So I know you're all wondering how I did this?
First, I started by googling images of wall patterns and did little sketches on a piece of paper to get a feel for how fluid the stencil would be when I'm ready to paint. In other words, the easier it was to sketch and move my hand around, the easier it would be to paint too. When I was ready, I started by sketching one side on a piece of card stock and then folded it over, so that the stencil would be symmetrical.
Intentionally, I sketched the stencil a little shy of 5/8" wide because I knew my paint brush was 5/8" wide. While folded, cut the stencil out with an xacto knife. This is just the trial run so it doesn't matter if it's not perfect.
After I cut it out, I retraced it onto a new piece of card stock to use as my wall stencil. Make sure the top and bottom points on the stencil are exactly in the center and equal in width because you're going to put tip to bottom each time you trace the stencil onto the wall.
Carefully cut it out with the X-acto knife. I left 2 "notches" to hold the center from falling out. I should mention that it's important that when you retraced the stencil onto the new piece of card stock, be sure it's level to the top edge of the card stock. You can draw some lines from the corners of the stencil to help you line up the stencil when you're sketching it onto the wall. I left the additional 6" of card stock at the bottom of the stencil to help me use it as leverage when I'm moving the stencil around on the wall. Also, I can lean on it so that I don't smudge the wall.
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