We also have our preppy monogrammed pajama shorts. Lightweight and cozy, perfect for gifts!
We have some brand new items that will be posted to our website and blog soon. Stay tuned!
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Showing posts with label personalized. Show all posts
Monday, June 3, 2013
Monogram Monday- Seersucker Monogram PJ Pants and Shorts!
Spice up your wardrobe with our monogrammed pajama pants! Perfect for sleep pants or to wear around your dorm room! These also make great bridesmaids gift for girls to wear while doing hair and make up.
We also have our preppy monogrammed pajama shorts. Lightweight and cozy, perfect for gifts!
We also have our preppy monogrammed pajama shorts. Lightweight and cozy, perfect for gifts!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Monogrammed 1/4 Zip Sweatshirt Giveaway
Memento is happy to announce we are giving away a Monogrammed 1/4 Zip Sweatshirt on Miss Southern Prep's Blog. If you love monograms and all things Southern & Preppy you probably already follow Miss Southern Prep. If you are just discovering her we are excited to share a great must follow blog for all our monogram friends.
We love partnering with Blogs that love monogramming as much as we do! From Dec 3 - Dec 5 make sure you enter to win the monogrammed 1/4 zip sweatshirt.
We love partnering with Blogs that love monogramming as much as we do! From Dec 3 - Dec 5 make sure you enter to win the monogrammed 1/4 zip sweatshirt.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Memento's Etsy Feature Friday - Le Papier Studio
I love sharing my favorite Etsy Shops and new finds but the hard part is picking just 1. There are 52 Friday's in a year which means I have 52 shops I can showcase. As long as Memento's Etsy Feature Friday continues weekly and not semi-annually as it has been! This week I decided to feature Le Papier Studio. This is the very first shop that introduced me to Etsy! I was trying to find thank you cards after my son was born and I knew I wanted silhouette cards that depicted my daughter and my new baby boy. I loved them when they came in the mail exactly what I was looking for!
Le Papier Studio.
Le Papier Studio specializes in custom one of a kind elegant silhouette creations such as artwork, stationery, special gifts, custom invitations and announcements for all your events. Do you have a special request? We will be happy to create a custom silhouette utilizing your own pictures.
Where to find
Le Papier Studio Etsy Shop
Website
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
Le Papier Studio.
Le Papier Studio specializes in custom one of a kind elegant silhouette creations such as artwork, stationery, special gifts, custom invitations and announcements for all your events. Do you have a special request? We will be happy to create a custom silhouette utilizing your own pictures.
Where to find
Le Papier Studio Etsy Shop
Website
Blog
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Great Gifts for Tailgating, St. Louis Fox2News w/the Gift Insider/Lindsa...
Memento's Tailgate Set was featured on The Gift Insider Segment on St Louis Fox2 News
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Memento's Etsy Feature Friday
I’m very excited to share with you one of my favorite Etsy Shops in Memento’s Etsy Feature Friday. I had trouble deciding which shop to write about first. I have had a list running in my head that I wanted to share I just haven’t had the time or chance to do it. To start I had to make an excel spreadsheet with all the shops that I want to feature. Then I had to categorize them and narrow down my first choice. I now I am very AR. I like to be organized and make lists. This way I can keep track of when and who I featured and what type of shop. Before I reveal the shop I thought I would answer why I am doing this. There are so many amazing artists that make all kinds of things on Etsy. All you need on a desert island is a laptop, internet and Etsy! Well maybe a credit card and UPS to deliver your great finds. I want to use the Memento's Etsy Feature Fridayas a way to showcase shops that for the most part don’t have huge sales volume and have items that might be different than what everyone else has. If I think a shop is neat maybe others will too.
Drum roll Please…
Memento’s Etsy Feature Friday Shop is Alynn The Design
Alynn The Design creates one of a kind custom name art. She is so very talented and her designs are amazing. When I received the name art for Liberty and Maverick I was blown away. I told Alynn I would write about her on my blog and I apologize that it has been 2 years. I told Alynn things that I wanted for each of their names and she created the most perfect piece of art.
