Category: Custom Shirts

What are the best contact-free gifts for 2020?

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With the insanity that is the year 2020 ever so slowly crawling its way to an end, there are still a few challenges we’ve yet to overcome. One of these being the holiday gift-giving season that comes at the end of every year. Even these traditions are now at risk of being canceled unless we can find a way to work around it.

Gift giving in 2020 comes with its own challenges, but we’re here to say that we think we have the best solution figured out. When you’re holiday shopping in a pandemic there are a few things that we think are most important; it has to be contact-free, there has to be something for everyone on your list, it has to be that much more special so make it custom.

With these points in mind, read below to see why buying gifts on Customized Girl is the best decision to make for your holiday shopping needs this year.

# 1 Contact Free Gift Giving

One of the many benefits of eCommerce is the ability to give a gift to anyone almost anywhere in the world with just a few clicks of a button. This becomes even more important during a pandemic where being physically close to someone can be a risk to you and them. So don’t risk it this year, order from Customized Girl online, and let us ship your unique one-of-a-kind gift to your loved one right to their door, completely contact-free.

# 2 Something For Everyone On Your List

Another major challenge during the holidays is getting something for everyone on your list. What do you get the person who has everything? Well obviously something only you can give, a completely customized gift made just for them. Whether you’re shopping for custom kids apparel, custom men’s apparel, or super cute custom women’s styles for yourself or your girlfriends, you’re sure to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Don’t forget our huge selection of custom accessories for your stocking stuffers either!

# 3 Completely Personalized Gift Giving

Gifts should always hold a personal touch to them, they should mean something to the person you’re giving them to. When you make custom gifts they immediately gain that personal something that you just can’t give with other types of gifts. Add their name to any product on our site, place some special art that speaks to that individual, but most importantly upload your custom photos to remember other special moments from the past year.

Now that we’ve convinced you to complete your holiday shopping on Customized Girl, might we suggest our fantastic selection of custom ugly Christmas sweaters as a good place to start? Let’s make them extra ugly for the year that was 2020!

Teaming Up With Side-Out Foundation: Top 5 Custom Breast Cancer Awareness Designs

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October is breast cancer awareness month. As we’ve done in years past, we continue to show our support for this wonderful cause by donating a portion of all breast cancer designs to the Side-Out Foundation. This will be our third year donating to this group!

2020 – Side-Out.org
 2019 – Side-Out.org
 2018 – Side-Out.org
2017 – The Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio
2016 – Think Pink
2015 – Think Pink
2014 – The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research
2013 – The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research
2012 – The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research

To help kick off this year’s awareness campaign, we’ve collected our top 5 favorite custom breast cancer designs for 2020 and posted them here. Why not start your own designs with one of these templates?

# 1 Breast Cancer Virtual Event Tank

Represent your team at the virtual walk with a custom tank.

# 2 All Our Fights Custom Virtual Event Sweatshirt

Stay warm and cozy while attending your virtual event for breast cancer in a custom sweatshirt.

# 3 Design Your Own Pink Ribbon Cancer Sash

Customize your own pink ribbon sash for someone you know who beat this terrible disease.

# 4 Custom Breast Cancer Team Name Tee

Add additional custom text to these tees to show your support for your whole team.

# 5 Custom Breast Cancer Survivor Face Mask

Stay safe while working for a good cause. Personalize these survivor face masks for your next in-person event.

Thanks for being a part of the solution and working with us to put an end to breast cancer! Together we can wipe this awful disease out entirely.

Storefront Spotlight – Dead Cute

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It’s officially the first day of the spooky month! To celebrate all things spooky, we’re featuring an extra special storefront on Customized Girl. This time we’re highlighting an incredibly unique type of storefront whos owner works in a morgue! While most of us may be too scared to even go near one of those places, Taylor S. has turned her profession into her creative passion!

The death care profession is one that largely goes undiscussed in everyday life due to its inherent associations to death. But we wanted to go straight to the source, so we asked Taylor about her storefront and experience as a mortician. Check out what she had to say about her storefront Dead Cute!

Essential workers never stop!

CG: What made you start a storefront with Customized Girl?
Taylor: I started my storefront because I have ordered from Customized Girl for years and am always impressed with the quality of their products. The customer service is also AMAZING and I always have my questions answered ASAP.

Who knew there were so many stages of decomposition?

