New Products at Madame Monogram

I've been thinking about offering some new products at MM for quite some time. In a little over a month I will be participating in New/Like New consignment sale at a local school and decided this was the perfect opportunity to put on my thinking cap. I decided to expand my offerings by adding some cute things for children. Below are several melamine plate designs that can be personalized with either names or monograms. What do you think?

This company also offers cute trays and platters. Don't you think these would make lovely hostess or teacher gifts?

In addition to these items I may also be offering place mats, puzzles, stickers, lunch boxes, and childrens stationery.

Let me know what y'all think!

The Chicks

Not too long ago I was contacted by a bride named Nicole through my etsy store to do a custom pair of chair sashes for her wedding. At first I was a little unsure of how they would turn out, but as you can see below they rocked! One sash said "The", the other read "Chicks". Placed next to each other and you had a cute photo op as well as a unique way to mark the seats for the Bride and Groom.

Jane Shauck from Iris Photography was kind enough to share this image with me. Iris Photography is based out of West Hartford, CT. If you are getting married in the North East you would be crazy not to check her availability. If you are interested in learning more about Jane and Iris Photography or just want to see more of Nicole and Tony's wedding (it was lovely) here is the link. http://photoiris.com/blog/2009/05/nicole-and-tonys-wedding-at-the-webb-barn-in-wethersfield-ct.html

Sashes are currently on sale at www.madamemonogram.etsy.com

Graduation Gifts

A couple of weeks ago a dear frined of mine came to me needing a graduation gift for her cousin who would be attending Auburn University in the fall. After a few different ideas, we came up with a personalized laundry bag. This will be the perfect gift for her since she will be living in the dorm and depending on the dorm may have to take her laundry half way across campus.

Here is a photo of the finished product. I have since done bags for 2 other soon to be college students. The trim portions are also pictured below. There are 2 bags left, at $28.00 each they are a great graduation gift. Any takers?

New designs

Last week I stumbled across some wonderful new embroidery frames. I have these available in small, medium, large and wide (perfect for first names). These stitch out beautifully and can be done in any color combination. I think these would look great on burp cloths, tote bags, baby bibs, and so much more!

Personalized chair sashes are all the rage!

The ribbon for Madame Monogram's new line of personalized chair sashes has arrived! We are currently carrying white, ivory and a milk chocolate ribbon. Upon request the Madame can also special order petal pink , mossy green, and icy blue ribbons.

With a width of 4 inches this is the widest, most luxurious ribbon double faced satin ribbon around. The length of your finished sash will depend on the length of the chair tie that your rental company carries. Other widths are available on request.

So you may be asking yourself what does one do with a personalized chair sash? It's simple. The ribbon is layered with the rented chair cover and sash to create a special and distinct seat for the bride and groom at their reception. What do I do with this special ribbon after the party is over you may be wondering.......that is also simple. Two wonderful ideas come to mind. First you can either trim the excess from the ends and frame along with other keepsakes in a shadow box. You can also use the ribbons to tie towels on a towel bar in your master or guest bath. I have had one MM bride who has tucked her ribbons away for a future family wedding.




Above you will see three of the many options we currently offer. There are over 500 thread colors available. Wording combinations include Mr./Mrs., Bride/Groom, or a Couples Monogram. Last names may be added to Mr./Mrs. at the discretion of MM as some names are too long to work.

In addition MM can also produce custom monogrammed ribbons to be used as napkin rings or pew markers.

Other reception items available include linen cocktail napins, table runners (these look great monogrammed on a cake table and then used later in the home of the bride and groom), and dinner napkins.

Wedding Details

So many new things are in the wedding pipeline at Madame Monogram. This week we are working on ring pillows, more bouquet sashes, and chair sashes. I hope to have chair sash photos up this afternoon. Stay tuned!

Bridal Bouquets

Lots has been going on in the studio of Madame Monogram. Saturday I had the opportunity to take some of our newly designed Bouquet Sashes to Foxgloves & Ivy to be photographed with their one of a kind bouquets. This is the first of many photos that will be posted. Stay tuned for more!

Pacifier Clips

Over the last few weeks I have had so many new ideal in my head. It's been hard to get them all out on paper or in this case ribbon and fabric. Below are four designs from the new Madame Monogram pacifier clip line. The clips are stainless and can be attached to a a car seat, onesie, bib, virtually anything. The snaps are offered in a plain stainless or a pearl headed version. In the last photo I am featuring a gift set that includes onesie, burp clith, bib and coordinating paci clip.

Enjoy!

Christmas Favorites

Today I am going to showcase a few of the items Madame Monogram put together for clients to give as holiday gifts. My only regret is that I did not take more pictures before I packed everything off to ship or deliver!

thermal coffee cup sleve, fits your Starbucks or other "to go" coffee's

many olors available

6x6 linen hemstitch cocktail napkins
many fonts and thread colors available

Ok, this was not a Christmas gift, but it is cute. Not pictured is the coordinating onesie in master circle.

Set of monogrammed bibs.

New bib colors coming soon!