Liberty’s has some princess and dress up. As a 4.5 year old she loves dress up. I also wanted some American and Liberty parts to it. Notice the Liberty bell in the letter e? I love it. I put it in a 8 X 10 frame and it sits on a bookshelf in her room.
Maverick's has airplanes which at the time we didn’t know what he would be into and at 9 months old he could spot an airplane. He is 2 now and loves them. The theme was perfect with some American, Airplane, and Camo. The pictures are beautiful but when you see them in person they are truly a piece of Art. They also have a birthday cake on one of the letters with their birth years. If you look closely it looks like I had a very short pregnancy with Maverick and Liberty both being born in 2005. I sent Alynn the wrong date for Maverick.
From Alynn The Design’s Shop:
Welcome to my online store! I'm Alynn Johnson and in my shop you'll find that creativity truly is all-in the design!
I love a creative project and have done a number of different things for Etsy customers, including illustrations, fliers, stationery, and custom art work!
I specialize in creating one of a kind name art that is as unique as the individual behind the name! Not every name is unique, but I can guarantee your name art will be! This is a wonderful and affordable gift for a child, the new baby, a teacher, your stylist, the boss, your niece or nephew, your best friend…etc!!! All names and/or words are made to order. Each piece is uniquely created and two are never exactly the same. Theme ideas are unlimited!!
Basically, you name it, I'll design it!
Please check out Alynn The Design to see more of the amazing designs that Alynn has created. I hope you have enjoyed discovering a talented artist from one of the many creative shops Etsy has to discover.
Drum roll Please…
Memento’s Etsy Feature Friday Shop is Alynn The Design
Alynn The Design creates one of a kind custom name art. She is so very talented and her designs are amazing. When I received the name art for Liberty and Maverick I was blown away. I told Alynn I would write about her on my blog and I apologize that it has been 2 years. I told Alynn things that I wanted for each of their names and she created the most perfect piece of art.
Liberty’s has some princess and dress up. As a 4.5 year old she loves dress up. I also wanted some American and Liberty parts to it. Notice the Liberty bell in the letter e? I love it. I put it in a 8 X 10 frame and it sits on a bookshelf in her room.
Maverick's has airplanes which at the time we didn’t know what he would be into and at 9 months old he could spot an airplane. He is 2 now and loves them. The theme was perfect with some American, Airplane, and Camo. The pictures are beautiful but when you see them in person they are truly a piece of Art. They also have a birthday cake on one of the letters with their birth years. If you look closely it looks like I had a very short pregnancy with Maverick and Liberty both being born in 2005. I sent Alynn the wrong date for Maverick.
From Alynn The Design’s Shop:
Welcome to my online store! I'm Alynn Johnson and in my shop you'll find that creativity truly is all-in the design!
I love a creative project and have done a number of different things for Etsy customers, including illustrations, fliers, stationery, and custom art work!
I specialize in creating one of a kind name art that is as unique as the individual behind the name! Not every name is unique, but I can guarantee your name art will be! This is a wonderful and affordable gift for a child, the new baby, a teacher, your stylist, the boss, your niece or nephew, your best friend…etc!!! All names and/or words are made to order. Each piece is uniquely created and two are never exactly the same. Theme ideas are unlimited!!
Basically, you name it, I'll design it!
Please check out Alynn The Design to see more of the amazing designs that Alynn has created. I hope you have enjoyed discovering a talented artist from one of the many creative shops Etsy has to discover.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
First Birthday Onesie Sale & Vancouver Olympics Update
Sorry I have been very MIA! What has been going on since November? Where to start! This past Christmas Memento was very busy with lots of Christmas orders. I am still amazed at how word has gotten out about my little business. Thank you to all my existing and new customers that found my creations. The mommy & me aprons were by far the biggest seller. Second was the collapsible market tote baskets.
