Thursday, August 4, 2011

Pink & Green Thursday: Monograms and a Giveaway!
















(Images via Rue & via)



Hello & Happy Pink & Green Thursday!








I know many of you lovely friends and readers appreciate the extra special touch a monogram adds to a gift or personal accessory, and today I have a perfectly Pink & Green Thursday giveaway to announce! 


Lauren of Design A Latte is an amazing seamstress and creative monogramming genius (who happens to be my cousin and dear friend.)  She has a fabulous business that has grown tremendously over the last year where she features digitized embroidery patterns and monogrammed gifts, accessories and clothing for babies, children, teens and adults of all ages.  Her bio reads:


"I'm a wife to the Poppa, mother of my two angels, and a stay at home mom. While multitasking with a coffee always in hand, I continue my passion for design and all things monogrammed."



Check out some of Lauren's darling custom Southern Flair/New Orleans appliques:








Here are a few of her children's appliques that can be customized to add your little one's name as well.  Too cute!









And of course, it's Back to School time!  Perfectly sweet monogrammed backpacks and lunch totes.









Lauren has generously offered to give away one over sized XXL tote in pink to a lucky winner.  You won't believe the number of ways you can use this bag!  I bought one myself two months ago and it comes with me everywhere I go.  The combo of pink and green is perfect and I can't help but smile when I see it in my back seat.  From farmer's market runs, pool gear, and toting treats around town, you will never run out of ways to use this fabulous (and enormous!) zippered bag. 











XXL TOTE:
100% Polyester Canvas
Inside Zip Pocket
Zip Top Closure
Double Handles with 12" Drop
15" Wide (Bottom) 26" Wide (Top) x 13.5" Tall x 10.75" Deep


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Here's how to enter!


*1 entry:  Leave a comment on this post, and let me know what you would tote around in your monogrammed XXL tote!


*3 entries:  Like Design A Latte on Facebook and let me know in the comment that you have done so.     (FYI she has great sales and awesome giveaways too - you won't want to miss out!)



Contest will remain open through Wednesday, August 10, and the winner will be announced next Thursday for Pink & Green Thursday.  Best of luck to all!


Happy Monogramming and Happy Pink & Green Thursday!
xoxo



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90 comments:

  1. oooh how fabulous! i can't think of what i wouldn't tote around in this! groceries, beach stuff for our honeymoon, the pup's things when he goes to the kennel...endless possibilities!

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  2. and now i'm a fan on facebook :)

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  3. I'd use it at the beach, and in the colder months as a gym bag :)

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  4. Super Cute! I would use it to carry around my running gear as I just signed up to run a 1/2 marathon in November. Let the training to begin!

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  5. Look at those adorable NOLA images! I am going to be in need of Lauren's services come November! I can't get on facebook now, but I'll be back when I have.

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  6. That tote is perfect for me! I'm a sales rep and constantly carrying my lap top, samples, notebooks, cards, pens, my wallet, ipod, and a emergency touch up kit for big meetings. This bag is ideal for holding all of that and making it look cute!

    ~KAH

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  7. Thanks so much for hosting another fun pink & green Thursday! Love your cousin's New Orleans embroidery. That tote would make grocery shopping much more fun! :)

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  8. Let's see, what could I carry? travel carry-all, or snacks and picnic for our daytrips, diapers and wipes for the girls (cutest diaper bag available!), carry it to work with my design papers.

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  9. Oh I LOVE this! SO SO cute & because of the colors...will ALWAYS make me think of you & your lovely blog! =) I would use it for everything!!! Snacks on my drives, work tools, beach bag, gym bag, transporting gifts to friends, etc. etc. SO SO fun! Her work is ADORABLE & I just "liked" her on Facebook too! =) Thank you for EVERYTHING! Have a beautiful day! XO
    Calling All Dolls!

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  10. The tote is great. I would use it for many different thing, gym, beach, and maybe a weekender bag! Great giveaway!

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  11. So cute!! Would be great for the beach or gym!!
    I also liked on Facebook!
    Great giveaway! :)

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  12. I Liked Design a Latte on facebook. 3 more for me!

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  13. I would use this bag to carry all of my swim things. it's amazing how much room I end up needing for suit, googles, and towel!!

    Also I liked them on facebook!!

    kCa

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  14. I'm your newest follower. I am just mesmerized by the beautiful pictures on this blog. So much fun, I could sit here all morning. Please enter me in the giveaway. I would put my knitting or crochet projects into the tote and carry them with me to all the picnics and cookouts the summer brings. Please come visit my new blog is you get a chance, Ric Rac and Polka Dots. I'm brand new but have lots of fun things planned. Hope to see you there, and hope I win the tote!!! :)
    Julie

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  15. I am a Graphic Design student & I would feel so fabulous using this bag in the fall for my laptop, sketchbook, lilly planner, and other school time goodies. Right now I would carry my sunblock* (safe sun ya'll!) pool towel, and magazines! :]

    I liked Design a Latte on facebook!

