Football Time!

In honor of the Super Bowl this weekend, I thought I'd show you my latest football creation. My husband, who is a HUGE college football fan, took our oldest son to his first football game this past weekend. It's an exhibition game called the Senior Bowl, where all the best talent from top-tier colleges come play in front of NFL scouts. We didn't know if they were going to be able to go until the last minute, so I was literally sewing H1's shirt 10 minutes before they left! I thought it turned out cute, though!

the finished shirt....I just grabbed a blank tee I had laying around

H1 enjoying himself at the game

We're Back!!!

As of today, The Monogrammed Monkey is back from maternity leave and open for business. I have LOTS of fun new things planned for this year, so stay tuned! Also, make sure you check our Facebook page for all the latest & greatest things going on.

Please email me at themonogrammedmonkey@gmail.com with any questions or orders. I look forward to working with you!

My newest helper.....isn't he adorable?

Maternity Leave

Wondering where The Monogrammed Monkey has gone? Well, nowhere, really! I'm just taking some time off to get ready for the arrival of my newest baby monkey! :) I'll be back to monogramming (and hopefully better blogging) sometime after the first of the year. In the meantime, here are a few photos of the things customers have ordered lately. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season enjoying all the blessings God has given each of us. Happy Holidays!

New Applique Fonts

Here are pictures of a couple of new applique alphabets we've just added. I love alphabets because you can do so much with them! Names, just a letter, a number for a birthday....you name it!



The one above is called "cade" and also comes in a zig-zag stitch. It's very cute, especially for boys!

This was a customer request, and she's doing coordinating brother/sister holiday shirts in the font. I like it because it comes in several sizes and is great for longer names (like my sons have!)

It's Greek to Me!

A customer of mine recently told me that she had several former sorority sisters all due with baby girls around the same time. She wanted to do something special for them and came up with the cutest little onesies. These Kappa Delta legacies will be starting off life right!

Of course, as I told my customer, I guess that since I'm having boys I won't be making these precious outfits in my greek letters. However, I do see some "Future KA" t-shirts in their future! :)

We Love Birthdays!

One of the most fun things we get to work on at The Monogrammed Monkey is birthday shirts. Birthdays are so fun anyway, and we love seeing what themes our customers pick out for their little monkeys! We also love seeing the inspiration pieces...be it invitations, photos, or fabric scraps. I'm even keeping a list of some of my favorite designs to use in the future for my 2 boys!

The starting design of a recent birthday theme.......

....and the finished product. We love how it turned out!

What Have We Been Up To?

Well, it's been a wild few months at The Monogrammed Monkey! First, and most importantly, I'm having my own Monkey #2 in December! We're super-excited about our newest addition, and can't wait to meet him (and making him lots of adorable monogrammed stuff, of course!). We have also grown LOTS in the last few months, and are currently slammed with orders. We love our customers, and we are having lots of fun seeing what they pick for their little monkeys! We've also upgraded to a commercial monogramming machine, although we haven't really learned to use it yet. I'm hoping to have some time to learn it while I'm on maternity leave.....well, at least that's what I'm hoping! :)

Here are some of our newest appliques and fonts..........