What’s a typical day in the shop for the nine employees of The T-Shirt Guys in Grapevine, TX? We let Dan DeHart, the brand's creative guru and social media manager, take over the Wearables Instagram page so we could find out. Turns out, it involves some sweet baked treats and even sweeter neon threads.

The T-Shirt Guys, a 20-year-old family-owned business, considers screen printing its “bread and butter,” and operates two M&R automatic presses along with an M&R manual. The shop also offers embroidery and promotional products. Though it’s made a push to increase its corporate clientele recently, most clients are local schools, churches, restaurants and other small businesses. “We love the city we are in and do our best to maintain our residence as The T-Shirt Guys for Grapevine,” DeHart says.

Being based in the greater Dallas/Ft. Worth region has its perks, DeHart says, but it also means competing with a lot of other printers. “We truly believe in ‘coopetition’ and viewing others as our ‘brothers/sisters in community,’ but one thing we do better than most is turnaround jobs quickly,” he adds. “Over and over again, we’re praised for our speed and actually chosen because of it over a potentially lower price from somewhere else.”

Check out some highlights from The T-Shirt Guys’ recent Instagram Takeover, starting with a close-up of mouth-watering cinnamon rolls:

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Today we here at @thetshirtguys are taking over the Instagram of our favorite magazine @wearablesmag! There’s nothing like starting your Friday off right than with some yummy customer-gifted cinnamon rolls! #tgif #wearablesmag #thetshirtguys

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Texas isn’t immune from the neon trend that’s been sweeping the nation.

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Today is going to be all neon all the time! As the summer season approaches and the sun gets brighter here in Texas so goes the shirt colors! Today we’re printing these sunglasses-inducing colored shirts for @altitudebossier! . . . . . . @altitudebossier #neonshirts #instagtamtakeover #wearablesmag #thetshirtguys #altitudetrampolinepark #neonnights

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Take a quick, virtual tour of The T-Shirt Guys’ showroom and production floor.

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Welcome to @thetshirtguys! Have a look around our shop and enjoy the tour. Please keep your hands and feet inside the tour bus at all times. Our location is right in the heart of downtown historic @grapevinetx so we modeled our showroom to reflect the retail vibe of Grapevine Main Street. . . . . . . #thetshirtguys #wearablesmag #instagramtakeover #shoptour #grapevinetx #downtowngrapevine #retailshop #buylocal #dfwshirts #customshirts

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There’s something so satisfying about watching a screen be reclaimed.

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So we don’t have an endless supply of screens for our prints around here so once a job is done we have to do what is called reclaiming. We take a screen that we’ve used to print an awesome job on and we go through a process of removing the tape, the ink, and the emulsion so we can do it all over again for the next job. It’s the power of recycling at hand!! . . . . . . . #thetshirtguys #wearablesmag #instagramtakeover #reclaiming #recyclingworks #grapevinebusiness #screenprinting

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Who says you can’t have fun with your self-promos?

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Sometimes we like to play with our promotional products like we play with army men. We line them up, throw them in a bowl, and have a war! #fridaysbelike #thetshirtguys #wearablesmag #instagramtakeover #promotionalproducts

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Wearables’ Instagram Takeover is an occasional, ongoing series that highlights suppliers’ and decorators’ creativity and social media savvy. Check out other installments here, here and here. If you’re ready for some Insta-fame, email thegel@asicentral.com to schedule your own Takeover.