tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21992265999229140852024-03-19T09:31:23.101+00:00ToDryForAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02707358080595935168noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-62977737688470549762016-06-16T13:58:00.002+01:002016-06-16T14:02:03.930+01:00Oh crikey. You've somehow stumbled across our incredibly out-of-date blog. It turns out we don't have the staying power to write a blog. Instead you can catch up with our tea towel shenanigans on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ToDryFor" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/todryfor/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/todryfor" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://uk.pinterest.com/ToDryFor/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> (if you're that way inclined)... Cheers ma dears x<br />
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<br />ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com266tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-38252734947978588392014-12-01T12:52:00.000+00:002014-12-01T12:52:50.869+00:00Order in time for XMAS 2014!<div style="text-align: left;">
Oh jingle bells, it's that time of year again! We've now got those all-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left;">important <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/lastorder.asp" target="_blank">last order dates</a> to ensure your tea towels arrive before Christmas.</span></div>
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Here's a quick overview, if you want to start planning ahead - it'll be here before you know it...<br />
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If you're really desperate, contact us about UK Special Delivery - last orders will be taken up to midday on Tuesday 23rd December.<br />
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We hope you have a fun festive season and do give us a shout if there's anything else we can help with!<br />
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Santa Sally and Dasher Dave xToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-25410542048215476192014-04-25T10:34:00.002+01:002014-04-25T10:34:48.468+01:00And the winner is...<b>Hannah Whittall</b> with her fabulous <b>Fresh Milk</b> design!<br />
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Hannah's design was chosen from across hundreds of entries; we love its vintage feel, stripy straw (very on trend!), and fantastic, hand-drawn typography.<br />
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After whittling down all the entries to the top 15 designs (which can be viewed over on our facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152211734611704.1073741826.325697006703&type=3">Design Competition 2014 Gallery</a><span id="goog_1623420384"></span><span id="goog_1623420385"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>), we then chose the winner and runners-up with the help of our fabulous guest judges, Michelle Alger, Head of Home for Heal’s and Mollie Makes Editor, Lara Watson. We were only planning on having two runners-up this year, but really couldn't come to a decision so we have three!<br />
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Pictured (from top to bottom): In second place, <b>Dust if you Must</b> by <b>Lisa Curtis</b>, and joint third place going to <b>Fishy</b> by <b>Svenja Borghans </b>and <b>Rabbit Garden</b> by <b>Sophie Wainwright</b>. Prizes will be winging their way to the winner and runners-up next week.<br />
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Fresh Milk will be available to buy from <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/">ToDryFor.com</a> in a couple of month's time - we'll keep you posted! In the meantime if, like us, you like Hannah's style, why not check out her portfolio: <a href="http://www.hannah-illustrates.co.uk/">www.hannah-illustrates.co.uk</a><br />
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Finally, thanks to everyone who entered the competition. The calibre of designs was incredibly high this year and we had some really tough decisions to make. We appreciate the fact that each design takes time and talent and feel very humbled that so many people submitted entries. Thank you, and we look forward to next year!ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-85837593898521963072014-03-14T15:57:00.002+00:002014-03-14T15:57:39.488+00:00Release the Hybrid Hounds...Rubber chickens and Bonio biscuits at the ready... the Hybrid Hounds have arrived!<br />
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Designed by lovely <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/artists.asp#ls" target="_blank">Lucie Sheridan</a>, our new range of tea towels depicts Poodle crossbreeds in all their colourful and crazy glory. Honestly, who wants a Schnauzer when you could have a Schnoodle?ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-9629959183241152782014-03-10T14:03:00.001+00:002014-03-10T14:05:38.500+00:00Pieminister + ToDryFor = PRIZES Galore!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To celebrate last week's Pie Week we've teamed up with everyone's favourite pie brand, <a href="http://www.pieminister.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pieminister</a>, to offer one lucky winner a box of 6 of their delicious new lighter pies and a signed copy of their incredible cookbook, <i>A Pie for All Seasons</i>.<br />