On the personal side lots has happened in the Johnson household. Ron's mom passed away 9 days before Christmas. Donna survived for 8 months after being diagnosed with cancer. I still find it hard to believe that he doesn’t have his mom walking on this Earth anymore. When you think of your mom you just think she will always be there. We all have a mom but when you lose your mom there is only one mom. I had the pleasure of having Donna as my mother in law and friend for 14 years. We spent 3 weeks in Vancouver in May after she was diagnosed with Cancer. We had a great visit and got to spend some quality time with Donna while she was still feeling okay. When Donna and I last talked in person we had a wonderful chat that brings tear to my eyes just thinking of it know. She told me how proud of me she was. That I turned into a wonderful woman and a great Mom. I married Ron when I was 20 so Donna did see me grow from a young gal to a woman to a mom. She told me she could not have asked for a better partner for her son. It meant so much to me to have a talk like this with Donna. We have had other talks before that were deep and meaningful but this one was different. We both didn’t know if this would be the last time we saw each other or not. It turned out it was. We had a plane ticket to spend Christmas with Donna but she passed away Dec 16 and our ticket was for the 20th. I thanked Donna for raising Ron and for the gift I have in having him be my husband, best friend and the farther of our children. He is an incredible man and I am so blessed to share my life with him. Without Donna I would not have my husband or my children. It is never easy when we lose someone we love. I try to tell myself when you feel in the middle of the sadness that the depths of sadness reflect the depths of love that person holds in your heart.
We spent Christmas in Vancouver which was happy & sad. Liberty enjoyed spending time with her cousins and seeing my mom, Grandma & Papa. Maverick enjoyed opening any and all presents regardless if they were his. Then in January we got to see my mom again as the kids & I and my mom went to Mexico for a week. We had lots of fun playing in the sand, ocean and pools. It was nice to get away and just relax for a week. Then in February we went back to Vancouver to attend the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Having grown up in the Vancouver area I was so excited to attend my first Olympics and that it was in my home town. Ron & I went to two hockey games, the women’s bronze and women’s gold match. They both were great games. When Finland won I felt sad for the team from Sweden as they sat back on the bench and watched the Finland team hug and cheer with their win. But in sports a win cannot be celebrated without someone loosing. The president of Finland was there and it was a very moving moment when the team sang their National anthem to their president. I had tears and my eyes and felt the emotion. Later that afternoon was the Gold game between Canada and the USA. We took a flag for both countries and we cheered for Canada. I love the USA but growing up in Canada and with Canada being a hockey country how can you not cheer for Canada. I did however keep in mind that when the Olympics were in the USA in Salt Lake City Canada did beat the USA in the gold game on US soil. So it would be poetic justice if the women's USA hockey team gave Canada a taste of what it feels like to loose on their soil. But that didn’t happen this time. Canada won and the sea of red in the arena went wild. I did feel sad for the US team just like I did for the Swedish team. It is hard when you lose a game at that level to remember how far you have come and what an accomplishment it is to be 1 of 4 teams playing for a medal at the Winter Olympics. When the USA got their silver medals they entire crown chanted USA. It was very moving and I hope the women all know that we were so proud of them. I had never been to women’s hockey game before and it was a pleasure and honor to watch both of these games. I do hope they continue to keep women’s hockey in the Olympics. For years in skating, skiing, Luge and other sports there have been European or Asian countries that dominant and as that sport has time to develop more countries bring more competition to that sport. With women's hockey it has only been in 4 Olympics so far and needs time to develop and grow. So to the rest of the world please continue to grow your teams. That sums up our Canada, Mexico, USA travels. We are planning on staying put for a while now and no flights. It isn’t easy with 2 car seats and stroller and luggage.
