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my painting. Not bad, is it? I'm really
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pleased with it. So, I've done the
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Divincified painting by numbers kit and
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this is what I got. So, I want to show
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you exactly what I got, tell you what's
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good, what's maybe not so good, and
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whether I think it's worth your money.
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So, when it comes, it's all perfectly
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sealed up, and everything's really well
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protected. The padding in the packaging
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is absolutely fine. And here's what's in
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my package. Now, you might not have
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everything I've got in here, but I'll go
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through that with you. So, let's get
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everything out. The first thing here is
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the frame. Now, if you order a frame for
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the stretch canvas, then that's what
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you're going to get. If you don't, then
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that's fine. And you also get some
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instructions, though they're dead easy
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to do, which I'll show you later. I've
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also got some professional paint brushes
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that I ordered from Dincifi that are an
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extra purchase, but so worth it. They
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flip inside like that so that the brush
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is protected inside the handle when
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you're not using them. And they really,
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really were beautiful to use. And in the
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package, there are six different sizes.
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So, it allows you to use a smaller one
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on the smaller areas and a larger one on
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the larger areas, which again just made
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it an even more pleasant experience.
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So, if you order those, that's fine. If
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you don't, don't worry. You get some
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brushes in the kit anyway. You get three
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brushes. Here's a little picture of what
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my picture is supposed to look like at
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the end. Now, with Dincifi, you get a
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choice with your paints of having 24,
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36, or 48 different colors. And that
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will dictate how long it's going to take
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you to paint and also how detailed it's
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going to be. Now, I went for the 24
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option, and I thought that was plenty,
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but it depends how detailed you want to
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be. Now, in this tube is the actual
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canvas and a paper version of the
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picture. So, that gives me a nice
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reference for all the numbers and the
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picture. And I did actually use it quite
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a lot. And I'll tell you what else I
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used. I used the magnifier feature in my
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phone to look at the numbers. Really
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helpful. And here's the canvas all
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printed out. And because it's been
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rolled, it's beautifully flat and ready
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to go. So then I do not have an easel.
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I'm not a professional painter and I'm
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going to guess you're not. So what I
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always do is tape mine using a low tack
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tape to a piece of foam board. So then
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you can work flat, but you can also
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stand it up and hide it in a room when
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you're not using it. And then all that's
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left to do is start painting. I found
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the paints were really good. If they get
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a little bit thick, if you're leaving
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the tops off too long, you can add a
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little bit of water, just some drops,
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and that just gets them going. Again,
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this is just me getting started. I'm not
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going to show me painting this. You
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literally just start and keep going. I
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work from the top left to the bottom
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right cuz I'm right-handed, but you do
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what suits you and enjoy. It's all about
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relaxing and getting into an almost
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meditative state because it's just so
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nice and allows you to step out of your
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normal busy day and just relax.
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So then you just keep painting until
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you're finished and then you come to
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your framing. And you'll notice here my
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hands have changed dramatically because
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yes, this is my husband putting the
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frame together while I film him. We just
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wanted to include how easy it is. You
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are literally just pushing those
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together. So, if you choose the
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stretched canvas, you can DIY your frame
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That's all that's involved.
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And then you take your actual canvas and
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you prepare that. So, you can see my
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finished painting. And you just fold the
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edges back. So you find the edge of the
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and fold the edge back. Now what I found
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all the time I was painting was that
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this was a really good quality canvas.
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The paints were great. I'd got the
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professional brushes and they were great
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and just a really enjoyable process. And
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on the site there's a massive selection
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of pictures. Massive selection. Oh, and
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here we go. What they provide are little
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thumb tacks so you can secure it. So you
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put some thumb tacks in all down one
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side, stretch it across and thumbtack
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the other side and then do the same with
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the other two sides. So would I
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recommend these painting by numbers
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kits? I would actually and I think
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they'd be really nice as a gift for
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somebody. Um I mean who wouldn't want to
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do this? What I would say is there's a
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massive choice on the site. Don't be
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overwhelmed. There's a search function.
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It's broken down into sections. Other
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thing I wanted to point out was to be
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careful with your corners. We just found
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a way that worked for us, but just make
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sure you end up with a nice tight tidy
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corner cuz obviously you will see it. So
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that was just a little tip there.
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And then just get all your thumbtacks in
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and you're finished. And then we hung a
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picture wire on ours to hang it, but
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it's entirely up to you how you hang it.
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And I'll just show you the finished
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piece and see what you think. Do you
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think I did a reasonable job for a woman
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with no real artistic talent? I'd just
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like to say I think I did. So take a
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look. There's a link in the description
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below. There's a link on the screen. Go
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and have a look and see what you think.
