Tea Snob Tee

Chances are you know someone who is really particular about their tea. The only like it iced. Or hot. Or sweet. Or green.

Maybe you're that person. Either way, we now have a tee that's all about, well, tea.

Products with our tea snob design make great gifts for tea connoisseurs!


Remember that instead of a Black Friday sale, we are donating $1 per shirt to Heifer International. Get your shopping done on Bold Avenue and help support a great cause!

Black Friday T(ee)giving

The current global economic crisis has hit developing countries the hardest. We know you'd like to help - and that you have shopping to do.

So here's how we're helping you with all that: For every t-shirt that you purchase from Bold Avenue's shop November 25 to November 30, we will donate $1 to Heifer International. We feel this is a more meaningful alternative to a Black Friday sale or a Cyber Monday discount.

During that time, we will also have a new t-shirt design in our shop each day. (But we will donate $1 for any tee you buy from our shop, whether it's an old or new design.)


Follow us on Twitter and watch for the hashtag #teegiving to keep track of funds raised and new designs, or subscribe to this blog for daily updates.

Heifer's mission is "to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth." You can read more about their approach on their site.

This is a great way to get your holiday shopping done - and have a hand in providing food and income for families in poverty!

Memorial Day Sale on Journals

What do you want to remember? Who do you reminisce about?

Memos or memoirs, you can write it all down in our beautiful journals. During Memorial Day weekend (now through Tuesday 5/26 at noon PST), our journals are 20% off.

Don't forget - they make great gifts, too!

5 Great Gifts for Grads

Whether it's high school graduation or college graduation, the one thing a graduate can be sure of, ironically, is transition.

Celebrate the accomplishments of all your favorite grads and give them something to take with them on the next step in their journey - wherever it may take them.

Our Top Gifts for 2009 grads:


1. Say "happy graduation" to the class of '09 with this smiley tee. (More '09 products.)



2. This travel mug can go with them, as they start commuting to work or pursue the next phase of their education. (More drinkware.)


3. Now is a great time for writing, reflecting and planning. Our journals come with your choice of pages that are blank, lined, dot grid or a planner-type task sheet, so you pick the best fit for each grad's personality.


4. Whether they're moving to a dorm or a place of their own, a splash of color on the walls is always nice. Choose artwork that's already framed and matted or a more portable poster.


5. For the time gone by, the moments to come, and the tighter schedule that's probably just around the corner, a clock can be a meaningful graduation gift.

3 Top Mother's Day Gifts under $30

This Top Gifts Tuesday focuses on fabulous gift ideas for Mom - all under $30:

• Every Life Writes a Poem Women's Light T-Shirt - available in yellow, blue and pink (shown), this shirt says, "Every Life Writes a Poem. What does yours say?" in black and maroon typewriter-style letters. This is a great gift for moms, who so often help us see the beauty and poetry in every day life. (Design also available on other apparel - long sleeve, maternity, dark tees, plus sizes, etc. - cards, housewares and accessories.)

• Mom's Taxi (getting kids...) Tote Bag - Perfect for the mom who is also the family taxi driver, this 100% cotton canvas tote bag is great on the go! It's sturdy, roomy (15" x 18" x 6"), washable and will add a touch of humor to Mom's busy day. It says "Mom's Taxi...getting kids where they need to go" with a black taxicab checkered pattern. This design and our other Mom's Taxi designs are also available on t-shirts, housewares, car accessories and more.
  

• Garden Keepsake Box - solid hardwood box in black or mahogany (shown) with velvet-lined interior that makes it perfect for storing jewelry or other "treasures." Ceramic tile on top says "Grow. Bloom. Reap what you sow. Stop and smell the roses. Get your hands dirty. Cultivate. Garden." in a gorgeous calligraphy script. These are great life lessons that any mom can appreciate! (Design also available on coasters - four fit perfectly inside Keepsake Box - other housewares, tees and accessories.)
  

The gift of time

One beautifully symbolic way to commemorate life's good times and memorable moments is with a noteworthy timepiece. Both of our new clocks make a striking statement and would be cherished gifts for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Choose from our large wall clock, modern wall clock or original wall clock - and give the gift of time.

Top gifts for staying in

This Top Gifts Tuesday's theme: Staying In!
(For those who'd rather get out, see last week's post.)

For some of the people on your gift list, home is where the heart is! They like to sit down with a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or just some good quality chocolate and contemplate things - like how every life writes a poem or how children are never as innocent as they look or how Holst was right about Pluto all along.

They'd love gifts that help them nestle all snug in their homes, and...

• Don comfy apparel - sweatshirts (+dark, +kids), tracksuits, t-shirts (+baby/toddler, +juniors, +kids, +maternity, +plus, +womens)
• Snuggle up - throw pillows, teddy bears
  
• Cook something up - aprons, bowls (+small), mugs (+large), tile coasters
• Put the "home" back in home office - journals, mousepads, yearly calendar prints, clocks
  
• Hang art (on the walls) mini poster prints, framed panel prints (on the fridge) magnets (+rectangle, +rectangle 10pk.) (on the tree) ornaments (+oval)

Top gifts for people on the move

This Top Gifts Tuesday's theme: Getting out!

Whether they're gardening, taking the dog for a run, traveling, chauffeuring the kids around or simply getting out to enjoy the sun through the trees, people who spend most of their time outside of house could use Christmas gifts that...

• Keep them warm - tracksuits, hoodies (+kids), long sleeve tees (+womens)
  
• Keep them cool - golf shirts, tanks (+juniors), t-shirts (+infant/toddler, +juniors, +kids, +maternity, +plus, +womens)
  
• Keep the sun off - caps, trucker hats, black caps
• Keep things together - totes, messenger bags
• Keep them in touch - postcards, greeting cards
• Keep them hydrated...or caffeinated - travel mug

Top gifts for families

Today is our first Top Gifts Tuesday! We'll be highlighting unique Christmas gift ideas the next few weeks, so make sure you stop back by - or subscribe to our feed.











Today's theme: Family

• Showcase personalities: choose a different mug that fits each member of the family's personality (large mugs for parents). Also works with teddy bears, buttons (large or mini), hats, ornaments or t-shirts (mens, womens, kids, baby).
• Welcoming a new addition? Think maternity shirts (+black), diaper bags, onesies, bibs.
• For a four-legged family member: dog shirts, pet bowls (+small).
• Help a family deck the halls for Christmas or year-round with ornaments, yard signs, clocks and decorative pillows.

Gifts under $10

Here's an easy way to search for gifts that fit your budget. From the Bold Avenue shop, go to "Search by price," then click on "Gifts under $10," "Gifts under $20," "Gifts under $30"or "Gifts under $50."

Snobsville for chocolate snobs, wine snobs and coffee snobs

New design line for people with discriminating tastes: Snobsville! In addition to our coffee snob designs, we now have t-shirts and other apparel for wine snobs and chocolate snobs.