CG: We heard that you use the earnings from your storefront for a good cause. Can you tell us more about that?
Taylor:

I started making designs and my friends and colleges wanted to purchase my designs. I had no idea I could open my own storefront and how easy it was. My dad was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and unfortunately still had to work through his entire cancer treatment. It was extremely difficult on him so I decided to open the storefront to assist in his chemo medications and overall bills. I work at a funeral home and my
Dad has been my biggest supporter and rock as this industry is emotionally and physically draining. During COVID 19, people often forget death care workers are essential and I have been blown away by the love and support I have received from other death care workers.

New board who dis?

CG: What’s it like working in a morgue?
Taylor: Working in a mortuary has been a very rewarding career and I can’t imagine working anywhere else. I always see shirts about other essential workers and I thought “hey, I should design things for the death care industry to show they are not forgotten about.”

Show pride in your profession, no matter what you do!

CG: What is your favorite part of Halloween?
Taylor: Every day is Halloween working in a mortuary and we always look forward to Halloween baking, crafts, and decorating. We usually have all the decorations we need at work so decorating is pretty cheap! Haha

The human skull is what keeps our vital nervous system (the brain) safe!

CG: What tips can you give to aspiring storefront owners to make their stores a success?
Taylor: One tip I will always suggest to new storefront creators is to find your niche and contact everyone you can who would be interested. Whether It’s fitness, food, or career, look at other stores and see what hasn’t been done.

Our totes make great gifts! Bodybags, not so much.

CG: Any final thoughts you’d like to share with our readers?
Taylor: Check out my Instagram, DeadCuteDesigns, and don’t forget to use your hashtags! Good luck with your Customized Girl Journey. Stick with it, don’t get discouraged and you will do great!

Top 10 Fall Sports Designs

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2020 has been one heck of a year! We’ve all gone on a roller coaster of disappointments and surprises that will surely sear the memory of 2020 into all of our brains for years to come. One of the biggest disappointments was the cancelation of sports across all kinds of arenas, pun intended.

Even though most of us are learning virtually, we want to keep that school spirit alive. Here’s our top 10 list of fall sports designs that will show we never lose our sporting spirit.

#1 Custom Football Team Letterman

The classic and simple football letterman design

#2 Marching Band Mom Custom Masks

Check out our awesome selection of custom masks with designs for marching band and tons of other school groups.

#3 Cross Country School Fan

Add your school or team name. Perfect for those chilly morning runs!

#4 Custom Soccer Team Name Bag

This bag will even carry your soccer ball with you! Customize with your team name and jersey number.

#5 Your School Volleyball Tights

Customize these tights with your school or team name. Wear them for warmups or during practice!

#6 Personalized Tennis Mom Apparel

Tennis moms are important too! Customize this design for the biggest cheerleader in your family.

#7 Field Hockey Chicks Top

Stay warm while looking cool on the field with this fun field hockey design.

#8 Happy Camper Flannel

We know camping isn’t technically a sport, but it’s definitely best in the cool and crisp fall air.

#9 Football Mom Shirt Heart

Football just wouldn’t be great without the football moms cheering on their players.

#10 Fantasy Football Loser Unicorn

Even if most sports are canceled, our fantasy teams can still lead us to victory….or defeat if you suck at fantasy football like me.

If you are lucky enough to attend sports this year, make sure to do so safely! Personalize one of our custom face masks with your favorite team or player and practice social distancing. We’re all looking forward to getting our fall sports back as soon as possible!

Top 10 Halloween Shirts

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Halloween is the time of the year when we get to be something other than ourselves. We can be our favorite movie character, public figure, or just have fun for the sake of it. What better excuse to make some custom apparel! Whether you’re dressing up as your favorite character from the last series you just binge watched, or just putting some fun spooky sayings on tees, we want to help make your Halloween that much more special with custom apparel. Here are our top 10 Halloween shirts that you can buy or customize right now.

#1 A Little Bit Dramatic

Being mean during Halloween is optional and not necessarily encouraged.

#2 Custom Family Halloween Sweater

Remember your awesome family get-up for years to come.

#3 Winnie I Smell A Child – Maternity Tee

*Letting witches near children is not recommended*

#4 Halloween Custom Underwear

Technically not a shirt, but who doesn’t love custom undies?

#5 Wizard House Alumni

Collect all four!

#6 Custom Baby Outfit With Tutu

It’s just too darn cute not to include in this list!

