*NEW!* Mounting a Diamond Painting to a Stretched Canvas 

Great site. I am new to your videos. Your calmness us quite relaxing. I seal my diamond paintings with clear Elmer's school glue and a sponge brush. I lay it flat for about 24 hours, minimum to dry. Been doing it for years, works just fine. Then I wash the sponge with soap and water. Reusable. For globs, use the sponge brush to spread the glue.

You are a very good teacher and explained your process that was easy to understand. The cat is so beautiful and I love your calm ways and sense of humor! 😊💎

Those strips would make great bookmarks.

That’s a beautiful piece. When I frame on a canvas,I figure where the painting is going over it, then I mark my corners with washi tape. Then I spray glue all over the back of the painting and use my washi taped corners to lay it back down. But then again, I’ve never done one bigger than 30x40. And my method may not work on a larger painting. But that cat is gorgeous!

Your painting was beautiful. It is a good way to display your paintings. I like how you showed the whole process. It would be good to see it after you have touched it up with black paint.

Love that diamond painting.

Loved this video, the cat painting is beautiful!! I especially loved what you said at the end. I really needed to hear the Good News today. It helps to know there are friends all over the world who love God and our Savior Jesus 🙏❤️

Hello friend. Lol. Took me a minute to find that cat. It is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the video on this. I havent tried a stretched canvas mounting….you did a great job as usual..cant wait for your next video , as they are so calming to me..til next visit , l love you . Tons of hugs from Ontario , Canada . Love , light and blessings always. 💖🙏🏻🇨🇦🍁

Before you seal, look closely, all over the painting for hairs. Tweezers will help remove them.

Its beautiful

Mim Thank you so much for such an informative Video Love the way you explain things in simple language also your love for our Lord and Saviour God Bless you.

You could glue the key onto the back of the painting..so you got the key for any repairs needed! Lovely shiny cat painting!🤩

I have done the same thing, but I used hot glue to stick it to the canvas. Also, if you have white canvas you can use any color of acrylic paint. So you can do some color matching to go with your diamond painting.

Just a thought you could put painters tape around the canvas before you spray the glue.

You need to place painters or washi tape around the painting after it is placed in the center before you spray and that way you won't have to paint, just pull the tape off and it will look AWESOME. Also seal the painting before you do anything else after it dries you can do the rest.

And you’re so right, most times you’ll never get them centered just right. Drives me nuts, but it’s just how it is.

Thank you!

WOW this is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Oh my goodness I want to do one like this!!! How long did this take you? I’m sorry idk if you said it in the video. I just did my first Diamond art painting Dec. 2nd 2023 and finished Jan 13th it’s a 27.6 in x 35.4 in. Currently waiting on the framework. But I really enjoyed doing it and can’t wait to do more! It looks incredible with raised diamonds wow beautiful can’t get over it lol. I think I will invest in a rotary cutter set as well.

I use mod podge glossy sealer with the blush 1 coat

Great video, thanks for sharing

You should seal and give it time to dry and cure before mounting.

Thank you for taking the time to do this video! 😊Do you seal the painted area with anything? Also can you use chalk paint to paint the canvas?

Omg soooo much spray!!!!!

Ha ha, like the piggy toes sticking out under the table.

Did you seal the painting first?

That glue getting to him

Sahawntitasmith you love you too love you too 💕

Yep I see it is black.

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I seal before i glue it on a canvas ❤

Good on you for promoting women’s health and encouraging scanning! I’m a BRCA1 Tripple Negative breast cancer survivor. Shout it from the rooftops, because early detection saves lives. Thanks for your framing video - it’s very helpful!

I use mod podge glossy sealer and it turns out really nice.

I really appreciate all the tips that are in this tutorial! It's a really pretty painting.

I thought you said the side measurement was 2 1/3” on the right side but then you said the other side needed to be 1/2 of that which you said would be 1 1/3”. That is Not 1/2 of 2 1/3” so you can see why it’s not centered. Thanks for the video though. You’ve done a lot of cool paintings!

I don’t use nearly as much sealer and don’t wipe it off. Please show us again after you paint the canvas. It’s lovely.

Those labs behind you are ADORABLE! I love my black labs! ❤ Thank you for this video, I am looking to frame two diamond paintings and was looking for the best (most affordable) way to do so. :)

Thank you for sharing this video it nice to know that I don’t have to frame them. God bless you sister in the Lord.

Beautiful! Where did you purchase that cat canvas?

