Every Cottage needs a sign...

MGWillia · 02-25-2015, 05:12 PM

I know this might be better on the maintenance forum, but then again, I thought it might be just an information/General question. Not looking to spend a fortune on it (I'm a poor retired Soldier, teacher on a fixed income

) But it is my belief that no cottage is complete without a name and a sign proclaiming it! We have the cottage, we have the name, What we don't have is an idea of where to go. Anyone have recommendations? Thanks

MDoug · 02-25-2015, 05:29 PM

Seems as if there was a guy advertising signage on this site's classifieds a while back

Good luck! We love signs, too.

Major · 02-25-2015, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MGWillia

I know this might be better on the maintenance forum, but then again, I thought it might be just an information/General question. Not looking to spend a fortune on it (I'm a poor retired Soldier, teacher on a fixed income

) But it is my belief that no cottage is complete without a name and a sign proclaiming it! We have the cottage, we have the name, What we don't have is an idea of where to go. Anyone have recommendations? Thanks

Try Paquette Signs in Meredith. The quality of work seems very good. Not sure about the price. http://www.paquettesigns.com.

MDoug · 02-25-2015, 05:40 PM

Here's a link--

http://www.vintagesignworks.com/signage.html

Also, Paquettes next to The Mug on Rte 3 does good work.

upthesaukee · 02-25-2015, 05:45 PM

Todd McKinney is a local guy here in Alton. He did the signs in front of the Doctor's Office in town- Alton Family Medicine. That is the old Victorian house next to the TD Bank.

603-776-6032

8gv · 02-25-2015, 05:45 PM

I see vendors at home shows and country fairs.

The big one is called "The Big E" down in W. Springfield MA.

It's in the fall so you might have one by then.

8gv · 02-25-2015, 05:47 PM

Oh yeah,

Just in case "North Pole" is what you had in mind...

EVERYBODY'S OUT OF STOCK!!!

ghfromaltonbay · 02-25-2015, 06:03 PM

If you don't need the sign ASAP, the craft fairs usually have some good sign makers. The first big fair is Memorial Day weekend (Sat. - Mon) in the Mills Falls parking area in Meredith. There is an excellent vendor J. Peter Signs http://www.jpetersigns.com/ located in the White Mountains. He always has a display at the July & August craft shows at Brewster Field in Wolfeboro. You can see examples of his work on his website. They are truly works of art! Checking his website, I see he will be at all 3 of the craft shows I mentioned, the first being the Meredith show May 23-25.

tbonies · 02-25-2015, 06:24 PM

Paquettes is awesome. Won't be the cheapest but he does top quality work.

winniplayhouse · 02-25-2015, 07:32 PM

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse uses JC Signs in Wolfeboro. Great work and reasonable prices.

tis · 02-25-2015, 08:04 PM

We use Jerome at JC Signs, too. He does a great job.

chasedawg · 02-25-2015, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

We use Jerome at JC Signs, too. He does a great job.

I third JC Sogns. He did work for me and came out excellent. He is in Wolfeboro.

Rusty · 02-25-2015, 09:14 PM

A trucker got his truck stuck underneath an over pass and a cop pulled over and asked him, "did you get your truck stuck?" the trucker replied, "no, I was haulin this over pass and I ran out of gas".

Here's your sign!

SAMIAM · 02-26-2015, 09:29 AM

Why not select a special or interesting slab of wood that catches your eye and bring it to one of the sign concessions.You could pencil out your letters or stencil some art work and just let them use the router to cut it out.
You could stain it after and have a pretty classy sign for $20 or so.

TiltonBB · 02-26-2015, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Why not select a special or interesting slab of wood that catches your eye and bring it to one of the sign concessions.You could pencil out your letters or stencil some art work and just let them use the router to cut it out.
You could stain it after and have a pretty classy sign for $20 or so.

