DIY mosaic paintings

More and more women are eager to do something for their home decor with their own hands, rather than buying standard stampings in the store. Beautiful paintings from acrylic rhinestones are becoming more popular. The result of needlework is not only excellent interior decorations that have an original design and a beautiful appearance, but also a reduction in stress levels, as working with small details really calms perfectly. In this article, we will look at how to create mosaic paintings with your own hands.

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Popular Budget Handmade

DIY mosaic paintings, assembled and framed, not only hang on the walls, but also give to friends and acquaintances. Such a gift is good both in finished form, and as a set of packages with colorful parts and numbered adhesive canvas.

Small sets with simple scenes are quite inexpensive, but complex compositions, numbering dozens of mosaic tones and including a canvas about a meter wide, can be much more expensive.

Important! Cost may also depend on the quality of the parts. As small as possible with complex cuts and made of high-quality plastic, they are quite expensive, while glazed acrylic squares or mugs remain popular.

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Preparing to assemble the mosaic

If you have experience painting by numbers or embroidering with beads on a finished canvas, it will not be difficult to assemble such a picture. It will take only a little skill, time to work and certain conditions. What certainly should be:

• comfortable table;
• good lighting;
• tweezers (it may be in a set, but it is better to purchase it separately at a needlework store, and one that is convenient);
• small dishes or mosaic rash boxes.

Important! With additional devices can be determined as necessary. Some people need wipes in order to place their hands on the canvas and not hurt the details. For people with impaired vision, a magnifier or glasses are sometimes required. It is worth noting some inconvenience and eliminate them in the process.

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Getting started with the picture

Like any other business requiring special care, diamond embroidery requires the preparation of a certain level.

Stage 1. Training

It is necessary to adjust the shape of the adhesive base. As a rule, manufacturers fold it, which ultimately affects the stickiness and evenness of the placement of crystals. To avoid flaws, you should align the canvas by placing it under a heavy flat object, under glass or ironing it with a warm iron.

Important! The adhesive base can be damaged by heat, so care should be taken when adjusting the integrity of the canvas.

2 stage. Glue the mosaic

The beginning of gluing is a moment of special importance. If you place the part not exactly in the marked cell, the whole picture may shift and get a significant flaw. To avoid this, before you make a diamond picture, you should outline the edges of the picture and begin to draw a corner. Thanks to a perfectly defined guide, the process will proceed measuredly and accurately.

Important! Do not tear off the protective film from the canvas entirely. It protects the adhesive surface from dust and lint, which reduce the effectiveness of the adhesive base. To keep the mosaic firmly and not fall out, it is better to tear off the protection gradually, as necessary.

3 stage. We level the picture

Alignment is the best way to tidy up a laid out pattern. As a rule, a simple ruler is enough for this. It must be applied to the edge and, having pressed a little, to shift. Dry glue allows you to slightly shift the details.

Important! Before making the diamond picture public, it is worth checking the accuracy of the placement of the strass. In your hands you need to take tweezers or a special pencil for gripping from the set and bring crystals as close to each other as possible, if a gap is visible. Correction of the pattern or some details may be required. When the glue dries, this will not succeed.

4th stage. Fasten

Fastening is a necessary part of the job. Even before you make a picture of a diamond mosaic, you should prepare oppression or a heavy flat object that can evenly apply pressure to the entire surface of the canvas. This is necessary for final fixation, otherwise - the crystals will be placed at different levels, and when pressed with their hands they can completely shift.

5 stage. Treatment

If you plan to place the picture in a visible place, you need to take care of the completeness of its appearance. For maximum shine, varnish is used, which is applied in one or more layers. When applying, use a soft brush or spray can.

Important! Each varnish coat must dry completely, otherwise - formation of smudges and irregularities is possible.

6 stage. Framing

Before you place a picture on the wall, you must insert it into the frame. A finished baguette can be purchased at any store with art supplies or a photo salon. In order for the canvas not to sag, you will need to glue the product on a sheet of thick cardboard or the base of the frame. On this you can exhale and enjoy the result of labor.

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Express tips

To make the picture truly perfect, you should use a number of recommendations:

• timely prepared workplace allows you to better focus and place parts as accurately as possible;
• defects in the canvas must be fixed in advance, before starting work;
• spoiled, uneven or chipped crystals are better not to use - manufacturers take into account the possibility of spoilage or loss and pour an excessive amount of rhinestones into bags;
• we must not forget about the correction of the pattern in the process of work - a slight shift in the calculation can spoil the whole composition;
• if it became necessary to roll the canvas with the parts laid down, do this with a mosaic to the outside, otherwise displacement cannot be avoided.

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Now that the picture with rhinestones is ready, how to glue it - it is known that with the accumulated experience and new forces you can start working on the second one. This kind of hobby can bring a good income. A large finished composition can be in demand in the market of interior accessories and increase in price from the original by 3 or even 5 times.