Tea Appreciation Society

A Northern Tail

Shayne House — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:05:55 +0000

This beautiful paper cutting was created by Sally Robinson, a student at the University of Leeds, in her final year of obtaining a Bachelor’s in Fine Art. Sally mainly works with paper, and this was a paper cutting which was used for an exhibition in Leeds about memories of the North of England. The title – A NORTHERN TAIL – was based on the idea that these memories forever follow us around. For Sally, tea played a large part of her nostalgia for the north. She fondly remembers visiting relatives and grandparents, stopping by each house for a cup of tea and a huge selection of biscuits – often presented on a special ‘Tea’ trolley. The patterns on the tea-pot resemble those owned by her great aunt.

If you would like to see your work featured on the Tea Appreciation Society website, and shared with over 360,000 lovers of tea and creativity on our Facebook page, simply email your contribution to shayne@lovetea.co.uk

We welcome illustrations, designs, photography, film, poetry, anything creative that is inspired by tea…

F**** % Off!

TeaSociety — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:44:18 +0000

F**** % Off? FORTY % OFF! Forty Percent Off! 40% Off!

Whichever way you look at it that’s a pretty good deal.

Our 40% Off January sale must end soon, well you know, it’s nearly February, time to move on… Hey, we’re not the time police and we’re not crazy bureaucrats. So, as we’re unable to pause time we’ve decided instead to extend our sale by another week!

Just pop on over to our online store and grab yourself a TEArrific bargain. Simply enter the code ‘BRINGON2012′ at the checkout.

Chin chin!

A cup of tea and a good book

Shayne House — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:52:22 +0000

If you’re familiar with the Tea Appreciation Society’s Manifesto you’ll be aware that item number 7 proclaims that “We want to visit museums and libraries, encourage philosophy.”

Imagine how intrigued and in awe we were of some extraordinary scenes unfolding in Scotland last year.

Sculptures carved from paper started appearing from March 2011 in Scottish libraries.

The first sculpture had a message attached that read “We know that a library is so much more than a building full of books… a book is so much more than pages full of words.… This is for you in support of libraries, books, words, ideas….. a gesture (poetic maybe?)”

Nobody knew where it came from, nor was anyone forthcoming with information in person or online, despite a fair amount of local news coverage.

Sculptures continued to appear throughout the year and then in August 2011 one appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival that we at the Tea Appreciation Society really love, for obvious reasons…

The tag on this reads:

To @edbookfest (their twitter name) ‘A gift’ This is for you in support of libraries, books, words, ideas…… & festivals xx

It includes a teabag filled with cut out letters, on the tag of which are the words “by leaves we live”. The cup on the top has a swirl of words which read ” Nothing beats a nice cup of tea (or coffee) and a really good BOOK”, and on the ‘tray’ next to the cupcake it says “except maybe a cake as well”.

We are indebted to Chris Scott who spends most of his time documenting the literary scene in Edinburgh and as a result found himself the accidental biographer of the paper sculptures. You can read his excellent blog and see all the sculptures here.

A Cupful of Tea Facts

TeaSociety — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:21:09 +0000

A Cupful of Tea Facts by Holland & Barrett

Lovely little stocking filler from the Tea Appreciation Society

TeaSociety — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:47:32 +0000

Here’s a lovely little stocking filler for the Tea Lover in your life (or maybe just get one for yourself…) Heather Pittuck kindly sent us this image of her newly framed Tea Appreciation Society official membership certificate.

Becoming an official member of the Tea Appreciation Society couldn’t be easier. It’s only £5.00 for a Personalized Membership Pack. Become a member yourself or buy as a wonderful (and affordable) gift for a loved one…

Membership includes: A welcome letter from the Tea Appreciation Society co-founders Shayne House & Stephen Nelson. A Personalized Certificate with individual membership number. An exclusive members only badge. An I Love Tea sticker, and 2 x cups of tea (string and tag in a sleeve).

Last order date from the Tea Appreciation Society shop is Sunday 18th December 2011.

New Tea-Shirts In Stock

TeaSociety — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:12:27 +0000

Fresh off the press… lovely new tea-shirts. These are limited in number so get them while you can… All our tea-shirts and tea-bags are made from 100% certified organic cotton, using wind & solar power from Fair Wear Foundation audited suppliers and dyed using low carbon & GM free processes. They are screen printed in the UK using Phthalate-Free inks, basically they’re really good.

