A variation on this technique came into play when my wife insisted that I paint our kitchen and dining room last year. Our walls have what is called a "knock down texture" that is popular in this part of the country. It's basically a very rough and uneven deep relief texture. In a new hous...

The residents of Machine should probably post guard at night so as not to awaken to huge adverts for picante sauce from NEEEW YERK CEEETAH painted on the livery wall.

Here in the 21st century, we often look to the beginnings of the craft with romance in our hearts and a longing for the good ol' days when everything was a one-off piece and a paint splattered sign kit was the mark of a craftsman to be watched and admired. It seems however, that not all of the craft...

...or from the famous Monty Python pet store sketch where the bird in the cage is hanging upside down from its perch. The shopkeeper tells John Cleese: "He's not dead...he's pining. Pining for the fjords!"

Well Mike, now that you're all electronic with that new Weather Channel calibrated thermometer, maybe you can answer that nagging question we've always had. If it's zero degrees in Loveland, Colorado and twice as cold in Jackson , Wyoming...how cold is it in Jackson, Wyoming? hmmmmmm. Cold and dry e...

The little "5-cent Counter" sign on eBay went for $535.

5-cent Counter glass sign

Sorry about the URL link I pasted earlier. Can't control my cursor.
It should be:

Woolworth 5 Cent Counter

Bruce Horton

I just did an eBay search for "woolworth sign" and came up with this little glue chipped jewel. http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-general-country-F-W-WOOLWORTH-dime-store-GLASS-SIGN_W0QQitemZ140185906899QQihZ004QQcategoryZ13599QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It's interesting to note in the ite...