Happy Birthday Dr. Chick!

Happy Birthday to my best friend and 'Only One'!  There is no one I'd rather do life with!

Easy Breezy Cinnamon Roll "Cups"

As much as I don't want to admit this, I've become a real adult.  I've been a pseudo-adult; the pay my taxes & insurance kind of adult, for quite some time now.   But I've crossed over, entered adulthood in a real, official, get up early on the weekend kind of way.  Those of you with mini's are scoffing right now, you're no strangers to pre-dawn Saturday mornings, but hang with me.

Just because my internal alarm goes off before 7 o'clock every-freaking-day-of-the-week does not mean that I'm turning into a morning person.  I struggle to make these early hours my finest.  It does mean that Saturday mornings necessitate breakfast.  Previously, not a meal I typically visited on Saturdays.  I was much more of a late brunch kind of chick.   Since I can be found shuffling around the house with one eye half open, breakfast is best when made easy.

Enter my friends Pillsbury and Demarle.  It is no secret I'm a snob when it comes to the kitchen, I like nice kitchen tools, judge me, I'm okay with that.  You don't have to be a kitchen snob to make these tasty little "cups" you can use your metal muffin pans.  You could probably even add cute little mini muffin cup liners and be way cuter than me.  I'm okay with that too.

To make these super easy Cinnamon Roll "Cups" cut each cinnamon roll in half and press into the mini muffin wells.  I baked mine for around 8ish minutes.  I'm a glutton for punishment so I popped those fiery hot little cups out immediately and slathered on the icing.   They were delish as I lingered over them along with my coffee and Pinterest early one Saturday morning.

Much like a real adult might do.

New Year, New Look, Same Chick!

Wow!  I don't even know where to begin!  Since the last post, so much has happened.  The holidays, of course, came and went in a flurry and then January 12th came.  This was a day we anticipated and prayed about for so long.  A day we knew was coming, a day we had no idea what would hold, a day we knew our Father held in His hands (not unlike every other day).  It was this day, January 12th, that Mama Chick, had a brain tumor removed.

It all started 7.5 years ago.  Six weeks before Dr. Chick and I got married.  I remember where I was exactly, when I got the call.  My mom's call, telling me that her doctors had found a brain tumor.  Events unfolded and we learned that she had a meningioma; a benign tumor in the lining of her brain.  The plan was simple:  an MRI every 6 months to monitor the tumor and pray that it doesn't change.

Fast forward to October.  The MRI showed growth, the MRI showed fluid, the MRI did not show good things about the tumor.  It was time, the neurosurgeon said, to remove it.  Time to remove the tumor that sat in my mama's head, attached to the lining of her brain, just above her olfactory nerve.  The risks were many and we spent 3 and a half months praying, trusting, believing that all would turn out well.  We spent those months praying that the Great Healer would prevent loss of taste and smell as well as that He'd preserve her life.

January 12, 2012 was nothing short of a miracle and Mama Chick came out of surgery with her sense of taste and smell as well as a keen awareness of who we all are and what she'd been through.  Just 48 hours after surgery she was dismissed from the Neuroscience ICU to recover at home.  She was sporting 39 staples that ran from in front of her left ear through her hairline, ending with 2 stitches at her hairline above her right eye.

this is day she came home.  48 hours post brain surgery!

It has been just over a month since the surgery and her progress has been amazing!  Our Honey is here with us, just as fabulous as she was prior to January 12th.  We have so much to be thankful for and praise Him daily for faithfully seeing us through such a scary time.

this was taken last weekend!

So, now that I've brought my chickadees up to speed....what do y'all think of the new look?!  Amid the holiday's and Mama Chick's surgery, Monogram Chick received a make-over.  I love the new colors and site set-up!  Did you notice that even our "chick" received some freshening up?!  She's prep-tastic in her pearls, don't you think?  I mean, honestly, ever chick needs a little something special around her neck, right?

What's your favorite thing you've been wearing around your neck, these days?!

A Favorite Things Giveaway of Epic Proportions!

Merry Christmas, chickadees!

We are stitching away in the studio fulfilling orders as fast as we can!

I am so excited to share an absolutely fan-tab-u-lous giveaway.  Many of you are familiar with Blue Eyed Bride (Erin) and Nina (According to Nina).  They are super interesting, fun, always faithful blogger chicks who rock!

