Pinterest project: Herringbone wall art DIY

After completing the Chevron wall, I felt very accomplished.  I wanted to do more.  Searching for ideas and tips from other bloggers, I stumbled upon this artwork from Moonpie Dreams.  I thought, "I can do that."  (Remember I had just done a WHOLE wall)

 

Moonpie Dreams

 As you can see when you click the link, she has done a pretty good job of explaining the process and even has a link to the pattern she used to guide her.  I felt even more confident.
With that confidence I printed up a 40% off coupon for Michael's we headed to the store.   There was an entire wall of Canvases.  I went with the cheapest, because I wanted a big one.  Since I'm not an artist, the different quality of art materials won't be an issue.  The 30x40 was $32.99, perfect with the coupon.  We had some kid paint and some intermediate acrylic paints at home those coupled with the left over wall paints  and I was stocked.
So it begins....
Following the Moonpie Dreams blog again, I start with a zig zag line down the center of the canvas.

(Apologies for not being able to get a better image, it's quite challenging to capture a thin gray line on a white background.)
With a very large ruler or yard stick extend the lines you want to the edge of the canvas.

Then paint away.

There was no rhyme or reason to the colors in my case, but go with what ya feel.  Some of the colors I mixed together to get more variety (I didn't have that much inventory in leftover paint so I had to improvise).

I liked how the inspiration piece had texture in each color.  There was some glaze in my paint stash, so I thought I would brush it on.  My lines weren't perfect and this could be a great solution to hide my blemishes.
 Turns out, the Miller Lite and late hour may have boosted my art ego.  After the paint dried in the morning and the art was on the wall, I didn't like it.  The hubs came home from work and confirmed that the glaze was a bad decision. 

That night and during baby's nap time the next day I reverted back to the original idea.

Ta-Da!

This project was much harder that doing the Chevron wall.  But in the end it adds some nice bright colors to the room, so I'm glad I was up for the challenge.

Ya never know until you try, right?!