#7 Matching Hot Sauce Tees

I prefer Hot, but will not turn down any of these delicious sauces.

#8 Cute Halloween Batty Rainbow Raglan

Add your own name or adorable Halloween text to this fun take on a Halloween rainbow.

#9 Trick Or Treat Boo Crew Custom Mask



Ghosts are great at being socially and ethereally distant.

#10 Custom Photo & Message Halloween Mug

Start your day the Halloween way. Immortalize your best costume onto your new favorite coffee mug.

Storefront Spotlight – Back 2 School with BRAYLON!

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We love seeing the creativity that all of our storefront owners use to make their own original designs. Occasionally, we highlight one of these storefronts to show great examples of how our storefronts can be used to raise awareness, share a feeling, spread a vibe, or whatever else you want to communicate with the world.

Today we’re sharing a super creative and thoughtful storefront run by 7-year-old Braylon! Braylon, with the help of his MOM-ager, Felicia, decided he wanted to make designs for his virtual back-to-school experiences this year. Here are just a few of his awesome hand-drawn designs!

1st Day Of School Outfit

Braylon’s got it figured out. With so many schools going virtual this year, why not swap out those fancy dress clothes for these super comfy and fun pajamas on the first day of school? No need to carry your custom backpack either when all your classes are in the same room, so put the backpack on your shirt instead!

School Rocks! Sweatshirt

Half of everything is the mindset. This design guarantees you’re starting off with a positive vibe by declaring ‘Virtual School Rocks’! Braylon’s awesome hand-drawn guitar that he uploaded in our design center matches the custom text on this design perfectly. He’s sure to rock all year long.

Love

You can’t wear the same pair of custom pajamas all week long, so why not make a second pair declaring how much you LOVE virtual school! I know working from home has provided us the same wardrobe options. Braylon shares his excitement for his new school dress code with an adorable eye heart emoji he drew himself!

Roarin’ Tshirt

Braylon keeps the energy high with his designs, which is just what some of us need when things get tough. Keep that dinosaur energy strong with this awesome ‘Roarin’ into Virtual School’ design. Show no fear with that dinosaur spirit we all have buried deep down. Thanks to Braylon, we can harness that monster confidence.

We’re always looking for the next stand-out storefront on Customized Girl. We love seeing everyone’s awesome and creative designs just like Braylons! Whether you’re uploading your own hand-drawn artwork to custom tees and custom hoodies or working solely with the tools we provide in our design center, our custom Storefronts are a great way to make extra cash and share your creativity with the world!

Custom Shirts For Small Business

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When it comes to designing custom apparel for your small business, there’s no shortage of companies that can make that happen. How does any on-demand printing company stand out? At Customized Girl we understand small business because we are one. Despite our size, we guarantee all the functionality and ease of use you would expect from a large corporation, with the personal attention and commitment to quality only a small business can provide.

As a small business owner, you’re busy handling every aspect of your company. Chances are you run the register, manage the books, and innovate all on your own. In a small business, your time is precious. We understand that. That’s why Customized Girl offers a huge selection of templates for you to start your designs with. Save time designing your apparel by customizing our pre-made designs.

Maybe you want to start a design from scratch anyway, or you already have a design you want to use and just upload your logo to a shirt and go. Our design center is arguably the easiest design center on any custom shirt site. With just a few clicks you can upload your company logo or shirt design, add it to your shopping cart, and check out. Starting from scratch is also a breeze. Start with any blank apparel on our site, then add whatever text or art you want. Our huge library of free clipart is sure to have just what you need for your design.

When it comes to small business finances, one word stands out more than anything else, affordability. Customized Girl offers some of the most competitive pricing across all on-demand print sites. As soon as you add 6 or more items to your order our group pricing automatically kicks in. The best part is the more you buy the higher your discount becomes, up to 72% off!

With Customized Girl, you really are getting the best that an on-demand custom apparel printing company can offer. Individualized attention on every order that comes through our system, all-inclusive pricing, no minimums, full-color vibrant printing, and a huge selection of affordable styles.

So what are you waiting for small business owner? We know your time and money are important, save both when you customize your apparel at CustomizedGirl.com

Top 5 T-Shirt Design Tips

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Designing t-shirts, while fun, can sometimes seem daunting. You want your shirts to look good but maybe you’re just not sure where to start. We’ve rounded up these 5 simple tips to help your t-shirt designs reach the pinnacle of quality! Here are our Top 5 T-Shirt Design Tips.