This Christmas season they are sharing their favorite things with their readers.  These uber gracious chicks are hosting a giveaway that will benefit 32 of their readers!  Holy moly, right?!

I was honored that they include Monogram Chick as one of their favorite things.  To be exact, their favorite things that made the giveaway list are our 24 oz Monogrammed Straw Tumblers (who both blogged about when preggers with their little men, here & here) and our Monogrammed Ruffle Robe and Monogrammed Cosmetic Bag.

Check out their blogs, and enter away!

You can enter on both Erin's blog & Nina's blog, doubling  your chances of winning!

Cyber Monday Sale!!

It's here, chickadees!  Cyber Monday!  Our biggest discount of the year.  Shop www.MonogramChick.com Monday, November 28th (midnight through 11:59 pm) and save 15% with the code CYBER2011.

Feel free to grab the graphic and share with your friends!!

Absolutely everything is included.....Monogrammed Straw Tumblers, Baby Gifts, Personalized Christmas Stockings, Monogrammed Cosmetic Bags, Robes & Wraps and so much more!

christmas stockings: a preview!

I know, it isn't even Halloween yet but I am simply giddy that our new Christmas stockings arrived this week, I just had to share!

As y'all know, here at Monogram Chick we strive to provide excellent quality at a fair price and our new stockings are a perfect fit!  With their exception quality and great patterns I'm certain you'll want these hung by your chimney with care this holiday season.

Personalized Christmas Stockings have been a huge hit in years past and I know y'all will love this year's choices:  Damask, Stripes, Polka Dots, Pets, & Ruffles/Bows will all be finding their way to MonogramChick.com in the very near future.

givaway winners!

Alrighty chickadees, yesterday around noon (truth be told it wasn't until about 3:00) I turned off comments and last night Dr. Chick and I tabulated and pulled our two winners out of a basket.  {I was  spent from a long day at Dr. Chick's office so I neglected to take pics--so sorry!}

Without further adieu, our Personalized Tee Shirt Winners are:

Lea Liz  

{who loves fall weather, fall decorations & wearing her uggs}

& 

A Southern Love  

{who LOVES fall and football, pumpkins, fall candles, beautiful leaves & the cooler weather}

Happy Tuesday!  Hope y'all can embrace today, live the moment and tell your loved ones you love them.

Giveaway Ends Tomorrow, Not Too Late To Enter!

Howdy chickadees! Dont forget to enter the personalized kids shirt giveaway. We'll be closing the comments around noon tomorrow (Monday) so there is still time!

In other news, Master P and Kiki spent Friday at the Monogram Chick studio. We had great fun designing more fantastic kids tees and had the perfect little boy model. Afer a tasty lunch downtown we snapped some quick phone pics as Parker had a great time chasing Dr. Chick down the sidewalk...isnt he cute in his houndstooth pumkin tee?!

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Fall, New Products & A Giveaway!

Hey chickadees!  Wow!  Where have the last 6 months gone?!  They've flown by and I've hardly had time to catch my breath.  

Over the past few months, we've been working on something new. Something new & exciting!  Monogram Chick is now offering digitally printed garments.  I'm thrilled to offer personalized tees, onsies & rompers with unique names & monograms.  All of our designs are one of a kind and can only be found at Monogram Chick.  Mix & Match any of our designs on any of our 100% cotton garments.  Choose from girly t-shirts, onsies, girly rompers, or t-shirts and rompers for boys.

Currently, we're offering fall/halloween designs with more "everyday" & holiday designs to be added in the coming days.

click here to view/purchase

Y'all know how I love a giveaway and it's been way too long since we've hosted one.  With the addition of our newest product I think it is high time we give away some schwag--specifically, one of our new fall tees, onsies or rompers.

To Enter:

Leave a comment here with your favorite thing about fall {a few of my faves:  candy corn, football, cooler weather...}

To earn 2 additional entries:  

1:  Like us on Facebook

2:  Post a message on our wall stating which design & garment you'd like to win.

[ex:  I want to win the candy corn polka dot girly romper @ MonogramChick.com!]

On Monday, September 26th we'll announce 2 winners!

