The other day I mentioned our handpainted signs on Twitter and caused a bit of a flutter. Clearly I hadn’t said enough about them
They are rather lovely when I posted this picture of a sign for the menus at The Mustard Pot in Chapel Allerton I immediately had people asking about them.
It began with a few bits of wood and some pots of paint and me needing a sign for something. That one turned out so well that we had a bash a making a few for sale and they looked really good. So we went to craft markets with some for sale off the peg as well as offering signs made to order and off we went from there.
The wood is all reclaimed and the signs are individually handpainted. The lettering is in waterproof enamel and so they can be used outside.
Here’s a whole pile of them ready to go.
Well then it turned out that they were really a great hit with brides to be. A lasting memento of their wedding day and personal to them. A nice sign read “Mr & Mrs ……. 21st September 2010” which could be hung at the reception as people come in and then taken home and hung in the house.
They make great presents – especially if its hard to find something a little bit different for someone. Let’s face it we all have people who are hard to buy things for which is probably why we’ve named so many sheds! What are these chap’s getting up to in there? Can’t tell you how many we’ve done – Dave’s Den, Kev’s Shed, Mike’s Shed, etc, etc….. But the ladies get a look in too, Bev’s Kitchen, Jenny’s house, Mum’s allotment, and I’m still waiting for one for my garden but maybe I should just nab this one which seems to be to be just right for me.
If you’d like one just get in touch – margaret@readyplanted.com or fill in my contact form and we can sort it out. Prices are good I think when I look at others and start at about £12.50 plus postage. Tell us what you’d like and we’ll be able to give you a price.
Meanwhile…….
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