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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wedding Wednesday ~ Shoes Optional
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Georgia Bridal Show January 2012
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This is the Memento crew. Check out our personalized aprons!
Give Aways
Our Bridal Give Aways were the showstopper of the booth. They were placed at the corner of our booth and the aisle with a large boudoir mirror to create the 'boutique' look. They really helped us drive traffic and get ladies talking about their weddings. Want to know the NEWEST, PREPPIEST trend in bridesmaid’s gifts? OVERSIZED MENS OXFORD SHIRTS! We had numerous requests for that specific gift and are now in the process of producing our FIRST order! More to come...
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Oversized Mens Monogrammed Shirts Bridesmaids Gifts
Sneak Peak of new product offering more photos and info to come!
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Friday, January 20, 2012
The Georgia Bridal Show Jan 22, 2012
Memento will be at the Georgia Bridal Show this Sunday January 22 from 12-5 at Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. After 4 years of expanding and growing my business I have taken the plunge and decided to be a wedding vendor at the Georgia Bridal Show. My banners came in a few days ago and they look amazing! My brochures will be ready later today. I will post some pictures from my booth next week. I am a detail girl from the big things to the little things so I hope I have thought of everything. It almost feels like a wedding with getting the decor elements to make the booth classy and elegant.
Here is a coupon you can print out and bring to the show for a 2 for 1 admission. Come see Memento for personalized monogrammed bridesmaids gifts from spa wraps, waffle robes, market totes, aprons and more! We have some great show promotions for Brides that book their bridal party gift orders at the show.
A few weeks ago we did a bridal photo shoot with some beautiful ladies to have some images for the banners. Here are a few of my favorites. If you are a past or future bride ordering personalized robes or spa wraps I love to get photos from your special day.
Something Blue Bridal Gift Set
Monogrammed Lace Handkerchief with Wedding Date
One of our lovely models will be a Bride in February and we surprised Brittany with the lace hankie. She didn't know that I made personalized bridal handkerchief so it was a neat surprise for our mock bridal shower photos when she opened this gift and saw her new married monogram with the wedding date in Bridal Blue!
Hot Pink Robes for the Bridesmaids & White for the Bride
Love this photo of the Bridesmaids looking at the Brides Ring! Personalized Velour Spa Wraps
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wedding Wednesday ~ Personalized Bridesmaids Gifts Waffle Robes
Looking for Personalized, Pretty and Practical Bridesmaids Gifts? As Brides are finalizing their fall wedding details and starting to plan for spring and summer 2012 weddings. Monogrammed Personalized Bridesmaids gifts are a great way to give each of your closest friends a gift that they will cherish. Waffle Weave Robes are the perfect gift for getting ready the morning of the wedding or for a spa pedicure day with your girlfriends to celebrate your friendships.
Here are some of my favorite bridesmaids gifts I recently embroidered for waffle weave spa robes to give you ideas and color combinations for your wedding and bridal party gifts.
Chocolate Brown and Green with Layered Name
Happy Wedding Planning.
Personalized Waffle Weave Robes
Here are some of my favorite bridesmaids gifts I recently embroidered for waffle weave spa robes to give you ideas and color combinations for your wedding and bridal party gifts.
Hot Pink and Black with Names
Dark Aqua and Black Layered Name
Light Pink, Hot Pink and Black Layered Name
Teal and Black Fancy Script Monogram
Grey, Black and White Layered Name
Light Pink and Hot Pink with Names
Grey and Hot Pink with Layered Name
Hot Pink and Black with Circle Monogram
Happy Wedding Planning.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Memento's Etsy Treasury Tuesday ~ Autumn Mist
Fall is one of my favorite seasons. The crisp air, cooler weather and the rich beautiful colors. I created this treasury with some wonderful autumn finds from some talented Etsy artists. I choose the title for this treasury from JoyStClaire's amazing photo Autumn Mist. I added the rustic worn wood background product shots as they reminded me of an old barn on a farm on a country road. This collection has a rustic feel to it that I hope I captured the essence of a fall country day. Please take the time to check out some of the amazing shops and items made by a group of talented Etsy Shops.
