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Gift of the Day: Behind the Glass Monogram Pendants

We love our new romantic Behind the Glass pendants! These pieces are completely custom -- you select pendant shape, metal finish, pattern and monogram style. A great option for one-of-a-kind gift giving.  Another reason to feel good about our Behind the Glass monogrammed pendants -- 25% of the profits from this line go to Helping Honduras Kids. Pendants are $22-$25 and matching chains are $10 and up. Use code DAY to get 10% off this gift anytime.

Gift of the Day: Southern Plate by Christy Jordan

There is a first time for everything, and today marks our first Gift of the Day which is something you can't buy on TheMonogramMerchant.com!  On Monday, my nephews and I made home-made doughnuts with Christy Jordan's recipe from her blog SouthernPlate.com.  They were delicious, easy to make and we were thrilled with the results.  Naturally, basking in the glow of the doughnut success, I ordered Christy's cookbook, Southern Plate: Classic Comfort Food That Makers Everyone Feel Like Family.
Christy's cookbook is one of the most personal I have ever seen.  She shares her family history and recipes along with intimate stories of the people and occasions who prepared and shared these Southern classics. Christy does such a good job of making it personal that I feel as though I was at one of her Alabama family reunions! This cookbook is full of recipes you'll want to add to your own collection and make a part of your family history.

http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Plate-Classic-Comfort-Everyone/dp/0061991015/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311947407&sr=8-1

Stephen Bonanno Monogram Sandals: Our Gift of the Day

Color Your Summer with Stephen Bonanno Monogram Sandals!
We have been in love with these sandals since 2002 and are so excited to add them to our site!  What fun it is for a shoe diva to be the design director of her custom made sandals!  Shown here in our colorful circle is the Emma Classic Monogram Sandal. You choose the leather colors, the monogram style and even the height of the heel.  Emma is also available for little girls and in a sassy 3 inch wedge for ladies Tatiana is a newer style of monogram sandal and is just as fabulous!  If you need help deciding on the perfect color combination for you, visit our gallery of inspiration or use our interactive sandal tool to get some great ideas.
Since Stephen Bonanno Monogram Sandals are made just for you by hand, it takes approximately 4-6 weeks for them to be created.  Rush service is available for $25 and that gets you your sandals in about 3 weeks.
To celebrate this fantastic addition to our site we are going to give you FREE RUSH SERVICE on all orders placed by June 30th.  All orders through June 30th will be automatically upgraded with our compliments!

Gift of the Day: Palm Beach Ice Buckets

Welcome Summer!  We're ready for some outdoor entertaining with our new Monogrammed Palm Beach Ice Buckets.  Just $42.95 including the monogram.  3 quart double-walled ice bucket comes with clear acrylic lid and matching tongs.  White ice bucket has silver-tone handle; colors have gold-tone. Available in Royal Blue, Turquoise, White, Lime Green and Orange with your choice of monogram style and color.  Perfect gifts for hostesses, weddings and summer birthdays! Use code 'DAY' to get 10% off these ice buckets anytime.

Monogrammed Acrylic Beverage Server - Gift of the Day

We LOVE our Monogrammed Acrylic Beverage Server.  $45 with monogram. This elegant beverage server holds the perfect amount -- 3 gallons -- enough for a group but not the entire town! The base has a well for ice which helps keep your drink of choice cool without getting watered down.
Our Facebook peeps shared fantastic ideas for drinks and occasions perfect for the beverage server including Derby Day, pool parties, weddings, graduation, rush parties. 
Favorite Drinks:
Water with floating lemons
Water with cucumbers or cucumbers + mint
Lemonade
Strawberry lemonade floating lemon slices and strawberries
Cherry Limeade with fresh cherries and sliced limes
Sweet Tea
Fruit Tea with frozen peaches
Arnold Palmers
Southern Bourbon Tea
Kristen's Potion 1/2 lemonade, 1/2 Bigelow Plantation Mint Iced Tea, thinly sliced lemons and limes.
Mimosas
Mint Juleps
Margaritas (Watermelon or Mango)
Mojitos
Sangria
Champagne Wedding Punch
Orange Creamcicles (Vanilla Vodka & Orange Crush)
Black Eyed Susans (Vodka, Rum, Orange Juice, Triple Sec & Lime)
Sweet Tea Vodka & Lemonade
Kentucky Lemonade (with Bourbon)
Brew Berry Delight (3/4 cup frozen raspberries, 3 1/2  12-oz. bottles beer, chilled, 1 12-oz. container frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup vodka Garnish: lemon and lime slices)

Gift of the Day: Ready for Spring! Fabulous Flower Tote

Sophisticated. Fun. Sustainable.
We are in LOVE with our new woven raffia flower tote. 
Artists in New York have partnered with artisans in Madagascar to create these fantastic, feminine flower totes.  Perfect for everyday or special events, our flower tote will add a chic note to your spring and summer wardrobe.  Available in 9 luscious colors, sure to fit into your palette. Woven raffia and hand carved wood handles are made from sustainable resources.  Feel good while you look good!

