Commonly referred to as "Pennsylvania Dutch" or "Amish" Hex signs, this traditional form of rural Anabaptist folk art is neither Dutch nor related to the Amish. In fact they are found on the barns of other sects of "plain" folk, that originated from German, Bavaria. These religious groups settled in many places around the United States, including PA, VA, IN, FL, GA, MD, OH, TX. The hex signs on this page were painted and designed by Brandy Zzyzx, of Los Angeles, CA.
Double Rosette w/ internal Rosette, Oak, & Acorns - Prosperous Year Symbols Used yellow & green 12 pt. double rosette - health, good luck, & success every month of the coming year blue & green scallop edges - growth & protection in all you do blue & purple acorns - meeting one’s fullest potential red & orange oak leaves - continued success, stability, and creativity in career upside down tears - continued happiness and joy white raindrops - positive intentions and pure thoughts number 6 - unity, harmony, & equilibrium

Double Rosette w/ internal Rosette, Oak, & Acorns - Prosperous Year

Symbols Used
yellow & green 12 pt. double rosette - health, good luck, & success every month of the coming year
blue & green scallop edges - growth & protection in all you do
blue & purple acorns - meeting one’s fullest potential
red & orange oak leaves - continued success, stability, and creativity in career
upside down tears - continued happiness and joy
white raindrops - positive intentions and pure thoughts
number 6 - unity, harmony, & equilibrium

Hex Sign Art Cards - Compact Disk Size

Flower Garden Hedgehog Hex - Prosperity & Abundance; Love Symbols Usedred hedgehogs - passion & love, creating a new household bleeding heart - undying love & devotionyellow oak leaf - long, healthy life, & enduring love orange acorn - mystery of life’s potential, male virility 2 rosettes - double good luck raindrops - abundance & fertility purple earthworm - renewal of life’s cycle through human love number 2 (or pairs) - double luck, 2 becomes 1

Flower Garden Hedgehog Hex - Prosperity & Abundance; Love

Symbols Used
red hedgehogs - passion & love, creating a new household 
bleeding heart - undying love & devotion
yellow oak leaf - long, healthy life, & enduring love 
orange acorn - mystery of life’s potential, male virility
2 rosettes - double good luck
raindrops - abundance & fertility
purple earthworm - renewal of life’s cycle through human love 
number 2 (or pairs) - double luck, 2 becomes 1

Owl and Oak Librarian’s Hex - Knowledge & Wisdom Symbols Used 3 red & orange oak leaves - endurance to pursue path of wisdom 3 brown acorns - providing guidance to the young & ignorant red rosettes - confidence in one’s self red owl - keeper of wisdom; and ancient knowledge 3 outer bands - nurturing ideas, thoughts & creativity color brown - mother earth, nurturing forces color yellow - sun, spreading light color green - growth, new ideas & progress

Owl and Oak Librarian’s Hex - Knowledge & Wisdom

Symbols Used
3 red & orange oak leaves - endurance to pursue path of wisdom
3 brown acorns - providing guidance to the young & ignorant
red rosettes - confidence in one’s self
red owl - keeper of wisdom; and ancient knowledge
3 outer bands - nurturing ideas, thoughts & creativity
color brown - mother earth, nurturing forces
color yellow - sun, spreading light
color green - growth, new ideas & progress

Double Distelfink & Single Rosette - Good Luck for All Symbols Used 2 distelfinks - double good luck & happiness yellow rosette - good health and happiness trinity of tulips (3) - faith, hope and charity striped heart - brotherly love scalloped edges - harmony and equilibrium red & green circles - eternal growth of love & happiness

Double Distelfink & Single Rosette - Good Luck for All

Symbols Used
2 distelfinks - double good luck & happiness
yellow rosette - good health and happiness
trinity of tulips (3) - faith, hope and charity
striped heart - brotherly love
scalloped edges - harmony and equilibrium
red & green circles - eternal growth of love & happiness

Farmer’s Hex - Ease, Stability, and Productivity Symbols Used 16 pointed star - sun; life & crops from light, male moon cycles - moon; cycle of life & seasons, female raindrop pairs - duality of the rain, respect for forces of nature 6 pt. yellow rosette - equilibrium & regularity of stars, planting green & orange circles - crop growth, with extra to sell number 3 - good luck number 6 - unity & co-operation number 16 - control over the material world

Farmer’s Hex - Ease, Stability, and Productivity

Symbols Used
16 pointed star - sun; life & crops from light, male
moon cycles - moon; cycle of life & seasons, female
raindrop pairs - duality of the rain, respect for forces of nature
6 pt. yellow rosette - equilibrium & regularity of stars, planting
green & orange circles - crop growth, with extra to sell
number 3 - good luck
number 6 - unity & co-operation
number 16 - control over the material world

Traditional Spring Rains Hex - Rain for Crops, Growth, New Beginnings  Symbols Used 4 large raindrops - seasonal rains 4 pt. red star - directions of the compass, N, E, S, W 5 pt. yellow star - north star, brightest star in the sky green circles - continual growth and crop rotation