Great idea! If the sign shop was too expensive to router what you wanted you could try this:

I bought a pice of pine at Lowe's that was already shaped and routered around the edges. They sell them as blanks in the sign department. I took it to Gator Signs in Gilford and he cut out the letters on a sheet of vinyl and placed the vinyl sheet on the wood. I painted the letters like a stencil and then removed the vinyl.

It was cheap and it looks like a hand painted custom sign.

mcdude · 02-26-2015, 12:36 PM

In my neighborhood at the lake everyone had a sign on their cottage with their family name; the Smiths, the Jones, etc and we were just a mix of people who didn't share the same last name. We referred to ourselves as a "lovely bunch of Coconuts". We went to a craft fair at Gunstock once upon a time where they were selling wooden letters. You can find these wooden letters at most unfinished furniture stores or at Michael's Craft Store or A.C. Moore's. We made our own sign. It's simple!!

Denny Crane · 02-26-2015, 02:13 PM

A friend of mine told me that if a home has an eagle type plaque attached to the outside that it means your home is mortgage free. Has anyone ever heard of this before?

fatlazyless · 02-26-2015, 04:48 PM

...slightly off-topic....but I see a lot of five-pointed stars, maybe three feet across in size, attached to the outside of individual homes where the star can be seen from the road....always wondered what these stars are all about....are people just seeing stars or something....is it a signal to the incoming aliens from outer space.......beep-beep-beep?

tis · 02-26-2015, 05:02 PM

When I first started seeing all those stars, I wondered the exact same thing! I wondered if it was a religious thing or something. So I asked a couple of people that had them finally and they said they are just decorations.

MDoug · 02-26-2015, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Denny Crane

A friend of mine told me that if a home has an eagle type plaque attached to the outside that it means your home is mortgage free. Has anyone ever heard of this before?

We always were told the pineapple signified financial success.

But flying like an eagle sounds better.

MDoug · 02-26-2015, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

When I first started seeing all those stars, I wondered the exact same thing! I wondered if it was a religious thing or something. So I asked a couple of people that had them finally and they said they are just decorations.

Yep, we have them as decorations in the island bunkhouse.

MGWillia · 02-26-2015, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MDoug

We always were told the pineapple signified financial success.

But flying like an eagle sounds better.

I never heard the Eagle story (but I may have to add one of THOSE to the sign), but "we were always told" that the Pineapple represented Hospitality. Seen often in signs for restaurants and Inns.

tis · 02-26-2015, 07:25 PM

I always heard the pineapple represented hospitality too, or welcome. Same thing really.

First Mate · 03-11-2015, 07:53 PM

I had a very nice sign made a while back, as a gift for a friend's home purchase. I worked with Cedarsignsonline on Etsy.com. It looks like their prices have gone up, though...

02-25-2015, 05:12 PM	#1
MGWillia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Alton Bay! Posts: 165 Thanks: 116 Thanked 128 Times in 46 Posts	Every Cottage needs a sign... I know this might be better on the maintenance forum, but then again, I thought it might be just an information/General question. Not looking to spend a fortune on it (I'm a poor retired Soldier, teacher on a fixed income ) But it is my belief that no cottage is complete without a name and a sign proclaiming it! We have the cottage, we have the name, What we don't have is an idea of where to go. Anyone have recommendations? Thanks

02-25-2015, 05:29 PM	#2
MDoug Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 343 Thanks: 116 Thanked 42 Times in 39 Posts	Signs Seems as if there was a guy advertising signage on this site's classifieds a while back Good luck! We love signs, too.

02-25-2015, 05:40 PM	#4
MDoug Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 343 Thanks: 116 Thanked 42 Times in 39 Posts	Signage Here's a link-- http://www.vintagesignworks.com/signage.html Also, Paquettes next to The Mug on Rte 3 does good work.