Gift of the Day: Tervis Tumblers a Whole New Way

Tervis Tumblers with Butter Sauce for Sarasota Shrimp

Tervis Tumblers promise to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold, and I'm so in love with the fact the tumblers keep the ice fresh in my diet coke that I rarely think to use them for anything hot.
Last night I was hosting a small birthday dinner and wanted to keep it simple with placemats, but I was serving Sarasota Shrimp (recipe below) which includes a delicious butter dipping sauce.  My butter warmers are great, but without fail you end up with a table full of butter drips which is a yucky mess to clean up. 
Divine inspiration or to quote Plato 'necessity, who is the mother of invention' directed me to give my 12 oz Tervis Tumblers a try as butter sauce cups.  They were perfect!  The butter sauce stayed perfectly warm while we were at the table and the 12 oz Tervis Tumblers were great for dunking the shrimp.
Other ideas for using the 'Cocktail Size' Tervis Tumblers  to keep sauces warm would be maple syrup for pancakes or french toast sticks, chocolate sauce, and maybe even an au jus or gravy.  Of course, the tumblers would work well to keep dips and sauces cold too!  Great for vegetable dip (our favorite is Spinach & Herb Dip Mix from Tastefully Simple, cocktail sauce, pimento cheese or salsa.
Here is the recipe for Sarasota Shrimp (adapted from Sunsational, Junior League of Greater Orlando)
For the boil:
  1. Mix the boil, onion, lemons and celery into about 1/2 gallon water
  2. Allow to sit for 30 minutes or so
  3. Simmer for at least 30 minutes before adding the shrimp; you can simmer longer if you wish
  4. Once the boil is bubbling, add shrimp and boil for 3-5 minutes til done
For the butter sauce (this makes way more than you need for 4-5 lbs of shrimp):
  • 3 sticks butter
  • 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbs Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbs Tarragon vinegar
  • 3-4 tbs fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbs salt
  • 8 dashes of Tabasco sauce
Mix all of the above and stir regularly over low heat. Sauce ends up a light brown/golden yellow color.  Pour into your 12 oz Tervis Tumblers and serve!


Christmas 2010 Favorites

Glittery Starfish ornament -- souvenir from the Bahamas
Happy New Year! 
Best Wishes to you for a happy, healthy & prosperous 2011!
Since we are so sad the holiday season is over, we made a scrapbook of some our favorites from Christmas 2010.  Hope you enjoy seeing how we celebrate & decorate.  
We love needlepoint and especially at Christmas.  This angel tree topper was made by my Aunt Cath who taught me how to needlepoint....I made the star angel ornament and love how cute they are together.  This was the first year we put them side by side and it made me think of her everytime I looked at the tree. Our dogs get VIP treatment with their personalized stockings.  Santa holds them up with the help of some flat stocking hangers we found at Walmart. They were perfect to tuck under our needlepoint Santa.
Pink Poinsettia from Palmers

Antique mercury glass reindeer posed on a breakfront while white pine cone ornaments were nestled in a silver dish.  The glow of mercury glass is perfect all year but especially during the holidays. Our reindeer are basking in the warm light from the tree lights. 
Poinsettia's are a holiday must...this year we went all pink and put three in porcelain and gold trim cache pots we found at the Georgetown Flea Market.
Thanks for the cards! We keep them up all year....

My sister made this fabric covered memo board for me and I love using it for photo holiday cards. So fun for friends and family to see their cards displayed when they come over.

We spray painted these walnuts silver and gold...every year we find a new way to use them and we always get lots of compliments!

Santa brought me a Kindle...fortunately he also brought a monogrammed case for it! You can check out the cases on the Monogram Merchant.com

We love our small letter box for holiday invitations and cards! We gave one away like this on Facebook in our 12 holiday GIVE AWAYS!  If you want to see all the styles and patterns, go to the For the Home section on the Monogram Merchant.com
 
Hate seeing someone dig into a bowl with a germy hand? We LOVE this Amuse-Bouche spoon for candy, nuts or sauce and it easily takes care of the problem.  You can hang it from the edge or the side making it crystal clear to guests they should use it! Just $3.95 from Sur la Table  
  


Monogrammed Recipe Cards: Perfect for Treasured Family Recipes

We love love love our 38 styles of personalized recipe cards from Boatman Geller!! After sharing recipes over Thanksgiving, we can't resist these! Add personal style to your signature dish with these chic 4" x 6" double-sided recipe cards.  We think they make great gifts for birthdays, the holidays, hostesses, and bridal showers.  Free shipping on these through 12/5/10. See the entire selection by clicking here.

Red Letter Holiday - Festival of Trees 2010

We are so thrilled to be participating for the 6th year in the Orlando Museum of Art's Festival of Trees. The festival theme is 'Red Hot for the Holidays' and we have to agree all that red is making us very excited for the holiday season.  Our table 'Red Letter Holiday' is a high/low combination of paper & linen napkins, crystal glasses and melamine plates.  Personalized gift tags adorn homemade pickles and marmalade, Third Wife wine and beautifully wrapped packages. Over 20 monogrammed gifts are on display in 'Red Letter Holiday' and one lucky winner will receive a $500 gift certificate when his or her raffle ticket is drawn on Sunday, November 21st.  You can see all our specially chosen gifts by clicking here
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