Posted by Olson on February 25th, 2008
If you can tell me (without looking it up on Wikipedia!) what the TARDIS stands for, then this is the sign for you:
We first designed a very plain sign with just the words “The Tardis” in gold, but the customer informed us that we were not creative enough. With that in mind we set about to create this. They were very happy with edition 2 and bought it on the spot.
This is why we offer free design, so that you can be sure you get the sign you want.
Posted by Olson on February 12th, 2008
When we were asked to paint a picture of Herbie onto a sign, we decided it would be far better to just make the car instead!
Unfortunately it is one of the worst photo’s we have taken, so it doesn’t look great, but keep in mind that this is a completely flat sign. It’s amazing what an artist can do with some paint. Hand Painted Signs are our speciality, so don’t hesitate to ask for something strange! We enjoy the challenge.
Posted by Olson on February 7th, 2008
Because we now make our own hanging brackets, we can now supply you with pub signs and hotel signs.
Not everyone needs a bracket, but we are now setup to make large signs with the correct hardware for hanging.
Here is a small one we did for someone in France. We suggested that they have the phone number on a “sub sign” in case they ever change it. They took our advice, and were very glad, as they changed their number before they even had the sign up on the wall. It wasn’t hard to make a new sign with the number.
As time goes on and our business grows we are becoming evermore international. We even got a request to link to Nationwide Pools The largest above ground swimming pool dealer in the United States that offers actual factory direct pricing.
Posted by Olson on February 2nd, 2008
Yes, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll has appeared on a sign at last. Someone managed to rename their house “Graceland” and purchased this large sign to make the meaning clear.
Elvis himself is chip carved into the sign and gilded with real gold leaf, as are the letters.
Now for all you Elvis fans wanting one, just ask for a custom house sign!
Posted by Olson on January 22nd, 2008
We do not make slate signs anymore - we just cannot keep up with the work and the HDU house signs are so popular.
The only thing we will do with slate if someone really wants, is artwork. We did this for a company we know in Germany called Sannerz Designs.
You take a picture (in this case their logo) and blast away the background. The background is then gilded with real gold leaf. It makes a very stunning sign.
If you have a piece of artwork you want done like this, you can simply contact Clover Signs and we will see what we can do.
Posted by Olson on January 16th, 2008
Sorry for not posting for so long. November was a crazy month, with everyone ordering signs for Christmas presents, December was about the same, and for some reason, the “post Christmas slump” has not happened yet.
One sign we did for a Christmas Present was Widgeon Close. The customer wanted to make sure that his sign looked life-like and really portrayed the widgeons.
We promised him that it would - and here is what he said:
I have now received my ‘Wigeons’ house sign and must admit it has managed to match your bold claim. Yes it is perfect and better than my wife and I dared expect. Please feel free to quote me. Yes it is beautiful.
The sign was made in HDU of course, but with a relief carving of the ducks. This was then painted, but it is the sculpting that gives it the dimension and feel.
Sculptings can be request on any sign, but just ask on our custom house sign page.
Posted by Olson on December 17th, 2007
Clover Signs would like to thank all their customers for thier custom this year. We have officially made 1000 signs so far since January. What more, the sign which made it 1000 was our first hanging sign we sold:
We gave the customer a nice discount as well. We make the brackets ourselves, as we could not find a supplier in the UK who could produce them at the correct quality and price.
If you are interested, you can find a whole page of hanging signs on our website.
Posted by Olson on December 3rd, 2007
From time to time, a customer will ask for something different - for example, a house sign for inside the house. With a sign like this on your bathroom door, its almost like a jungle holiday every time you go to use the loo.
Of course, we do all sorts of signs - contact us to discuss an unusual or exciting sign idea - something just for you.
Posted by Olson on November 23rd, 2007
No, this is not just a picture of a sheep. This is a detailed painting of a customer’s pet sheep - based on a photograph. Now retired, this particular sheep has apparently enjoyed quite a successful career taking multiple awards at shows in the glory days of its youth. It took us several tries, with us taking photos of the sign painting and sending them to the sheep’s owner for approval, to get it perfect - we even managed to restore its youthful appearance by removing some of the greying hairs from its head.
No extra charge for custom paintwork. Contact us to find out how you can have your pet on your house sign!
Posted by Olson on November 19th, 2007
For a simple, no frills house sign, this real-gold on sand-blasted slate is hard to beat. It is highly visible, with an elegant, uncluttered look. Best of all, it is made of real 23 ½ carat gold on best quality black slate and could easily last 30 or even 50 years.
For more signs like this one, have a look at our range of slate signs.