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As we're big (quite literally) pie fans, the new lighter pies are like a calorie-counting gift from the pie gods. There's Kooky Chook, a free range British chicken, sweet potato, chilli, and coconut pie (Sally's favourite); Chickalito, a free range British chicken and free range British dry cured ham pie (Dave's favourite); and Light as a Feta, a butternut squash, sun-dried tomato, and feta pie (Sally's mum's favourite)!<br />
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So... how do you win this amazing pie-tastic prize? Simply follow both <a href="https://twitter.com/todryfor" target="_blank">ToDryFor</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/pieminister" target="_blank">Pieminister</a> (as if you don't already!!?) on twitter and tweet the following:<br />
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<b>I pray to the pie gods to give me @pieminister @ToDryFor PRIZES #hungryforpies http://bit.ly/1h6LrBh</b><br />
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The closing date is this Friday 14th March, 2014. We'll pick a lucky winner at random and then if that's you, all you need to do is DM us with your postal address and the pies and book will magically arrive on your doorstep. Boom!<br />
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Best of luck! Sally and Dave x<br />
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PS - If you don't live near a Pieminister shop don’t worry, as they’ll <a href="http://www.pieminister.co.uk/product-category/pies/" target="_blank">deliver direct to your mouth</a>! We are in heaven...ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com212tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-37187786509285905882014-02-28T12:12:00.000+00:002014-02-28T12:12:09.436+00:00Design Competition 2014Oh yeee-air. Get your pencil cases primed, your kettle switched on, and the do not disturb sign on your door, it's time... The <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/designcompetition.asp" target="_blank">2014 ToDryFor Design Competition</a> has begun!<br />
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The lucky winner's design will become part of our <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/artists.asp" target="_blank">existing line-up of talented artists</a>, which includes Gemma Correll, Rob Ryan, Julia Pott and other highly acclaimed individuals.<br />
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As well as receiving five free samples, on-going commission payments and international exposure through press and worldwide stockists, the lucky winner will also receive a year's subscription to Mollie Makes magazine and a year's supply of Yorkshire Tea. Two runners-up will also receive a bumper box of goodies (including Beast In Show mugs and biscuits). Wowsers!<br />
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The top 15 designs will be whittled down to the final three by our super-amazing guest judges, Michelle Alger, Head of Home for Heal’s and Mollie Makes Editor, Lara Watson.<br />
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A fine selection of cards by Kristyna Baczynski...</div>
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First up, we met the lovely <a href="http://www.kristyna.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kristyna Baczynski</a> (as recommended to us by <a href="http://debbiegreenaway.com/" target="_blank">Debbie Greenaway</a> - thank you, Debbie!). Kristyna's work is creepy and cosy at the same time; it draws you in and before you know it you're being lovingly mesmerised by a demonic-looking pigeon... Right up our alley!</div>
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Rain by Philippa Rice</div>
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We're now hibernating again until the next time we can persuade the grandparents to babysit. At least we've got a year to work out our cosplay outfits for Thought Bubble 2014 (we're thinking possibly Donatello and Splinter although we've found that green face paint has a habit of also making your wee green).</div>
ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-66008688088855165572013-11-06T12:14:00.000+00:002013-11-06T12:14:30.801+00:00Drying to KnowIt's not just us!!! There are other people that share our obsession with tea towels! Bath Spa University presents Drying to Know, an exhibition of informative and instructional tea towels through the ages. The exhibition will draw viewers' attention to the idea that a practical and necessary item can also be a work of art (something that we've been banging on about for ages), a form of advertising, instructional guides, and, by default, a celebration of all things British.<br />
