building advertising sign

[LZRDGRL]

My American Dad built me an advertising sign for my birthday:

I like it! It's very light-weight and can be completely disassembled for transportation in the car. He put it together from parts found at Lowe's, Rural King, etc. Usually, I order stands from www.buildasign.com, but my Dad insisted he could do it under USD100, and he managed. The vinyl photo was made by buildasign.com (and was about 56 bucks including shipping). It's huge, 8x4 feet. (The gecko is Lindy, my favorite Tremper.)

I'll take that sign to the Scott Smith's All Animal Expo in Wheaton on July 10th and hope it will not crash down on us

I wonder how other people get their show signs??? Home-made? Website order? Local copy shop? Any recommendations?

(The only issue I had were the 4 American flags, because I'm German :main_laugh: I think I'm about to get a few German flags now, too...)

Chrissy

 

[im faster]

Awesome.. and great thread.. ill be making or buying one asap!
i planned on

2 speaker stands a extendable paint roller pole across the top..

hung like yours.. however. HALF THAT SIZE

 

[fl_orchidslave]

We get banners through vistaprint.com. They have all kinds of stuff.

 

[im faster]

We get banners through vistaprint.com. They have all kinds of stuff.

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS do searches for coupon codes..

i bought my last business cards for 95% off

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Yup, they send a lot of promo offers once you become their customer.

 

[im faster]

weird i coudnt find a place to put a promo card in for the banners

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Oh wow that's way cool of your dad to build that for you. I'd love a birthday gift like that

 

[Snake&Bat]

Dang, I won't be able to make the July show. Will you be there the Aug. show?

 

[LZRDGRL]

Nope, I hope to sell out in July I might do a fall show, but usually I cover Kentucky and Indiana (closer to me) and not the Chicago area...

Chrissy

Dang, I won't be able to make the July show. Will you be there the Aug. show?

 

[LZRDGRL]

Yeah, vistaprint is good! I use them for business cards and letter paper, and sometimes pens as promotional stuff. However, for photo calendars, greeting cards, t-shirts, mugs, etc. I found that www.kodakgallery.com has the better quality.

Chrissy

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS do searches for coupon codes..

i bought my last business cards for 95% off

 

[LZRDGRL]

My Dad made the stand in a way so it can also be used as a 2x4 stand. :main_yes:

Actually, I had no clue what 8x4 means -- as a European, I count in meters and centimeters, and not in inches and feet, so I ordered a HUGE size without knowing what I was gettin' into :main_laugh:

Chrissy

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