In my newest video tutorial, I walk through how to create your own custom basketball t shirt designs using two of my Basketball Canva Frame Templates. You can sell your finished designs in your POD shop or offer them for school, team, or community spirit wear. Basketball season is always a strong seller in the world of POD (print on demand) and digital design, and customizable spirit wear continues to trend on Etsy, Shopify, and local fundraiser platforms.
This blog post serves as a companion to the video, giving you a clear overview of what the tutorial covers and how you can follow along.
What This Tutorial Covers
In the video, I demonstrate how to customize two different basketball themed Canva templates from my Etsy shop showing you how easy it is to transform these templates into unique designs that fit your colors, style, and audience.
Personalizing the Templates
You’ll see how to:
- replace the Canva frame image or pattern
- change colors to match school, team, or league branding
- edit text for names, mascots, jersey numbers, slogans, or city references
Working with Two Different Template Styles
The video walks through customizing:
- A bold basketball frame design that works well for team shirts, coach gifts, game day apparel, and school pride bundles.
- A distressed text and frame design that appeals to boutique style POD stores, basketball moms, youth leagues, and local fan gear.
Creating Multiple Listings From a Single Template
One of the biggest benefits of these templates is how flexible they are. You can use these templates to quickly create variations such as:
- alternate color palettes
- girls vs. boys team options
- mascot or school swaps
- seasonal phrases
- city or region personalization
This approach allows sellers to add more listings in less time, which increases visibility and sales potential.
Why These Templates Are Ideal for Sellers
In today’s marketplace, personalized, niche specific designs consistently perform better than generic graphics. Basketball designs in particular sell well throughout the year, during school seasons, tournament months, playoff spikes, and even summer league play.
Using Canva templates helps:
- reduce design time
- achieve a polished professional look
- produce multiple sellable variations
- stand out in crowded marketplaces
- offer customized options without manual design work
These templates are especially useful for:
- Etsy print-on-demand shops
- Shopify storefronts
- school and team fundraisers
- local sports organizations
- sideline boutiques and market vendors
Where to Get the Templates Featured in the Video
Both templates used in the tutorial are available in my Etsy shop. Links are included below the video on this page.
Watch the Tutorial and Start Designing
Whether you’re an experienced seller or just beginning to explore POD, this tutorial will guide you through creating your own custom basketball t shirt designs quickly and confidently using Canva. The templates make the process simple, beginner friendly, and profitable.
You can watch the full video above and download the templates to follow along step-by-step.
Get the Basketball Game Day Canva Frame Template
Get the Basketball Mascot Canva Frame Template