Review of the Snow White Diamond Mosaic Kits

The first sets of diamond mosaics appeared several years ago, and at first China produced them. Beautiful shiny paintings quickly gained popularity, so many other brands began to produce them. One of them is the Russian firm "Snow White". The features, pros and cons of this brand should be found out in advance for those who are interested in this type of needlework.

The finished diamond embroidery paintings always look amazing. Whatever the plot, the works invariably attract the eyes and beckon to touch them. Snow White is a fairly large manufacturer of paintings for diamond display. In its assortment there is a huge number of very different subjects.

A standard display kit will include the following accessories:

• a base that can go with or without a stretcher;
• bags with rhinestones, arranged by color;
• tweezers or a plastic pencil for laying out pebbles;
• a tray for pouring "diamonds";
• glue (not in all sets);
• color scheme for control;
• capacity for storing bags with rhinestones;
• information about the artist who wrote the work;
• fastenings (if there is a subframe).

Buyers who have already purchased paintings from the firm "Snow White" noted the following positive characteristics:

• complete set of sets;
• variety of plots;
• great result after finishing work;
• quality basis;
• convenient ZIP-packages;
• available instruction.

Cons are also found in responses, among them:

• rhinestones can have a different shape (for example, it says on the box that they are square, but in fact they turn out to be round);
• instead of tweezers, they can put a pencil and vice versa, although the buyer's order was clear;
• some rhinestones may be broken;
• the film is transparent and continuous, so you have to open it in small parts so that the adhesive does not dry out;
• there is only one tray, and the number of flowers can reach 30 or more;
• prices are above average.

The firm "Snow White" produces foundations for ready-made works that can be stretched onto a stretcher, as well as simply canvases in a roll. The first option is much more convenient, since such a canvas, after finishing work, can immediately be identified in a frame under glass and hung on the wall.

The sizes of the paintings are completely different, there are both small options and large ones. The smallest ones will be 20x20 centimeters in size, the most voluminous ones - 40x50 cm.The brand has a lot of pictures, there are a lot of plots here. You can choose landscapes, and animals, and flowers, and reproductions of artists, and urban motives. The following options for plots are most often bought:

• "Fireplace" - an image of a cozy hearth;
• "Umbrella" - a small kitten rushing upward, holding on to the handle of an umbrella;
• "Silence of a Summer Evening" - landscape of a village river with a boat;
• "Italian courtyard" - a small house hidden behind lush flowers;
• "Irbis" - a chic strong representative of the feline on the stone;
• "Dance of the Soul" - a gentle and slender ballerina surrounded by flashes of light;
• "Angel" - an image of a little angel child;
• "Bouquet with anyutki" - a simple and effective painting with yellow and purple flowers;
• "Night sunflowers" - sunny flowers in a vase on a dark blue background;
• "Magic owl" - a multi-colored bird with gorgeous plumage.

These are not all popular sets, because each picture is unique in its own way. In addition, the company also has kits with children's images that will definitely decorate any room for a baby.

In order for the result to meet expectations, it is necessary to understand in advance how the diamond laying technique works.

The following step-by-step instructions will help you with this.

1. The first step is to prepare the workplace. It must have enough light. It is advisable to remove unnecessary items that will interfere with your work.
2. If the base is stretched over the subframe, there is no preparatory step... If not, then the canvas will need to be leveled. For this, the roll is rolled out and then placed under the books. You can, of course, iron it, but in this matter, great care is needed.
3. Consider the diagram and then decide which color you want to start with. Find a bag with this designation and pour some pebbles into the tray.
4. Next, you should pay attention to the diagram... For this manufacturer, it is solid, and therefore you only need to open the area with which you plan to work. Otherwise, the adhesive will dry out.
5. After that, you can start laying out. It is more convenient to grip square rhinestones with tweezers, round ones - with a stylus. The diamond layout is done in rows, and not in a chaotic manner. Rhinestones should fit as tightly as possible. Work begins from above or below (in any case, this is the left row), moving to the right side.
6. After you have laid out the first row, use a sturdy ruler and trim the stones.... If the first row is laid out poorly, all the work will go down the drain.
7. Then continue to lay out row by row, using a ruler from time to time to adjust.

Other useful tips for work:

• you should not turn the picture, admiring it - the pebbles glued to the base still remain mobile for about 24 hours and may fall off;
• every 60-90 minutes of work it will be appropriate to roll the picture with a rolling pin, but you cannot put pressure on the tool;
• when you are not working on a painting, the adhesive layer should always be covered with a film;
• both ready-made and in the process of work never roll up pebbles inward.

After the end of the calculation, a layer of varnish can be applied to the picture. This will strengthen her.