DIY Painted Arrow Wood Plank

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DIY Painted Arrow Wood Plank

This adorable wood pallet plank with painted arrows is easy, cute, & fun! I plan to make some more of these for my kid’s rooms.

This particular wood plank measures about 9.25″ x 6″. But you can easily make this craft in any size you want.

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How to make this painted arrow wood plank

Painter’s Opaque Paint Markers -Used Sherbet Swirl set, medium point
Silver Sharpie Marker -Used Sharpie Paint Pen in Silver Metallic, extra fine
Pencil
Ruler
Sandpaper or sanding block
Pallet Board – this one measures 9.25″ x 6″
Old towel (optional) to set your board on

Sand your board if desired/necessary with a sanding block or sandpaper. I had a few rough edges I wanted to remove from cutting.

If you like this DIY project, you might also like my DIY Wood Pumpkins post!

Initially, I thought I could add a little margin and then just divide my board, but as you can see, that didn’t work. So instead, I erased those marks and I marked my board at 3″ (half) and then 1.25″ above and below the halfway mark. Draw small marks on both ends of your board and then connect them with a ruler.

Now you’ll need to add a margin on the right and left side, about 1″ or so, and mark it with a pencil. This is where you’ll start/stop your arrows.

I googled “Arrow Doodles” to find inspiration for my arrow designs. Using the inspiration you find, draw arrows onto your board with a pencil. Lightly draw so you can erase lines later if necessary.

Break out your paint pens, following the directions on the package to get them working, and start painting! I went over most of the colors twice to deepen/darken them. Follow with adding some accents and lines with the silver metallic marker.