O' Christmas Tree! O' Christmas Tree!

I've just added 2 sets of very cute Christmas Trees to the website! The first set is from Katie at The Cutesy Mom [TCM], it's her #1004 TCM Christmas Tree. The second set is my #155 Whimsy Christmas Trees that match my #157 Whimsy Wreaths. ENJOY!

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#1004 TCM Christmas Tree
This file contains 1 Christmas Tree in 3 colors:
~ 3.16" x 2" and 4,662 stitches

#155 Whimsy Christmas Tree Designs

This set contains 3 designs [in 10 colors]:
~ Small - 3.9" x 2.5" - 6,865 stitches
~ Medium - 5.3" x 3.4" - 13,265 stitches
~ Large - 6.5" x 4.2" - 18,010 stitches

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New #157 Whimsy Wreath designs added to website

I've just added a set of really cute Whimsy Wreaths to the website!

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#157 Whimsy Wreath Designs

This set contains 3 designs [in 8 colors]:
~ Small - 2.47" x 2.48" - 6,220 stitches~ Medium - 3.87" x 3.56" - 12,141 stitches
~ Large - 6.05" x 5.58" - 23,330 stitches

NOTE: No fonts or letters are included in this set.

All 3 Whimsy Wreaths included in set

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#469 Peace Sign Machine Embroidery Designs added to website

I've just added a set of Peace Signs to the website! They will be a great compliment to the #470 Teeny Peace Sign set.

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#469 Peace Sign Machine Embroidery Designs

This file contains 5 designs in 2 colors:
~ Extra Small – 1.4" x 1.4" - 1,751 stitches ~ Small – 1.8" x 1.8" - 2,158 stitches~ Medium – 2.2" x 2.2" - 2,688 stitches~ Large – 3.3" x 3.3" - 9,473 stitches~ Extra Large – 4.7" x 4.7" - 15,323 stitches

All 5 Peace Signs included in set

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Monogram Wizard Plus products added to website

AKDesigns Boutique is an authorized reseller for Monogram Wizard Plus!

I've just added the Monogram Wizard Plus Extended Pak, all the Alpha Paks and the Package Bundle Specials that are listed below to my website.

If you aren't familiar with the Monogram Wizard Plus products, I've included some information below and you can see more in each website listing. Let me know if you need anything at all.

Below is a list of products that includes a link to read a little more about each product and my discounted price.

• Monogram Wizard Plus - $249.00
  Monogram Wizard Plus includes some of the classic monogram fonts that are sometimes hard to find. Here's a link to all the fonts/monograms included in MWPlus
• Extended Features Pak - $79.99
  • Features Include:
    • Click & Drag - gives the user the ability to click the screen and
      "drag" their design elements to a desired location.
    • Flip Horizontal - this feature allows the user to horizontally
      flip any motif or character, in order to achieve all new results.
    • Flip Vertical - this feature allows the users to vertically flip
      all characters and motifs.
    • Rotate - all new rotate feature allows you to rotate all existing
      motifs and alphabets, to create a whole new look.
    • Color Sort - the color sort feature offers the user the option to choose how
      letters consisting of 2 or more colors will sew, making sewing the designs an even
      easier process.
    • Import - this feature will allow users to import external Embroidery (DST, EXP, SEW, JEF, PES) files, giving them the ability to use designs not included in the Monogram Wizard Plus.
• Alpha Paks [each Pak sold separately] - $39.99

~ #001 Alpha Pak ~ #002 Alpha Pak ~ #003 Alpha Pak ~ #004 Alpha Pak ~ #005 Alpha Pak ~ #006 Alpha Pak ~ #007 Alpha Pak ~ #008 Alpha Pak ~ #009 Alpha Pak ~ #010 Alpha Pak ~ #011 Alpha Pak ~ #012 Alpha Pak ~ #013 Alpha Pak ~ #014 Alpha Pak ~ #015 Alpha Pak ~ #016 Alpha Pak ~ #017 Alpha Pak
~ #018 Alpha Pak ~ #019 Alpha Pak ~ #020 Alpha Pak

Package Bundle Specials

Package #1 - $279.00

• Monogram Wizard Plus
• Extended Features Pak
  

Package #2 - $279.00

• Monogram Wizard Plus
• 2 Alpha Paks of your choice
  

Package #3 - $329.99

• Monogram Wizard Plus
• Extended Features Pak
• 2 Alpha Paks of your choice
  

Package #4 - $145.00 [for those that already have Monogram Wizard Plus]

• Extended Features Pak
• 2 Alpha Paks of your choice
  

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Halloween Giveaway...Winner...

