Why is it projects always take 14 times longer than you plan?
I knew I wanted to have a tree mural in Caroline’s room so I began searching for inspiration pictures in December.
I looked on Janey Mac vinyl but didn’t find exactly what I wanted so I combined the designs below:
Classic Tree Swirl w/Birds, Crazy Swirl Branch w/Owls, Swirl Tree w/Birds, Owls, Flowers
I took pictures all along the way: blank wall, the tracer, the tree, etc but they got lost in the world of technology so all I have are pictures of the finished product.
I printed out the vinyl pictures, enlarged them, and traced them onto the wall using a tracer.
I started with the tree first. I used the basic shape of the inspiration tree but then added several more branches.
The birds and the owls came next.
The initial green I used was too light so I darkened it up about 50%.
Everything on the wall needed about 3 coats. Ugh.
Probably would have gone faster if I had painted in increments longer than 15 minutes.
After many painting sessions I was done at the in the middle of February.
I told my husband I will seriously consider shelling out the money for vinyl next time.
Only 6 weeks to paint a tree. In terms of project completion, that’s got to be some sort of record around here.