Tis the season for family reunions. Today I’m sharing a little reunion t-shirt inspiration in case some of you are thinking along those lines. Having your own t-shirts made can be really easy! I’ll come back to that in a minute. First, here’s a look at our reunion shirts from 2007.
My youngest brother Andrew (my super creative brother who makes it possible for you to be reading this right now because he is the technical force behind my website) … came up with this design. There are 6 siblings, and therefore 6 families. Each line represents the size of each of our respective families. Going left to right, my oldest brother has 4 kids, the next brother has 2, then 5, then 5, then 2 (that’s us), then 4. Those were the number of children/cousins at the time. The “graph” would look a little different now.
Andrew made brown shirts for the men, tan for the boys, and pink for all the women and girls. A very photogenic color combo. This was a 12×12 page I did for our family scrapbook in 2007 (using only Photoshop).
Here’s another idea. Backing up a decade to 2001 … this may go down in history as my all-time favorite reunion t-shirt. The concept is by my oldest (and also incredibly creative) brother Jonathan. He had his son (the oldest of all the cousins) draw stick figures of everyone in our big family, oldest to youngest, left to right. Tyler was 7 years old at the time.
On the far left is my sweet Grandma Allgaier, who was the family’s only living grandparent at the time, and she joined us for this reunion. She is using a walker in Tyler’s little illustration. How cute is that!? Then you see each of the little families, including itty bitty toddlers and babies who are in carriers. The next-to-last little family is me and David. We didn’t have children at the time but Tyler drew a tree next to David. He used to call him Uncle Tree because David would throw him really high in the air — as high as the trees. : )
The back of the shirt would be the coding for the illustration. It’s everyone’s first initial of their names. Clever.
The ? in KLET? represents the baby Kevin & Lauren were expecting at the time. By the way, pardon the wrinkles (I wasn’t in an ironing mood the day I photographed the shirts) and the faded fabric (true sign of a well-loved t-shirt). Another page for another reunion in another scrapbook –
Looking for more inspiration? I saw some cool t-shirt designs on Design Mom’s blog. I’m sure with some google time, you could find oodles of other ideas. These t-shirts from our own family reunions just might get your wheels spinning with some ideas on creating personalized designs.
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Now. What about actually getting the t-shirts made?? Great question. Check out OneColorInk.com. Our friends print custom t-shirts for individuals, families, and businesses and they offer this as a more affordable option for those who want to have t-shirts made for less. Hence the one color ink. Be sure to check out the video (“In Action”) so you can see how the shirts are made. It’s a fun process! Plus, Ricky’s just too cool for school. He has been in this business since he was a kid. He knows custom t-shirts. If you’re interested in more options than one color, their main business is TamboInk.com.
Guess what? We are so doing a giveaway! Yes we are. Anyone in the U.S. is welcome to enter for a chance to win $50 credit toward your custom t-shirt order from One Color Ink. Just leave your name, city, state, and tell us what t-shirt project (reunion or not) you have in the works! A randomly selected winner will be announced Monday.
Tags: custom t-shirts, family reunions, giveaway, One Color Ink, Tambo Ink
We’re planning a surprise 60th birthday party/reunion for my mom this summer.
Kara Lakeside, CA
Would love to do t-shirts for my daughter’s swim team!
pamela
lewis center, oh
We are making t-shirts for our 2nd annual Couple’s Challenge. Extra points to be awarded for the best couple/team uniforms!
Melanie
Lake in the Hills, IL
9 girlfriends are getting together because our friend is home for a visit from Northern Africa. She’s a missionary there with her family and they are back in the US for a quick visit so we are getting together for a slumber party! We’ve always had the theme of Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 for our group, so we are in the works designing a t-shirt for this get-together. Love your reunion shirts- REALLY cool.
Erin
Peoria, AZ
Family reunion. Theme is around my grandmothers ring that was given to her by the King of Hawaii circa 1890′s. Its a family heirloom that everyone talks about inheriting. Thinking about a “One ring to rule them all” theme (lord of the rings). Anyway. Would love to win. Would make the reunion twice as fun!!!
Eden
Peoria, AZ
I am the oldest of 13 kids are we are all getting together next month. This would be perfect!
This would be so much fun! We’ve never thought about doing this!
Emily
Elwood, Ut
I’m getting ready for our family reunion now. Winning this prize would really help out as the original family has 12 children – add spouses, children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren and there are a bunch of us!!
We help run the Hashkaahadzohi family reunion on the Navajo reservation. We do t-shirts every year, which makes a big difference in helping to make the family feel united.
Oh yeah…we’re in Peoria, AZ.
I think a reunion T-shirt would be a terrific idea! We’ve been going to the Oregon Coast with my husband’s family for nearly 10 years now, but have never had T-shirts made. I think this would be a terrific year to do that!!
Paula
Kennewick, WA
St. Johns AZ
I would love to do tee shirts for family and friends to support my sister in Paralympic competition!~
First family reunion we’ve done and my family is in charge. T-shirts are a great idea!
I am doing a camp with all my nieces and nephews, 13 total. We are wanting to make t-shirts. I would love the chance to win!
Marcey
Queen Creek, AZ
We have a family reunion in San Diego in July!
Hyeson
Phoenix, AZ
Great ideas. Love the stick figures. My nieces and nephew are coming to stay with us this summer and we could do a custom t-shirt!!
Wonderful ideas for our upcoming family reunion. Timeless and so creative. Just another way to create memories. Thanks for the giveaway!
We have a family reunion coming up in September that I would LOVE to make T-shirts for!
Brandi
Circleville, UT
Angela
Knoxville, TN
This would be so fun for our family reunion in September!
love the idea! Don’t know if my family would be able to wear something less then a 2x to get all folks on the shirt!
We are having a huge family reunion next summer (planning already in the works) with my husband’s family = parents + ten kids + sixty some grandkids (two on the way). Would LOVE to win!
Would love to use this for a big family photo this summer!
Heather J.
Arden, NC
Would love some t-shirts for a family function this summer! How fun! Thanks!
Anne
Brookfield, WI
We are looking to get some shirts made for our board and committee members for our PTSO at my kids school. This would be perfect for us.
Meg
Columbia, MO
Great ideas- love the tshirts!
Kristine, Harrison,NY
Great ideas for shirts! Love the little stick figure people…great for a reunion! I’m in McMinnville TN and plans are in works for a celebration for the 100th years of Girl Scouts. I would love the chance to win a discount!
Yolanda
A family reunion! We’re not the largest family around, so ‘get-together’ is probably more descriptive, but either way, we’re there!
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It really is amazing how creative one can be when it comes to t-shirts. I have a big family as well and so during our family reunions we use some creative t-shirts designs as jokes as well as to keep track of everyone. We not only do designs but we will also color code the shirts depending on what specific family you belong too.
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