Make A Splash This Summer!

It's summer and that means holidays and days out to the beach. We've got over 800 t-shirts that will let you make a splash this summer! Whether you're looking for aquatic themed shirts for a day at the beach or just want something that shows your inner animal spirit. There is literally a design and size for every member of the family.

Summer is also family reunion season and festival season. Getting together with a bunch of friends and family can be a lot more fun if you're all wearing a themed t-shirt. Maybe you're a family of dog lovers, why not show up at a family holiday event wearing different Big Face™ dog t-shirts?

Big Face Border Collie T-shirt

Packing for a summer holiday is simple when it's easy to wear a t-shirt with shorts, jeans or even a skirt. Go from casual with a pair of jeans and dress it up a bit with a jacket. Remember our t-shirts are 100% cotton so you'll stay cool during the summer heat.  You can even bring along a hoodie for cool summer evenings and we've got plenty of designs to choose from.

Jungle Tigers Hoodie

At Tam's you'll find all your favourite animal and fantasy themed t-shirts from The Mountain®

It's already February!

Wow, I know I'm bad about keeping up with blogs but boy I didn't realise the last time I posted was November! Where has the time gone? It's not just 2017, but it's February! The good news we've got a lot of great new t-shirt designs by The Mountain®.

Some of these great designs were available before Christmas and now we're seeing more of them finally coming into stock.

Long time artist with The Mountain® Carol Cavalaris has created some truly beautiful floral designs we think you'll love.  Below is Healing Rose.

Healing Rose T-shirt by Carol Cavalaris

Come visit us and check out the new designs for 2017!

Anne Stokes T-shirts

Winter Guardians T-shirt

Realm of Enchantment T-shirt

Anne Stokes fans will no doubt be celebrating the collaboration between Anne and The Mountain®.  19 of her fantasy designs have been brought to t-shirt print by the number one t-shirt manufacturer in the USA.

Wolves, owls, dragons and fairies are just a taste of what is to come. The detailed artwork will have you dreaming of enchanting realms far far away.

We have added the t-shirts to our website to showcase the new 2017 designs coming out shortly. These will be made available soon to pre-order until all the new stock arrives by shipping containers from the US.

Pre-Orders will be ordered will be ordered weekly (Tuesday) in small batches by air freight so customers won't have to wait more than a couple of weeks for a shirt to arrive.

Once shipping containers arrive with the new stock t-shirts will be available for next day delivery.

Life Blood T-shirt

We'll be giving a special discount code to customers ordering these new t-shirts by Anne Stokes so sign up for our newsletter or follow us on Facebook to get the code once these shirts are available to order!

It's that time of year again! The Mountain® start to discontinue their t-shirt and apparel line to make room for the 2017 collection in January.  That means over 100 designs will be retired and gone for good. So if you have been meaning to get yourself a certain design and kept putting it off you better make sure it's not on the endangered list! 

We're sure the new 2017 collection will be amazing but we can't help be a little sad to say goodbye to some favourites like David Penfound's Butterflies and Chihuahua Handbag.

Artist Spotlight Tom Wood

Scourge Dragon Hoodie available at Tam's Treasures

Happy New Year! We're sorry for being a bit late with our first blog of the year. As it is with every new year The Mountain® have brought out over 100 exciting new t-shirt designs. To start off our New Year with a bang we're highlighting t-shirts featuring the artwork of Tom Wood.

Tom Wood is a fantasy artist illustrator who has worked with big names like Warner Bros, Disney,  Reebok just to name a few. His realistic artwork will transform you to another fantastical world. New designs include a fiery tiger and a mythical mermaid, dragons and more. You can check out all the amazing new designs by Tom Wood here.

Tom lives with his wife and daughter in Arkansas, USA. To view more of his amazing artwork visit his own website www.tomwoodfantasyart.com

Mermaid Hunt T-shirt available at Tam's Treasures

Lisa Parker & her t-shirt range by The Mountain®

The Mountain® - Lisa Parker T-shirts

Only a few months now into 2014 and we have found our most popular shirt sales are by the artist Lisa Parker. There are only 4 designs at the moment, but they have become so successful The Mountain® have licensed further designs by Lisa to be brought out for their t-shirts.

Lisa was gracious enough to take some time to answer some questions for me about her artwork and what we can expect in the future.  Before the Q&A's a small introduction about Lisa taken from her own website www.lisaparker.co.uk 

"Born in Devon, UK in 1974 Lisa Parker has always had a very keen interest in art, studying Natural History Illustration at Bournemouth & Poole Institute of Art & Design. Since leaving college she has worked successfully for many years as a freelance artist and has staged many one-man and two-man shows, as well as exhibiting work in prestigious locations such as The Mall galleries in London and Madison Avenue, New York. Although traditionally a wildlife artist Lisa has for many years ventured into the realms of witchcraft and fantasy; her wildlife skills naturally lending themselves to creatures and fairies. Her love of witchcraft and wildlife come together to create beautiful and unique designs."

Your bio says you started out primarily as a wildlife artist. When did you begin combining that with your love of witchcraft and fantasy to create the artwork you've become famous for? 

That began around 14 years ago when I started working with Nemesis Now, they were interested in creating a witchcraft range and I was a wildlife artist, it's something that sort of came naturally.

How long does it take you from conception to finishing a piece?  

Usually around 6 weeks my images now have to be highly detailed so the detailing takes quite a while.

Do you have many on the go at once? Or do you prefer to work on one piece at a time?

No I tend to have several concept sketches done and I'll favour one to work on.