    Loving this giveaway - perfect for Pink & Green Thursday

    Jackie sweetcarolinaqueen.blogspot.com

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  16. I would LOVE to use this bag to tote my books around campus. So cute and so perfect for Pink and Green Thursday!

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  17. wow what an amazing giveaway!! i love the monogrammed tote and would put all of my grad school "stuff" in there - computer, books, reusable coffee mug, huge water bottle - you get the idea! (+1)

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  18. i'm a fan of design a latte on facebook! (+3)

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  19. So cute! I'd definitely use this for school - giant textbooks, MacBook, water bottle, and maybe even workout gear in case I get a free minute to run to the gym between classes.

    Also liked Design a Latte on Facebook!

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  20. I would loveee to have this bag! I could use it for everything! School, work, play. The possibilities are making me dizzy!

    Also, I liked Design a Latte on FB

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  21. Beautiful work! Definitely would tote my Minnie's gear when we're on the go - ha, so pretty much always! Thanks! xo

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  22. What a cute bag! I would use it for all of my stuff to take to Tropical Island in October!

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  23. This tote would be perfect for a trip to the beach! I could throw all of the essentials in and head to Newport or Santa Monica :)

    And I am a FB fan!

    Thanks for the opportunity!!

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  24. I'd use this tote to take all my clothes and nail polishes to my best friend's house for a mani/pedi night!

    I'm a fan on Facebook as well, cheers and happy Thursday to all!

    x M.
    Rococo & Caffeine

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  25. I'm starting student teaching soon and this would be perfect. Teachers love tote bags, so this would be perfect to help me start off in style. I also liked them on FB.

    Julia

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  26. I'd tote a book, my camera, and probably a snack :) thanks for the opportunity! Meredith dot Targarona at Gmail dot com

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  27. Helloooooo, perfect boat bag! Towels, treats, sunscreen... it will all come with me in this adorable monogrammed tote. I'm a fan on FB too - what an adorable company!

    PS - have I mentioned that I miss you bunches? I think we may beed a phone date soon... ;) Kisses!

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  28. The tote is precious! I would carry all of my summer pool day essentials - magazines, books, towels and sunscreen :) Such a fun giveaway!

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  29. I would tote mine to the beach! Tons of sunscreen and reading materials!

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  30. Perfect for an overnight stay!
    I'm a fan now on Facebook as well
    Great giveaway Trishy!! :)

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  31. I have been searching for something to carry my giant and rather unattractive law books to and from class, and I think a pink monogram tote would be just the thing!

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  32. And I'm a fan of Design a Latte on facebook now too!

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  33. Ohhhhhh how wonderful for your cousin!!!! I am soooo excited for her! I just LOVE bags and collect them. I try to get as many as possible monogrammed! I would carry around everything I need for a day, which includes a lot Ha Ha!!!!!! I just liked her on FB!

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  34. How cute is that!!
    I would be carrying around my new Lilly Aug-Dec2011 Agenda ;), my business books for class, a tiny make up bag, my laptop, note books, my current page turning reads (The Help & Skinny B)... oh my gosh I could go on and on!!
    This would be so perfect for school, the gym, the beach- everything!!

    & I liked the Design A Latte on Facebook! :):) +3

    Love this giveaway!

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  35. Super, super cute!! Love all these pics and the cute bags!! I'd probably tote around a few books and some of my beauty goodies!!

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  36. I love this bag, and I can always use a tote! I would use it to carry around school stuff no doubt (I'm a teacher)!

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  37. Loving these pictures and those appliques! I would tote around textbooks, because I'm a highschooler (read:nerd).

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  38. Hi Trish! Great giveaway -


    1. I'd fill the tote with my Lilly sunglasses, personal planner, lipstick, and a great summer beachy read!

    2. I liked Design a Latte and left a comment, too, on FB!

    Best Wishes!

    Linda

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  39. PS- Mentioned it in my blog post for P&G Thursday, too! ;o)

    Linda

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  40. I have been dying for a monogrammed tote bag. I carry totes everywhere and put all sorts of fun things inside (groceries, magazines, overnight clothes, odds and ends).

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  41. Love the tote! I'm a sucker for anything monogrammed. And it seems like the perfect size for me to toss all my things in for school! xo

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  42. Your cousin is very talented! Hmmm...what wouldn't I care around in my XL tote??!! That is the question!

    Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment on my chevron storage makeover. :)

    Jamie
    day-and-age-design.com

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  43. So adorable - I love a good monogram. :) I would use this for my work bag (I need something big to hold my laptop, papers, makeup case, snacks, umbrella, books... you get the idea) and it would cheer me up on those boring bad work days!

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  44. Thanks for the fabulous giveaway, Trish! I love this pink bag and would definitely use it to tote around my schoolbooks and supplies for my theology class this fall. :) I also "liked" Design a Latte on Facebook. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

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  45. I like her on fb. Love the nap mats

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  46. The gender bias on those backpacks is pretty strong. The boy gets the camo?

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  47. 1. This tote would definitely be filled with my wedding planning goodies and I would LOVE to get my new monogram on it!

    2-4. I like Design A Latte on Facebook!

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  48. love peonies they are my favorite flower!