AKD 2009 Halloween Giveaway ~ Tammy Smith is the Winner!

Hey Everyone ~ the contest ended on 10/31 and I ran all the entries through Random.org and they picked the big winner ~ Tammy Smith ~ how exciting! I've just e-mailed Tammy to let her know!

What Tammy Won:
6 Pack Design Bundle
Details:

• Build-Your-Own 6 Pack of DESIGN Sets [no font sets can be included in this bundle]
• Choose your Design Sets @ www.AKDesignsBoutique.com
  

Following is the list of entrants:

dswnole

Natalie

Natalie

Chelli Jones

Chelli Jones

Angie Girly_girl_bows

Angie Girly_girl_bows

The Embellisher

LSUFan4Life

LSUFan4Life

Fanny

Fanny

Fanny

adriana

Kathy

Susan D.

morganza

Julie Welch

Julie

Becky

Tammy Smith

Tammy Smith

Stacey - Elle Belle

Stacey - Elle Belle

All about The Lindsey's

All about The Lindsey's

All about The Lindsey's

Sam and His Parents

Sam and His Parents

Ashley Berry

Ashley Berry

dswnole

Chelli Jones

Karen

Krenita

Amy Lapinsky

Amy Lapinsky

Wendy and Lee

Wendy and Lee

Christine Warren

Debbie Fraker Stewart

Debbie Seaye Loveless

Click here to go the the random.org website and check your entry. Entrant Identifier is your name the way it is typed from the list above.

That was a lot of fun ~ I'll have to have more contests!!

New #474 Block Snowflakes added to website

I've just added a set of really cute Block Snowflakes to the website!

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#474 Block Snowflake Machine Embroidery Designs

This set contains 3 designs [in 2 colors]:

• Small - 2" and 4,800 stitches
• Medium - 3" and 7,827 stitches
• Large - 4" and 11,432 stitches

All 3 Block Snowflakes included in set

Small Block Snowflake with our #113 Lara Script Font to spell "Elle"
[no fonts are included in this set]

Medium Block Snowflake with our #66 Retro Boy Font to spell "Jake"
[no fonts are included in this set]

I also took a minute to add 2 fonts to the website that aren't new, but haven't had the time to list them.

#113 Lara Script Font Machine Embroidery Designs

This set contains 52 designs:

• 26 Uppercase Letters approx. 2" high
• 26 Lowercase Letters

#66 Retro Boy Font Machine Embroidery Designs

This set contains 52 designs:

• 26 uppercase letters - 2" high
• 26 lowercase letters

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2 new design sets added to website...

#500 Grandpa's Little Buddy Design stitched on a terry bib

I've just added 2 new machine embroidery design sets to the website. Both are super cute, so have fun stitching them!

The #1100 Simple Frog is the first in a line of "Simple" sets that I'll be making. They are very simple triple [bean] stitch designs with very few jump stitches. For instance, the only jump stitches for the frog are for the 3 dots on the body, the mouth and the dots in the eyes ~ everything else stitches continuously.

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#1100 Simple Frog Machine Embroidery Designs
This set contains 3 designs [in 1 color]:

• Small - 1.7" x 2.8" - 678 stitches - 4x4 hoop
• Medium - 2.5" x 3.9" - 1,504 stitches - 4x4 hoop
• Large - 3.1" x 5.9" - 2,118 stitches - 5x7 hoop

#500 Grandpa's Little Buddy Machine Embroidery Designs
This set contains 2 designs [in 2 colors]:

• Small - 3.1" x 3.8" - 7,837 stitches - 4x4 hoop
• Large - 4.6" x 5.8" - 11,620 stitches - 5x7 hoop

Have fun shopping!

Halloween Giveaway...

Halloween Giveaway ~ Enter Today!

