Everywhere I go here in Oklahoma I see monogrammed items. Cups, earrings, necklaces, koozies, beach cup stakes, car decals, purses, keychains, pajamas, lawn chairs, makeup bags, etc.. Just did a search on Etsy.com there are 592, 855 results. Searched on Pinterest and there are thousands on there. 

So what is a monogram? I remember as a child going to a business dinner in a fancy restaurant with my dad. A man was wearing a shirt with these three letters on it JBL. I had never been to a business dinner before so wasn't sure what this was all about. What did JBL mean? Was it a code name, was he an undercover spy? Oh, sorry, I was really into Man From Uncle and Mission Impossible. Finally I whispered to my Dad and asked him what it ......