Journal

Notes from the letter board

Longer-form planning pieces written between events — the details we repeat on calls, saved here so you can read them at midnight instead.

A Monogram Bar for Baby Showers

June 2026 · Weddings

A Monogram Bar for Baby Showers

Product choices for tiny garments, fallbacks when the name is still secret, and how to match the machine to the guest list.

Freshly monogrammed crossbody bag held up by a happy event guest

June 2026 · Weddings

The welcome-party monogram bar, hour by hour

A start-to-finish playbook for the most requested format of the season — timing, tote counts, and the two mistakes that create lines.

Embroidery machine running in a store window as part of a retail activation

June 2026 · Retail

The retail monogram activation, argued in numbers

Throughput, attach rates, and the gift-with-purchase structure — the case to bring to whoever owns your store's Q4 calendar.

Shelf of embroidered cap styles used as monogram bar item samples

May 2026 · Planning

Totes, robes, or caps: choosing your monogram menu

Cost, pace, and keep-rate compared across the three core items — plus when to offer two and when one is plenty.