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December 2024 was one of our busiest months ever, when we were pleasantly surprised to find how many customers were ordering signs as a gift. And why not? Our signs are personalised to the recipient, making them unique, unusual and above all, thoughtful....

Do you know a duck called Charlotte? I’m sure she’d love this handsome drake sign for her duck house. As indeed would any lady so named – or maybe a Charlotte used to live in your cottage long, long ago. Whatever, I’d be happy to sell this sign to you...

At first, customers can be a bit hesitant. “Is it possible?”, “Can you include all this lettering?” and “I love this image but can it be on a round sign?”

Most of the names you choose for your signs are easy to interpret, but some arouse our curiosity. Why is Robert J. Zamora operating out of a tiny hamlet in the Eden Valley, Cumbria? Does it even have streets, let alone mean streets? And what was the...

Normally I recommend Velcro pads for mounting our signs, as they are invisible from the front and have been known to stick like limpets. But occasionally there are obstacles to using Velcro – some brick or sandstone is permeable and it won’t work. And...