No Soliciting Sign

When you work from home door to door sales people are kind of a pain.  Especially if you have reactive dogs or the baby is sleeping.  In the US it's an election year which means there were also be political drop ins, too.

So let's stop that in it's tracks.

There are lots of ways to go about this.  We definitely want to include "no soliciting" but the rest is up to you.  I do make an exception for Girl Scouts so “unless you have cookies” is important for mine.  You can also include a message about other things you think count as soliciting that they sometimes argue about (like politics, because nothing is “for sale”).  

I've included a few variations and shapes in the file and feel free to customize it!  Just make sure the final project will be very clearly readable, no fine print necessary.

I rounded the edges at 15 to give it a softer sign look.

Place your wood in the machine on the black trivet.

Align your red and blue dots, close the lid, and refresh the camera.

Make sure that you set the words to engrave and the outline to cut.  I went with 3 passes at full power for the words to make it dark and clear.

Align your design and start your processing.  Mine took about 5-6 minutes to do.

This is going to be outside so you'll want it to have a little more protection.

Spray with a clear satin spray paint and let it dry.  You'll want 2-3 coats.  

Don't forget the back!  We don't want any water ruining our hard work.

Hang with nails, screws, or sticky tape that is outdoor rated.

Sit back and enjoy your extra peace!