How do you prefer to work?  Do you do it the traditional way with pencil and pad to start? Or are you using a computer programme?

The concept sketches are all done with pencil and then the finished piece is worked on a computerised drawing board, using the same techniques as I use with water colour, layer upon layer.However I do also love working with oils but rarely have time these days as my designing keeps me very busy.

How difficult was it to get your artwork out there for people to see? 

Extremely! it is for every artist and its something that takes years and years. I have been doing this ever since leaving college around 17 years ago and only recently has my work become more known. Its a case of entering exhibitions all the time, writing letters, visiting companies and this takes years.

Your artwork has been licensed and displayed on so many mediums. What was the very first licensed product? and how excited were you to see it created?

My very first item was a greeting card and I was very excited! although straight after being excited you become concerned "what if it doesn't sell?"

What painting that you've done is your favourite? 

In oil, it was a little duck painting because I love to paint things in water. More recently though I  probably like  "the witching hour" the most although I'm highly critical of my work and don't like to look at them too much because I always see the mistakes.

Do you ever get recognised in public? 

ha ha! no never! I don't consider myself well known at all.

Have you ever seen someone wearing one of your t-shirts or with something with your artwork on it and gone up to them and said hey I'm the artist?  

I never say I'm the artist because I'm embarrassed by it. Its different selling you work on the internet than face to face. I have been sent pictures of people wearing my tshirts and that's really nice to see. I'm so flattered that people want to wear my artwork.

What kind of work can we expect from you in the near future?  

Well I'm working on another wolf one right now. I'm going to Canada soon so I'll be getting loads of reference and expanding my wildlife portfolio, although I will be doing more cats as well because many companies have asked for more.

To purchase a t-shirt by Lisa Parker visit our website www.tamstreasuresonline.co.uk where you'll find our best seller "The Witching Hour" and her other designs: "Spellkeeper", "Tallisman" and "Unicorn Night".

Go, like and follow Lisa Parker's facebook page where fans can see her latest artwork, competitions and new products featuring her artwork.

Why buy The Mountain® brand t-shirt?

Ever since Three Wolf Moon T-shirt went viral the brand The Mountain® has become a massive hit in the world of t-shirts. With over 800 designs available in adult and children's sizes

there is literally a design for everyone. Whether it's wildlife, dogs, cats or if you're into dragons and fairies, there is a design for you.  Remember the 3D effect Big Face™ designs that have become popular? That's The Mountain®

It's not just the fact The Mountain® are known as America's greenest t-shirt company that make these t-shirts worth buying. Yes, they use environmentally friendly techniques to manufacturer them, as well as give back to their community.   The fact is times are hard and people don't often have extra money to spend on luxuries and t-shirts can often fit into that category.

The Mountain® t-shirts are made to last. Reinforced double stitching is used on all the seams. The screen printed images are dyed into the fabric so the design lasts after many years of wash and wear.  The 100% ring spun cotton is high quality and made for comfort and durability. So while they may not be the cheapest t-shirts out there, they are designed to last years.

At Tam's Treasures we also know how tight money is, so we have many incentives in place so customer's throughout the UK and Europe will buy from us.  Our customers earn loyalty points on every order. That means for every £1 spent £0.05 is earned towards a future customer.

Many of our returning customers will purchase a t-shirt throughout the year for birthdays or special occasions, or just for themselves.  Saving their loyalty points which can be used towards purchases at Christmas.

Our prices also include UK First Class postage, so you know exactly how much you're paying right from the start.

Spend over £100 and we'll even take off £10 your order.

  The 2014 T-shirt Designs by The Mountain® are here!

Over 250 epic designs ranging from wildlife to fantasy and there's absolutely something for everyone! These 100% cotton t-shirts are available in adult and children's sizes and they're unisex so you can "borrow" your other half's shirt if you want.

Tam's Treasures sell The Mountain® t-shirts to the UK & Europe with Free UK Delivery. All of our loyal customers also benefit from earning loyalty points when they sign up for an account after their first purchase.

Big Face T-shirts are cool but don't forget the other designs

The Mountain® first brought out their Big Face Animals T-shirts in 2011 and they were such a hit, that in 2012 they brought out more designs and non-animal faces like the Zombie. So no longer was it just Big Face  Animals but Big Face T-shirts in general.

While the Big Face t-shirt seems to be 2012's fashion craze and if you're not buying them you're most likely selling them; you might be missing out on some of The Mountain's iconic designs like Three Wolf Moon & their fantasy t-shirt range of dragons and fairies. The Mountain® produce well over 800 designs ranging from animals to fantasy and dark fantasy.

So don't let yourself get totally blinded by the furry cuteness of a Pig Face T-shirt, and check out some of the  designs that put The Mountain® t-shirts on the map in the first place.

You'll see websites & shops popping up all over the place selling The Mountain® t-shirts thanks to the latest fashion craze, but we've been selling them in the UK for years and customer service has always been a priority.

10% discounts aren't new for us, or just us getting on the band wagon. We've been offering them to our loyal customers and fans for years. Our facebook & twitter fans have been rewarded with a discount code since January and our new system update in August meant that long anticipated Loyalty Points system was finally released.

Just to make it easier for our customers to shop we included the postage within the prices for our UK customers so they know exactly what they're paying up front.  For our international customers we reduced the postage price to reflect this. All international orders are sent tracked and signed for so customers have peace of mind.

So if you're looking to purchase one of The Mountain® T-shirts check out www.TamsTreasuresOnline.co.uk