Business Spotlight Sponsored by The Haxtun Chamber of Commerce Legg Creations Legg Creations takes fun and design beyond the limit — if you can imagine your logo or message on an item, owner Shirley Legg and her computerized embroidery machine can make the application. Her embroidery appears on hats, t-shirts, backpacks, blankets, Komet Creations™ stuffed animals, plus patches that either the customer or she can sew onto a garment or item. “Anything that has a surface that I can fit into the machine,” she says, adding that she works on most types of material, but draws the line at leather, which tears easily if the stiches are not exact. “I’m too chicken to work on leather.” The same limitless imagination holds true for vinyl logos and lettering, which Shirley cuts for direct application to most surfaces including magnetic or constructed large and small signs, or windows in buildings, trucks and cars. She also cuts vinyl Department of Transportation numbers, a new requirement by Homeland Security for farm trucks. The shop’s imagination limits stretched to include messages on vehicles that carry newly weds when a mother recently ordered a vinyl bumper sticker for her child’s wedding. The sign reads: “And they lived . . . Happily Every After,” with hearts replacing the dots in the center of the message. The vinyl and its adhesive backing hold up well, Shirley says, lasting between five to seven years under most conditions, including inclement weather. Customers can remove the vinyl at any time but, with the exception of magnetic signs, cannot reuse it. Cade Cuts®, a cheaper option in vinyl lettering that Shirley offers, utilizes the vinyl cutter plus heat. She used the process to inscribe names on the Lady Bulldogs’ basketball shirts. Shirley employs computer technology for embroidery and vinyl design and production. Design Shop software by Adobe scans the customer’s logo into the computer, which then switches software to send the message to the embroidery machine. A separate computer connected to the vinyl cutter reads and scales logos to size and then passes the information to the cutter. Legg Creations, which Shirley opened in 2003 with the addition of vinyl in 2008 and Zoobies® in 2009, serves customers in Haxtun, Holyoke, Fleming and occasionally Sterling, but Shirley and husband Kenny Legg, expand that base by taking product to area craft shows, and Shirley plans to develop a website in the near future. Zoobies® are stuffed animals that turn into a pillow and carry a blanket in the zipper compartment. Kenny helps Shirley in the shop when she needs an additional hand, especially when working on large vinyl signs. Legg Creations keeps customers coming back by offering reasonable prices, providing timely and efficient service and keeping the materials and workmanship at the highest level possible. Shirley charges by the number of stiches for embroidery work, with a $5 minimum for set up. Cost of a vinyl design depends on the size, cost for material used and time involved, but Shirley is happy to give an estimate for a specific job. Legg Creations • (970) 774-7360 Custom Embroidery • Vinyl Lettering • DOT Lettering • Signs • Magnetic Signs Kellogg-Ewing-Leavitt Ins. Agency Becky Workman, CIC, CRM, CISR 119 N. 3rd Ave., Sterling 246 S. Colorado, Haxtun (970) 522-4840 [email protected] Oliver Agency Rebecca Oliver, Agent 507 E. 1st Street, Haxtun • (970) 774-7168 114 W. 1st Street, Julesburg • (970) 474-2112 [email protected] McBride Small Engine Repair Sales & Parts Chain Saws • Lawn Equipment Generators • Rototillers (970) 774-7555 Haxtun Community Childcare Center Personal, Professional Service You Can Count On. Audree Edwards, Director 405 W. Powell, Haxtun (970) 774-KIDS Gerk Funeral Homes Haxtun Hospital District 242 N. Logan Ave., Haxtun (970) 774-7272 241 E. Furry, Holyoke (970) 854-3333 www.gerkfuneralhomes.com 235 W. Fletcher, Haxtun • (970) 774-6123 haxtunhealth.org A Place to thrive; Built upon a commitment to excellence; Cultivating whole-community well being. Grainland Cooperative Knode Realty & Auction, LLC Points West Community Bank Haxtun Telephone Company 421 S. Colorado, Haxtun • (970) 774-6166 106 N. Logan, Fleming • (970) 265-2675 249 W. Denver, Holyoke • (970) 854-2254 3021 CR 79, New Haven • (970) 265-2751 www.grainland.coop 128 S. Colorado , Haxtun (970) 774-6141 www.pwcbank.com 225 S. Colorado , Haxtun (970) 774-4500 111 W. Emerson, Holyoke (970) 854-4400 www.knode-realtyauction.com 125 E. Fletcher, Haxtun (970) 774-7611 www.haxtuntel.net