On the Memento side so far this year which I know it is already March but I took most of January & February off to recover from a very busy end of last year. After doing an inventory and looking at sales I am focusing on moving inventory that I will no longer carry. I have so many baby items but in the personalized gift category there is so many baby blankets, bib, burp cloths, diaper cover and onesies that are out there. I have decided to focus on things I do that are different. Plus this will free up the current $4000 inventory I have! Can you believe that number. I asked my accountant (my husband) if I was profitable last year. He said yes and no. He isn't a real accountant which may be why it takes so long to get definite real answers from him. But he said my inventory is much too high and if I can get it to half or less than Memento would be profitable. This is the start of year 3 and I have set my goal to move out inventory and focus on a core line of products.
On the personal side lots has happened in the Johnson household. Ron's mom passed away 9 days before Christmas. Donna survived for 8 months after being diagnosed with cancer. I still find it hard to believe that he doesn’t have his mom walking on this Earth anymore. When you think of your mom you just think she will always be there. We all have a mom but when you lose your mom there is only one mom. I had the pleasure of having Donna as my mother in law and friend for 14 years. We spent 3 weeks in Vancouver in May after she was diagnosed with Cancer. We had a great visit and got to spend some quality time with Donna while she was still feeling okay. When Donna and I last talked in person we had a wonderful chat that brings tear to my eyes just thinking of it know. She told me how proud of me she was. That I turned into a wonderful woman and a great Mom. I married Ron when I was 20 so Donna did see me grow from a young gal to a woman to a mom. She told me she could not have asked for a better partner for her son. It meant so much to me to have a talk like this with Donna. We have had other talks before that were deep and meaningful but this one was different. We both didn’t know if this would be the last time we saw each other or not. It turned out it was. We had a plane ticket to spend Christmas with Donna but she passed away Dec 16 and our ticket was for the 20th. I thanked Donna for raising Ron and for the gift I have in having him be my husband, best friend and the farther of our children. He is an incredible man and I am so blessed to share my life with him. Without Donna I would not have my husband or my children. It is never easy when we lose someone we love. I try to tell myself when you feel in the middle of the sadness that the depths of sadness reflect the depths of love that person holds in your heart.
We spent Christmas in Vancouver which was happy & sad. Liberty enjoyed spending time with her cousins and seeing my mom, Grandma & Papa. Maverick enjoyed opening any and all presents regardless if they were his. Then in January we got to see my mom again as the kids & I and my mom went to Mexico for a week. We had lots of fun playing in the sand, ocean and pools. It was nice to get away and just relax for a week. Then in February we went back to Vancouver to attend the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Having grown up in the Vancouver area I was so excited to attend my first Olympics and that it was in my home town. Ron & I went to two hockey games, the women’s bronze and women’s gold match. They both were great games. When Finland won I felt sad for the team from Sweden as they sat back on the bench and watched the Finland team hug and cheer with their win. But in sports a win cannot be celebrated without someone loosing. The president of Finland was there and it was a very moving moment when the team sang their National anthem to their president. I had tears and my eyes and felt the emotion. Later that afternoon was the Gold game between Canada and the USA. We took a flag for both countries and we cheered for Canada. I love the USA but growing up in Canada and with Canada being a hockey country how can you not cheer for Canada. I did however keep in mind that when the Olympics were in the USA in Salt Lake City Canada did beat the USA in the gold game on US soil. So it would be poetic justice if the women's USA hockey team gave Canada a taste of what it feels like to loose on their soil. But that didn’t happen this time. Canada won and the sea of red in the arena went wild. I did feel sad for the US team just like I did for the Swedish team. It is hard when you lose a game at that level to remember how far you have come and what an accomplishment it is to be 1 of 4 teams playing for a medal at the Winter Olympics. When the USA got their silver medals they entire crown chanted USA. It was very moving and I hope the women all know that we were so proud of them. I had never been to women’s hockey game before and it was a pleasure and honor to watch both of these games. I do hope they continue to keep women’s hockey in the Olympics. For years in skating, skiing, Luge and other sports there have been European or Asian countries that dominant and as that sport has time to develop more countries bring more competition to that sport. With women's hockey it has only been in 4 Olympics so far and needs time to develop and grow. So to the rest of the world please continue to grow your teams. That sums up our Canada, Mexico, USA travels. We are planning on staying put for a while now and no flights. It isn’t easy with 2 car seats and stroller and luggage.