Use this discount code in our online shop to get 10% off Tea Appreciation Society Tea-Shirts: GOODSTUFF

10 copies of The Three Hungry Boys book to give away

TeaSociety — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:08:11 +0000

If you haven’t heard of the Three Hungry Boys yet, you will soon enough. Their second series will air in the new year on Channel 4. What’s that got to do with tea you might ask, well the boys are good friends of ours and they LOVE TEA. They’ve dedicated a spread to tea in the book, and they’ve given us a mention, which is jolly nice.

The boys have kindly signed some copies of their book for us to give away to 10 lucky Tea Appreciation Society official members. This is an exclusive offer to official members only.

Simply email your individual membership number to hello@lovetea.co.uk before December 9th and we’ll choose 10 lucky winners that will all receive a signed copy of the Three Hungry Boys book. Great to keep for yourself or to give away as a Christmas gift! Also available to buy from Amazon.co.uk

Tea Appreciation Society ‘heart’ Urban Outfitters

TeaSociety — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:46:23 +0000

The Tea Appreciation Society has been on the look out for the best deals for tea related Christmas gifts this season. Over the next two weeks we’ll be featuring a number of top brands and retailers that are offering great tea related gifts…

We are particularly impressed with Urban Outfitters who commissioned street artist Vhils to transform the exterior of their recently opened Exeter store.

Urban Outfitters have a great deal on mugs with 30% off when you buy 3.

Visit Urban Outfitters online by clicking here or on any of the images above.

Tea Appreciation Society mugs are also available with 25% off when you enter the code IMNOMUG at the checkout of our online shop.

I ‘heart’ Tea by Dominic Marten

TeaSociety — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:45:34 +0000

Thanks to Dominic Marten for sharing this with us.

If you would like to see your work featured on the Tea Appreciation Society website, and shared with over 340,000 lovers of tea and creativity on our Facebook page, simply email your contribution to shayne@lovetea.co.uk

We welcome illustrations, designs, photography, film, poetry, anything creative that is inspired by tea…

WALLACE & GROMIT’S ‘GREAT BRITISH TEA PARTY’ TAKES OFF WITH BAKE OFF!

TeaSociety — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:06:01 +0000

Legendary cookery writer and baker, Mary Berry, baked up a treat this week when she was joined by Aardman’s popular characters Wallace & Gromit for a cup of tea and slice of cake.

The ‘Great British Bake Off’ television series judge welcomed the famous duo into her home for a celebratory tea party to launch annual fundraiser ‘Wallace & Gromit’s Great British Tea Party’, which takes place from 1 – 10 December.

In support of the award-winning fundraiser, Mary Berry is encouraging people to get baking for charity and host their own Great British Tea Party: “This is a wonderful way for family, friends and work colleagues to get together for a traditional teatime celebration that raises money for a really important cause. It’s so easy to join in the fun, simply bake your favourite cakes, put the kettle on and enjoy. You could even rise to the occasion and organise your own Bake Off!” she said.

Nick Park, creator of Wallace & Gromit and trustee of the Children’s Foundation, added: “A quintessentially British tea party is just my cup of tea and a great way to help sick and terminally ill children in the UK.”

Organised by national charity, Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation, this year’s Great British Tea Party aims to raise over £150,000 for sick children in hospitals and hospices across the UK.

The fundraising event is kindly supported by Yorkshire Tea. Kevin Sinfield, Brand Manager at Yorkshire Tea, said: “Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation do fantastic work to help raise funds for children in hospitals and hospices across the UK. The Great British Tea Party is at the heart of the fundraising activity and we are proud to sponsor the event for a fourth consecutive year. We have lots of exciting plans for this year so we encourage everyone to register and join in the fun!”

In the UK we get through a staggering 16.5 million cups of tea a day, an average of three cups each.

Since 2003 over 400,000 people have taken part in the Great British Tea party, helping children in over 25 children’s hospitals and hospices across the UK.

To find out more and register to take part, call 0845 600 1924 or visit www.wallaceandgromitteaparty.org.uk.