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Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art

April 1, 2016 by Albion

This post contains sponsored content. I am a DecoArt Core Blogger.

I am beyond excited to announce that I am a DecoArt Core Blogger for 2016-2017. You guys know how much I love their products and I am really looking forward to many fun new projects with them this year! I got to play with some of the new colors in their Americana Acrylic Paint line and created a fun Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art piece that is easy to make and and will give you an awesome piece of decor in just a few hours.

Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art

I used:

  • rustic arrow
  • three plank wood pallet
  • pack of shims (found in the wood section of Home Depot)
  • wood glue
  • DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint in Colonial Blue, Bright Salmon, Chartreuse Yellow, Aqua Sky, and Desert Cactus
  • DecoArt Metallic Paint in Gold
  • foam brushes
  • picture hanging wire and screw eyes

supplies

paint colors

I began by painting the arrow Chartreuse Yellow. I didn’t want full coverage–I wanted the rustic look. A few quick brush strokes and it just needed to dry.

paint the arrow

I laid out all of the shims on my table and started painting them in the Colonial Blue. I left a lot of wood showing and wanted it to be kind of streaky. I didn’t use a lot of paint on my brush–it was fairly dry painting.

first coat

Adding in the Desert Cactus helped create some depth to my shims. You can see that I didn’t use a lot of it, but it’s enough to make it pop.

second coat

There was even less of the Aqua Sky, but I love that pop. At this point, I was really falling in love with this project!

third coat

The final layer was the Bright Salmon. Just a bit here and there and the shims just needed to dry.

fourth coat

When the shims were dry, I pulled out my pallet and started placing the pieces. When I was happy with the look, I took each piece off, added wood glue, and placed it back on.

get ready to glue

lay the boards out

glue the boards on

I glued the second layer of shims on so that they were spanning the gaps between the first layer of shims.

glue second layer on

Finally, I glued the arrow on. The longest part of the entire project was waiting for the glue to dry!

glue arrow on

To add just a bit more detail, I put some touches of gold on at the end.

add some gold detailing

The piece is actually surprisingly light, so I didn’t need anything major to hang it–just standard picture hanging wire and screw eyes. I put a screw on each cross beam of the pallet, attached the wire, and I was finished.

picture hanger

picture hanger

I loved seeing my Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art hung up for the first time.

Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art

The colors just make me happy and I love the rustic look.

Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art

Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art

This piece makes me smile every time I look at it. I had so much fun making my Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art and playing with DecoArt’s new colors. I’m already looking forward to my next project with them!

Rustic Wooden Arrow Wall Art

 

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Category: live, makeTag: DecoArt, rustic, rustic glam, wall art, Walnut Hollow

About Albion

I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge and to run a museum. I’m now in my mid-30s and have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

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  1. linda (burlap_blue)

    April 1, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    This is gorgeous! Thanks for the great tutorial, my house could definitely use one of these darling wall art pieces!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer Essad

    April 2, 2016 at 12:16 am

    Love the way you individually painted the fence pieces. I never know when to stop though, when I’m adding a dash here and there. Thanks for sharing your creative design and many congrats on being their new blogger

    Reply
  3. Tara

    April 4, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    So cute! I love this. And congrats on being a Core Blogger this year!

    Reply
  4. Crystal @ Hello Creative Family

    April 29, 2016 at 11:43 am

    I love this project Albion! I love how you made a background for the arrows instead of just mounting the arrows flat against the wall. It’s so unique!

    It was great meeting you at SNAP and spending a bit of time with you!

    I included this project in a roundup of some of my favorite DIY and craft projects from people attending SNAP! I’d love for you to take a peek. You can find it here:

    http://hellocreativefamily.com/27-diy-projects-from-creative-snap-bloggers/

    Best Wishes,

    Crystal

    Reply

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