On the Memento side so far this year which I know it is already March but I took most of January & February off to recover from a very busy end of last year. After doing an inventory and looking at sales I am focusing on moving inventory that I will no longer carry. I have so many baby items but in the personalized gift category there is so many baby blankets, bib, burp cloths, diaper cover and onesies that are out there. I have decided to focus on things I do that are different. Plus this will free up the current $4000 inventory I have! Can you believe that number. I asked my accountant (my husband) if I was profitable last year. He said yes and no. He isn't a real accountant which may be why it takes so long to get definite real answers from him. But he said my inventory is much too high and if I can get it to half or less than Memento would be profitable. This is the start of year 3 and I have set my goal to move out inventory and focus on a core line of products.
First Item to focus on is Personalized First Birthday Onesies. The perfect way to celebrate your little on turning one and a great gift for giving a special little boy or girl. Onesies are embroidered with an appliqué one in fabric choices for girls and boys. Or choose a cupcake appliqué design. On sale for $18. Onesie come in white, blue, pink or chocolate brown. Once they are sold out of that color and size I am not going to order anymore, so get them while you can.
Have a great and wonderful week.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Memento Give Away, Disney & Beach Trip, Etsy Photo Shoot
I can't believe it has taken me this long to do second post but this is the life of a WAHM! I have lots of great things to update everyone on...LOL I know I only have 1 follower ! Thanks Amy! but I will go with the Field of Dreams philosophy if you build it they will come!
Shopmemento is featured on www.seeryusmama.com blog and is doing a market tote giveaway. Click Here How Cool is that! I love seeing all the comments people made about the various creations and items I have. The mommy and me aprons got lots of mentions and so did the market totes of course!
I just finished a black market tote this weekend with an ivory monogram and it looks so classy.
In other news we took Liberty who is 3 and Maverick 9 months to Walt Disney World. We had so much fun. We met my cousin Jaycee and her husband Derek and their two children, Zack & Ava. The 8 of us had a great time and we even had some matching shirts that I did. I am in the Muffie shirt and Jaycee is Poopsie. My husband is JJ and Derek is Felix. Not our real names but our vacation names!
Maverick got his first haircut at Disney. He barely stayed still at all for it! He got a pair of Mickey Ears that say first haircut on the back.
After 6 days at Disney we went to Fort Myers Sanibel area for a week at the beach. It was a fabulous trip.
Then last week Liberty did a photo shoot by Brooke Daniels Photography for an Etsy shop that makes petticoats. Here are some of the photos. They turned out great!
Shopmemento is featured on www.seeryusmama.com blog and is doing a market tote giveaway. Click Here How Cool is that! I love seeing all the comments people made about the various creations and items I have. The mommy and me aprons got lots of mentions and so did the market totes of course!
I just finished a black market tote this weekend with an ivory monogram and it looks so classy.
In other news we took Liberty who is 3 and Maverick 9 months to Walt Disney World. We had so much fun. We met my cousin Jaycee and her husband Derek and their two children, Zack & Ava. The 8 of us had a great time and we even had some matching shirts that I did. I am in the Muffie shirt and Jaycee is Poopsie. My husband is JJ and Derek is Felix. Not our real names but our vacation names!
Maverick got his first haircut at Disney. He barely stayed still at all for it! He got a pair of Mickey Ears that say first haircut on the back.
After 6 days at Disney we went to Fort Myers Sanibel area for a week at the beach. It was a fabulous trip.
Then last week Liberty did a photo shoot by Brooke Daniels Photography for an Etsy shop that makes petticoats. Here are some of the photos. They turned out great!
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