How to use a diamond painting pen for your first few gems
Choose a tiny patch with several copies of the same symbol. Working with one color lets you learn how the pen releases a gem without losing your place.
Match one symbol before opening a bag
Find the symbol on the design, look it up in the key and set its matching bag beside the tray. Tip out only a few gems. Similar shades can look identical under a desk lamp, so keep the code in view.
Pick up the rounded side
Peel back a corner of the cover. Press the pen tip lightly into the wax, then touch the rounded face of a gem. Lower its flat back onto the printed symbol. A gentle touch seats it without pushing excess wax onto the surface.
When a gem follows the pen back up
Try the next placement with a lighter touch. If the pen picks up nothing at all, check the wax and turn the gem face up in the tray. Cover the exposed area again before moving the design.
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