Monogrammed Beverage Ribbons

I love to entertain my friends for meetings, luncheons, and special events. One of my most commented on items I use when I entertain are my beverage ribbons. I stitched them in colors and designs matching the theme of the event.

At the last Garden Club meeting hosted at my house, I used this cute pink ribbon for the coffee urn.

These two sets were made for an Auburn football tailgate party. They have a tiger paw design added to the lettering.

I choose the works for the lettering depending on the beverages being served. Sweet Tea, Water, and Coffee are always the most popular!

Here is a picture of a group with a water container, tray, and glasses.

These ribbon are so versatile! You them, wash and dry, and use again. The ends are heat sealed so they don't fray. Think about using these for your next event.

More Monograms

I am way behind on publishing blog posts. Maybe writing and publishing blog posts should have been my New Year's Resolution!

My daughter was here during the summer and we went downtown Thomasville shopping. You can't come to Thomasville, Georgia and not visit the best downtown in the U.S.A! While shopping at  Relish we found the cutest lunch box for my grandson to use for his school lunches. It folds out flat and can be used as a placemat. Clean up is easy. Of course, it needed a monogram. If you think monograms are a "girl" thing, think again. Monograms can be very masculine.

This stacked "Library" font design is great for a guy.

On this same visit home, my daughter packed my grandson's medications and toiletries in zippered plastic bags. Because of constant handling, the bags eventually split and everything started falling out. I decided that just wouldn't do so I went shopping at our local T.J. Maxx and found two dopp kits. Here us a picture of the monogram I selected stitched on the bags.

My grandson has a hyphenated middle name so I designed a four-letter monogram for his bags. I think they turned about pretty cute and they are perfect for his medications and toiletries.

Custom Monograms

As the owner of an Etsy shop and an online baby gift store, I am constantly monogramming/personalizing gift items. I love monograms and love creating custom monograms for my customers.

This is a set of towels I monogrammed for a friend of mine. She brought me a photo of her daughter-in-laws handwriting and I digitized the letter "J" for the embroidery. You can't get more personal than that and what a great idea! The towels turned out beautifully and my customer and her daughter-in-law loved them.

I also stitched a handkerchief for a customer to be used in memory of a family member at a wedding.

My customer brought me an image of the wings and I digitized it and added the name and date. Here is a close-up of the design.

Here is another custom handkerchief design stitched on one of my double hemstitch handkerchiefs.

In my Etsy shop, I offer organic cotton pillowcases. Three letter monograms or names is offered on the pillowcases but last Christmas a customer requested a custom pillowcase. She wanted a phrase stitched on the front and the back. She is a graphic designer so she drew out the font phrase took a picture and sent it to be. I digitized the lettering and stitched it on the pillowcase. If turned out really cute and the recipient loved it.

Here is a link to my pillowcase listing in my Etsy store.

I don't have a lot of experience digitizing but love the opportunity to create simple custom designs.

Elegant Monograms

Monograms are still very popular. I am continually purchasing new monogram fonts I see and like. These napkins are stitched with a font called Ponda from Apex Embroidery Designs .

I call the thread color Hydrangea Blue. It reminds me of the color of the hydrangea flowers in my yard.

The finished napkins are very elegant and will look beautiful in any table setting. The hemstitched napkins are made from 100% linen fabric. They wash and iron beautifully! I starch the napkins before I use them on a table but remember to never store them with starch on them. If linens are stored for a long time with starch on them, they will yellow and the fibers will deteriorate.

The ladies giving the bridal shower displayed the napkins beautifully on the entryway table so all the guests could see them. See why I call the thread color Hydrangea Blue!

I hope to add a Monogram Dinner Listing to my Etsy store soon.

Monogram Gifts

It has been a long time since my last blog ….. too long. Along with personalizing gifts from my baby store, The Polka Dot Store, and my Etsy Store, Monogram Elegance, I monogram for friends and family. Holidays and weddings keep me busy!. Here are a few images of some of my work. The first picture is a set of pajamas given as a bridesmaid gift. The Sydney font and red thread was used for the initial.

This is a picture of a set of blankets a friend gave her nieces as gifts. They turned out so cute and her nieces love them!

Pink dresses and blankets were fun to create for micro preemie twins born in October. Preemie’s in the NICU have monitors and wires so the neck is made adjustable with gathers and ribbon. The back is left open and the ribbon woven through the smocking ties the dress closed in the back. The sleeves are angle sleeves style allowing for tubes to be placed through them. If you are interested in making "Wee Care" gowns for hospitals, here is a link Smocking Guild Wee Care Program . The dress is made from 100% cotton sateen fabric and is personalized above the hem with the letter "E" in Vine Font. The blanket was made using 100% soft cotton flannel fabric and lined in Imperial Batiste fabric.

A visit to see a friend prompted making this cute pillow with her zip code appliqued on the front. The pillow is made from ivory cotton canvas fabric and I used gray burlap fabric for the piping and applique. It looks great on her sofa!

I hope you get some great ideas from the pictures. More gift ideas will be posted in a later blog. Visit The Polka Dot Store for all your baby gifts and Monogram Elegance on Etsy for you wedding, graduation, birthday, and Christening gifts.