From an old Greensburg car garage, Lisa and Doug Baker run a family business making personalized gifts and apparel, with designs completed in-house. Gifts of Glass & Wear began with an embroidery machine and a hand-built sandblasting cabinet before adding screen printing, and now gives customers hands-on help from design approval through finishing. The Baker family’s shop is especially known for permanent sandblast etching, custom embroidery, and spirit-wear fundraising for organizations.
Urban ImprintsOutside Pittsburgh, family-operated Urban Imprints turns company and group identities into custom apparel through embroidery, screen printing and related design services. The small business brings more than 25 years of marketing, graphic design and advertising experience to projects ranging from individual pieces to large production runs, with clients including the University of Pittsburgh and local schools, churches and organizations.WILKES-BARRE, PA
BGM Custom WearCreated four years ago as an extension of Brookville Glove, BGM Custom Wear produces customized apparel and branded goods through embroidery, screen printing, laser engraving and heat-transfer work. Now operating from Fairmount City, the business serves communities across the Brookville area with orders ranging from individual pieces to team, school, business and event projects. Its online stores and fundraising programs give local organizations another way to offer custom gear.BROOKVILLE, PA
Inspired BuffaloFounded by graphic designer Marinette Kozlow in 2010, Inspired Buffalo is a family-run Black Rock design and print shop creating custom apparel, Buffalo-themed art, and personalized gifts. The business grew from freelance design and Buffalo greeting cards into a family operation after Marinette’s husband Tim joined her and her mother’s former corner-store space became their shop. Inspired Buffalo is especially distinctive for turning customers’ handwriting, photographs, and recipes into keepsake towels and pillows.BUFFALO, NY
Creations by Lena, LLCBuffalo-born Creations by Lena, LLC turns images, drawings and handwriting into custom embroidered and screen-printed apparel and accessories. Owner Jess traces the work to sewing lessons at Buffalo’s CAO center and created the business to carry forward the creative legacy of her late mother, Evelina. The company also puts that legacy into action through its Love Mom collection, directing a portion of proceeds to local soup kitchens and shelters.TONAWANDA, NY