Spring Break Ready

Spring Break here we come! Check out our cute new accessories to get you ready for fun in the sun!

Our new monogrammed raffia hats in 7 fabulous, must-have colors!

Our monogrammed lounge chair covers and the bogg bag - the best beach bag ever!

Our silky chiffon Summer Splash wrap -- perfect cover-up for the beach or an evening out!

Love this idea from March 2012 Southern Living

Red Carpet Ready

 

 Our monogrammed Swarovski crystal clutches add letter perfect style to any special occasion -- even the Oscars! We know any actress who carried one of these fabulous bags would be a winner. What a wonderful gift for a big occasion like a wedding, launch party or a special birthday.  $875

Margarita Madness

Cheers - it's National Margarita Day!  We love creative holidays and get especially enthusiastic over ones that require blenders and big decisions like frozen or on-the- rocks!    We were curious about the history of the margarita and the signature glass and found a story we had to share that involves a personalized gift!

According to TheNibble.com, a 1940s Dallas socialite named Margaret 'Margarita' Sames mixed up a batch of a new cocktail during a Christmas holiday in Acapulco. "After all, a person can only drink so many beers or so many Bloody Marys, or screwdrivers or whatever," Margaret Sames told the San Antonio News Express in 1994. "I wanted to make up a new drink."

Over the years, Margarita and her husband, Bill, served the drink to their guests, referring to it as “The Drink” or “Margarita's Drink.” After Bill gave Margarita champagne glasses etched with her name, the drink became officially known as the Margarita.  Margarita Sames' recipe was spread by friends and guests, including hotelier Nick Hilton, Hotel Bel-Air owner Joseph Drown, movie stars Lana Turner and John Wayne.

Our Monogrammed Margarita set makes a wonderful gift!

We are sharing the Monogram Merchant's very own Cynthia Brumback's Citrus Margarita recipe with you here that she created for 'A Sunsational Encore' --  a Junior League of Greater Orlando cookbook.

Cynthia's Citrus Margarita:

4.5 ounces tequila

2 ounces Triple Sec

2 ounces Grand Marnier

4 ounces orange juice concentrate

2 ounces limeade concentrate

Juice of 1 lime

Ice

Lime juice and salt for rimming margarita glasses

1) Fill a blender with ice cubes

2) Add the tequila, liquers, orange juice concentrate, limeade concenrate and lime juice

3) Process until blended to preferred consistency

4) Pour into chilled glasses (rimmed with salt if desired)

5) Garnish with a slice of lime

YIELD: 4 servings

 

CHEERS!

 



Style your door for spring!

New at the Monogram Merchant -- Monogram Door knockers.  Available in brass or nickel plated silver finish in 16 of the most popular letters.  What a great gift for weddings or housewarmings! An easy way to add personal style to your front door or a child's bedroom door. $39.95

Helping Honduras Kids 20% Off Sale

Now through October 17th, we are offering a 20% discount on select merchandise as part of our support of Helping Honduras Kids.  We are sponsoring 10 Honduran children this Christmas with one of our favorite business partners, Heartstrings Enterprises.  As a thank you, Heartstrings is giving us a 20% discount to share with you on some of our best-selling gifts.  If you've had your eye on something special, now is your chance to get it 20% off or get started early on your holiday shopping!  Hundreds of products are included in this sale!

Here is a list of links to sale items:

Monogrammed Baseball Caps & Hats

Monogrammed Wraps & Scarves

Monogrammed Slippers

Monogrammed Folding Umbrellas

Monogrammed Acrylic Gifts

Monogrammed Baby Bibs & Burp Cloths

Monogrammed Hooded Towels

Sterling Silver Baby Gifts

Monogrammed Coolers & Lunch Bags

Car Monograms & License Plates

Monogrammed Towels and Bath Wraps

Monogrammed Picture Frames

Monogrammed House and Garden Flags

Monogrammed Jewelry

Name and Monogram Decals

Recipe Cards & Boxes

Monogrammed Soap

Sports Gifts

Travel Cups and Mugs

Gift of the Day: Reading List of Favorite Books from our Facebook Friends

With our give away of the autographed copy of The Help,
we got a diverse and intriguing list of favorite books from our FB friends and we thought we'd share it with you!

KBB recommends A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life


HP recommends Drinking, a Love Story



LLM loves Pride And Prejudice


JD can't live without Gone with the Wind, 75th Anniversary Edition


JFC suggests Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson


FW likes Here, Home, Hope



LMT named her dog after someone in this book The Great Gatsby




KMW shared her favorite  -- a true story The Hiding Place (Hendrickson Classic Biographies)





LC shared a family favorite for several generations The Wind in the Willows (Puffin Classics)


KSR & MCR love the timeless story A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)


MBH loves all things Savannah including Savannah Blues



SB recommends He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys


AU likes this great story of friendship Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants



JV & SBM loved one of our favorites Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia


PRL says this is a great book The Rapture of Canaan


LJG likes Firefly Lane


MC a Catholic girl now Jewish by marriage says you can't miss Jewish as a Second Language: How to Worry, How to Interrupt, How to Say the Opposite of What You Mean



MCR says this is the most hilarious book ever written The Joyous Season



DHB says this is a captivating read Beach Music: A Novel
 

CS likes this eloquent testament to friendship Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel (Random House Movie Tie-In Books)
 




BGK recommends this truthful perspective Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth
 

HHL's favorite Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back 

NC loves the reality of A Painted House