It would be a shame to just put a diamond painting in a dark cabinet after spending so much time on it. So except putting the diamond painting in the storage case, how to display diamond art? If you are confused, let me give you five suggestions and specific methods to display diamond paintings. From simply making a Diamond Painting Album to making a Diamond Painting Pillow, different levels of difficulty are covered. I hope it will be helpful to you.
Diamond Painting Album
Tools You Will Need: Diamond Painting Folder Book
Steps: This idea about how to display diamond art is very simple, you only need to put your completed DP into a folder. Artdot's Diamond Painting Folder Book is available in A1, A2, and A3 models, which you can purchase according to the size of your canvas. Once you place your drawings in this folder, it becomes flippable like a photo album. In addition, it has a handle that can be taken anywhere.
Skill level: Beginner
Magnetic Poster Frames
Tools you will need: sealant, brush, scissors, Magnetic poster frames
Step 1: Seal
Brush the entire DP with transparent glue so that the glue is evenly distributed between the diamond beads, but not too much, and then wait for it to dry.
Step 2: Crop
Use scissors to cut off the left and right excess parts along the border of the diamond painting, but do not cut off the upper and lower excess parts because they are for hanging.
Step 3: Installation
Mount your Magnetic poster frames on canvas and hang them anywhere.
Skill level: Beginner
Create a Gallery Wall
Tools you will need: Picture frames, scissors, sealant glue, brush, nails, hammer
Step 1: Seal
You don’t need to do this step because the canvas is sticky enough, but if you are a perfectionist, you can seal it with glue to preserve your DP.
Step 2: Crop
Use scissors to cut off the excess canvas along the border of the diamond painting.
Step 3: Framing
Open the photo frame and place the cut canvas inside.
Step 4: Hanging
To display multiple diamond paintings on a gallery wall, after driving nails on the wall, hang all your framed paintings on the wall in an orderly manner.
Skill level: Beginner
Make Placemats
Tools you will need: rubber, resin, mold, hot glue
Step 1: Cut
Cut off the excess according to the solid lines around the canvas. This is the prototype of your placemat.
Step 2: Seal
Make a mold according to the circumference of the diamond painting, place the diamond painting into the mold, and then pour resin into it to form a flat surface for use.
Step 3: Paste
Use hot melt glue on the back of the diamond painting to attach rubber or wood to secure the placemat so it won't move easily.
There's a downside to this idea of how to display diamond art: oil and food residue may contaminate your work, so you'll want to consider this option carefully.
Skill level: Beginner to intermediate
Make Pillows
Tools you will need: fabric, needle and thread, zipper, wadding, sealant, brush
Step 1: Seal
When making a pillow, it is essential to apply glue on the DP to seal and preserve it, because the pillow is not flat and will be touched frequently and may fall off.
Step 2: Cut and sew
According to your dp pattern, choose a piece of fabric as the pillow back fabric, cut the fabric to a suitable size, and then sew the fabric into a pillow shape, leaving a small opening to install a zipper to facilitate the filling. After stuffing the stuffing, sew the diamond painting on the front of the pillow.
Skill Level: Advanced
Of course, there are far more ways to display diamond art than these, and there may be other methods that I haven’t mentioned. No matter which method you choose, there is always one that suits your hands-on skills and aesthetics. If you use the above-mentioned methods to display your diamond paintings, you can post your results in the comment area. If you have better ideas on how to display diamond art, please share them. Read 5 Creative Ways to Store Finished Diamond Art to get more informations about diamond painting.