02-25-2015, 05:45 PM	#5
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,608 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,984 Times in 1,084 Posts	Todd McKinney- Alton Signs Todd McKinney is a local guy here in Alton. He did the signs in front of the Doctor's Office in town- Alton Family Medicine. That is the old Victorian house next to the TD Bank. 603-776-6032 __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-25-2015, 06:03 PM	#8
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 837 Thanks: 257 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	Craft shows If you don't need the sign ASAP, the craft fairs usually have some good sign makers. The first big fair is Memorial Day weekend (Sat. - Mon) in the Mills Falls parking area in Meredith. There is an excellent vendor J. Peter Signs http://www.jpetersigns.com/ located in the White Mountains. He always has a display at the July & August craft shows at Brewster Field in Wolfeboro. You can see examples of his work on his website. They are truly works of art! Checking his website, I see he will be at all 3 of the craft shows I mentioned, the first being the Meredith show May 23-25. Last edited by ghfromaltonbay; 02-25-2015 at 06:08 PM. Reason: added J Peter Sign schedule for 3 shows

02-25-2015, 05:45 PM	#6
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,121 Thanks: 64 Thanked 751 Times in 485 Posts	I see vendors at home shows and country fairs. The big one is called "The Big E" down in W. Springfield MA. It's in the fall so you might have one by then.

02-25-2015, 05:47 PM	#7
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,121 Thanks: 64 Thanked 751 Times in 485 Posts	Oh yeah, Just in case "North Pole" is what you had in mind... EVERYBODY'S OUT OF STOCK!!!

02-25-2015, 06:24 PM	#9
tbonies Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Anchorage, Al Posts: 146 Thanks: 57 Thanked 69 Times in 34 Posts	Paquettes is awesome. Won't be the cheapest but he does top quality work.

02-25-2015, 07:32 PM	#10
winniplayhouse Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 205 Thanks: 32 Thanked 58 Times in 41 Posts	The Winnipesaukee Playhouse uses JC Signs in Wolfeboro. Great work and reasonable prices.

02-25-2015, 08:04 PM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,818 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,471 Times in 1,026 Posts	We use Jerome at JC Signs, too. He does a great job.

02-25-2015, 09:14 PM	#13
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	A trucker got his truck stuck underneath an over pass and a cop pulled over and asked him, "did you get your truck stuck?" the trucker replied, "no, I was haulin this over pass and I ran out of gas". Here's your sign! __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

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SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,922 Thanks: 348 Thanked 1,693 Times in 595 Posts	Why not select a special or interesting slab of wood that catches your eye and bring it to one of the sign concessions.You could pencil out your letters or stencil some art work and just let them use the router to cut it out. You could stain it after and have a pretty classy sign for $20 or so.

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mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	In my neighborhood at the lake everyone had a sign on their cottage with their family name; the Smiths, the Jones, etc and we were just a mix of people who didn't share the same last name. We referred to ourselves as a "lovely bunch of Coconuts". We went to a craft fair at Gunstock once upon a time where they were selling wooden letters. You can find these wooden letters at most unfinished furniture stores or at Michael's Craft Store or A.C. Moore's. We made our own sign. It's simple!! Attached Images __________________

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02-26-2015, 02:13 PM	#17
Denny Crane Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 99 Thanks: 28 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts	Eagle as a "sign" A friend of mine told me that if a home has an eagle type plaque attached to the outside that it means your home is mortgage free. Has anyone ever heard of this before?

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fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,037 Times in 756 Posts	...slightly off-topic....but I see a lot of five-pointed stars, maybe three feet across in size, attached to the outside of individual homes where the star can be seen from the road....always wondered what these stars are all about....are people just seeing stars or something....is it a signal to the incoming aliens from outer space.......beep-beep-beep?

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,818 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,471 Times in 1,026 Posts	When I first started seeing all those stars, I wondered the exact same thing! I wondered if it was a religious thing or something. So I asked a couple of people that had them finally and they said they are just decorations.

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02-26-2015, 07:25 PM	#23
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,818 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,471 Times in 1,026 Posts	I always heard the pineapple represented hospitality too, or welcome. Same thing really.

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First Mate Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 38 Thanks: 15 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts	I had a very nice sign made a while back, as a gift for a friend's home purchase. I worked with Cedarsignsonline on Etsy.com. It looks like their prices have gone up, though...