On the Third day of a Sweet Leaf Christmas!
By Danny on Dec 9 Filed In Sweet Consumers, Sweet Contests 40 Comments
It’s day three of our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Congratulations to Laura and Karen for winning the 2nd day’s contest! Granny will be sending you a lovely prize soon!
Day three…..
ON THIS THIRD DAY OF CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME…
THREE Sweet Leaf Lip balms!
This year we released the 3rd flavor of SLT Lip Balm, peach, and people went crazy over it! Tell the Tea’m what makes SLT Lip Balm so special and we’ll pick 3 winners to receive a Limited edition lip balm pack with all flavors and some extra goodies. Check back tomorrow to see who won and enter to win another prize. Remember, if you don’t win today, there is always tomorrow!
Cheers!
SXSW then, Backyard BBQ now!
By Danny on Apr 8 Filed In Activities, Sweet Contests 1 Comment
It’s only been 4 weeks since SXSW 2011 landed in our little city and turned it upside down for a week. For those of you who were brave enough to attend, I’m sure you can attest that it was a crazy week filled with music, good times and plenty of refreshing iced tea beverages. Hopefully, you saw the tea’m out slinging tea from time to time and even better, you won some prizes from our Sweet Spot contest on Gowalla.
Throughout the week, we gave away shirts and tea prize packs, but ONE LUCKY WINNER, yes just ONE, is taking home the sweetest prize of all: A backyard BBQ party for 20 Friends complete with Sweet Leaf Iced Tea and Texas BBQ.
I know ya’ll have been patiently waiting to see who the winner is……and TODAY is the DAY!
Click here: Theme Music!
Jessica Larson! You have just won a Back Yard BBQ Party for 20!
Items included:
- Beef Ribs, Brisket, Smoked Turkey, Pork Ribs, Sausage, and Four Bottles of Sauce from the Salt Lick!
- 2 cases of Sweet Leaf Tea of your choice!
- Mason Jars (for decoration or as serving glasses!)
- Classic Red and White Checkered Table Cloth! (CLASSY)
- Sweet Leaf Tea Sunglasses for you and your guests! (20 total)
- 2 disposable cameras (to show us how awesome your party was!)
Congrats Jessica! We can’t wait to see the photos!
Conversation Hearts and Granny: A Sweet, Sweet Contest
By April on Feb 9 Filed In Blog Love, Sweet Contests 66 Comments
It’s the time of year when the pink and red decorations come out and love feels like it’s bursting from the seams. Doesn’t it just make you thirsty?
Well, we know how much all of you love Sweet Leaf Tea and contests, so we’re offering you a chance to show it by writing a little haiku about your feelings for some Homemade Goodness in a Bottle.
Background: Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7. The lines rarely rhyme. Example by yours truly:
Valentines day tea
Minty fresh or lemon yo
it’s sweet and good.
(I’m willing to bet that your haiku will be much better than mine and personally, I endorse this challenge.)
Rules: Post your tea-infused haiku in the comments section of this blog post between February 9th and February 14th and we’ll announce the lovely winner on Tuesday February 15th. We decided to give you a little longer than originally planned because there is always a chance that you’ll get hit by Cupid’s arrow and start feeling all lovey-dovey and inspired to write sweet, sweet poetry about your favorite beverage.
Great, but what do I win? I’m glad you asked! Besides a delicious 6-pack of uber-romantic, Raspberry Tea (OR your favorite flavor), Our friends at @WholeFoodsATX have offered to sweeten the deal by sharing some Whole Foods Market Organic Chocolate Truffles, massage stones from HimalaRose, and massage oil and body lotion from HUGO Naturals. Does it get much better than sweet tea, chocolate, and massage goodies? I think not and I’m slightly jealous of the winner!
So crack open a bottle of your favorite tea and the let the love feel your belly and your soul. Surely that will inspire a gem of a haiku.
Tea, Tunes, and Non-stop Sweetness: ACL 2010
By Guest on Oct 15 Filed In ACL, Austin, Texas, Guest Blogger, Live Music, Sweet Consumers 4 Comments
As I sit here, two days after ACL, with my feet covered in blisters and a sunburnt nose, I can only look back on this past weekend and smile. If someone were to ask me a week ago if I were attending the Austin City Limits Music Festival, I would have had to answer reluctantly that I would not be even though my love for music and especially my love for many of the attending artists is immense. But, much to my own very pleasant surprise, last Thursday evening, as I was checking my e-mail inbox after a long day of work, I found out that I had won two 3-day passes to the festival. The wonderful Brand Marketing Manager, Charla Adams, left me a simple yet sweet message that made me jump up and down, squealing, while my dog stared at me as if I were a crazy person. I contacted Charla immediately and soon, ticket pick-up plans were made, work shifts were covered, and before I knew it, I was on my way to the festival!
