Use Sign Board Like a Pro

Use Sign Board Like a Pro

If you’re planning a tag sale or yard sale, make your own sign using sign board. A DIY sign helps advertise your event without spending much money. Use neon sign board, a transparency sheet, and poster borders for a bold, eye-catching design. This combo helps you create a great sign quickly and easily. Online stores offer plenty of sign board and supplies to build the perfect sale sign.

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Making a do-it-yourself yard sale sign with sign board is a great way to let people know about a sale in advance so you can get the most visitors possible.  In the project pictured above, we’ve made a yard sale sign using one sheet of sign board, one sheet of transparency, and some Royal Brites Repositionable Color Dots poster borders.  To start, decide which way you’d like to orient your sign—in this case, we’re using a landscape orientation.

Open a Word document and write the text for your transparency. Make sure the page orientation matches your sign. For our yard sale sign, we added some clipart. Insert the images or clipart you want to use. Since you’ll print on a transparency sheet, black images usually work better than color ones. Avoid using color graphics if you want a clear and bold result.

When you’ve completed arranging the text for your sign, print your document using the “Mirror Image” printer setting. Flip the text in your document so it prints backward on the transparency sheet. This keeps the ink protected from rain or weather when you display your sign. After setting the correct orientation, attach the transparency to your sign. Use adhesive poster borders to secure it. Your sign is now ready to display!

With all of the elements combined, your do-it-yourself sign will be welcoming and eye-catching to draw people to your sale.  Consider adding board supplies and decorations such as stickers and shapes or your own touches using poster markers or glitter glue.  The more personal you make your sign the more of an effect it will have on a passerby!