Historic Preservation Month Event – May 2025 Instagram Live An IG Live event for Historic Preservation Month live on location from Tappahannock, Virginia, 50 miles north of Colonial Williamsburg. Join a panel of historic house owners and experts to explore setting personal goals in house hunting for historic properties. Topics include: identifying your personal criteria/goals,…
A 15″ height mahogany double sided hanging sign is our newest introduction to the hand painted hanging sign selection by HandPaintedWoodSigns.com
Signmaker’s 2024 Top Ten Signs (Jan. 15, 2025) – HandPaintedWoodSigns.com owner and signmaker, Tim Kearns, presents his “top ten” personal favorite signs he made in 2024. As you read through the list, the reason it was selected is mentioned along with other sign details, historical context or commentary and link to the sign type’s page. Enjoy….
Welcome To Top Ten Hand Painted Signs of 2020 by Tim Kearns, Signmaker, HandPaintedWoodSigns.com Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on pinterest Pinterest Signmaker, December 2020 Signmaker’s Picks Every year since 2004, when I first started accepting online orders, I’ve wanted to reflect on the year’s work and…
So your historic society wants to start an historic house marker program. Want to model your historic society’s program after one of the best I’ve seen? Look at the fantastic program at Historic Annapolis, Maryland. In this blog, I will display the six marker program that Historic Annapolis offers homeowners to select from based on…
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Circa Sign Abbreviation Advice by a Circa Sign Signmaker As a signmaker of hand painted genuine reproduction circa signs, I am have a unique vantage point to share advice on circa sign abbreviations. Many sign customers struggle with whether or not to use circa, or abbreviate circa. And if circa is to be abbreviated, which…
Seems everyone wants to save Main Street USA when historic signs are involved. Proof positive is Vote Your Main Street, staged by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
How do cedar painted historic house plaques compare to cast aluminum painted historic house plaques? Consider the cast aluminum plaque seen here. What do you see? If a picture is worth a thousand words, consider the photo here of a cast aluminum historic house plaque manufactured by a metal plaque manufacturer selling online. A larger…
I was shocked (initially) to see this claim on a competitor’s web site and it motivated me to finally set out the advantages of using solid Western Red Cedar for exterior outdoor display signs compared to the cheaper and lower quality material – MDO – or medium density overlay. So shocked I bought one of their signs….