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Wood Plank Chalkboard Sign

November 7, 2015 by jessa 10 Comments

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DIY a very simple wood plank chalkboard, which is perfectly decorated with chalk markers. It makes a fun, homemade hostess gift for holiday parties!

Create a rustic looking chalkboard on a wooden plank. It makes a perfect homemade hostess gift for the holidays!

This post contains affiliate links and I did receive product in return for an honest review. All opinion are my own.

This craft is so easy and with one roll of contact paper you can make a few of these to give away during the holidays. It will take less than 15 minutes to make it, plus the fun part is really in the decorating. You can use regular sticks of chalk, or make it super bright and cheerful with Chalkola chalk markers.

Supplies:

Chalkboard Vinyl

Wooden Plank

Chalkola Chalk Markers

Large piece of paper, pencil and scissors

Make a wood plank chalkboard that can be decorated with chalk markers. It's a perfect hostess gift for your holiday parties!

The most difficult part of this project is getting the chalk vinyl cut to the correct size. The best way I found to go about this is to cut a piece of paper to the size that you want, then using it as a template. Each wooden plank is shaped differently, so it’s a little tricky.

Make a wood plank chalkboard that can be decorated with chalk markers. It's a perfect hostess gift for your holiday parties!

Once you, get the size and shape just right write something on the paper to indicate the front and the back. Unroll your chalkboard vinyl and place it face down. Lay down the paper with the front side facing down, on top of the back of the vinyl.

Make a wood plank chalkboard that can be decorated with chalk markers. It's a perfect hostess gift for your holiday parties!

Then trace it and cut it out. Peel off the backing and carefully adhere the chalkboard to the plank. Now it’s time to decorate the chalkboard!

Make a wood plank chalkboard that can be decorated with chalk markers. It's a perfect hostess gift for your holiday parties!

These Chalkola chalk markers are very vibrant and fun to draw with. They are for use on non-porous surfaces only, so I didn’t even bother using them on my Vintage Inspired Hanging Chalkboard, since it is made with chalk cloth and will leave marks on the surface. The markers work great on the chalkboard vinyl as well as surfaces like windows, ceramics and whiteboards. And they wipe off with a damp cloth.

Make a wood plank chalkboard that can be decorated with chalk markers. It's a perfect hostess gift for your holiday parties!

The tip of the chalk marker is a 6mm bullet tip, doesn’t that sound dangerous! It’s similar to a paint pen where you have to shake it and press down the tip to get the ink flowing.

Make a wood plank chalkboard that can be decorated with chalk markers. It's a perfect hostess gift for your holiday parties!

The chalk markers write on paper too, and it produces a lovely opaque look. Of course you won’t be able to wipe it off of the paper. But it still looks cool. I’m actually pretty impressed with the Chalkola chalk markers. The chalk pens I’ve bought in the past dried out very quickly and did not produce a good flow of ink. The Chalkola chalk markers had a great flow and I was able to use them on multiple signs without any issue.

 

Create a rustic looking chalkboard on a wooden plank. It makes a perfect homemade hostess gift for the holidays!

 

 

 

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  1. Karen Grosz

    November 7, 2015 at 7:00 am

    I have done something like on a dollar store silver plate but i love the idea of doing this on wood. So natural.

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    • jessa

      November 7, 2015 at 7:20 am

      Good idea! I might do it on a plate next!

      Reply
  2. Hil

    November 7, 2015 at 8:28 am

    Very pretty. I love how versatile this is, you can use it for any occasion.

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  3. candy

    November 7, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    Wonderful, project. Thank you.

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  4. Xavia Omega

    November 7, 2015 at 8:27 pm

    I Love chalkboards, this is such a cool idea. I’ve never even heard of chalkboard vinyl, thanks for sharing!

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  5. Chelsea

    November 8, 2015 at 9:50 am

    This turned out awesome! Love it..thanks for sharing your talents with us!

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  6. Melissa

    November 8, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    Really cute idea! I use chalk paint and didn’t even think of using vinyl 🙂 thx for sharing!

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  7. Amanda {Striped Spatula}

    November 8, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    What a great idea for a unique hostess gift. It’s so great to give something different, and from the heart!

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  8. The Southern Thing

    November 8, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    This is adorable! I was looking everywhere for a cute chalkboard sign today!

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  9. Diane

    November 8, 2015 at 9:02 pm

    Great idea! I like making chalkboard everything. It looks like those chalk markers might be easier to use than the ones I have – I need to check them out. Thanks!

    Reply

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