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!

I hope you find these to be practical tips and suggestions that you can test out, whether you're new to diamond painting or a seasoned crafter! Please share your own suggestions and successes below - I'm sure others may find your insight helpful, too!

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[jessicaaddis]

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!❤

[mhuff]

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.

[MrsElledge]

I love listening to a good audiobook while Diamond painting so that tends to motivate me thru the confetti.

[zeebra]

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!

[variablespice]

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.

[Barbara-nwxs]

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.

[margaretneilson]

Great advice thanks very much . From Australia

[LibertyMitchell-hxft]

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

[rebeccahutto]

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.

[brandylangley]

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.

[heathermiklandric]

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

[tracycruz]

Hi Katie I seem to have burnout with dark colours, but I still buy them knowing that if I love the picture😂

[autumnsartstudio]

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.

[animegirl]

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

[tiny_turtles]

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.

[FeliciaSmith-rxsx]

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 💜

[Hummingbirdbudgets-ti]

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

[sleepyelf.]

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

[serabi_crafts]

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.

[dawnbishop]

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.