Here @ StressBustingExpert™, we are always on the look out for new and interesting ways to improve mental and physical wellness.
And we recently came across what are called "diamond paintings" such as this absolutely gorgeous scene LouLoU™ recently finished after buying a kit online for £40.00.
This took 3 weeks in total to complete and involved the intricate placement of over 20,000 tiny, colour coded, circular resin nodules, each inserted into corresponding, colour numbered slots. There was a special pen that came with the painting kit that glows in the dark to help those "night owls" among us!
LouLoU™ reports she found the exercise to be very relaxing as she thought about nothing else while working on it; and it was fascinating to see the image emerge from an otherwise bland, blank canvass before our very eyes.
Diamond paintings come in all different shapes and sizes, and a variety of scenic and other ready made images are available to suit taste.
And because these kits are resin based, there is no potential for mess or staining as there would be with real painting.
The exercise could take a lot of patience for certain people, but emergence of the end image as you go along acts as a great incentive to keep going.
And you could make the painting take months were that your preference, as opposed to working on it intensely over a short period.
It is even possible to have your own bespoke elected image (drawn for example from a photo) superimposed on a canvass at a slightly higher cost!
Added to this, they could make excellent and personalised gifts to others - see "The Best Gifts are "made@homewith❤"" - so could double up as a worthwhile christmas or birthday investment.
This StressBusting™ exercise could be of benefit to any age group, though care would need to be taken in the case of small children given the size of the pieces (as well as the fact they resemble very small, colourful sweeties!) and the exercise may not be suitable for anybody with reduced mobility in their hands such as arthritis sufferers.
But we definitely recommend readers embrace their artistic side and try one for themselves if possible, let us know their thoughts and share the amazing results!
BigStressBustin'Luv,
MikeyM™&LouLoU™ 😊😍🧡💛💕 xxxx