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Custom Gifts for Those on the Nice List

December 13, 2013December 13, 2013 CustomizedGirl Leave a comment

It’s not always easy making the cut for the nice list each year. After all, you have to be good for all 365 days of the year and that takes determination and focus no matter how old you are. If you are shopping for someone who is on the nice list, make the choice to give them something you can’t get anywhere else!

Get them a one-of-a-kind gift from Customized Girl that will make their Christmas special, and at the same time, motivate them to make the nice list next year too! Those on the nice list will love the fun and clever designs on our custom apparel and accessories! And believe us, these designs would even motivate the Grinch to make the nice list!

Check out all of our great gift ideas for those on the nice list this year!

Infinity Love Crop Top – $24.97

Love hands Sweatshirt – $27.97

Cozy Fox Sweatshirt – $34.97

The Best Things Come In Three’s Best Friend shirts – $28.97 each

Seem more nice gifts on CustomizedGirl.com.

Statement Maker – Katie Brennan

December 6, 2013December 6, 2013 CustomizedGirl Leave a comment

Customized Girl is seeking out women who are doing extraordinary and interesting things. Last month, we were thrilled to work with Katie Brennan who is the Assistant Director of Fundraising Events at the OSUCCC-James. Katie was our go to person for our fundraiser with the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research.

Here’s her story:

How did you get involved with the Fundraising events at The James Ohio State University Wexiner Medical Center?

In 2006 I was diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer and was treated by the OSUCCC-James. I have held the passion, mission and amazing dedication and talent that The James provides close to my heart ever since and when the opportunity to work in fundraising came along, it truly was a wonderful fit.

What is the best thing about working with The Spielman Fund?

The people. Everyone has an incredible passion, determination and desire to help us in this fight against breast cancer and being able to work with these individuals every day is incredible.

You raise funds for other organizations in addition to the Stefanie Spielman Fund, right? Can you tell us a little about those organizations?

The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research is actually a fund within Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (the OSUCCC-James) and there are many other disease specific cancer research and support funds that are included in the various fundraising by our Community Partners.

At Customized Girl, we sell a lot of custom t-shirts. If you had one statement to share with the world, a statement you would wear on your chest, what would it be?

“Hope is a good thing, it maybe the best of things…and no good thing ever dies.”

Thanks for being a part of our Statement Maker interview series, Katie. And thanks for making a difference in the world!

It’s Easy to Adopt a Family this Christmas, we did!

December 5, 2013December 5, 2013 CustomizedGirl Leave a comment

It’s always better to give than it is to receive around Christmas time! Fueled by this Christmas spirit, we decided to adopt a local family here in Columbus, Ohio for Christmas. The holiday season is the perfect time to make a donation or volunteer in your local community, and if you have ever considered adopting a family for Christmas, the process is super simple and enjoyable!

First, you need to find a local service agency in your area. We chose to go through a local church to find a family we could adopt this year. The organization you choose to go through will help you find the right size of family that will fit within your budget. This is the exciting part because you’ll be able to find out the names of the kids you’ll be buying gifts for and you’ll also receive their wish lists. This year we have three awesome kids we will be buying gifts for and they are James, Johanna and Linda.

Once you have your family and their wish lists, all you need to do is go shopping and bring the gifts back to your local agency. It’s that simple! For our family, we chose to make it a company wide event. We wrapped a donation box and placed it in the break room so everyone from the Customized Girl team could have a chance to make a money donation to help us buy gifts. The response in donations was amazing and we can’t wait to go shopping for our family!

A big thank you to all of you who are making a statement by adopting a family for Christmas or volunteering in some other way to make Christmas special for others this year!

Christmas Sweaters for Ugly Sweater Parties

December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 CustomizedGirl Leave a comment

Bring on the Christmas songs, wish lists, eggnog, and of course, Christmas sweaters for the ugly sweater party you’ll likely be invited to this year. Once you get your hands on one of these custom Christmas sweaters, you will find yourself wearing it multiple times, and not just to the ugly sweater party!

When you get invited, don’t waste time searching through countless thrift shops looking for the perfect sweater. Instead, create the one you want at Customized Girl! The best part about customizing your sweater with us is that you won’t have to settle for a sweater with a big moose or tree on it. Instead, have something on your sweater that you will enjoy like a big mustache or a cat! How cool is that?

Plus, our sweater designs are printed, not stitched, so there’s no itch! That means you’ll be comfortable and looking good during the whole party!

Want Christmas Sweaters? We’ve got them!

Now technically, most of these items are marketed by the manufacturers as “sweatshirts”. But these days, it seems like “sweater” is becoming synonymous with “non-hooded sweatshirt”. Maybe it’s a regional thing. We certainly think all of our triblend sweatshirts, sloucky wideneck sweatshirts, and cardigans can be fairly classified as “sweaters”.