Anywho....it sums up what I've been doing a lot of lately. I have lots and lots of beautiful outfits that I hate see going to waste. I've pulled out all of the spring clothes for Lillian (and Rhodes) that are hand me downs and most of them have Olivia's (or Landon's) monogram on it!
So in order to get the most out of them, I've decided to take out the monogram and get it remonogrammed with their name/initials.
(Yes, I know you can applique over it or put a patch over it - I've already done that to one outfit and don't want to do it to others)
So, yeah, those monograms are TIGHT! And it was one of the most tedious things I've ever done.
BUT, after hours and hours of picking out one monogram, I found that there was a much better and FASTER way of get it out! I wanted to share, because it made things so much easier for me.
I razored them out! I pretty much shaved off the back and then picked the rest off with a seam ripper. I think it took 45 minutes for me to get one whole monogram out the last time. Which is SUPER fast!
Anyways, I hope this helps somebody out! I can't wait to refill these with the appropriate initials! :-)
What a great idea!! Thanks for passing it along! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to see this. I've always wondered what people do with stuff that has their kid's name on it, and have more children behind them. I'm glad to know it's not all going to waste! Or to the thrift store in hopes that somebody with the same name "Berkly" will come across it. I have one friend who has given all her girls the same initials so they can keep using stuff. That's funny to me too. So, good for you for re-doing it all!
ReplyDeletethat is a GREAT idea! I saw an adorable dress at one of the local consignment shops the other day but it was monogrammed with a "P"....might just have to go back and buy it now :-)
ReplyDeleteGood to know that you can take monograms out! I've stuck with just an "S" on most things, for that very reason.
ReplyDeleteHi Lindsay--
ReplyDeleteI too have had demonogram issues--ask Jaime about the Pottery Barn Quilt I did for Hastings--ended up buying another $80 quilt to do over. Thanks for the great tip.
Debbie Tyson (Jaime's Mom)
P.S.--you have a beautiful family!!
i did this w/ just a seam ripper and it took SO long...this seems SO much better, good idea!
ReplyDeleteThis TOTALLY helps me out! I was just taking a monogram out of a shirt last night that I messed up and ended up putting a hole in the shirt and ruined it! I will try the razor thing next time! By the way, your kids are beautiful! I wish I had their skin! :)
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea! how do you think of these things?!
ReplyDeletethat's a fantastic idea! When my kids were little I got obsessed and appliqued beach towels for all the kids. My son's was a pair of tennis shoes that I even put grommets on and laces (yes, obsessed). Well, I SLAVED over those towels for hours. Cause, if you've ever appliqued a towel you know how hard it is. Well, I took it to the monogrammer and had their names monogrammed. His was Gregory. They monogrammed George or something like that. You can imagine my irritation. I always wondered how they fixed it but they did and it looked perfect. Don't really know why I'm sharing this silly story but It just brought back that memory from 20 yrs. ago!!!
ReplyDeleteawesome!!!!! thanks for letting us know!
ReplyDeleteGreat! Thanks for the tip! I've driven myself crazy "demonogramming" and often end up ripping the garment anyways! I'll have to give this a try
ReplyDeleteAfter picking out a monogram for like, oh, about two or three hours, I decided to be SUPER cheap. I no longer hesitate to put them in the "wrong" monogram. I do it all the time and have asked friends to look at the monogram, while on the "wrong" child, and tell me if anything is wrong with it. No one has figured it out yet.
ReplyDeleteBut, I'm tucking this razor trick away just in case. :)