{giveaway closes @ noon on the 26th}

Take a sneak peek at some of the designs that we'll be adding in the coming days!

A Back To School Giveaway & 24 oz Tumblers!

It's that time of year....Target's shelves are filled to the brims with crisp new notebooks, perfectly sharpened crayons & pencils and packages of brand new pens.  Soooooo, we need something to put all those brand new back to school supplies in....que the Back To School Giveaway my sweet friend, Erin @ Blue Eyed Bride is graciously hosting!!

Y'all, this is B-I-G.  3 Giveaways!  Yes, you read that right, 3 Giveaways!  Our newest mint pattern has just arrived.  Whether your crazy about Aubbie, a Clemson Tiger, or are mad about the newest "it" color:  orange, I know y'all will love the new set!

And while you mama chicks are peeling your eyelids back in the morning and patiently waiting in the carpool line at 3:00 I definately think that our BRAND NEW 24 ounce Personalized Straw Tumblers will come in handy!

My sweet friend, Nina, adores her cup....she regularly tweets about and as a new mama she is getting plenty of water each day in her super large, personalized straw tumbler!  

Now you can too!  We've added the 24 ounce-ers HERE.  We currently have Pink, Green, Orange & Purple with more colors expected soon!

don't miss it jewelry deal

In recent years, I am all about some jewelry.  Kiki got me into it, really.  The perfect bracelet or awesome pair of earrings finishes off an outfit and can take a t-shirt and jeans from drab to fab, don't you think?

We have Kiki to thank for this one....I had never heard of Style Tryst which is sad because it is amazing!  Such a great, fun assortment of fashion jewelry.  The prices are reasonable, some more pricey items, some inexpensive but all of it is unique!

Today on Birmingham's Living Social, they are offering a "deal" with Style Tryst.  Purchase a $25 deal and spend $50 in jewelry or purchase a $50 deal and spend $100 in jewelry!

Check it out chickadees, there are some uber fun pieces....here are a few of my faves! I'm totally into bracelets and earrings this summer!

houndstooth anyone?

SERIOUSLY, y'all I'm giddy with excitement!  Monogram Chick now has patterned decals!  Add aqua houndstooth to your tumbler, pink zebra to you car, or preppy plaid to your keychain.

Time to shop, chickadees!  Patterned decals are available n-o-w!

Patterns Include:

Aqua Houndstooth

Black Houndstooth

Crimson Houndstooth

Black/White Zebra

Fuchsia/White Zebra

Orange/Blue Zebra

Preppy Pink Plaid

Green/White Polka Dot

Red/Black Polka Dot

Don't see what you're looking for?  Custom patterns available, simply email me!  (sarah @ monogramchick.com)

our oops = your benefit!

Good Thursday morning, chickadees!  As you know, here at 'the Chick' we are not perfect, we make mistakes.  When we do, you benefit!  The following items are in perfect condition however, they were not exactly what our clients ordered....wrong thread color, etc.  So here is your chance...if you're the proud owner of the following names or monogram and want/need that item it is yours!

Leave a comment with the item you'd like & your email address (or you can email me if you prefer not to post your addy....sarah @ monogramchick.com) and for only $5 {to cover shipping} we'll send it to you.  We'll shoot you a paypal invoice for $5 and it'll be on the mail carrier's funny little jeep pronto!  Sound good?  Wanna see what I've got?

Without further adeu.....

Green Tie Dye Beach Towel with the name Nicole embroidered in lavender/Rockville font.

****The Nicole Towel is taken****

Pink Giraffe Lovie with the name Lauren embroidered in aqua/Amelie font

****The Lauren Lovie is taken****

 

Black Tote-Carryall with the monogram eKb in fuchsia/Curvy font.

This is first come, first served and remember....they are shipped AS IS, with the name/monogram, font & thread color as shown.

Have a great day!  The long weekend is almost here!

gingham bubbles

I am so excited that our gingham bubbles for boys & girls are here...just in time for summer!  Check out our Facebook Page for details on how to order.  These are a Facebook exclusive {for now} that you'll not want to miss!

what do you think?

The much anticipated adult ruffle robes will be here at the end of the month...our waiting list is getting longer and longer!

