A No Soliciting Sign just for Canadian Girl Guides, Guides du Canada

Funny Girl Guide No Soliciting SignNow there is a way to get your Girl Guide Cookies and yet, keep others away

 

Guide du Canada No Soliciting SignThe semi-annual door to door cookie sales by Girl Guides of Canada, Guides du Canada. is a long standing Canadian tradition. However, there is a dilemma that arises when you would like your privacy from the pests that knock at your door to sell you something that you don’t want, but, you want to buy Girl Guide Cookies.

The Girl Guide No Soliciting Sign is a cute and funny sign that gets you Girl Guide Cookies without the door-to-door pests. This plaque is specifically designed to make it perfectly clear that Girl Guides Selling Cookies are the only allowable solicitors at your home. The Girl Guide No Soliciting Plaque keeps non-cookie-sellers away with a bit of humor and a scary skull and crossbones. Guaranteed to work!

Plaques are available in your choice of Recessed Lettering, like the picture above, or with Raised Lettering like the one to the left. These plaques from Atlas are coated in real metal in your choice of alloys and finishes. And, they will stand up to the harsh Canadian Arctic.

Atlas Signs and Plaques is a Very Canada Friendly Company.

Please buy some Chocolaty Mint Cookies and Support Girl Greatness!

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See Atlas Signs and Plaques at the Milwaukee Lake Home & Cabin Show

header_leftDateCome on out and see Atlas Signs and Plaques April 4-6 at the Wisconsin Center in beautiful Milwaukee Wisconsin.

We would love to meet you and show off our special collection of signs and plaques designed for Lake Homes, Cabins, Resorts, and Cottages.

button_coupon_milwaukeeTo make it just a little easier here is a link to a discount on your entry.

Hilarious Private Dock SignIn fact, Atlas loves the outdoors so much, that there is an entire category dedicated to life on the lake and in the forest. It is called the Cottage, Cabin, and Lake Category. If you go there you will see some of the signs and plaques that will be displayed in Milwaukee  April 4 – 6, 2014.

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Carved Backgrounds, A Great Technique for Make-it-Yourself Signs and Plaques

The first steps of carving your DIY address plaqueDoing a bit of carving is a great way to add an entirely new dimension to your Make-it-Yourself Plaque.

Carving the background on a DIY address plaqueAtlas creates your Make-it-Yourself Sign from High Density Urethane Sign Foam (HDU). HDU, a type of plastic is a marvelous product that will not rot, attract insects, or crack. But, for this technique the important characteristic of HDU is that it is easy to carve. Easier than wood because it has no grain to send your tool off into uncharted territory.

One of the options available for the uncoated Make-it-Yourself plaque that your receive from Atlas Signs and Plaques is “Raised Lettering” This means that the numbers, letters, and text stand out from the background. When you receive your Raised Lettering Uncoated Plaque, your numbers etc will stand about 1/8 inch above the background which will be flat. That is where your options begin.

Sanding your DIY Address PlaqueYou could carve out the back ground deeper and make the letters stand out in greater relief. Or, as in this case, provide a decorative pattern to the background. HDU carves very easily, so modest quality tools will suffice. They are readily available in hobby stores, hardware, or big-box home stores. It is so easy. Just use a carving tool in the shape or shapes you desire and go at it. The example on this blog only took a few minutes and was done using an inexpensive curved carving tool. When all is done to your satisfaction, paint away.

Applying paint to the DIY address plaqueSince sharp tools are being used a couple of safety hints are in order; 1) Sharp tools are better than dull tools. 2) Be aware of what is in front of your tool. If it slips you won’t want it heading off into your free hand, or someone else’s body parts. 3) Always assume that the tool will slip.

Let Atlas do the heavy lifting by forming the sign shape and cutting the design, then you apply the custom touches that you want making your DIY sign truly yours.

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State Shaped Address Number Plaques, or, Showing Your State of Mind

Your State Shape as an Address Plaque

Here is another great one. Your Address Numbers on an address plaque shaped like your state. It is called The State of Mind Address Plaque.

Atlas Signs and Plaques is known in every state as specializing in the most innovative, unusual, and stylish shaped address plaques for home and business. Once again, there is no need to settle for the humdrum square cornered address plaques when you can have a custom shape.

This is so cool regardless of which state your mind is in. Not only is the  Address Plaque shaped like your state, but to make it even better, your home’s location is shown with a little heart. Share your state pride and show some love for your hometown by displaying your address numbers on the State Shaped Address Plaque. Every state shape is available with Colorado, and Wyoming being especially challanging to our designer. But don’t limit yourself to states in the USA, whole continents, countries, archipelagos, and provinces are also available.

This is available in all of our real metal coatings, with your choice of patina or verdigris finishes. For you crafter types, order it uncoated and use your talents (along with some readily available materials) and Do it Yourself. Yep, apply your own custom colors using paints, dyes, or even gold leaf. It is easy because Atlas does the hard work of cutting the shape and numbers. You do the rest and have your very own masterpiece. It’s as easy as Changing Your Mind!!

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