Trailsigns doesn't just make copies of signs, though that is a lot of what I do. Recently I've created some original hand-carved signs, for real-world applications.
This "Kingfisher Kottage" sign was a commissioned piece, and I had a lot of fun with the design, including a playful script font and some decorative scroll work. It's hand carved and painted, with a black vinyl letter trim and a nice stain on the unpainted wood background. The client will add this little metal kingfisher bird and hang it at their cabin.
I had a customer contact me through my Etsy page, and he told me his
mother had recently cleared a trail through the woods on her property in
New Hampshire's White Mountain region, and she'd taken to calling the
area "Harmony Woods". He wanted a sign for her, referencing something
like a Mt. Washington summit sign. Harmony Woods sounded like such a
nice place, I wanted to do something a little more fanciful, a bit
fairy-tale-ish, and added a pine tree just for kicks. We added the
mileage and elevation, as a shout to other trail signs in the mountains.
I finished the sign with primer and One-Shot enamel paint, to ensure a
long life. 
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