Hello! My
name is Annaliese, but I blog under my initials as Miss ALK. I’m originally
from Maine, but currently attending college in the beautiful city of Charlotte,
NC. I run a fashion and lifestyle blog called Southern Belle in Training. I was so honored when I was asked
to be a guest poster for the Carolina Clover blog, as a I am a huge fan of
their company and products! (You can read a product review post that I did for
Carolina Clover on my own blog here.)
Since Carolina Clover is primarily a monogram shop, I wanted to write
about something related to monograms. The first thing that came to my mind is
how I was unsure of how to make my own monogram for quite some time because I
have a double last name. Traditional monograms often look like this: aBc, with
a being the first name, B being the last name, and c being the middle name.
Since I have a double last name, I don't have a middle name. Both of my last
names are of equal importance to me, so I never knew which one to place in the
the middle! I thought that since I had been given a double last name (something
that was out of my control), monogramming was out for me. Well, I'm pleased to
report how that couldn't be further from the truth! I have
discovered that there are lots of ways to monogram with a double last name, perhaps
even more then with one last name. Here are some of the ways that I've chosen
to express my initials in style:
1.
Classic order (aka blogging name): As I stated above, I have a double last name but no
middle name, so I still have three initials. My first initial is A, and my last
two initials are L-K, so my initials read as ALK. You can choose to monogram
things in a traditional initial order with all letters capitalized (instead of
the aBc format) and still have it look great! Here's a tumbler cup that I have
that has my initials on it in an all capital format. I love this cup and use it
all the time!
I also having been putting a "Miss" in front of my
initials for awhile, and that's how I got my blogging name! I love my blogging
name so much that I put it on the license plate of my car. :-) Here's a
throwback picture of the day that I got my car's license plates back during my
senior year of high school!
2. Single letter: You can also monogram lots of things
using just your first initial! Jewelry is an especially popular way to do this.
Here's a picture of one of my favorite letter "A" necklaces. I( love
how it's written in a fancy script that almost makes it look like it's a full
monogram from further away!)
And jewelry certainly isn't the only option out there for
monogramming with one letter! The options truly are endless. Some other things
that I've had with letter A include key chains, cosmetic bags, wall
decorations, stationery, school supplies and many more items. The phrase
"If it isn't moving, monogram it!" especially applies to single letter
monogramming since it's so easy!
3. Trying the traditional monogram: The last option is
using your double last name in the traditional aBc format. This means that you
have to pick one of your last names to be the center letter. When I make my
initials go into this format I use the K as the capitalized letter, so ALK
becomes aKl. But since L is also my last name I could also do aLk, that's the
beauty of a double last name I guess! ;-) I do have one monogram necklace in
the traditional format, pictured below:
So there you have it! Monogramming with a double last name is not
only possible, but is actually full of options! Carolina Clover has such an
excellent selection of monogram gifts no matter what your last name is, so I
would highly encourage you to visit them for all of your monogramming
needs.
Thank-you so much to Kellie at Carolina Clover for letting me
guest post today! It was a pleasure to write, and I hope that y'all will come
visit me over at my personal blog, Southern Belle in Training! You can also find me on Instagram:
@miss_alk
xoxo
Miss ALK (or Miss aKl ;-) )
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