Traditional Spring Rains Hex - Rain for Crops, Growth, New Beginnings 

Symbols Used
4 large raindrops - seasonal rains
4 pt. red star - directions of the compass, N, E, S, W
5 pt. yellow star - north star, brightest star in the sky
green circles - continual growth and crop rotation

Traditional Weather Hex Ensures Rain & Sun for Crops - Prosperity, Fertility, Abundance Symbols Used 8 pt. red star - Sun; light & warmth it provides 4 pairs of raindrops - rain; duality of nature double (12 pt.) rosette - double good luck ~ blue rosette - reliable weather ~ green rosette - crop rotation yellow circle - continual crop health green circle - continual crop growth

Traditional Weather Hex Ensures Rain & Sun for Crops - Prosperity, Fertility, Abundance

Symbols Used
8 pt. red star - Sun; light & warmth it provides
4 pairs of raindrops - rain; duality of nature
double (12 pt.) rosette - double good luck
~ blue rosette - reliable weather
~ green rosette - crop rotation
yellow circle - continual crop health
green circle - continual crop growth

The Mighty Oak - Traditional Hex for Strength, Health & Longevity Symbols Used yellow & orange oak leaves - strength for health & successful career red & green oak leaves - endurance for success & realized creativity brown acorns - strength to meet your potential double 12 pt. rosette - double good luck every month of the year green scalloped border - easy growth and success through life green circle - enduring creativity

The Mighty Oak - Traditional Hex for Strength, Health & Longevity

Symbols Used
yellow & orange oak leaves - strength for health & successful career
red & green oak leaves - endurance for success & realized creativity
brown acorns - strength to meet your potential
double 12 pt. rosette - double good luck every month of the year
green scalloped border - easy growth and success through life
green circle - enduring creativity

Double Rosette - Youth, Vitality, & Happiness Symbols Used double red & orange rosette - vitality & youthfulness; happiness red scalloped border - never ending passion for life 6 white hearts - surrounded by friends with true intentions 12 yellow circles - health each month of the year; virility purple & red seeds - thoughts, ideas, passions, experience

Double Rosette - Youth, Vitality, & Happiness

Symbols Used
double red & orange rosette - vitality & youthfulness; happiness
red scalloped border - never ending passion for life
6 white hearts - surrounded by friends with true intentions
12 yellow circles - health each month of the year; virility
purple & red seeds - thoughts, ideas, passions, experience

Pineapple “Visitors Welcome”  Hex - 1940s Americana Inspired Symbols Used Pineapple - welcome visitors 4 red pineapple flowers - blessings on all that enter red & yellow double border - health and happiness always

Pineapple “Visitors Welcome”  Hex - 1940s Americana Inspired

Symbols Used
Pineapple - welcome visitors
4 red pineapple flowers - blessings on all that enter
red & yellow double border - health and happiness always

Traditional German House Blessing - Good Fortune & Abundance Symbols Used double distelfink - double good luck and happiness open heart - welcome and hospitality to family & friends tulip trinity (3) - faith, hope, & charity pair (2) flowers - household have many worthy achievements raindrop & circle border - abundance and prosperity through life

Traditional German House Blessing - Good Fortune & Abundance

Symbols Used
double distelfink - double good luck and happiness
open heart - welcome and hospitality to family & friends
tulip trinity (3) - faith, hope, & charity
pair (2) flowers - household have many worthy achievements
raindrop & circle border - abundance and prosperity through life

Double Hedge Hog Hex - Prosperous & Lucky Home Symbols Used 2 blue hedgehogs - double luck & protection of the home blue tulip trinity (3) - faith, hope & charity purple earthworm - renewal of life’s cycle, family 3 color triple heart - protect, nurture & instruct through love water border - peace & tranquility through generations

Double Hedge Hog Hex - Prosperous & Lucky Home

Symbols Used
2 blue hedgehogs - double luck & protection of the home
blue tulip trinity (3) - faith, hope & charity
purple earthworm - renewal of life’s cycle, family
3 color triple heart - protect, nurture & instruct through love
water border - peace & tranquility through generations

Quadruple Rosette - Ease Worry & Sadness Symbols Used quadruple rosette (24 pt.) - double good luck, DOUBLED ~green rosette - success & creativity x4  ~blue rosette - protection x2  ~purple rosette - positive self esteem x2 small purple 6 pt. rosette - perfect unity with universe upside down tears - remove, erase, and abolish sadness scallop edges - ease and calm 12 small hearts - surrounded by friends & family number 3 - prefect harmony number 12 - months in a year; always number 24 - hours in a day; always

Quadruple Rosette - Ease Worry & Sadness

Symbols Used
quadruple rosette (24 pt.) - double good luck, DOUBLED
~green rosette - success & creativity x4 
~blue rosette - protection x2 
~purple rosette - positive self esteem x2 
small purple 6 pt. rosette - perfect unity with universe
upside down tears - remove, erase, and abolish sadness
scallop edges - ease and calm
12 small hearts - surrounded by friends & family
number 3 - prefect harmony
number 12 - months in a year; always
number 24 - hours in a day; always

Hex Sign Apple Ornamets

This is a project that I did as Xmas gifts for my family and friends a few years back. 
Brandy Zzyzx 2008