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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    I made this monogram in MS Word with a flourish I found online. What do you girls think of it?

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    1. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img Wedding_Mono.JPG (52.1 KB, 365 downloads) 2 years old
     
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    Mrs. Dee to Bee    January 30, 2010   Louisville, KY (Wedding in TX)

    Ooooh Pretty! Very nicely done. I love it!

     
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    cinemaparadiso    July 16, 2015  

    Ooh, the swirls are awesome!

     
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    arilen    7-10-10   Monroe, LA

    Thats awesome! I agree with cinemaparadiso..the swirls are amazing!

     
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    pansyshell    October 8, 2010   Central Pa, Wedding in Outer Banks, NC

    I love it. The best part is the placement of the date. It's not front and center but it is still there...provides a nice balance to the swirls being mainly on the left. Nicely done!

     
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    cola    June 12, 2010   Married in Woodside, CA, Now Living in Raleigh, NC

    Very pretty!

     
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    GI Josephine    July 14, 2012   Cleveland, Ohio

    Like!

     
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    GingerRogers    July 31, 2010   Canada

    Awesome! Love how it is offset. Very unique!

     
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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    I think I might like this one better... do you girls?

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    1. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img weddingmono1a.jpg (48 KB, 173 downloads) 2 years old
     
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    daydreamwanderer       DC

    love it! curious, where'd you get your flourish?

     
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    pmerr    August 14, 2010   Rochester, NY

    I love it!! I kind of like the one with just the last initial, but both look amazing!

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    I like! I like!  Yes, please share where you got the flourishes from!  Was it free!?  Btw, both are nice, but I like the 2nd one!

     
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    caszos    June 2010   Florida

    Please share where you got the flourish.  I like the second one as well.  Maybe add a small M&M on either side if you really wanted to? 

     
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    Jacqi    February 28, 2009  

    you should use both. The M&M for before you are married (invitations and ceremony programs) and the E for the reception. I am assuming that E is the new married name last initial and both of your names start with an M. And I agree with Sand Dollar - I love the placement of the date! I think I like the M&M best because I love the way the curves of the & symbol mimic the curves in the flourish design.

     
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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    Thank you! I think I might use both like Jacqi said, great idea :). I just googled black swirl, and black flourish and I got a bunch of different designs. I can post just the swirl if anyone wants that, I dont mind sharing! I bought two other flourishes that match the design for my invites and response cards & I don't mind posting those.

    I'll just post a few that I found that I liked for anyone to take if they want to.

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    1. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img ist2_5089804-swirl-frame.jpg (29.5 KB, 341 downloads) 2 years old
    2. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img ist2_4203030-flourish-design.jpg (22.2 KB, 261 downloads) 2 years old
    3. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img flour2.JPG (7.6 KB, 206 downloads) 2 years old
    4. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img 6a00d83454177969e20115706ff6ac970b-800.jpg (36.9 KB, 209 downloads) 2 years old
     
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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    Sorry, I didn't realize two of those were too big.

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    1. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img Large_Black_Floral_Flourish_Accent[a1].png (15.4 KB, 181 downloads) 2 years old
    2. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img Decorative_Morning_Glory_Accent[a1].jpg (18.8 KB, 230 downloads) 2 years old
     
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    caszos    June 2010   Florida

    How do you uses these images if you don't want a white background?  AKA when I go to print my monogram on say my thank you notes, if I want the note brown and the monogram green, how to make that work.  Advice would be greatly appreciated! 

     
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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    The only way I know to suggest is to use photoshop.

     
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    I love it but I don't get it- do you just copy and paste them over eachother and spin them around a bit till you have what you want?

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    Very nice! I like the second one better.

     
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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    If you use MS powerpoint it is a little easier. Just spin the picture to however you want it. I used word art to shape the words & letters. Then, I selected all the objects and then grouped then together to make them stay in place.

     
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    corrc7131    October 9, 2010   Milwaukee, WI

    Very elegant! Nice work-especially since its in Word!

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I love I love! Looks fabulous!

     
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    CEO528    5.28.2010   USA

    Thank you for those! :)

     

     
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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    Okay, here's my final ones. I'm using the monogram with the date for the cocktail napkins, and my gobo at my reception. The plain one is only getting used on my map with my invites.

    I also wanted to show an example of it in the wedding map i'm making, it looks really empty because I deleted most of it, but you get the idea.

    Just to show how I'm using it...

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    1. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img wedmap.JPG (10.8 KB, 95 downloads) 2 years old
    2. My DIY Monogram :  wedding monogram Img EFfinal1.jpg (26.8 KB, 93 downloads) 2 years old
     
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    What particular site did you get this from? I've tried to google it. I can't make any changes to the one that you posted. Thanks!

     
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    youreastonefoxx    October 15, 2010  

    I googled a bunch of them under black swirl, and black flourish. I went through a bunch of pages though, probably like 40. Check out weddingdna.com, they have tons of stuff. They also give you a free trial for a week and they'll give you 2 free things off of the website while you're on the trial...

     
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    ApplesNYC       NYC

    WOW - gorgeous! 

     
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    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    Lookin' good!  Great idea and thanks for sharing!

     
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    Love these!  Just my style :) 

     
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    beexiong    July 3rd, 2010   Minnesota

    Very pretty! I love all the flourishes!

     

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