Hey Everyone ~ are you ready for a BIG giveaway? AKDesigns Boutique is giving away a FREE 6 Pack Design Bundle [$24.00 value] for our Halloween Giveaway! I thought this would be the perfect way to kick-off the fast approaching holiday season. The contest will end at midnight on 10/31, so make sure you bookmark this page and post lots of comments to enter as many times as you can! Just remember to check back on 11/2 to see if you're the winner.

6 Pack Design Bundle Details:

• Build-Your-Own 6 Pack of DESIGN Sets [no font sets can be included in this bundle]
• Choose your Design Sets @ www.AKDesignsBoutique.com
  

Several Ways To Enter
One-time Entries [you can enter each way 1 time - 4 possible entries]

1. Post a comment including the sets you would choose if you were to win the contest ~ use the links above to choose your sets.
2. Facebook ~ become a Fan of AKDesigns Boutique on Facebook [just click here] for an additonal entry. Once you've become a fan, just come back here and post a comment that you've just became a fan on Facebook [please include your first name].
3. Bloggers ~ post this givaway on your blog for an additional entry. Just copy and paste the HTML code at the bottom of this post to use the image and link provided. Once you've published your post, just come back here and post a comment that you've blogged about the giveaway and include a link to your blog. Note: link back to this post must be active to receive credit.
   
4. Bloggers ~ add the sidebar image and link below to the sidebar on your blog page for yet another entry. Just copy and paste the HTML code at the bottom of this post to use the image and link provided. Once you've published your blog, just come back here and post a comment that you've added the giveaway image to your sidebar and include a link to your blog. Note: link back to this post must be active to receive credit.

Enter Daily [enter once daily between now and 10/31]

1. Twitter ~ Tweet about the giveaway daily for a new entry. Make sure you include a link to this post in the tweet. Once you've tweeted, just come back here and post a comment that you've tweeted about the giveaway and include your twitter name.

Image and link you can include in your Blog Post
HTML to Copy is below image

<a href="http://akdesignsboutique.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><img alt="AKDesigns Boutique Machine Embroidery Designs" src="http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z164/adobbs10/AKDGiveawayBIGGrabber.gif" /></a>

Sidebar Image and link to add to your Sidebar
HTML to Copy is below image:

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Contest winner will be picked by Random.org.

EASY, right?
GOOD luck and HAVE fun!!

AKD Frame Catalog 2009

I just finished the AKDesigns Frame Catalog! This is the second catalog that I've put together. The first one was for my embroidery fonts. I've had a lot of requests for it from my customers ~ they need it to help keep track of the sets they have and the sets they need {or want}. At the back of the catalog is a list of frame sets that are "in progress" and will be released soon, so keep an eye out!

Next, is the AKDesigns Design Catalog, then the AKDesigns Applique Catalog.

Links to download the available Catalogs:
~ AKDesigns Font Catalog
~ AKDesigns Frame Catalog

I would love to know what you think ~ leave a comment if you have a minute :)

I just listed Embird Font Engine @ AKDesigns Boutique. Here's some basic information for those that didn't know Embird had a Font Engine or didn't know about Embird Embroidery Software. ENJOY!

Font Engine 5.0

Plug-in for Embird 2003 and above [Must have Embird Basic 2003 or newer to use this plug-in]

Embird Font Engine is a tool for conversion of text made with TrueType or OpenType font into an embroidery design. There are many adjustable lettering parameters such as size, density, fill and outline modes as well as characters layout and deformations in Font Engine. When finished, lettering is compiled into stitches and put into Embird Editor for final adjustment and save in desired embroidery format. Font Engine is accessible also from Studio's interactive lettering. When used from Studio, Font Engine produces text in a vector (outline) form that can be further edited in Studio.




Please note: Font Engine does not include any font. It is a conversion program. Our other product, Embird Alphabets, is a lettering system totally different to Font Engine. Alphabets are predigitized embroidery fonts.




Font Engine produces lettering in a large size scale, from about 5 milimeters (1/5") up to 30 cm (12"). There is no separate installation file for Font Engine. Evaluation version is included in every installation of Embird. However, you will have to purchase and register Font Engine separatelly from the main Embird program, otherwise only several characters are available in every font. After purchase and insertion of registration password, evaluation version turns into full version. No additional download or installation needed. Use "Editor -> Insert -> Font Engine Text" command to access Font Engine.