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Drying to Know opens this Friday 8th November (coincidentally our 5-year wedding anniversary if anyone fanices sending us a card) from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/a-different-way-of-looking-at-tea-towels">http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/homepage/news/a-different-way-of-looking-at-tea-towels</a>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-85183523335432112192013-11-06T11:49:00.001+00:002013-11-06T11:49:55.247+00:00We heart Lisa Jones Studio...It's true. We admit it. We have a big ol' crush on Lisa Jones Studio. It's not just that their <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=24" target="_blank">new tea towels</a> are utterly A-mazing, but everything else they produce makes us smile every time! We <a href="http://blog.todryfor.com/2010/03/introducing-lisa-jones-studio.html" target="_blank">first blogged</a> about Lisa and her partner Edward way back in 2010 and our love for them (aka slight obsession) just keeps on growing...<br />
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Their ever-increasing card range and new clocks are adorable and we especially love this bright yellow beaver mug (which cheerily stares back at us every time we open our kitchen cupboard).<br />
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If super-cute creatures just aren't your bag (!!?) then you should check out <a href="http://lisajonesstudio.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lisa's blog</a>; erudite to the nth, it's full of interesting ponderings, gallery visits, good reads, and enviable charity shop finds...ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-13497941971612674662013-07-04T11:40:00.000+01:002013-07-04T11:40:49.852+01:00On yer bike...Yes! William Wright's winning entry in our 2013 ToDryFor design competition has arrived!<br />
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<a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=359" target="_blank">Le Tour</a> is everything you ever wanted from a bike-themed tea towel. You've got the rush of competition, streamline noses, those little cycling gloves that make you look professional, and curly handlebars without a hamburger bell in sight.<br />
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So what are you waiting for? Grab your bicycle clips and your spokey dokeys and <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=359" target="_blank">speed on over to ToDryFor...</a>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-57473765626151335462013-06-17T17:55:00.002+01:002013-06-17T17:57:33.760+01:00Dishes I'd Rather Be DoingOoo lordy! It's Ryan Gosling... in my kitchen... (on a tea towel, damn it)!<br />
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That's right ladies (and gentlemen), Dear Colleen's 'Dishes I'd Rather Be Doing' extended tea towel range is finally here. Choose between your glamorous <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=237" target="_blank">Hollywood Dishes</a> (George, Johnny, Brad, Owen, and Jake), not one but three Ryan Goslings on <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=357" target="_blank">Hey Girl</a>, and your classic <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=358" target="_blank">Costume Drama</a> hotties (Colin, Sean, and Hugh).<br />
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We are super-excited to have been able to collaborate with New Zealand-based illustrator, Dear Colleen, producing her fantastic tea towel designs here in the UK. See the full range (including her amazing Lemons towel) <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=43" target="_blank">here</a>...ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-27546684170358602602013-03-26T17:36:00.000+00:002013-03-26T21:08:17.946+00:00Drying dishes with Daphne Padden<br />
ToDryFor is delighted to present a new, <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=73" target="_blank">vintage-inspired range of tea towels</a> featuring original 1950s/1960s tissue paper collage designs by highly-collectible artist, Daphne Padden (1927-2009). When Daphne sadly died in 2009, unused collages were discovered in her studio and with the permission of her estate have been restored by vintage poster gurus, <a href="http://vintageposterblog.com/" target="_blank">Quad Royal</a>, and transformed by ToDryFor into stunning, linen union tea towels.<br />
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To give you a bit more background, these fantastic designs actually began life as cut-tissue paper collages; the glue hadn't aged well so they needed a little bit of a digital clean-up before they were ready to dry dishes. <br />
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Daphne Padden’s work originally came to our attention in 2010 when her iconic series of 1950s travel posters were uncovered in a disused passageway in London Underground’s Notting Hill Gate station (see image below).<br />
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This image is an official London Underground photograph; to view more <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/sets/72157624079183751/" target="_blank">visit their amazing flickr set</a>.<br />
