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Mrs. Pomegranate, Sacramento Age and Occupation: 27, Technical Specialist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Software Engineer Engagement Date: August 23, 2007 Wedding Date: October, 2008 Blogging Since: June 5, 2008 Venue: R.H. Phillips Winery About Me: Hi, I'm Miss Pomegranate and I'm a shopaholic. I have a weak spot for the chic cheap - especially anything I can re-create on the DIY. Shoes are my vice, music is my passion in life and technology is the medium by which I live and work. When I'm not scoping out a sale, I'm spending my quality time training for a marathon, playing Wii with my fiance and snuggling with my Silver Labrador and Teacup Panther - and oh yeah, planning my wedding!
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Monogram Madness

June 12th, 2008 @ 8:29 am by Mrs. Pomegranate

The design of our custom monogram was developed over many, many conference calls at work and devoured a ton of legal pads in the process. In fact, my coworkers must have thought that I was taking notes in a new form of shorthand that resembled Egyptian hieroglyphics - or perhaps Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass windows. I designed the center square with the intent of adding flourishes that I eventually purchased from iStockphoto.

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I love how the back-to-back “K’s” combine to form both sides of an “M.”

I plan on using both the color version shown above and a black and white version of the monogram throughout our wedding decor on stationery and a few other tiny details. One of those pieces will be a custom made sculpture created by local artist, Kristine Mays. Best known in the home decor world for her absolutely incredible wire letters, Kristine also works on a grander scale creating dress, shoe, handbag, and body-sized wire sculptures.

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A few examples of Kristine’s gorgeous wire letters that can be purchased at Etsy.

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Isn’t this dress sculpture so reminiscent of a bridesmaid or flower girl dress with its adorable satin sash?

After seeing the large and small letter wire sculptures, my first thought was to purchase two small letters for our first names and one large letter for our last name so that we could create our own monogram. Then I thought - why not see if Kristine could re-create our custom monogram in her distinctive style?

My custom monogram sculpture created by Kristine Mays.

Well, I recently received my amazing new sculpture and I am blown away by her craftsmanship! Not only did she happily make any changes I requested during the design process, but she also tied beautiful black and white ribbon to the top so I could hang it right up once I received it in the mail. I’m so excited to re-use this piece after the wedding - since it’s coated in rust-free paint, it just might make a handsome addition to my front porch!

Are any of you incorporating custom monograms into your decor?

9 Responses to “Monogram Madness”

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MagPie518 says:

I love this idea of repurposing wedding items — whether attire, decor, etc. — into something for practical future use…it’s both enviornmentally- and budget-friendly! I’m considering cake toppers that I could turn in Christmas tree ornaments — and a guest book (like a birthday book or cookbook) I was use regularly.

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Mrs. Lovebug says:

I looked at those very same letters on Etsy just the other day! I want to put “EAT” in our kitchen. I’m really original like that.

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KimGator0404 says:

Thank you for the monogram post. That is such a cute/original monogram! It will look really good tying all of the elements of your wedding together.

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gnp says:

Oh my gosh…that is so cool! Love how the monogram theme will be carried throughout and even more that it will be a keepsake displayed long after the wedding. Perfect!

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Jenna says:

Pretty pretty please just get the dress form too. Someone should. Maybe you should hire yourself for monogram creation? Yours is adorable!

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sunflowers says:

I’m not planning on doing a monogram but yours is absolutely stunning! Beautiful. Wonderful taste, wonderful find.

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Chris says:

I love this! I just went to her etsy shop and when she had both of our initials available I took it as a sign. I’m one month away and this purchase was just the pick me up I needed!

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KateMW says:

I love it! Very cool!

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Lindsay K says:

I love kristine mays! She made our custom brown wire “T” cake topper. I love how different it will look..even though others criticize… I am glad you appreciate her work too :)


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