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..........

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.