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  49. Hi! Thanks for hosting. So glad to be part of Pink and Green Thursdays!
    I like the appliques, and though my kids would love the backpacks, I'd gladly carry one ,myself. "Irene" makes for nicely scrawled lettering, don't you think?

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  50. Wow ~ great stuff Trish!! The question should be what wouldn't I carry in that bag! A book of course ~ Molly's collapsible dog dish ~ sunscreen ~ an umbrella see I could go on and on and on!! Have a wonderful week-end. Hugs. xo

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  51. I now like them on Facebook.

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  52. I would definitely be toting around some of life's important necessities including burts bees chapstick and my lilly agenda! I like Design a Latte on facebook!

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  53. That is such a cute tote! I would probably use it carry things to work.

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  54. What would I carry around it the tote, everything.....my iPad, wallet, cosmo, makeup bag, iPhone, I would take it to work, shopping, in the car, love it, it's so cute!!!

    simplysqra83@gmail.com

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  55. I am a fan of theirs on Facebook!!!

    Sara Haga Gore

    simplysara83@gmail.com

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  56. I would use this as an everyday tote!! I am always needing totes to take back and forth to work :-)

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  57. I love the pink and green backpack, too! I'd use this lovely tote for my classes this semester. I'm looking for something simple but cute just like this!

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  58. This bag would be perfect for toting around school books for my last year of law school!

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  59. Love your blog! I would definitely use this bag to tote my things to the beach and pool this summer and for my gym clothes in the winter months. I am also a fan on Facebook :)

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  60. Aaah! I love all things monogramed! I dont usually enter blog giveaways but I am SO in for this one! I liked Design A Latte on facebook (great name for a company), so excited!

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  61. LOVE this giveaway! LOVE your blog. So happy to start taking part in P&G Thursdays :)

    I would use this tote obviously at the beach/pool during the Summer, but also as a tote for my Scentsy goodies :)

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  62. I liked Design A Latte x1
    shanstinson(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  63. I liked Design A Latte x2
    shanstinson(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  64. I liked Design A Latte x3
    shanstinson(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  65. Love the pink and green! I would use it as a gym bag! Also liked on Facebook.

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  66. I would take it along with me when I go thrift & vintage shopping! It's the perfect pop of color!

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  67. I've liked Design a Latte on facebook as well.

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  68. Love this contest....I would tote EVERYTHING....books, items from a day of shopping, goodies to take to friends, etc. The possibilities are endless :)

    Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  69. What to tote? tote-ables of course! Very cute. Im sure I would slip in my latest reads and journal.

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  70. I would carry my laptop and school supplies!!

    Following you on GFC as Ashley Brooke!

    ashleybrookeblog at gmail dot com

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  71. I don't know, lunch or stuff for school. So cute, its funny the picture with the kids the backpacks are have the size as the kids. I know these days for a fact alot of little kids backpacks way as much as they do with the books they carry.

    Erika
    Princess_erika_am_I{at]yahoo{dot]com

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  72. Darling tote!! I would use for ...reading books...sunglasses..sunscreen..towel..all for the pool! Many uses & cute as a button!

    Deb:)
    dred925@aol.com

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  73. I'd fill it up with my purse and work stuff..thanks for the chance to win!

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  74. This would be an ADORABLE diaper bag. Every mom knows how much you have to tote around when you have an infant and this would be the perfect size to fit everything!

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  75. I think the better question is, what WOULDN'T I tote around in it? It's a great bag for the remainder of the summer on the beach, but will be just as fabulous in the fall back in the city and at school!

    Melanie xx

    Email: melanieemmadavis(at)gmail(dot)com
    Blog: citadin(dot)tumblr(dot)com

    P.S. I liked on Facebook too!

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  76. So cute! Would make the perfect beach bag!

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  77. I would DEFINITELY use this as a new school bag! I LOVE IT!

    I like her on facebook!

    4 entries, please! xoxo

    Taylor

    taylorbartik@gmail.com

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  78. Wow this bag is gorgeous! I would carry my planner, cell, sunglasses, and scarf (just in case i get chilly) inside. I would LOVE to win!

    gingersroberts@gmail.com

    Thanks!

    -Ginger

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  79. My girlfriend would adore this bag- she loves monograms. I'd love to win and give it to her as a surprise!

    mitch

    mitch.mayfield@gmail.com

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  80. My best friend's birthday is at the end of this month, and I would love to 'tote' some tissue paper and a card inside and send it cross country to her as a gift! (No doubt she would use it to express a little style at the stingy uniformed school she attends!) We are both suckers for all things monogrammed, thanks for introducing the new company!

    Liked on facebook!

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  85. I would tote around all our beach essentials of course!! Although when it is not beach season it can me used for so many other things!!

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  86. I like design a latte on facebook!!!

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  87. How do I ever choose what to tote around in this adorable bag??! Maybe Millie's puppy things? Use it as a work bag? As a shopping bag? Oooh, the possibilities are endless!!

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  89. Books, iPad, work stuff,etc! So cute!!

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  90. I liked design a latte on Facebook!!

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