We had a great opportunity to partner with Growler Magazine for the 2016 Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival (which was sold out) at the State Fairgrounds, to do live printing on-site. This was a great way for them to test out the market to see what designs and color combos sold well and offer their customers a new unique experience. We had a great time, got some awesome feedback, and were able to give the customers a new tee with a story.
Live Screen Printing at MEfest - Aria, Minneapolis
A few months ago we were contacted by Weight Watchers to print on-site for their new event called, MEfest, taking place at the beautiful Aria in Minneapolis. It was an inspiring event to be apart of because the purpose of it was to show women how to make and take time to replenish themselves in some entirely new ways. We did the first imprint on the tote bags a few days prior to the event and then at the event, people were able to choose 1 of 15 empowering words to fill in the blank on their bag. With just over 600 people attending, the day was long, but very inspiring to be around such positive energy all day. We even had an amazing opportunity to sit in on a private performance by Caroline Smith and Lizzo. We would like to thank Jenna Freimuth for this amazing opportunity and we look forward to more events in the future.
On-site Printing at Flat Earth Brewery
We partnered with RekInspire and printed on-site at Flat Earth Brewing Company on September 24th from 4:30-6:30pm for the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa Alumni Event, that was also open to the public. Rekinspire donated 20% of total sales from their events to the Corps. It was a fun event to work and is always exciting seeing people get excited about screen printing.
www.flatearthbrewing.com
Live Screen Printing For Fifth Element in Minneapolis
We had a wonderful opportunity to print on-site at the Fifth Element Parking Lot Sale a couple weeks ago. Despite the wonderful and unpredictable Minnesota weather, the first part of the day was beautiful and the event was hopping! It's always fun to see the interest and excitement of customers who have never seen how shirts are printed and to have them walk away with something extra special after being apart of the process. We do our best to educate each customer on the printing process and answer any questions we can.
Here are some photos from the event and if you are interested in having a unique kind of entertainment at your next event, check out our fundraising and events services page.
Wildlife Science Center - Open House Fundraising Event
Twin City Tees and Rekinspire had the pleasure of hosting a fundraising event for the Wildlife Science Center (WSC) in June. They were able to raise over $300 in just 4 hours with just under 35 people attending the event. There was a food truck and booths out back, along with some tables and chairs for people to relax at. We had 8 designs set up on the presses, ranging from custom Minnesota themed designs to Wildlife designs and their logo. The WSC brought in a snake and a screech owl for extra entertainment and to educate people on what amazing stuff they do at their center. Overall, everyone was extremely pleased with how the event turned out and had a blast seeing how t-shirts are made.
Check out this page for more information on our Open House Events.
Love Wins Shirts and Twin Cities PRIDE Festival
Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Legal Nationwide!!
We heard the news Friday morning about 9am at the shop as we were getting ready for our weekend at the Twin Cities PRIDE Festival and we couldn't help but to jump into action! We had Stan, one of our designers, come up with a sweet Love Wins designs and we were able to have 200+ shirts boxed and ready to go to the festival by noon! We kept it simple by doing a sweet rainbow split fountain print.
Needless to say, we SOLD OUT at the festival! Alex had to go back to the print shop on Saturday night and stayed there until midnight printing more tanks and tees for Sunday, the last day of the festival. This was a perfect example of what social listening can do for your business.
This design and our decision to act on this news was to show our support and excitement for the LGBT community. Congratulations!
Sneak peak at the design thought process and event set-up.
