I am sure that everyone who might have ever thought about reading my little blog has given up on me. My last post was in March.. that's almost 5 months ago. Well, I guess I've had a bit of an excuse, I got pregnant with #6. This wasn't planned, but it sure is welcome. Especially since after having 5 boys, I think we are finally getting a little girl. Think of all the cute things I get to make for her. Now I really don't have an excuse not to post and keep up with my blog.
I have several things that I need to work on. I've been asked to teach a small class on how to hem a pair of pants. I think that is another great excuse for another post!
But like my title says, this is a blog about random bits of fabric. mostly it will be about sewing and the like, but occasionally it will have my opinions and thoughts on life. Today is one of those days. You can choose to read my opinion on Yard Sale signs (or not). I love to go yard sailing.. or how ever that is spelled. It is something that I live for every Saturday morning when everyone is still in bed asleep and I don't have to be doing anything important. My hubby doesn't work on Saturdays yet so I am taking advantage of this opportunity.
You'd be amazed at what I have found. I found some really cute fabric and tons of cute clothes for my kids. Yesterday I even found a Janie and Jack Sweater for .50! That was a find, you never find Janie & Jack things at yard sales, well at least I don't. (Janie & Jack is a line of clothing that is really expensive and way cute!)
Well, the yard sale signs. There are so many signs that drive me crazy. You can hardly read them until you pass them while driving. In my opinion you need "YARD SALE" or what ever kind of sale you are having in big BOLD letters on a big bright sign. To me, it's worth it to spend the $$ on a bright green or yellow poster board. I always cut my poster board in half. I also thing that you need a BIG arrow pointing in the direction that the sale is. It needs to be in an obvious spot, and far enough away to give people time to drive and turn into the neighborhood. Sometimes I think it's a good thing to have the address, but I am driving by so fast to not really have a chance to read it. That's why the arrows on every turn is a great idea too. I've been to so many that you turn into the neighborhood and then have no idea which way to go from there. I hate driving around waisting gas looking for that elusive sale. Another thing that bugs me, they have too much info on their sign to get a chance to read where it is. The thing that bugs me most though is the fact that people are too lazy to go and clean up their signs when they are done. I'm fine with having a million signs up, as long as they get taken down when they are done.
There's my 2 cents worth. I can hop off of my soap box now.
Thanks for reading, and hopefully I'll have much more to show off later.
I agree. It's a shame that there are many yard sales that could have more people over if the people who held them had better signs to advertise about it. It's just as you've said, yard sale signs aren't just about announcing that you're going to have one. It can also indicate how much effort you put up through for your yard sale. So it's better to be concise and clear as much as you can, and make sure the arrows are pointing to the right direction.
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