Create a Reusable Yard Sign for Group Events

 

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me on the blog, but I’m back at it with a new crafty – and super easy – idea.

I stay busy as a wife and mother, and I wear a lot of hats, including Parent Teacher Association (PTA) board member, Women’s Junior League member and more. As co-chair of Wine and Design, an interest group for my local Early Childhood PTA, I help organize our monthly get-togethers. They are very casual -- our group of moms comes together to enjoy wine and talk shop about decorating.

Lately I’ve noticed that as the nights grow longer and the days shorter, it gets harder to find the right house for the event! And let’s face it -- GPS only gets you so far, which leaves navigation up to good ol’ night vision. More than once I have driven up and down a street trying to read house numbers in the dark. Then it dawned on me: why not make a yard sign to help attendees find the right place?

With some creative design help from a friend, we created a logo for the group. I took the finished file my local FedEx Office® and chose an 18x24 corrugated plastic yard sign so it could easily be seen from the street as guests drive up to the house. In just a couple of days I had my yard sign ready to go.  The best part is that with a simple logo, it’s totally reusable! It’s not date-or event-specific, so we can just hand it off to the next hostess.

The sign was a hit! Say goodbye to the awkward, “Is this the right house? I really hope so… please don’t let me ring the wrong doorbell!” blues. I received tons of kudos from fellow moms who also had the same address challenge. Not only was this project super easy to make, it was easy on the pocketbook, too.

Related FedEx Office Solutions: FedEx Office^® Print Online, FedEx Office^® Signs, Banners and Posters

 

Guest blogger Lynsey is a senior communications specialist at FedEx Office®. She is a very creative mom of two and has previously blogged for Out of Office. 

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