The bakery in August
The baker closes for three weeks in August. The sky blue notice goes in the window early July, with the bakery in the next village that stays open as the bottom line.
Make a closed for holidays sign with AI
A "closed for holidays" notice for your door, summer or Christmas version, with the dates and the reopening day written letter for letter. Workflow visible here, no account needed.
Real workflow: a sky blue French closure notice for 3 to 24 August, with a sun, the sea and a striped beach umbrella, then a deep green and gold one for 24 December to 1 January, with snowflakes and fir sprigs.
At a glance
- You provide
- a text or a brief
- What the workflow produces
- 2 images in 3:4
- Canvas structure
- 5 nodes wired by 2 connections
- Models wired in
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
- Cost of one full run
- about 6 credits, roughly $0.07
- Account
- The demo is visible without an account; generating requires a free account, trial credits included
Every summer it's the same: a sheet scribbled in marker the night before leaving, taped up crooked, with a date that's hard to make out. Regulars come back three times before they get it. This workflow gives you two clean A4 notices, a sky blue summer one and a green and gold Christmas one, with the dates and the reopening day in plain sight.
The hard part is getting every word and digit right. A wrong date or a missing reopening day and the notice does more harm than good. The prompt gives the four lines in quotes and forbids adding any. Sunburst writes them letter for letter for three credits a notice.
For the rest of the year's hours, use the opening hours sign; to send customers your season's greetings, the greeting card. Both notices cost six credits.
Actual renders from the demo
These are the files of the workflow above, exactly as the models produced them, unretouched. The starting point is shown when there is one.
Render
Who it is for
Shopkeepers, tradespeople, restaurants, independent professionals and online shops closing for a break.
Which files to provide
The four lines to write in quotes: heading, dates, reopening day, sign-off, plus the season you want.
How it works
- 1
Write the dates
First and last day closed, with "inclusive" if needed. One line, no abbreviated months.
- 2
Give the reopening day
Weekday and date: it's the line customers look for. Check on the calendar that the two go together.
- 3
Add a friendly word
Have a good summer, happy holidays, or something useful like the shop nearby that's covering for you. Smaller, at the bottom.
- 4
Put it up early
A week before you leave, on the door and in the window, and the same image on your social pages and online listing.
Variations and use cases
The same canvas, tuned for different needs: each variation is two or three lines of prompt away.
The garage over Christmas
The mechanic closes from 24 December to 1 January. The green and gold version, up at reception mid-December, saves customers turning up on Boxing Day to collect their car.
The physio practice
The physiotherapist is away for two weeks. The notice gives the dates and the colleague covering urgent cases, and the same image goes out by text to current patients.
The restaurant's annual closure
The restaurant shuts in January for the quiet season and some building work. The notice gives the reopening date, and the bottom line announces the new menu.
The hair salon
The hairdresser closes for half term. Same prompt with autumn leaves instead of the beach umbrella, and the notice goes up two weeks ahead so clients can book before.
The online shop
A jewellery maker pauses shipping during her holiday. The notice, no door this time, becomes a banner on her website and a story on her social accounts.
Common mistakes
Leaving out the reopening date
"Closed until 24 August" leaves a doubt: open on the 24th or the 25th? Give the reopening its own line, with the weekday.
A weekday that doesn't match
"Tuesday 25 August" is right in 2026 and wrong in 2027. The model copies without checking: look at the calendar before you render.
Putting it up the night before
Regulars have no time to plan. Put it up one to two weeks ahead, and leave it there for the whole closure.
Forgetting your online listing
The customer checking on their phone sees "open". Set holiday hours on your business listing the day you put the notice up.
Recommended models
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Nano Banana 2.1
Recraft V4.1Frequently asked questions
Is the text spelled right?
In the demo, yes: the heading, the dates, the reopening day and the sign-off are exact on both notices, accented capitals included.
Can I point customers elsewhere while I'm away?
Yes: add a line in quotes, such as "Bread available at Martin's Bakery, High Street", and say where to place it.
Does it work for a one-off closure?
Yes: change the heading to "CLOSED TODAY" or "CLOSED FOR STOCKTAKING" and give the date and reason.
How much do the two notices cost?
Six credits, three per notice on GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst at medium quality. A version for another break, Easter for instance, costs three more.
Why GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst?
Because it spells correctly on a light background, accented capitals included, and it's the cheapest model in the catalogue. In the demo, the dark green winter background comes out typo-free too.
What size for printing?
The render comes out at 2:3, 1024 x 1536 pixels, close to A4. Print on A4 for the door; for a bigger window, run it through the Enhance node first.
Can I reuse the notice next year?
Keep the workflow rather than the image: change the dates and the reopening day in the prompt and run it again for three credits.
Can I change the illustrations?
Yes: mountains and pines for a ski trip, leaves for autumn, a suitcase for travel. Replace "a beach umbrella and a sun" with whatever you like in the prompt.
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