These cosmetic bags have been a huge hit. I love the larger one for storage or traveling. The small bag is perfect to carry with you during the day or for shorter trips. Several colors are available.

Popular gifts that are not featured here included monogrammed canvas boat totes with matching koozies, thermal to go tumblers, nylon tote bags, and linen dinner size napkins.

Ribbons and Trim

Not too long ago I spent a weekend in NYC with my two best friends. While I was there I had the opportunity to visit my favorite ribbon and trim store. Today's post features the fun things I purchased while in the big apple. Any of these can be used to jazz up a simple onesie, burp cloth, or a personalized pillow case for spend the night parties or a night away from home.

Funky Patterns

Precious Polka dots

Stripes

Solids

Pom Pom's

Ric Rac

Fresh and Fun Combinations

Holiday Baazar

The holiday baazar at St. Benedicts has now come and gone. People seemed to have a few favorite items: pink and blue baby bibs, coffee tumblers, koozies, tote bags, and cosmetic bags. Here are some photos from our booth.

This picture show several of the ribbon and trim options for our bibs, burp cloths, and onesies.

We met a ton of great people and hope to be invited back next year!

New Holiday Designs

Toile Tree

I have fallen so much in love with the dish towels I posted last week, that I decided that I needed to come up with some fun ways to make these towels into Christmas treasures for family and friends.

Check out these new designs. I got to stitch out the Toile Tree this morning and it looks SO good. I am going to stitch out all the designs and take with me to the Holiday Baazar this weekend. What I like about these designs is that they are classic yet fun and you can put a family's name underneath the design.

Swirl Tree

Classic Tree

Merry Christmas Tree

Tree Modern Tree

Woodland Tree

Winter Tree

Leave a comment and let me know which is your favorite! These designs would also be good on a hand towel for the powder room.

Dish Drying Diva

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I do not like to wash and dry dishes, that's what dish washers are for! Regardless, it never fails that I have more than my dishwasher can handle and end up washing and drying a few pieces by hand.

With the addition of Madame Monogram's 100% linen dish towel, this job I will dread no more. These natural linen cloths are the perfect size, super absorbent, and look so pretty! Since the thread I use is 100% bleach proof and color fast, you will not have to worry about these dish towels loosing their beauty for a very long time!

I think that this is going to be my "go to" hostess and gift swap item this holiday season!

Coffee Tumblers

Well, we are back from a fun weekend in Charleston and I have finally had the chance to photograph the new coffee tumbler fabrics. Personally I think this is one of the best gifts ever. A constant coffee or hot beverage drinker, I have one with me at all times.


After testing out different thread and fabric combinations, I think the pink, aqua, and red look great with a black single initial or monogram. The brown damask and black pattern look cute with a bright color.

On the horizon

Well, it's been a very busy few weeks in the land of Madame Monogram. We have been getting lots of orders for coffee tumblers and monogramming of personal items. Below you will see the tumbler that everyone has been raving over. The tumbler style we have decided to go with is a little different, but the fabric and monogram style are the same. There are 5 more fabric choices now available, I will have to get photos up next week. The other colors and fabrics are a bit more whimsical without looking childinsh or silly. Madame Monogram customers will have their choice of brown and white damask, black and white organic print, red and cream organic print, pink paisley, and aqua trellis.

November 8th will be our public debut at St Benedict's Holiday Baazar. Last year the baazar drew around 1,000 people. This year there will be 40 or so vendors including me! I am thrilled and a little anxious. Have I bitten off more than I can chew? To help me get through the day, by sister is going to join me. We have done several projects together through the years so I know I will have the best help.

Here are a few of the items that we will be featuring at the baazar, most of which are perfect for holiday gift giving. I think my favorite new item has to be the scalloped linen cocktail napkin.

Some of my favorite items for our mini monogrammers are as follows:

Hooded Infant Towel

Infant Layette Set

Available in Blue, Pink, and White

Well, I think that's it for now. Madame Monogram is going out of town tomorrow, so we will see you again next week.

Tote Bags

So a few weeks ago I stumbled upon this too good to be true deal on some tote bags. Being the deal hunter that I am I bought 6 of each color.

So far they have been a HUGE hit and I am going to have to go back for more. Here are two different color combos that I just finished monogramming as bridesmaid gifts.

Twice the fun!

Check out the photos of my friend Lisa's newly monogrammed jumper and long all. These pieces Lisa had purchsed from a local shop and then brought to me for monogramming. The little jumper did not come with bloomers, so I am going to get those for her. I think the bloomers would look cutest with the Master Circle "A".

Burp cloth's are a mom's best friend.

It seems like everyone I know is having babies, so I am quickly learning all the likes and dislikes of my new mom friends. As different as each new mom is they all agree on one thing. You can never have enough burp cloths or bibs. I have made it my new mission to design stylish, yet functional cloths to help my mommy friends take care of, well, whatever it is you need a burp cloth for. Here are a few burp cloths that I have recently made for these stylish moms and babies.

This is only the beginning! I just got the cutest ric-rac and pom pom trim. As soon as I come up with the best way to use these new embellishments I will post some new photos. Check back soon!