Merry Chirstmas

Less than 4 days to finish your shopping! As usual we are working long hours to finish orders in time for Christmas and we ought to be right on time with them all!

Just a point to keep in mind when ordering a custom carved and painted sign from us or any other sign maker. Paint only dries so fast and bad things usually



happen when you try to rush it. So when we say it will take 2 weeks it is not because we don't like to work and we went fishing, usually:) its because we need time for the processes to work. Paints need time to dry, off gas, whatever you want to call it before additional colors are added or finish top coats are applied. If you rush it the finish will look like it was wadded up and thrown away, all wrinkled. And if you are getting gold leaf work done...that also takes time to get right.

Well, here are a couple of our most recent jobs. All three plaques are HDU with lettering enamel colors and a top coat of UV protective clear. The green one is for a family campsite. The other two are for the respective parents of a husband & wife. They don't live near each other so they went with the same design for each.

December

Time sure goes quickly. We were recently at Homestead Oak in Meadville, Pa for their Festival of Trees. Local charities decorated the model homes on display. The public is invited to view the homes and vote on which charity did the best job. One vote equals one dollar donated to that charity. And you get a chance to win the tree you think is the best!

Each weekend featured a different activity. Craft show one weekend, music, photos with Santa, and chinese auctions were just a few. The turnout seemed to be great and hopefully lots of money has been raised for the causes.

As usual at this time of year, we are working long hours to finish orders for Christmas. Well, time to get back to the shop. I'll be gold leafing a sign for a customers hunting lodge today and likely all day tomorrow.

Oh...checkout our friends at Compadre's Restaurants. We recently carved some things for the renovations to one of their locations (Grove City I think). Great Mexican food and nice people too.

'til later,
Al