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Find out more about Daphne Padden and <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=73" target="_blank">view the full vintage-inspired tea towel range here</a>...ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-55200232956472086132013-03-04T13:11:00.001+00:002013-03-04T13:13:33.625+00:00High Five!It's ToDryFor's 5th birthday on Wednesday and we're planning a little something special to celebrate. We'll be selling our top five best-selling tea towels (see below) at £5 for 5 hours and, even more exciting, the first 5 people to order get one for 5p (RRP £9.95)*!<br />
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<b>5 at £5 for 5 hours and 5 get them for 5p. </b>Give us a high five!<br />
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The above towels will be on sale for £5 between 12pm and 5pm (GMT) on Wednesday 6th March 2013. That's Mother's Day sorted.<br />
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Le Tour was created by <a href="http://willwrightillustration.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">William Wright</a>, a Graphic Design and Illustration student from Leicester. We love everything about these two bicycle-obsessed chaps, from the snuffly moustache to the frisson of competition between the two of them. Not to mention that, dare we say it, the design is very 'on trend' what with Bradley Wiggins's recent rise to fame and the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire in 2014.<br />
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Le Tour is now going into production and will be showcased at this year's Pulse show at London's Earls Court, available in the shops and via ToDryFor.com in May. Woop!<br />
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We'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who entered - we appreciate that it takes a lot of time and effort to come up with a design, and we're just sorry that we can only have one winner. We'll shortly be putting together a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10151383898086704.1073741825.325697006703&type=1" target="_blank">2013 facebook gallery</a> of our favourite runners-up - keep your peepers peeled to see if your design made the final cut...ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-14253215931388140672013-01-30T15:47:00.000+00:002013-01-30T15:47:26.310+00:00Mid-century MiaowsJust in! Our latest tea towel, <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=341" target="_blank">Cat Naps</a>, has been designed by cheeky Bristol-based illustrators, <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/artists.asp#p" target="_blank">Peskimo</a>.<br />
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This bright and cheery screen-printed towel will set you back £9.95, slightly more than a de-worming tablet but a hell of a lot cheaper than an original Eames rocker.ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-8557038714927560482013-01-24T10:37:00.001+00:002013-01-24T10:37:51.988+00:00Design Competition 2013It's January. You're bored and cold, cold and bored. What better way to warm up and keep busy than by entering our <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/designcompetition.asp" target="_blank">ToDryFor design competition</a>! This year we want to see plenty of bears, picnics, cheese, booze, mexican wrestlers, tents, logs, and obviously cute wild animals (possibly a badger if you're up for it). The <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/designcompetition.asp#tandc" target="_blank">rules</a> are simple; design it yourself and draw what makes you happy.<br />
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If you want a heads up on what usually takes our fancy, why not view the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ToDryFor/325697006703?sk=photos_albums" target="_blank">gallery of previous year's entries</a> over on our facebook page, or take a look at the <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=265" target="_blank">2011</a> and <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=320" target="_blank">2012</a> winning designs.<br />
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The lucky winner's design will become part of our existing line-up of talented artists, which includes Gemma Correll, Rob Ryan, Julia Pott and other highly acclaimed individuals, as well as receiving five free samples, on-going commission payments, and international exposure through press and worldwide stockists. Bingo!<br />
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The closing date for entries is Sunday 24th February, 2013. Best of luck! You could be drying your dishes with your own design before you know it...ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-18731030443921237762012-12-23T16:01:00.000+00:002012-12-23T16:01:13.968+00:00Festive Felicitations!Wow! What a year 2012 has been. We hope that ToDryFor has helped bring a bit of humour and good cheer into your kitchen over the last 12 months, and that you'll be drying up your Christmas dishes in style.<br />
