I went back in with a regular paint brush and touched up by “blotting” the mixture instead of painting it on. Once I finished, I just waited for it to dry so I could see the spots that I missed. I repeated all of these steps, making the mixture as I painted so I wasn’t wasting any of it. It took me a good 2-3 days during nap times to get this wall done and I STILL have some touching up to do, so this is not a small and quick project! LC’s wall is 8 ft by 12 ft. You are going to want to start at small increments and increase once you have covered the space. I had a drop cloth and paint tape, and really recommend to do the same. If you don’t paint UP then it’s going to get everywhere. So then you are going to paint/plaster it on in an UPWARD motion. ![]() ![]() I used these foam brushes in 4″ and went through several of them. I only used a little at a time so that it would not dry out. I used A LOT of gold glitter and mixed to the consistency of cement. To make the glitter paint, I started by pouring in the Mod Podge and mixing in gold glitter to the consistency that I wanted it. I let that dry for a day before I started with the glitter. Then I painted over her chevron wall (sad, I know…) with the Aged Brass paint by Valspar. ![]() First, I taped the wall off and put the drop cloth down.
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