1. Keep It Simple

Good t-shirt design starts with a simple message. Big bold text that’s easy to read from a distance is key when designing shirts. Also, if you’re using art on your shirts make sure the art looks good. Like the text, your artwork should be readable from a distance and not confuse the person who’s looking at it. Finally, don’t use too much text in your design. You’re making a shirt, not writing a novel. Make your statement in as few words as possible.

2. Consider Your Colors

When you’re working on your designs, it’s important to consider the colors that you’re using. Your design should ‘POP’ off the shirt and catch the viewer’s attention. Using garment colors that are similar to the colors in your design (color on color) will lessen the effect of your print or make it impossible to see. Simple color theory, contrasting colors, complementary colors, etc., can make a huge difference in your design. Try experimenting with the colors in your design!

3. Scale & Size

What does scale & size mean? Basically, it means your design should be proportionately sized on the shirt and centered or balanced. Avoid stretching and distorting your image to make it fit. A properly sized, scaled, and centered design is your ticket to awesome tees.

4. Quality Uploads

The best part of on-demand direct to garment (DTG) printing is the ability to easily print beautiful, vibrant, full-color photos on to almost any kind of shirt. That is, as long as you’re using large high-quality images in your designs! Try to avoid low pixel count, blurry, or generally poor quality images when making your shirts. They’ll look equally low quality once they’re printed! We recommend at least a 1000×1000 pixel upload when using your own artwork, logo, or photograph.

5. Fabric Matters

When you’re choosing which shirt to get your print on, take some time to read the product information. 100% cotton produces the best prints, it’s the fabric that most inks are designed for. However, if you want something that’s a little more comfortable and you’re willing to sacrifice a little vibrance with your print, a tri-blend tee may be what you’re looking for. We use filters in our design center to simulate how your image will print, so if it looks faded when you’re designing, expect it to look faded when it arrives!

Your Words, Your Message

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The beauty of on-demand custom printing is the ability to print any message in any quantity for any person or group. You’re not stuck with 600 shirts that all say the same thing. You can make 600 different shirts for 600 of your closest friends and family with unique messages on each one! That’s what truly separates us from other custom apparel printers.

This leads us to a question; what is your message? Is there a political issue on your mind? Are you wanting to stand up for social justice? Maybe you just have a really funny idea for a novelty shirt, or you want to share some inspirational quotes with those around you. Whatever your message may be, we are here to help you spread that message. Put it on a shirt, mug, hat, or bag and show the world your words.

    Amy Poehler Wine Country

    Make Custom 50th Birthday Shirts, Like Amy Poehler & Maya Rudolph Wear in Wine Country

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    Got a big birthday coming up or know someone with a birthday coming up? Celebrate like Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph do in their new Netflix original movie: Wine Country. If you haven’t seen it yet, we’ll give you a little rundown. Six ladies come together to celebrate a friend’s 50th birthday in Northern California AKA Wine Country. A lot of wine is consumed, and a lot of futures are questioned. Exactly the way a 50th birthday should be done.

    As you know, we love custom t-shirts and we couldn’t help but notice that their group of friends wore a pretty awesome set. These shirts were a striking purple color with big, bold, yellow text that read “The big 5-OH!” If attention is what you’re going for, this look is for you. 50 is a big milestone, you should definitely flaunt it. Feeling inspired? We created a few similar to the one Amy Poehler is wearing.

    Thinking this shirt would be *perfect* if you could add your own custom element to it? We’ve got you covered. Anything on our site is customizable – just choose a design and then click “Customize This Design”. You’ll be able to add even more text and choose from a huge selection of art. If you’ve got a big group coming out, names and numbers on the backs of the shirts might be a special touch. Add a custom date to the t-shirt and make it one for the books. The possibilities are endless.

    If you’re not digging the whole “bold yellow text on deep purple shirts” aesthetic, check out our other 50th Birthday T-Shirt Design Templates here. We have some cleaner styles too, more blacks and greys and metallic golds.

    (You can even upload the birthday girl’s face and we’ll cut out the background and print it on a bunch of shirts for you!)

    Or if you’d rather just start from scratch, you can see all of our Custom T-Shirt options here.

    Remember: anything you see, you can tweak to your liking. See a funny design on a tank top, but really wish it was on a t-shirt? Just use the swap tab in our design center to make it happen. You only turn 50 once, OWN IT!