Resources For Outside

[Guest]

hello,

can anyone suggest where I can buy signs (i.e number lines etc) to put in the outside area?

 

I have tried printing and laminating my own but they don't last long in the weather!

 

I have found a website but the resources seem very expensive.

 

Thank you very much

[green hippo]

Have you tried double laminating them? Or putting sellotape or clear book covering around the edges? They definately last longer if you double laminate.

Green Hippo x

[Panders]

Have a wide laminated band around the picture as well, then any water can't seep in round the edges. We quite often have a catalogue arrive for outside signage resources, but can't recall what the company is called, but as you say, it is not cheap, but it is very good.

[Inge]

we found that when laminating if you had the picture about an inch smaller all round than the pocket so there was a wide edge laminated without any paper/card in it lasted a lot longer outside... I just made several at once , we also had some on hooks with a small ribbon tied onto top of the picture which came in each day.

 

we had a number line made up of small t shirts with a number printed on them.. I used an iron-on printing paper to do them, and a washing line with pegs to put them on... these went in a box and came in each day , lasted ages... ( I asked parents for the outgrown t-shirts, but did find some in a local shop for 50p each at the time... )

[nickylear]

I did buy some from TTS.....they are really good and have lasted a long time....I know it's a cop out....sorry if there arn't any pennies left to but a set

Edited October 3, 2011 by nickylear

[Guest]

Thank you everyone for your help. I am new to this forum and am not very good at working out how to reply to your posts, so hope you all get this!

 

Many thanks again

[Guest]

Hi

 

my first posting but here goes- I had the same problem with laminating as the water did get in eventually. What I did do is buy a pyrography pen from amazon at a cost of £17. This allowed me to write on wooden discs and hang those up- I did a numberline and days of the week which are held up with string (after just drilling a hole in the wood). Sounds like a lot of work but it does not take that much longer than designing-printing and laminating. I have asked parents who have woodburners at home to save me bits so I can always have a supply of signs which look much better than everything being wrapped in plastic.

 

Good luck