sanded mock up Finished sanding down all the drywall (make sure you wear a mask as it's very dusy work) and just had to see what it was going to look like. That tree fits in there like a puzzle piece. I then took it out, did a whole lot of sanding followed by multiple coats of poly.
began spraying the wall with fleckstone, using somewhere around 12 cans. then multiple coats of poly using a brush and spray bottle.