diamond painting because I got burnout with my scrapbooking. So I alternate now between diamond painting kits and scrapbooking kits. It definitely helps!! 😀
I’m just a little over a year into my diamond painting experience. But I have found that events stress me out. And things that have a lot of blue are not my jam - so no seascapes for me. Also, doing a kit I’m not interested in, but I know someone else will love it can be a challenge. I recently did a 20x20 inch painting for a family member that I would never choose for myself. In a million years. I had to mentally block out the subject and concentrate on one section at a time and it was still like pulling teeth to get thru it. It felt like months.
Current wip, Mountain Landscape from D.A.C. I started it 04/14/2024 and I don't have a quarter of it completed yet. Between work and doing other activities throughout the week and weekends, I spend time on it when I can. Occasionally, I catch myself looking at the rest of the canvas and contemplate if I'll ever complete it. This is the second painting of my diamond painting journey. My first was in 03/ 07/2024 Emerald City from D.A.C. I appreciate the tips to prevent burnout. Thank you. Enjoy.
I wish burnout in DPing was an issue for me. I haven't DPed in almost a month, and I really want to get back to it, but between my job, and then I was on vacation visiting friends up north (Enjoyed spending time with them, but there was actually a lot of physical work going on there that had to be done). I still have three more nights of work before I'm off and I'm looking forward to getting back to this WIP I started (plus the day that my mom and I are going to go do Disney next week - we're passholders in Florida).
I've been painting 4 yrs and have never had burn out. What I do is switch from like dragons to hearts or an animal or something else. I just love it so much. I have 62 kits in my stash now with 9 on the way! All of mine also are 70x40 cm so they take 1-2 wks to complete. It works for me cause the 30x40 cm paintings only take 5 days so the size matters to me
For me sometimes it’s square vs round… I like the image of the kit and its square drills. When I work on a square kit I usually have a snack size round to switch out…. I’m finding more and more kits are square kits so I have to really think about purchasing or adding to a wish list….
I do agree with FOMO I fell into trap when I first started mostly due to the “limited run” of the kit and then the cost of buying from a de-stash (increased prices but loss of warranty etc), now I’m struggling with de-stashing because of the time to pack and ship …
Heavy confetti burns me out as I like a mixture of confetti and multi placing on my paintings. I just did a heavy confetti painting and I had to switch it up and purchase one that I could multi place most of it. I also like smaller ones from paint gem and will work one or two inbetween while working on a heavy confetti. It gives me the sense of accomplishment.
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I haven't experienced burnout yet; however, I have numerous activities that I am interested in so I may alternate between diamond painting and doing a jigsaw puzzle or playing the piano.
Not enjoying a kit when I’m working on it is exactly why I’ve temporarily kitted down both “Comfortably Numb” and “Day Fishing at the Mill” (both from DAC). Both frustrated me - Comfortably Numb had horrendous gapping (to my standards) and Day Fishing at the Mill is a pretty large landscape I’m planning on gifting someone for Christmas and the sheer amount of confetti and my general desire for landscapes is limited, so I had to take a break. Instead I’m working on some small paintings and kitted up “Cosmic Trip” because it’s one I’ve wanted to do for a long time.
I just had to temporarily put a kit aside because I felt like I was burning out. I’ll come back to it eventually!
I have not experience burnout for diamond painting but it might be because I take it easy and work at a low pace, last year I only finish 8 kits and the largest was a 42cm by 42cm.
I also do macrame, embroidery and scrapbooking, so I just switch hobbies when I feel like it and enjoy them all.
Thank you for this video, i had to take a Break from Dp I was just not enjoying 😢 put my self on a “ No buy “ try get some of my stash lowered .
Its not a Big stash but i need to get some done, i noticed one painting the drills were not Good. I know its an older painting I got it finished
But did make me think , how the others are in my stash ,don’t want to go through that again ( was most frustrating 😞) .
Hope your doing well Have a Good weekend 🥰
I’m glad some of the feelings you shared were normal and I was just being …. I just couldn’t figure what was wrong. I didn’t know if May some if it may have been depression. I did discover that smaller sections and feeling like I’ve accomplished something. I also for the first time, very recently, switched up my kit and had 2 WIPs at one time. Just listening to you is so calming and I paint while I look and listen. Funny thing, my husband says that your calm voice is what he likes when I watch your videos. I’m not sure if he is trying to tell me something 😂. I hope you have a peaceful weekend.
I have ADD so I find it hard to stick to one craft so it’s like a circle of three different crafts going in and out of obsession with them
Ive had burnout a few times with multiple hobbies, and I agree it's so important to not beat yourself up for it, just accept you're not feeling it and trust that with time it'll come back.
With diamond painting in particular, I find the burnout starts to creep in when I'm either dealing with poor quality kits (I can't stand sorting through a ton of trash drills) or working with a lot of browns (3371 will be the death of me). I've basically always got a kit with more colours in it that I alternate working on with the brown kits, because while I know I'll love the finished result, it can be tough to get there!
A while ago you suggested alternating rounds and squares. That has really helped keep things fresh for me. I guess that would fall under mixing things up.
