Giveaway!

We've teamed up with Miss Southern Prep to do a fun giveaway! One of her readers will be getting one of our new personalized license plates. Head over to her blog and find out how to enter. While you're there, we know you will think she's as adorable as we do! But don't delay....the giveaway ends on Monday, April 25th!

Specialty Appliques

Most of the time, appliques fit into a certain theme. Holidays, beach, boyish, girlie, etc. But, sometimes you might be looking for more of a particular item. That's where our specialty appliques come in! These may not be "all the time designs", but when there is something special that you need, we probably have it! We've put a few below to get your creative juices flowing. As always, if you're looking for something specific, please email us at themonogrammedmonkey@gmail.com and we'll get busy working for you!

Awareness ribbon that could be made in any color for a variety of causes.

Would look great in yellow for Memorial & Veteran's Day!

Card characters that would look super-cute on kitchen towels for a bridge hostess!

We're thinking this blueberry would look cute with letters inside for an upcoming festival!

This quirky mushroom would look cute on just about anything!

Put this stethoscope applique on a set of play scrubs for your Doctor-in-training!

Jon Jons

Can you believe it's almost summer? With warm weather approaching (or already here, in our case!), jon jons become must-haves for little boys. They can wear shirts underneath now and sleeveless once it gets really balmy. At only $30 each, including monogram or applique, what a great item for those memory photos....especially with all the warm weather holidays and vacations that are just around the corner! If you want to look at more of our jon jon creations for inspiration, check out our Facebook page.

Bird Is The Word!

Birds are just so cute and girly! They look cute on everything from tees to kitchen towels. Here are a few of our newest bird appliques, so just let us know if we can create anything special for your sweet little monkey!

peacock

bird on spring branch

tropical bird

simple bird

Where Has The Week Gone?

Somehow the week just got away from me! Mostly, my to-do list seems to be growing, not shrinking. I have scraps of paper everywhere listing the things I need to do.....I just hope I can remember where I put all my notes! I'm pretty sure my husband is ready for me to get the vinyl machine and all it's extras off the dining room table, but since I'm still working on orders, it might be hanging around for a little bit! I'm trying to get everything ready to mail tomorrow. It's going to be a very big trip to the post office and I'm dreading it! Luckily, my husband will be able to help me, so that's great news!

Of course, I don't get as many of my tasks completed as I'd like sometimes because I spend most of my time with my little monkey. I wouldn't have it any other way! I stay home to be with him....and this time is fleeting. I don't want to wake up one day and realize that I've missed this precious time because I was too busy with whatevers. He is my priority, and I am thankful each day that I have been given this gift. I don't want to waste it! So if that means I'm not as productive, then so be it! The little monkey and I have gotten to get out and have some fun this week, and we're looking forward to lots of fun this weekend (after the post office, of course!). I hope you guys have a great weekend, too, making lots of memories! Isn't that what it's all about? :) See you next week!

A couple of the monogrammed gifts we delivered this week......

Great Day

Yesterday was just a GREAT day! I got to visit with one of my favorite customers, who didn't disappoint with the pile of goodies she brought me! Also, got some fun news....2 different things...about The Monogrammed Monkey that I'm not ready to share just yet (since the details are still being worked out), but they're exciting! A few other good things happened too, and it was just one of those days that everything goes right.

Those don't happen too often around here, so I'll celebrate them when I can! One of the happies was that my vinyl order arrived, which was WONDERFUL since I got an order yesterday on a color of vinyl I was out of! I was scrambling until my husband opened the door late last night and found the package full of what I needed. Hooray! The UPS man must have delivered while we went out to dinner. I'll tell you, our UPS man works hard and late, bless his heart! So I'm off to start working on these vinyl orders, so I can get to work on monogramming. Naptime just isn't long enough some days! :)

This little sippy is for a customer's soon-to-be baby girl. So sweet!

Wild Weekend and Wild Week Ahead!

We had a wild weekend this weekend! Saturday we ran errands until we just couldn't take it anymore, and then Sunday was filled with honey-dos around the house. I've been so busy with The Monogrammed Monkey and my own monkey lately that our house needed a little attention! The vinyl machine has been going non-stop, and I'm waiting on a reorder of supplies to arrive. Of course, I got a rush job, so off to the craft store I went! Luckily, Hobby Lobby had some transfer paper that wasn't exactly like the kind I use, but it will do in a pinch!

This week is shaping up to be wild, too! Today I'm meeting with a customer who has told me she's bringing me 15 things to do. That's going to keep me busy! She wants to look at some of our other monogram fonts as well, since we don't have all of them online. So, we're going to pour over our 3-ring binder filled with ideas and come up with some cute designs for her little monkeys. It's so fun to come up with cute ideas for other little monkeys.....I love seeing how ideas turn into finished products! We've also got lots going on in our "real lives". I've already been emailing this morning trying to juggle playdates with other plans....whew! I'm so thrilled that it's spring and that we are finally well and able to get out and play!

Speaking of fonts, here are a few of our fonts that aren't listed yet. One of my to-dos is to get the applique and font pages updated...I've got a huge file on my computer full of pictures that no one has seen yet! I'm going to get back to work now, and I hope you all have a great day!

Vinyl Lettering

My, how time does fly! We told you about our vinyl creations back in January, and I had every intention of being on top of things and getting pricing and all together. But things never work out the way you'd planned, do they? We have been busy creating fun stuff, though, and snapping pics along the way. Here are a few of the things we've done lately. But what about the pricing, you ask? I've done that, too! I've even made the vinyl it's own page. Click HERE for all the info!