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We've got plenty more good things planned for 2013, including another design competition (keep your peepers peeled at the end January), monthly subscriptions, a website re-design, and of course tons of fabulous new tea towels. We thought we'd leave you with a sneak-peek of one them and wish you all a very happy and healthy new year!<br />
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We're super-excited to have been named a CoolBrand for 2012/13. CoolBrands® is an annual initiative to identify and celebrate the UK's coolest brands; the previous year's list included Instagram, Tiger Beer, and Le Creuset.<br />
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Co-ordinated by The Centre for Brand Analysis, the prestigious CoolBrands® list, now in its eleventh year, was drawn from over 10,000 independently identified brands compiled using a wide range of sources from sector reports to blogs. These brands were then assessed for coolness (based on various factors including style, innovation, and originality) and whittled down by an expert panel and members of the British public to a final figure of 571. And we're one of them... Bonkers! We're glad they never saw my bowl haircut or Dave's teenage passport photo.<br />
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To see the full list for 2012/13, <a href="http://www.coolbrands.uk.com/about" target="_blank">visit the CoolBrands website...</a>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-46827893382710277732012-07-05T15:59:00.002+01:002012-07-05T15:59:54.415+01:00Donna Donna DonnaKebab? No, Wilson!! As we've not been blogging for a little while we thought it might be fun to get back into the swing of things by looking at various artists' tea towel ranges, starting with the inimitable <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=30" target="_blank">Donna Wilson</a>.<br />
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All of Donna's towels are made of linen union (a linen/cotton blend) and are a mighty 48cm x 80cm (which means your dishes will be dazzlingly dry in no time)! <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=30" target="_blank">View the full range</a>.</div>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-34612664108381701592012-07-05T13:22:00.001+01:002012-07-05T13:38:26.832+01:002012 Design Competition GallerySo... you've got a spare few hours, a full packet of chocolate HobNobs, and a blank canvas waiting for tea towel inspiration. What do you do? Here's what...<br />
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We received so many fantastic and original designs in our 2012 Design Competition that we thought we should share some of our favourites with you.<br />
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Check out the full gallery of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150907642101704.405104.325697006703&type=1" target="_blank">entries that caught our eye</a> over on our facebook page!<br />
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ps - sorry that this has taken us a little while to put together, but better late than never, eh!? </div>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-90915694915499991692012-03-13T17:00:00.006+00:002012-03-13T17:12:35.361+00:00Woop! Woop! We have a winner...<div style="text-align: left; "><div><span>Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who entered our 2012 design competition. We received over a hundred fantastic designs and it was a truly mammoth task trying to choose a winner. Speaking of which, we're incredibly excited to announce who's won, so without further ado....</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Congratulations Moira Millman! Your 'Personaliteas' design immediately made us want to put the kettle on for a brew.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBuL9Y1bd4HsTEHS2iFUpo7gGSE0XaCKvt7yoPqYywLDwM_DBlR4c8P9DubUy1JQbAdx5LzrVxaKVBD9J0OHLqoxJlOCRqku_E5xEPGDq9c7d4iyL8SygUwctE-J9NF4hTzxvJ9m7koV4/s400/millman_personaliteas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719386882530563442" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: left; "><span>Brian Breakfast definitely looks like he'd help mend your garden wall, whilst Olly Oolong's steamy quiff got us reaching out for the custard creams.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jW3IT3pyYz5ehWWLzATpBAOVb0sqEhZXY952u9fzfRjj2GmDAV7lZ6EAOvEXCXOIyI0U2RtqsELPw0iW9mJHjJA_P2zfogwvUCza2u48lt8OnoCg1aqiVODmCJlIaXAmQizwB17G98Xj/s400/brianbreakfast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719387409069308258" style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 292px; " /></span></div><div><div><span>Moira's design is now going to be winging its way to the screen-printer's, and will be available on a tea towel near you within the next couple of months. Woo hoo! To see more of Moira's work, why not <a href="http://www.moiramillman.co.uk/"target="blank">visit her website</a>...