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Tips To Expressing Yourself With T-Shirts

T-shirts can provide a lasting impression on your life and those around you. Through simple illustrations and slogans they immediately show your current feelings or opinions.

Vintage t-shirts will bring up situations from the long ago past. They can be anything from funny to rude and offensive, to sayings, to your favorite rock band of yore, to baby tees.
And don't forget putting a t-shirt on your dog. Ugh.

In my own experience I have been a cancer survivor for 5 1/2 years. In my first summer my struggle inspired my sister-in-law to get active in the Tacoma, Washington Relay for Life program of the American Cancer Society. Every spring they host a weekend walk and fund raiser. A large part of that walk is the Survivor's walk celebrating all those people currently battling cancer and those who are cancer free.

All the survivors walking in that event are given purple t-shirts with the Relay For Life logo on the front. On the back is the saying: I Am... Living Breathing Inspiration.

I love wearing my t-shirt with that saying on it both for my own feelings and for the inspiration of those around me.

Another situation involved a camping/hiking trip my partner and I took several years ago in the Columbia River gorge near The Dalles, Oregon. This was the year the Sesquicentennial of the Oregon Trail was being reenacted. A replica of the 1843 wagon trains was in progress coming all the way from the mid-west to Portland, Oregon.

When we joined them they had arrived in The Dalles and were camping out at a large fair grounds. After square dancing the night before, we set out on foot hiking with the train for that day's journey, a distance of about 18 miles.

When we got up the next morning and were about to leave the train, we came on a fellow in a wheel chair who was selling t-shirts. He said they were his own original design, in this case a fine pencil sketch of the Oregon Trail at Barlow Pass. I bought one on the spot both to support him in his efforts and for my own memory of the occasion. I still wear that tee shirt and think of the fun my girl friend and I had on that trip.

The next obvious use of t-shirts is if you're a sports fan. In my own case as a long suffering Seattle Seahawks fan, I still wear the tattered t-shirt I bought in 1983 that reads "1983 Play-Offs" along with the team logo on the front. I guess that hasn't been the last playoffs we've been in, but it sure seems like it.

So get out there and express yourself with a vintage t-shirt. Buy one or get online to design your own. I think every aspect of life has been shown on a t-shirt and every new experience that shows up seems to wind up on a tee shirt

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Invitation ideas for "Vintage Washington, DC" theme?

Our wedding is on a DC cruise (passes DC monuments, etc.) and the favors are packs of vintage-looking postcards of DC tied up in a ribbon. Now I need ideas for invitations/reply cards, preferably those we can make ourselves or that are inexpensive, that would extend this theme. Ideas we have include postcard-style reply cards, old postmarks, sepia tone prints (to save on color printing)... Anyone have any good ideas? (Oh, and we need to steer clear of politics due to different opinions in the family! So - DC scenery only!) Thanks in advance for your advice.

I don't know if this would get too expensive, but this is the site for the White House Historical Association which has notecards with vintage type pictures on them. Maybe you could get some ideas from this?

http://www.whitehousehistory.org/shop/Notecards

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PETER BONDRA WASHINGTON CAPITALS 75th VINTAGE JERSEY $346.79 PETER BONDRA WASHINGTON CAPITALS 75th VINTAGE JERSEY PETER BONDRA WASHINGTON CAPITALS 75th VINTAGE JERSEYCustom Made-to-Order Jersey. Not eligible for return or exchange.Every signed item comes fully certified with a tamper proof hologram certificate of authenticity and is backed by the SportsMemorabilia.com Authenticity Guarantee.

Ted Williams Washington Senators Vintage Snapshot Photo $103.96 Ted Williams Washington Senators Vintage Snapshot Photo TED WILLIAMS WASHINGTON SENATORS VINTAGE SNAPSHOT PHOTOEvery signed item comes fully certified with a tamper proof hologram certificate of authenticity and is backed by the SportsMemorabilia.com Authenticity Guarantee.

Pete Runnels Vintage 5x7 Washington Senators Photograph $20.79 Pete Runnels Vintage 5x7 Washington Senators Photograph PETE RUNNELS VINTAGE 5X7 WASHINGTON SENATORS PHOTOGRAPHEvery signed item comes fully certified with a tamper proof hologram certificate of authenticity and is backed by the SportsMemorabilia.com Authenticity Guarantee.

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Washington Redskins Women's Vintage Jacket $42.99 Get comfy in style with this Washington Redskins Women's Vintage Jacket from College Concepts. Features distressed screen printed team graphic on chest. Full zip front including collar with outer pockets for added warmth Ribbed cuffs and waist to keep the cold out Machine washable 100% french tery knit cotton for soft- warm comfort Officially licensed by NFL

Vintage Wood Boats, Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, USA $29.99 William Sutton Vintage Wood Boats, Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, USA - Photographic Print

Washington Redskins Solid Vintage T-Shirt $31.99 Keep it simple and flaunt your team spirit with this timeless piece of Washington Redskins clothing. This Washington Redskins Solid Vintage T-Shirt is super soft and has a weathered screen print team design across the front. Rib knit collar Vintage-style screen print graphics are distressed for a worn in look 100% cotton Officially licensed Made by Junk Food

Washington Redskins Burgundy Vintage Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt $74.99 Stay warm in the cold and show some vintage flair with this Washington Redskins Burgundy Vintage Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt. This one of a kind sweatshirt features a distressed twill applique screenprint logo on the front for all to see. Revel in your Redskins fandom with this warm- one of a kind sweatshirt. 80% Cotton & 20% Polyester for a nice- comfortable feel Drawstring at hood for desired comfort Throwback NFL shield on right sleeve to complete the vintage look Machine washable and easy to wear Officially licensed by the NFL

Washington Redskins Throwback Vintage NFL Garden Gnome $19.99 Washington Redskins Throwback Vintage NFL Garden Gnome Display your team pride to all your neighbors with this 11.5 inch throwback retro garden gnome. Each gnome is hand crafted and hand painted with raised and decal logos on the hat. Offically licensed.

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