Thank you for these 5 steps to prevent burnout. Definitely related to all of them. A question what’s the easiest way to open the little baggies? lol. Thanks again. Big help
Hi @carolcoy3269 the best way is too hold the seal of the baggie between thumb and forefinger and slide it. I hope this helps xxx DJ
I decluttered a bunch of kits when I moved. I just wasn't feeling like doing them for one reason or another. The ones I have, I 'think'I really want to do. I am fine with green, but brown, oh man! I have to make sure that I don't overdo it with brown. Black (310), I am fine with, but something about brown.
Another thing I've found helpful is I don't even use pens/wax anymore unless I get a kit smaller than 70x40cm! I use tweezers cause for me it goes faster, I can be more exact with placement and I don't have glue in between the beads. I'm totally a round person btw cause every square kit I've had never lines up and I get frustrated so I throw them away and waste $ which is hard to come by with 3 cats and a 17 yr old son to take care of
Hi Katie I seem to have burnout with dark colours, but I still buy them knowing that if I love the picture😂
mine is my depression is so bad so i love diamond painting but dont want to do it but i know it helps me
Sometimes it helps to work on “off canvas” projects like ornaments, coasters, keychains, or even special drill canvases. I know these are not offered thru the premium Diamond painting shops but not everything has to be by a licensed artist. Temu is a great place to purchase “budget” projects while having a great variety. While I have purchased from premium shops, they have a tendency of offering mostly square canvases, I can not even begin to tell you how much I hate doing squares.
To me, it’s a hobby and something I do for fun, there’s no shame in taking a break for even a year! The kits will be there when you come back fresh and ready!
I am working on Sakura Festival, I'm 4 days in, and I can definitely feel burnout coming. I know it's going to be BEAUTIFUL when finished. But it is fairly large and alot of dark colors.
Hi Katie, good morning from Los Angeles County.
Thank you for the five suggestions. I will try to us them. I am a person who seeks constant approval. When I get approval, then I am cheered up and will return to Diamond Painting. I am still learning to ignore my friends who think Diamond painting is a children's hobby.
With Golden Cocker Spaniel I have divided the canvas on the bottom into 12 10x10cms squares. Much easier for me to work on. Now to work on my caregiver to let me purchase a real Cocker Spaniel puppy. I have a 10 year old Doxle ( Dachshund Beagle mix). He needs a friend.
I like the suggestions of stop working on a large one and working on a small one. I would, but my caregiver would yell at me at the top of her lungs on why I haven't finished the large one.
May the fourth be with you!
I take diamond painting breaks
I don’t diamond paint when my college term starts but when I have the time off I diamond paint like crazy
Confetti of dark colors bother me. I am working on a painting with sunflowers and the center of the sunflowers drive me nuts.😮 i took a long break from that one and is just getting back to it
I'm going through burnout right now. I got out my colored pencils
Im new to diamond art and i love it! Just a quick question, do you only use the plastic containers for the drills while your working on a project? What do you do with the left over drills?
Thank you and have a lovely day. ❤
Hi! Yes, I usually just use the hard plastic containers when I’m working on a project and sometimes save the leftovers in little ziploc baggies, labeled by DMC ☺️
I've been dealing with it for .. about 5 months now maybe even 6 🙈 I walk by my almost finished kit multiple times a day its just... there are other things I'd rather do. But I feel bad since I'm 2 sections away from finishing it and once it's done I'll try a new company to me, maybe that will help. But for now I am not forcing myself to work on it I will get back to it when I get back to it.
Burnout has also helped me purchase way less kits making me super picky, is the size right, do I love the colours, is it too much confetti, is there too many colours, would I wanna start this kit the second it arrives and so on
I don’t think I’ve encountered burn out yet…but as you know I am a serial starter 😂😂 so that’s probably why😅😅
I alternate and do a jigsaw puzzle when I feel burned out
😂 I barely started yesterday and have not completed the Grogu that my son gifted me and I’m already feeling the “I want to buy all the things” and my attention being blah I’m so over this 😂 ADHD and hyper focus are a great and bad thing. Started yesterday and I’ve been binge watching videos and already searched bigger products. Im just concerned of the period when the interest is gone and I’m looking at an unfinished project for an uncertain period of time. Any tips?
Slow down. It's not a race. You dont have to finish as many paintings as possible in the shortest amount of time. Just take your time and enjoy 😻😻😻
My problem is is that I don't have the room to work on multiple kits as once...I am confined to one at a time otherwise my craft room looks like a hoarders paradise. This craft has made me into a shopping addict and not in a good way. I can't keep on every couple of years buying new craft things when I don't have the room. Some people kinda laugh when I say "Oh I have a problem" when I am actually serious and scared of the problem. My family said it was better when I was doing digital art and writing because I could keep myself organized when with crafts like traditional art or a craft like diamond painting. So I'm at a place where I'm at a fork in the road on do I keep going since I spent so much money on this or do I just toss since I have no boxes or packaging from the kits to make it worth trying to destash.
Im trying to find a destashing groups. I just got a diamond painting from a mystery box and i know that i wont get any joy from it
DAC Fans is a good one! m.facebook.com/groups/dacfans/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF
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I find that I can get burnt out when there are not a lot of things to 'discover' in a painting. Too much of the same thing bothers me.