</span></div></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span>We'll shortly be putting together a gallery of some of our favourite competition entries on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ToDryFor/325697006703" target="blank">ToDryFor facebook page</a>, so do keep a lookout over there. Thanks again to everyone who entered; we can't wait to see what you guys come up with next year!</span></div>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-31209377245637993952012-01-26T16:45:00.006+00:002012-01-26T16:58:12.095+00:00Design Competition 2012<div>Following on from the success of last year's design competition (won by Robbie Henderson, with his awesome <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=265">Bear Hug!</a> illustration), we're once again giving everyone a chance to submit their artwork for possible inclusion on a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ToDryFor</span> tea towel!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iwSfuUh2_xUn7elmH3ZO7HQNj7bHYfZnp21E3GuR0PxcpFPPf9VulvX0IPpTfbguYNGWsLIQrHU9Evpy01zm3IYUAukqQrtfi-mU_szVs9Nh6H28XhdFQ3NQW8P54NNMLRP_35fwLwkc/s1600/designcompheade2r.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iwSfuUh2_xUn7elmH3ZO7HQNj7bHYfZnp21E3GuR0PxcpFPPf9VulvX0IPpTfbguYNGWsLIQrHU9Evpy01zm3IYUAukqQrtfi-mU_szVs9Nh6H28XhdFQ3NQW8P54NNMLRP_35fwLwkc/s400/designcompheade2r.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701984290532725202" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left; ">The lucky winner's design will become part of our <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=17">existing line-up</a> of talented artists, which includes <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gemma</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Correll</span>, Rob Ryan, Julia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pott</span> and other highly acclaimed individuals, as well as receiving five free samples, on-going commission payments, and international exposure through press and worldwide stockists. Exciting, non?!</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7rv-8-DW8qlfaTIW39u72UT-Tl_aBDqDkK0fmyKOziULiv5Smx6XWDU0vp2STyhJRcxPcwG98qqTIMZaIBegiBC5fHz2uptrjgv6bAWUdvf_ncfNhB5ibJ6i5Y6cmNn0lJ-8lQx1YBr2/s1600/designcompheader1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7rv-8-DW8qlfaTIW39u72UT-Tl_aBDqDkK0fmyKOziULiv5Smx6XWDU0vp2STyhJRcxPcwG98qqTIMZaIBegiBC5fHz2uptrjgv6bAWUdvf_ncfNhB5ibJ6i5Y6cmNn0lJ-8lQx1YBr2/s400/designcompheader1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701984281332085010" /></a>For more information and to submit a design, <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/designcompetition.asp">visit our competition page...</a></div></div>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-61492254163073121612011-11-11T12:38:00.010+00:002011-11-18T10:44:55.702+00:00Take Note: Christmas Order By Dates!<div style="text-align: left;">Okay, we know it's still a bit early to be talking about Christmas, but just in case you live in Outer Mongolia and are getting nervous, we've <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/lastorder.asp" style="text-align: left; ">put a page up on our website</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; "> with all the important 'order by' dates to ensure your tea towels arrive before Christmas.</span></div><br />Here's a quick overview, if you want to start planning - December will be here before you know it:<br /><br />Rest of world*:<br />Order by Sunday 4th December<br /><br />Eastern Europe, USA, and Canada:<br />Order by Wednesday 8th December<br /><br />Western Europe:<br />Order by Sunday 11th December<br /><br />UK:<br />Order by Monday 19th December<br /><br />If you have an emergency that means you are unable to place your order before the above dates, do get in touch and we will try to work our delivery magic to ensure you get everything you need.<br /><br />* Rest of world includes: South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (including Japan), Australia and New Zealand<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF30qM3FjSU0geFCUsAqzGhhjuVKfFF6t5_mcK2drlfUTorLzmMBX2A44vwqSZwbHsWCsh5T1l9LFk07Ti0I1QLgL72dg9DzCBxjdtTAbmMAzaa8Kp3XGOBVYQ_tyL57ZPjltTiOw_N8Y/s1600/sprouts.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF30qM3FjSU0geFCUsAqzGhhjuVKfFF6t5_mcK2drlfUTorLzmMBX2A44vwqSZwbHsWCsh5T1l9LFk07Ti0I1QLgL72dg9DzCBxjdtTAbmMAzaa8Kp3XGOBVYQ_tyL57ZPjltTiOw_N8Y/s400/sprouts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675591910750083490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Mmm, sprouts...)</div>ToDryForhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103982115839424587noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199226599922914085.post-41764630094314161862011-10-25T12:54:00.008+01:002011-10-25T15:37:57.560+01:00New Guide towels from Stuart Gardiner!We've got two new corking designs from <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/bybrand.asp?brand=20">Stuart Gardiner</a> in stock - <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=277">"A Guide to White Wine with Food"</a> and <a href="http://www.todryfor.com/towel.asp?id=276">"A Guide to Red Wine with Food"</a>. 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