Basic Functions listed below:


Select TrueType or OpenType font and type the text you want to convert into embroidery. Adjust size and other parameters of text in Properties tab.

Font Engine can produce plain fill, auto column (satin stitch) and motif fills and sample, satin and applique outlines for text.

Use Fill Exterior function to invert filled areas of text.

Pattern, Wave, Gradient and other effects like contour or circular fill can be applied to plain fill of text.

Font Engine allows user to place text on line, ellipse and other baselines and also to deform it with use of an envelope.

Characters may have single stitch, sample, satin stitch or applique outline.

Each character in a text can be moved, rotated, skewed and scaled separately to create unique lettering effects. Use Symmetry options for easier adjustment of envelope. Many predefined envelopes are included.

Auto Column (satin stitches) fill of text produces lettering looking almost as if it was digitized by a human digitizer. Font Engine uses large base of digitizers knowledge and an artificial intelligence to convert fonts into satin stitches.


Satin stitches lettering of large size should be used with Pattern option on, to avoid too long stitches and to add texture to a large stitched areas.

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need to convert documents to PDF files?

I've been meaning to post this link for a while...If you don't have Adobe Acrobat [and don't want to spend the money on it] just to convert documents to PDF files, you can download PrimoPDF for free! It's a great little program that's so easy to use. I use it to make all of my PDF files.

You just create your document, then "print" [choose PrimoPDF as your printer], they have a very friendly little menu that walks you through the file settings and where you want the file to be saved. So easy...so free!

Have a great day!

Embird...finally listed on website...

I've finally added Embird Basic Embroidery Software to www.AKDesignsBoutique.com.

















Basic Embird program resizes, splits, edits, displays, prints and converts embroidery designs. It works in two modes: Embird Manager and Embird Editor.

There are several optional plug-in programs and alphabets available for Embird, expanding its capabilities with digitizing, lettering, cross stitch designs, conversion of TrueType fonts into embroidery, etc.
FREE DEMO ~ Use of demo version [use this link to install the demo] is limited to 30 days or 100 runs. After this period, you must register your copy to use it further. Click here to read about restrictions of the unregistered (demo) version.


Purchase Here ~ Once your demo expires, come back to AKDesigns Boutique and purchase. Your registration code will be e-mailed to you within 24 hours.

Embird Manager

• Converts designs among many file formats.
• Supports many hoop types and sizes.
• Processes designs in ZIP and RAR archives.
• Displays designs in 1:1 scale and other scales.
• Displays also images - digital photos (.JPG, .TIF, etc.) and allows to sort them.
• Creates (displays, prints and saves into .BMP or .JPG file) various types of design documentation, including animated .GIFs and screen saver.
• Provides photo realistic 3D preview of designs in order to enable assigning of proper colors to needles and to check the design without actual embroidering.
• Contains many threads catalogs and finds thread closest to chosen color.
• Reads and writes designs stored on memory cards, floppy or hard disks in various embroidery formats.
• Allows to organize designs by copying them to new folders.
• Provides connection to Internet on-line stock design shop to sell or buy designs.

Embird Editor

• Allows to insert and delete colors or trims in design.
• Joins and splits designs. Interactive free-hand splitting and automatical splitting are supported.
• Moves, resizes with density adjustment, centers, mirrors, rotates and skews designs or their parts.
• Allows to edit individual stitches or parts of design.
• Allows to change the stitch order of design parts.
• Simulates sewing of design, even in 3D mode.
• Allows to reduce the number of colors.
• Sorts colors smartly.
• Prints template in 1:1 scale on multiple sheets.
• Inserts text in various predigitized fonts and layouts. More about lettering here
• Inserts Font Engine text automatically converted from TrueType or OpenType fonts.
• Imports designs from Embird Studio, Embird Cross Stitch and Sfumato Stitch programs to save them in appropriate file format.

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New Font Size for #99 Fun Font...

I just finished making a 1" version of my #99 Fun Font [uppercase is 2" high] ~ #92 Fun Font [uppercase is 1" high]! They're available now at AKDesigns Boutique.

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