Art Contest for Collectors Tin

Exlusive Whole Foods Market Blend: "Orange CounTea"

Calling all artists!
Starting July 14th, 2008 accept art for our Exclusive Whole Foods Market blend “Orange CounTea”.
"Orange CounTea" Signature blend of tea will be an old-fashioned orange crate, organic-orange, Orange County -inspired blends and line of teas.

Finalists will be voted online: Add your name to our current artist line-up of collector tea tins: Rick Delanty, Fred Hope, Maya Speilman, Gary Zurcher, Carolyn LaPort, and Heather Ritts, and Heather Davis. Sign up for newsletter on LavenderLoungeTea.com

· 8/7 Art must be submitted on digital file as well as hard copy, for voting, by 5pm

· 8/11 Voting begins on line: sign up family and friends online at lavenderloungetea.com – Home Page, top right, under "Newsletter Signup"

· 8/25 9pm Voting ends

· 8/27 Announcement via email

· 8/28 7-9p Reception for winner Tea and appetizers

Winner to receive a $50 gift card to WFM and $50 to LLTC. With "honorable mentions" chosen for free product awards. See details below:

Contest rules are as follows:
This Collectors Tin Label Contest, officially our 3rd Art Contest, is open to all customers and all ages and being promoted with Whole Foods Market in Tustin. No purchase required. The deadline to enter is August 7th, 2008 at 5pm. Your name and website may be put onto the tin to promote you as an artist, if your art is chosen. Gift Certificates are redeemable for online or in-store product only.
Contestants are limited to two entries each and each entry must be your own original artwork. Make sure to look at the layout of our existing tin labels as they measure approximately 4.5" x 2.5 ", therefore the best artwork may be in a vertical format. Entries may be in a medium of the artist's choice (oil, water color, pastels, pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, photography, or graphic design, etc.). Submissions should be submitted as: An Illustrator File or Photoshop Document. Preferred as camera ready art work: at good resolution (180-200 dpi or more) with Spot Colors NOT CMYK-Process, emailed to desiree@lavenderloungetea.com. Hard copy entries must arrive to store by email or on CD by August 7, 2008 before 5pm and must be accompanied by a brief statement signed by you, attesting to your inspiration for your art/design for the blend.

The sooner you submit your artwork via email, the hardcopy in mail for store displaying, the sooner it will be added online and therefore receive more exposure. You must also provide your full name, home address, and phone number. Entries will be judged on effort, creativity, originality, and format. All voting will be circulated via email newsletter, have friends and family signup online to vote friends online at lavenderloungetea.com – Home Page, top right, under "Newsletter Signup".

Send entries to: Lavender Lounge Tea Company, 34135 Pacific Coast Hwy. #C, Dana Point, CA 92629. Do not send original files, as entries will be not be returned and will become property of Sisters Design Inc. and Lavender Lounge Tea Company to use art and duplicate at will. Sisters Design Inc and LLTC assume no responsibility for lost or damaged artwork, and reserve all rights to reproduce entries. By submitting your artwork you are agreeing to the said terms of this contest permitting Sisters Design Inc and LLTC the right to reproduce and use your artwork at. The LLTC staff members are not eligible to enter. Questions regarding the contest may be directed to (949) 374-7552 .
Email: desiree@lavenderloungetea.com.

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San Clemente and Dana Point, CA -- Toxic ash and smoke make now the time to remedy your daily grind and flush out the toxins with Organic White Monkey Tea, Organic Peacock Green Tea, or PuriTea (blend of organic green and Darjeeling tea). Not to mention any of the other 85 plus teas and herbals on the shelves at your local Lavender Lounge Tea Company. The fires in 2003, when the coastal communities were hit with ash storms, was a time members of the community in San Clemente and surrounding cities found themselves looking at healthy remedies to flush out toxins and help with scratchy throats due to poor air quality.
Green Tea is often reported to possess Flavonoids, more specifically in the Catechin cateory. Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds also found in fruits and vegetables and have antiviral, anti-allergic, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and antioxidant activities. There have been numerous studies on how black tea and green tea studies have reduced tumors in laboratory studies.
Desiree Nelson, tea blender certified by Specialty Tea Institute and founder of Lavender Lounge Tea Company located in historic downtown San Clemente as well as Dana Point on PCH, CA, is one of the few at the forefront of the rapidly expanding industry of custom tea blending and specialty tea sales and distribution. Specialty tea sales will represent the fastest growing segment of the tea industry over the next decade with tea sales rising to more than $4 billion a year. Popularity of this humble drink continues to increase, as does the demand for unique, specially-blended niche teas. Skilled, educated tea blenders are finding recognition of their craft and knowledge akin to the respect and attention garnered by a well-trained sommelier.
Small Tea Talks are available complimentary for non-profit groups where there is a discussion lesson, finishing with a custom blended tea named after or by your group. Tea Tastings or Tea and Chocolate Pairings for other gatherings are also available.
Whether hand blending small batches of teas at her San Clemente or Dana Point Tea Company, consulting for progressive restaurateurs, or creating private blends for businesses from hotels to day spas to cultural centers, Desiree delights in sharing one of the greatest pleasures of her life-her passion for tea in all of its glorious health benefits.

house at Dana Point or San Clemente 6 to 15 people.

Includes:
• Short discussion/lesson on differences of teas and herbals and their health benefits.
• Custom blended tea with components picked and named by your group (DP only) prepared and demonstrated.
• How to steep your tea at home.
• You keep your custom tea and bring it home to share with family and friends.

Inquire with Desiree or Stephanie for details and booking.
949 374 7552