DIY Distressed Pallet Board Sign

I've seen so many posts on pallet board signs and wanted to give it a try! I started with old wood planks. I chose to use four, but you can vary how many you use depending on your space or design. I wanted to do one with just an initial on it; I like the simplicity of just one distressed letter.

 To start, I lined up the boards where I wanted them, I had to cut one in order to make it the correct size, but the others were all the size I wanted. In order to secure them on the back, I nailed in two small strips of wood (about 1 and 1/2 inches wide). Once the board was together, I used chalk to outline my "K". I thought about using a stencil, but it was easier for me to free hand this. Once I had a rough outline, I began to paint. I just used a flat white paint that I had in my house. I painted one coat on and let it dry.

 One coat was enough since I wanted it to look distressed. I began to sand the "K" with a piece of sand paper until I got it to the distressed point that I wanted. Then I sanded the rest of my sign in order for it to all look the same.

This was after I sanded the whole board. 

 After I brushed off all of the dust from sanding it, I could have been done there (and you can too if you wish), but I decided I wanted to wax it to give it a darker look. Here is the difference when I was half way done waxing:

 I used Annie Sloan Clear Wax, but you could use any wax you wanted. I use an old T shirt to rub the wax in. Once I was done waxing the whole sign, I let it set for a few hours and it was done :)

Here is the finished product in my boyfriends apartment! It was hung on the wall using screws.

DIY Bedroom Pillow

I made this pillow simply by covering a decoration pillow with new fabric.

Supplies:
1 yard of fabric
1 decoration pillow (I used a typical square pillow)
Button (you can either sew this on, or hot glue it on- I sewed it)
No sew fabric adhesive tape (ex: heat and bond or fabric velcro)






First lay out your fabric (you may want to iron it first to get out any of the folds), and lay your pillow in the center of the fabric square. Next you are going to basically fold it like you were wrapping a present. Fold the top and bottom fabric over the pillow (they may or may not touch depending on the size of your pillow). Then take the side fabric and fold the corners in to create points on either side of the fabric. You will then take one side and fold it over the pillow and this is when you will secure the fabric in place with the adhesive tape. Next you will fold in the second side, over lapping the side you just secured. You will secure this side as well and then add the button to the point of the fabric.

DIY Jägermeister Soap Dispenser

I made this soap dispenser from an empty Jäger bottle for my boyfriend's apartment. It's a super easy DIY project that only took me 10 minutes!

Supplies:
1 empty Jäger bottle (or any bottle with a screw top)
1 screw top soap dispenser (I used one from an old lotion bottle)
Mod Podge and paint brush
Liquid soap

I first found a screw top that fit onto my bottle and then I filled the bottle with dish soap. Since this will be used in his kitchen, I wanted to make sure the label would stay on. I applied two coats of Mod Podge onto the label, letting the first coat dry for a few minutes before applying the second coat.
Once the second coat dries, your new soap dispenser is finished!