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DIY Glitter Chevron Art

The last big project for my closet room was some artwork for the blank wall above my shoe shelves.  I had a vision of what I wanted to do and even though it ended up being a lot harder than I’d planned, I couldn’t be happier with the results.  The inspiration all began when I found this Diamond Dust at the craft store a few weeks back.  Strangely enough, it was in the floral arrangement aisle.  It is the perfect “gilver” (gold/silver mix) and the particles are an irregular shape…almost like tiny shattered pieces of mirror. 

Here is what you will need if you want to recreate this for yourself:
  • 1 can spray adhesive
  • 1.5″ roll painters tape
  • Blank canvas (mine was 20″ x 24″)
  • LOTS of glitter (it took 10 of the pouches seen above)
  • 1 can glitter sealant spray

I used an old piece of cardboard to measure & cut out a stencil in the chevron pattern.  As I held the stencil in place, my husband took the painters tape and marked off where the stripes would be.  Getting the lines perfectly centered & evenly spaced was honestly the hardest part…
Next we headed to the garage to spray adhesive on the canvas & sprinkle on the glitter!  I worked one section at a time so the adhesive wouldn’t dry out too quickly.  Here is what it looked like completely covered (before I shook the excess off):
I let it sit for about 5-10 minutes before turning upside down to release any loose particles.  Then, I slowly began to remove the tape…
Once the tape was removed, I carefully brushed off any loose pieces of glitter that had fallen onto the white stripes.  Then I sprayed the entire canvas with a coat of sealant.
The sealant takes 20 minutes to dry, but I waited a full 24 hours before moving it into the house & hanging up on the wall.  Here is the finished product hanging up in my room:
Close up shot so you can see the texture of the particles on the canvas:
I love how the light from the chandelier reflects off the diamond dust and adds another element of sparkle to the space.  Can’t wait to show you all part 2 of my closet reveal…coming next week!!

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  4. MerciBlahBlah says

    That. Is. FABULOUS. I have been meaning to do a chevron painting as well, but hadn't considered throwing some glitter into the mix. I'm totally swiping your idea. LOOOVE.

    merci,
    Shannan

  12. Summer says

    Okay, now THAT is a DIY I think I can handle. =) I love the way it looks, so classy and chic.

    Now I just need to find a place to put it…..
    xoxo

  23. Alyson says

    GORGEOUS!! What a smart, relatively easy thing to do. Two of them together would be really cool. Perhaps one silver one gold? Or one orange and one blue (because I'm a gator!)? 🙂

  24. TaraMixandMatch says

    OMG…I love chevrons…and I love glitter…so this couldn't be anymore perfect…I'd love to recreate this, but I guess I need to figure out where I would put it first…but this is the coolest thing I've seen in awhile!

  32. cait says

    Looks amazing! I'm totally addicted to chevron but always am intimidated by DIY projects with it because of all that measuring – your cardboard template solution was very smart!

  34. Vivi says

    I freakin' LOVELOVELOVE this. I need to do this when I get my own place. Chevron is such a interesting design, too. It immediately pops. Great job.

  36. Anonymous says

    Where did you buy the diamond dust/about how much was it? And is it like normal glitter or more fine?

  37. PennyPincherFashion says

    Hi there, I found it at JoAnn's Craft Store in the floral arrangement section. It is actually chunkier than regular glitter and the pieces are irregularly cut (kind-of jagged) instead of round, like glitter. Hope that helps!

  38. Ky says

    I looked at JoAnns online & they only had Diamond Dust in a jar & it only cam in white??

    • Kimberly says

      The chevron stripes were the same width as the painter’s tape. The cutout we used was based on the size of the canvas and how far away from the edge we wanted the chevron pattern to start – does that make sense?

    • Kimberly says

      I’m so sorry – I don’t still have the cardboard we cut out to create it, but the chevron lines are 4 inches wide if that helps!