I am contemplating adding child sized ruffle robes to Monogram Chick.   Monogrammed robes and wraps for adults among our top selling products however, not so much for kids.  I'd love your feedback....what do y'all think about a child's size ruffle robe hitting the MC site?  Price would be around $33 monogrammed.  

Any and all input from my chickadees is much appreciated!

update on the teaser

Last week {I think, who knows, the days & weeks are running together} I snapped a quick photo of the massive amounts of paint we'd purchased and told y'all I'd give you an update soon.

I wish I had great before and after pictures to share, but not yet.   My house need not look like a construction zone for it's debut.  I am super excited to be painting the interior of our house (literally all of it...even the laundry room and it's trim).  I can't decide if I love my aqua island (swoon), the new magnetic chalkboard that Dr. Chick framed out on the back of a wall of cabinets that divides our prep area from our eating area in the kitchen or the fact that now all of the ends of my cabinets and the island are framed out with beadboard panels (thanks again to Dr. Chick--who is quite the trim carpenter!).

Pretty sure, we're going on 2 weeks worth of late night painting and cutting, but it is coming together!  Tonight we're putting the cabinet doors back on their bases (I can't wait to stop looking at my un-orderly tupperware--which begs for organization:  another project for another week.) and I plan to paint the trim in the dining room and kitchen.

Last weekend we called in reinforcements.  Kiki, Coco, Parker, my Mom & Dad ventured to VR for paint-a-palooza.  Without them I'd still be sanding cabinet doors and they would not be covered in 2 coats of oil based enamel.  While here, we ventured into the studio and I snapped a couple pictures of Master P exploring.

My goal for this weekend is to paint the rest of the trim in the main part of the house and get after my laundry room (a lighter shade of aqua than the island!!)  i'll be sans the extra hands but think we'll make quick work of it!

A Little {More} About the Chick

Sometimes I get lost in Tweet Deck.  I find myself reading tweets instead of working.  This morning, @hLr2013 "favorited" one of my tweets (about Southern Plate's Cafeteria No Bake Peanut Butter Bars...which by the way are delish and I could really take off on a tangent about my days teaching and school lunch but I'll save y'all the read :)).

Anyway, once she favorited my tweet and I clicked her name, then clicked over to her blog and read some of her posts (see how this becomes a time suck?!) I came across this little A-Z all-about-me and thought I'd do it too!  Thanks so much, Young Southern Prep!

A-Age:  32 (eek!)

B-Bed size:  Queen

C-Chore you hate:  Emptying the Dishwasher
D-Dogs:  Bailey, our Australian Shepherd
E-Essential start to your day: Coffee!!
F-Favorite Color: Green

G-Gold or Silver:  BOTH! I love to mix them together.
H-Height:  5'4"
I-Instruments you play:  None--can you believe that?!  Is that a dis-service my parent's did me?  I think not.  I am tone def and it would have been a waste of their money, I'm certain.
J-Job title:  Chief Creative Chick :)
K-Kids:  None
L-Live: Georgia

M-My mom's name:  Marcia

N-Nickname:  Sissy
O-Overnight hospital stay:  I've never spent the night in the hospital 
P-Pet Peeve: mouth noises
Q-Quote from a movie: Father of the Bride, Steve Martin:  "You have to pass a test to get a driver's license, but anyone can have a child"

R-Right/Lefty:  Righty
S-Sibling:  Kiki
T-Time you wake up:  I am one of those annoying "snoozers"  the alarm starts going off at 6:15 and I often don't get out of bed until 7:00...I am SO NOT a morning person.  Hence, the necessity of coffee.
V-Veggies you dislike:  Butter/Lima Beans

W-What makes you run late:  Snooze buttons!

X-Xrays you have had: Too many to count. Most recently of my knee when I broke it skiing last year.
Y-Yummy food you make:  Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Z-Zoo animal: Monkeys

blues & green = baby boy

So, my sweet web friend, Nina, will be birthin' a bebe shortly.  Every itty bitty newborn needs his name and monogram plastered across bibs and burps and roadies, oh my!  Recently, we sent Jack a little care package.  Check out Nina's schwag & while you're there tell her hey.

You'll notice in her pictures, one of our newest items...a monogrammed gown for newborns.  Available in pink, white and blue!