Attending my very first ACL was truly an experience which I will sweetly keep in my heart for years to come. I know that not everyone was fortunate enough to attend the festival, therefore, if you were not one of the approximate 65,000 individuals daily at ACL, allow me to give you my run down of the three-day musical spectacular that was the Austin City Limits Festival of 2010. To be completely honest, there really wasn’t much about the festival that one could complain about or dislike. With the temperature highs reaching the upper 80s/lower 90s, and the skies reaching the bluest of baby blues with only a few wispy clouds lazily hanging around, the weather could be described as perfect. Zilker Park, in all its natural beauty, was blanketed in a colorful sea of umbrellas and quilts as festival-goers relaxed while listening to a wide selection of musical acts. But the music wasn’t the only thing in abundance at ACL and I was actually quite surprised at the amazing food vendor selections. Being new to Austin, it was nice to be able to try some new restaurants by simply walking from one booth to the next as opposed to driving around town! Another cool feature of the festival was the extensive art section that included some very talented jewelry designers, painters, and other artists displaying their unique items in small, adjoining tents. It was fun to walk through the booths, talk to the artists and look at interesting pieces of work while waiting for the next band I would like to see. But of course, the most note-worthy aspect of the festival was the music!
The artists at my first ACL included an amazing mix of more widely-known artists such as Muse, Silversun Pickups, and The Black Keys fused with some up-and-coming gems that included Miike Snow, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and Two Door Cinema Club. Being a music fanatic, I was worried that some of the smaller bands would be overlooked by many due to their alternative sound and their under-exposure. Therefore, I was in shock to see how many individuals actually came out to support these bands and were loyal fans, just like me! This really solidified in me that Austinites are true music enthusiasts, and that they know their stuff! It was an amazing feeling being engulfed in a crowd of people, all diverse individuals in many ways, yet all dancing and singing to the same song; that was the true beauty of the festival! Along with the Sweet Leaf balloons playfully bopping up and down through the crowd, it really was a truly unique and amazing weekend for me.
When I look back at my first ACL weekend, I will always smile and remember the good times, the good tunes and the good people. But most importantly, I will always remember sipping crisp Sweet Leaf Tea and knowing that without them, my amazing memories would not be possible. I would like to again thank Sweet Leaf Tea for giving me the opportunity to attend the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Rest assured they have found a lifelong supporter in me!
I cannot wait for ACL next year. My mind is already running wild wondering which bands will be in attendance. I truly believe that music is one of the only constants in our lives that keeps our souls afloat and our minds sane and festivals give us a way to share that feeling with friends, new and old. I am so thankful that I was able to attend this year and let me be the first one to tell you …
Only 363 days until ACL 2011! See y’all there, with a Sweet Leaf in hand!
Peace, Love, and Music,
Olga Rose
Sweet Leaf’s Biggest Fan
By Charla on Jul 9 Filed In ACL, Lollapalooza, Sweet Consumers, Sweet Contests, Sweet Leaf Dogs 2 Comments
It’s no secret that the tea-mates at Sweet Leaf Tea love dogs. And hopefully, it’s also no secret that we are running a super sweet contest right now, aka “Sweet Leaf Sweet Spot“. If you haven’t taken a gander, you should. A year’s supply of tea is at stake. As well as two grand prize VIP trips—one to Lollapalooza and one to Austin City Limits Music Festival. Both include VIP tickets. (If you haven’t done a music festival VIP style, you haven’t lived.)
Ok, back to dogs.
One of the leading entries for the Sweet Leaf Sweet Spot is from Erika and her dog Mac. Seriously, it is one of the cutest pictures I’ve seen in a long while. I’m a sucker for dogs. Especially ones that love Sweet Leaf. But the cuteness, doesn’t end with this picture. Today on Twitter, I was sent a message with a link to this video. Mac, the dog, in action all with a song from Black Keys! It’s almost too much to bare. My heart strings are officially pulled.
Check her out. Give her a vote if you like and be sure to enter a picture of your own!
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