"Why, How, What in Oklahoma" is a blog post to highlight Oklahoma small businesses.
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Lora Meade, Owner of The Painted Picket
Piedmont, Oklahoma
"Welcome To Our Firepit ~ Where Friends & Marshmallows Get Toasted"
The handpainted message, intended to salute Lora's guest as they accessed her backyard, ended up in the 4th of July raffle (for her daughter's cheer team). The lucky winner went home with Lora's first "Painted Picket." A rustic sign meant for her own enjoyment.
Why ~ Lora was not new to the business world. She worked alongside her father for 18 years, consulting and selling tortilla equipment, the family-owned G.W. Clements, Inc.
After the 4th of July raffle, Lora started receiving requests... "Can you make this?" "Oh, could you do that?" The requests came during a time when Lora was not certain what she would do for a "job." She admits that after her father passed away, "The business was just not business without him."
She wanted to maintain a flexible schedule for her family and painting could offer that ~ which explains why Lora wants to paint. But when I asked, "WHY do you do this for consumers?" She replied,
"I hope for my signs to help someone decorate with custom, one-of-a-kind pieces, without breaking the bank."
How ~ Coffee shops, restaurants, or perhaps an element only seen if you look down... Lora adds, "I get inspired from just about anything or anywhere. I took a picture of a front door mat the other day thinking the lettering would look good on a sign. I must have looked stupid doing that."
While we were sitting in the coffee shop, she pointed out several attributes she noticed in the "signs" surrounding us. Flooded with SO many ideas Lora hopes to have the time to paint them all.
What ~ You've heard the phrase, "I will give you the shirt off my back" ~ but have you heard, "I will paint/sell the pickets of my own fence?" All signs are made from repurposed fence pickets (and so far, current inventory is from her own fence). Lora tries to create a naturally aged look with her signs. Admitting that the lettering isn't perfect,
"...but it shouldn't be.
If someone wants a perfectly painted sign,
I'm not the girl to paint it!"
Prices range from $10-$50
She tries to keep prices low. "A lot of my stuff is holiday related and I know I don't want to pay a lot for something that is only going to be out for a short time."
If you want a "Handmade, Local, Not Mass Produced" sign, The Painted Picket will be stocked and ready for the upcoming events:
DUCK Week Junk Show, March 11, 2018 (Piedmont, Oklahoma)
For more information about D.U.C.K. Week (Doing Unselfish Charities for Kids)
visit duckweek.org
iHeartPiedmont Hometown Hoedown, March 24, 2017
Seminole Made In Oklahoma Festival, April 1, 2017
For more information contact:
Lora Meade, Owner of The Painted Picket
405-820-6565
lorameade@att.net
Original post: WHW in Oklahoma: The Painted Picket
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