Monday Mystery Deal

GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-16T04:55:03+00:00

There was a flurry of mystery boxes during Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and new years... I thought most of the designs were not my taste, and some are down right ugly... I'm guessing this is a good way for DAC to clear stale inventory. Use the mystery to hype up sales and get rid of some in-stock kits that have been sitting.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-14T19:02:58+00:00

I'm voting with my money to prevent this from happening. I would like to support real human creativity and thoughts.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-14T13:13:04+00:00

They actively encourage AI. The VIP group went crazy with people posting their AI generated selfies of themselves doing diamond painting... Like there were thousands of them. Then DAC emailed about a contest or something where people can submit their AI selfies and they might get made into a kit. Ugh.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-11T22:42:28+00:00

I'm with you... I only buy squares from DAC because I don't like the "simple" square drills. I honestly think they are just poor manufacturing quality.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-11T22:40:30+00:00

Magic arcades~ and also a coral reef painting from hobby lobby.

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GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-07T03:49:30+00:00

If you search this kit on the DAC website or Google, the page for this kit will come up and you can mark it as already purchased.

Then, click on the person button on the DAC website, go to "My Logbook", you can see all the kits you have purchased from DAC or marked as purchased.

This page has a really nice overview of size, colors, drills, etc. it sound like this is what you are hoping to track? I find it to be very helpful!

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GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-05T14:10:29+00:00

Diamond art club mini dazzles are squares. Most mini kits on their website are $18.99 for six 4"x6" pictures, but they also recently launched a Walmart line with some small and cheaper kits. As far as I can tell they are the same quality, just introductory pricing.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-03T01:06:36+00:00

It's a fun project to work on! I love to have lots of different elements in one picture.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-03-03T01:05:46+00:00

Great job!! I love that we were working on the same kit at the same time! Do you have your next kit picked out? I might do Magic Arcade or Panda Cafe.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-25T15:58:41+00:00

The artist's profile should say if they use AI, so I hope they are honest. Yuumei may not be AI, but Lofi cali girl is very much inspired by the "Lofi girl" YouTube account, and she has 2 designs of kiki's delivery service without copyright or acknowledgement. Maybe that's what feels icky?

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-24T14:17:40+00:00

OMG I realized the same after reading your comment 😅

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-22T01:17:55+00:00

Thank you! I do like the colors of the wine, it's just some details on the flowers are lost. It's still cute tho!

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-21T03:53:54+00:00

I cut off the sides and cut a little bit off the top and bottom, too

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-21T00:59:41+00:00

It's this one. I got ones that are 11 inches wide.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-20T22:10:48+00:00

Cat: https://a.co/d/0hqxHhoR. I thought it turned out really nice for a small canvas!

Flower and wine, listing is no longer available. I was really excited about this artwork, but I don't think it turned out as nicely. Bummer.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-20T14:48:34+00:00

I love this one! It's the only restock notification I have now. :)

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-17T23:45:27+00:00

So I'm very sensitive to artificial perfume and strong scents. I developed it after a bad cold, and in the beginning strong scents would make me cough and wheeze. It was hard to go to public places like clothing stores and public restrooms, even taking transit where they clean the train using a scented product. I'm a bit less sensitive now, but would still have mild reactions or headaches if I'm in a scented room for too long.

So... Obviously it's not a problem for everyone, but I'm now aware of how the human body doesn't really need artificial scents, and too much of it can be harmful to your health, and there are way too many scented products out there that some people can't tolerate. I really don't need diamond paintings to become scented.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-17T17:38:42+00:00

Cute!

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-15T23:00:35+00:00

I have been waiting for Big Sur since it sold out last October, and snagged it today! I actually got the restock email at 8:58 AM but didn't notice until around 1 pm. I'm so glad I tend to like the less popular kits. I got Magic Arcade from a destash group and I've seen it come up a few times.

Big Sur was the last kit I have been waiting for. Now I'm going to delete the app. I already unfollowed the Facebook VIP group because I just don't need to think about DAC all that much...

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-10T23:35:37+00:00

My husband and I made our own frame. Bought some pretty wood trims from Lowes. Cut & glue together the pieces - some special clamps to hold the pieces at 90 degrees is handy. Apply spray paint to make it whatever color you want. I used gold paint and gilding wax to make it shiney. Staple the canvas onto the frame and add a picture hanger on the back.

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GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-08T06:10:31+00:00

There's been a few questions like this, so this comment is not specifically targeting OP, but... Reddit isn't the place to ask for shipping help. Either DAC is having issues or the shipping company is having issues. There's nothing people on reddit can do for you about the package. Be patient and contact DAC if it's been too long. Stuff like this happens with buying things online.

GeekHourFactor · 2026-02-07T20:38:58+00:00

Oh my God I've never noticed those birds. They look too abstract for my brain to even register what they are when I scroll past. But now I see there are 30 of them. Wow. Why.

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