I’m new to Diamond Painting and new to your channel. I love you and have learned a lot. God bless you! ❤

Amen I LOVE God! Jesus IS MY Lord and Savior ❤

Where did you get that diamond painting

This is an excellent idea ❤

"FRODO! Nobody wants to hear you hacking!" 😂

Thank you Lara for this instructional video I have been wanting to try to mount a couple of my diamond paintings! ❤

Curious, where did you get the diamond art picture from. I luv it..😊

Mim, you did an informative video that shows every step of your progress and you were clear and very understanding. I just love your videos and love your calm spunky personality 😊. I am a multi-artist mostly fiber arts but I draw and diamond paint. Am new to sealing my artwork; I saw a video last year a lady sealed her canvas, before glueing her artwork on the canvas and letting it dry before painting or touching up. I would suggest after it drys to touch up on the painting from the glue residue. This is fun and as you do more later you will pick up tricks or find other methods that will improve your process over time! That cat pic is gorgeous and it shines beautifully am cat person ❤. I am behind you about testing for cancers especially doing yearly checkups it does save your life; I saved my Mom’s life by sending her to the doctor and paying for checkup, they caught her Ovarian cancer early she survived and beat it. It’s very important to stay on top of your health there is absolutely no catch up when it comes to your heath. God Bless you and you have a blessed weekend until your next video ❤🤟🏽🌺🌸

Great idea, thanks for showing us. Just a small suggestion, perhaps using a much smaller ruler to help measure the edges will give you a much more accurate measurement for centring your picture. Also you could just paint the edges of the canvas with black acrylic paint and then wrap and staple the edges to the back of a much smaller stretch canvas. For some, that just might be too fiddly, then the quick and easy method you showed. Great job 👏👏👏👏👏💎

I just mounted my first DP onto a pre-stretched canvas. The DP height x width matched perfectly with an off-the-shelf canvas. I trimmed my dp canvas right up to the diamonds using high quality scissors. I set the framed canvas on a sturdy surface. I poured an 8 oz bottle of pva glue into a smooth plastic bowl and added enough water to make it easily spreadable but still with plenty of body. Then I poured some onto the canvas and used a drywall repair spatula to evenly cover the canvas with a generous, but not puddling-thick coat. Working quickly, while the glue was still wet and moveable, I carefully laid the dp canvas on top and pulled it into the desired position. I allowed it to rest a few minutes and then Brayered, from the center outwards, the dp canvas to ensure the entire thing made complete contact with the glue and the framed canvas surface. After cleaning up any glue that squished out the edges, I Brayered again along the edges. Finally I inspected my edges and did a finger touch up to ensure no edges could come up. At the time I really wasn't sure adhesion would be achieved. I left everything flat to dry on its own. I was very pleasantly surprised by how well this worked! I love the look of a hung frameless canvas! It only took about 15 mins of work! And maybe 15 mins prep. I took it from my work surface straight to the wall the following day!

I use high gloss water base verathane to seal my diamond paintings and it works great. You don't need a lot, it cleans up easy and doesn't affect the drills at all. Bonnie from Canada. To take the excess off use a dry paint brush, not the applicator.

I have used your tips in this video to seal my granddaughters unicorn painting, a 30x40cm. What are your thoughts on a larger painting, as i have a 35"x25" INCH orca whale painting from DAC that im working on...do you think a painting that size could work on a stretched canvas? I bought a 30"x40" inch stretched canvas and i dont know if gluing it onto a canvas would hold up, thinking the drills on a piece this large might be too heavy and pull away from stretched canvas(?) Have you done a framing like this on one similar in size?

Two thumbs up for promoting women and their health care!! Bravo!! 2023 is has been my cancer year but got lucky they caught it early! Go get your checkups!! ❤Great video and great tips! You make it seem easy! :)

Beautiful diamond painting. Thank you for the how to. You are refreshing with your honesty and down to earth personality. I appreciate your love of The Lord and sharing it with us. He does indeed love us! God Bless you.

You bless me everytime I watch you. Such a beautiful cat. I learned doing this from your other video. Thank you. God bless you n will meet you in Glory!

Keep the dog away from the spray glue. At least you've shown us all the things not to do

This looks gorgeous.

beautiful job love it !!!!!!!!

Thank you for sharing!!

Wow 🤩. That is beautiful

Thanks 😊

Very Gorgeous!

Pretty!!

Ty for showing how to mount the painting. Tfs hugs

I have used the sealer on some of my pictures. I start with a light coat first. When it’s almost dry you can see where you missed. Then do a heavier coat. It does dry with a gloss shine. Especially if you are going to frame it. That is a beautiful cat picture.