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Hi All, Before I thought I introduce myself I thought I would take the time to tell you that I have been 'lurking' on this board for about a week. I have never seen a more congenial and helpful bunch of people! I am so excited that I found you!
About myself:
I own and operate my own auction business in the great state of Idaho. I'm married and have an 18 yr old son and a 17 yr old daughter, they're great!
Last year I spent well over $2k for painted signs for my business and this year they look like...well, c**p.
I did some research and found out I was capable of making my own signs...there is actually a machine that cuts that sticky vinyl stuff
I ordered my machine and I instantly fell in love!!! Now I want to learn airbrushing and hand lettering! I want to learn all the hand made techniques. Computer art is great but I am really interested in the 'old ways'.
I don't really plan on going into business full-time but to just suppliment my kids college education. If I have to do it I end up hating it.
Well...this is getting rather long and I don't want to bore my new friends...just wanted to say 'HI'
Hugs, Dee
-------------------- Dee Armstrong *SIGN SHOP is PENDING* Armstrong Auctions & Appraisals
11101 W Flamingo Nampa, ID 83651
'Do what you love and you'll love what you do'
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Hi Dee! Nice to meet you. Have fun here in Letterville. You will meet all kinds of nice people here. (and a few cranky ones occasionally!) Have fun!Posts: 3729 | From: Seattle | Registered: Sep 1999
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Hi Dee, Welcome to the Letterville neighborhood! Letterhead Meets are the best place to learn the "old ways"! Come join us on the chat. Check out the green CHAT button. Judy
-------------------- Judy Pate Signs By Judy Albany, Georgia USA 229-435-6824
Live simply...Love generously...Care deeply...Speak kindly...Leave the rest to God. Posts: 2623 | From: Albany,GA,USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Welcome Dee! Sounds like you got hooked on signs. Were you amazed when you saw what can be done with vinyl in the right hands? You can't help but day dream when you read about the old days when you had no computers and graphics. My favorite stories are about the old journeymen. What a life it must have been.
Mark is right you have come to the right place and you MUST make a meet soon. I went to my first in Sept., Pat King's Duck Soup. It was great! You'll find that the Letterheads are even nicer in person. You will learn so much that your head will spin. I'm leaving in the morning to go to Monroe to the Swampland Panel Jam.
Hang in right here and you will soon surprise yourself and graduate from wanna be to gonna be in no time flat.
Hope to see you on here from now on.
-------------------- Kathy Joiner River Road Graphics 41628 River Road Ponchatoula, La.70454
Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.
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Hi Dee, you've definately come to the right place. I too get bored with things very easily but this business has many different techniques to conquere. I love it! What is it that you auction? I have a few old newspapers; "The London Illustrated News". No-one seems to know their value, they are from 1881.They have wonderful sketches too.
Welcome!
-------------------- Linda Seymour Bundaberg, Q.L.D Australia
"DARE!" Signage of Distinction Bundaberg freeloner2001@dingoblue.net.au Posts: 94 | From: Q.L.D Australia | Registered: Jan 2001
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quote:Originally posted by Linda Seymour: What is it that you auction? I have a few old newspapers; "The London Illustrated News". No-one seems to know their value, they are from 1881.They have wonderful sketches too.
Hi Linda and everyone else that welcomed me Those sound like interesting papers...If you e-mail me a pic and condition I will see what I can come up with...never do it blind.
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Hi, Dee! Welcome to Letterville. I'm one of Mark's Heroes!! In fact, probably the MAIN one. heheh...........Anyhoo, you'll get all of the help you need here...............whether you want it or not!
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-------------------- Pierre St.Marie Stmariegraphics Kalispell,Mt www.stmariegraphics.com ------------------ Plan on knowing everything before I die and time's running out!
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Hello to Nampa from Tampa. This is really a one of a kind place full of one of a kind folks. In some cases one is more than enough. haha Welcome
-------------------- Dennis Goddard
Gibsonton Fl Posts: 1050 | From: Tampa Fl USA | Registered: Apr 2000
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I'm glad you spoke up, the more the merrier, and the more we learn!
We'd love to have you join our chat family. And the gang is right...get to some meets! You will learn so much at just one, it'll take you weeks to realize what all you have absorbed! It's indescribable and fantastic! I've only attended a couple of meets, so far. Yet, I'm changing that as we speak!
Between the BB, the chat program and real live meets, I've increased my friend account to a number I could never count. You are right, this is the best bunch of folks I've ever stumbled over!
Kick yer shoes off, stay awhile, yawl come back ya hear?
Never say never to going into business. This stuff and all the people you meet can be addicting. Learn all you can and meet as many sign guy and gals as you can. Live Letterhead meet are where you nee to go. Good Luck!
-------------------- Rob Larkham Rob Larkham Signs & Lettering 21 Middlefield Road Chester, MA. 01011
413-354-0287
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Welcome to our wonderful world. If you really want to have fun, get your hands on some of our trade magazines and look for tapes by Butch Anton "Superfrog". He will teach you a lot.
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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Dee, some of the things you'll need is to find some of the older books about lettering. There are several of the books that have been re printed by Sign Craft and Signs of the Times magazines that show more than old letter styles, they teach spacing and some composition. The old Speedball Pen books were great too. Get some paper and shocard color and a Grumbacher 9355 and start copying alphabets. Pay attention to the stroke order so you can learn to build letters into words. Speed and gracefulness will come later. Get to where you can close your eyes and imagine yourself making the strokes and soon they become real! Welcome, and we even have a Letterville auction site you might stir up.
-------------------- The SignShop Mendocino, California
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6806 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Hi Dee, WELCOME to TOWN! I have only been here a couple of months and I can testify that you are going to meet some of the nicest and most talented sign folks in the world. Get yourself a subscription to Signcraft and A Magazine about Letterheads. There is enough eye candy in there that you will surly gain weight! hehehehehe WELCOME!!! Makin Chips and Havin Fun! Joe
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2345 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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Welcome aboard.If you stick aroud.....you are in for an education the likes of which will thrill and amaze you!!!
Welcome.....
-------------------- Jackson Smart Jackson's Signs Port Angeles, WA ...."The Straits of Juan De Fuca in my front yard and Olympic National Park in my backyard...
"Living on Earth is expensive...but it does include a free trip around the Sun"
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