'Autumn Mist' by shopmemento
Beautiful Fall collection with a rustic country mix of oranges and browns. Take a fresh look at some talented Etsy Artists. Created by a Tagt Team Member
 Autumn Mist. 8x10 Photo... $28.00 |  Thanksgiving Wreath au... $75.00 |  Hand Knit Hat - Cable B... $60.00 |  Autumn Block Set...I lo... $21.00 |
 Sparkling Fire Agate Ne... $42.00 |  Halloween Pumpkin Photo... $9.00 |  Burnt Orange and Gray S... $18.00 |  Wine Barrels Photo, Chi... $75.00 |
 Autumn Owl- orange and ... $25.00 |  Fall Leaf and Wheat Bou... $8.00 |  Brown Happy Falliday Le... $4.00 |  Fall Carnelian Watch $24.00 |
 14" PILLOW COVER -... $40.00 |  Orange Necklace Glass L... $42.00 |  Set of neck and arm war... $19.00 |  Ring Bearer Pillow, SIL... $74.00 |
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Remembering Grandma Nixon
In May my husband and two children traveled to Manitoba to see my Grandma while she was in the hospital. I am so glad we had those 7 days of short little visits every day. Some days it was 30 minutes other 45 or 60. With an active chatty 3 year old and a 5 year old the visits needed to be short. She was thrilled to see her great grandchildren and so happy to see Ron and I. She loved her grandson in law. He was a good catch she would always tell me. She was right he is my one in a million treasure. We had hot chocolate and Timbits from Tim Horton's with my Grandpa. I went shopping for some new clothes for her so she could wear more comfortable shirts and pants. I was happy to do anything I could for a women who has done so much for me over the years.
She taught me to bake her famous and delicious homemade buns or rolls as they call them in the south. I called her more than once when I tried to make them on my own. I would call every time I made rhubarb pie to get her recipe. I would always right it on a scrap piece of paper and never enter it in my cookbook. Finally I felt so bad the 4 or 5 time I called to get it as I was cutting up the rhubarb I got my cookbook that has all my favorite recipes and I called her with pen and book in hand. I learned one of my favorite card games from Grandma & Grandpa, "500". It is a trump card game you play in teams with 4 people. One night when we were playing Ron had made a move that messed up Grandma’s next move and she leaned over the table and said “You’re going have ice in your bed tonight!” I learned to crochet and knit from my Grandma. She loved teaching and showing me and seeing the things I was making. I sewed my first pin cushion with Grandma; it was made of flannel yellow fabric with lambs on it. She helped me learn more complicated sewing machine stitches and some hand sewn stitches. She loved to see the items I embroidered and to hear about how my business had grown. I know she was very proud of the women that I became as a person, wife and as a mom now myself.
We had talks about so many different things over the year. She always loved to hear about a favorite bible verse or what I had learned at church that week. We both went to two very different style of churches but we loved and followed the same Savior. I remember when I was younger after being at church with my grandparents asking my Grandma if she knew that God has sent Jesus his son to earth to die for our sins. And that if we believed in him and had a personal relationship with him we would spend eternity with him in Heaven. She laughed and said yes she knew that and asked me why I had asked. I told her that just because you go to church isn't enough and I wanted to make sure she knew since I hadn't heard her pastor talk about that at church. She laughed and gave me a big hug. She said yes she did know that and told me they do talk about it just maybe not as often as I had heard it at my church. She was touched that I wanted to make sure she would be in Heaven with me one day. I think I was maybe 7 or 8. As I got older I had no doubt of her personal relation with Christ. She had such a strong Faith and she trusted God. It was an honor to be one of her pallbearer at her funeral. There are 6 grandchildren and I can only imagine the sight it was for my Grandpa to see Grandma surrounded by her grandchildren.
I wore red lipstick on the day of her funeral in remembrance of my Grandma. I maybe wear lipstick 20 days a year not a staple for me. But my Grandma almost always had lipstick on and usually red. When I was younger after a day of shopping and frequent bathroom stops I finally said “Why do you keep putting more lipstick on in every bathroom”. She said “it doesn’t stay on” and I told her “someone should make lipstick you don’t have to keep applying” and she said “yes Terri someone should make that kind of lipstick!”
We stopped at the farm my grandparents have lived at for most of their lives and all had a moment of just being in the home and farm where we all have such wonderful memories. I asked my Aunt if she would like to take my Grandma’s orange Tupperware measuring spoons and cups. She said she had her yellow ones once Grandma wasn’t baking as often she didn’t need a second set anymore. My Aunt thought my Grandma would be thrilled with the thought of me baking with her baking cups and spoons. I told my Grandpa I was going to take them so I could bake with Grandma’s set. He said “Well that will be good that way you can measure correctly”. It made me laugh because I think he missed the fact I wanted them because they were hers and I already do have some. But it was still cute his response. I also have her Bible that she was given in 1940 from her Mother. In it she has some of her Mother’s hand writing and then quite a bit of hers. She has the marriage to Howard Nixon in the family record page and the births of her 4 children and the deaths of 2 of her 4 children. She added the marriages of her children and has my name and birth year written. After that she must of switched to another bible since the other 5 grandchildren were not listed and there were no more noted after 1983 I think. I am sure the register is not filled out in my bible but having seen how her bible is a great comfort and treasured item for me to have I now see the importance in having things with our handwriting. So much is done by phone or email or text. I hope my children will always know that’s my Mom’s handwriting.
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