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Rainbow Brite #Competition Winner Announced!
Our fabulous Rainbow Brite themed giveaway is now sadly over which means it's time to announce the lucky winner of our fabulous bundle of star sprinkled goodies! We love this part.
A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to enter - we had a huge response which just goes to show how much love there is for the fabulous Hallmark character whose mission is to use the colours of the Rainbow to bring colour and happiness to people everywhere!
The Prizes
So just a reminder of what was up for grabs - as well as fabulous bundle below kindly donated by the lovely people at Hallmark - the creators of all things Brite and beautiful..............
Our lucky winner will also receive a £50 voucher to spend on our exclusive Rainbow Brite range at TruffleShuffle.com. Sneak peek of some of our favourite styles below for you.....
Just in! TruffleShuffle x Barbie Collection & we’re celebrating with a #giveaway!
Not only was she was the doll who could do it all but she always looked so fabulous doing itâ¦.
Calling all fans of the world's favourite plastic princess! We're so excited to share our exclusive new Barbie collection. Inspired by the classic Barbie dolls and merchandise we all remember from the 80âs and 90âs, our fun and light hearted collection is sure to evoke those fuzzy feelings of nostalgia among all our fellow Barbie girls out there!
Weâre launching with a range of 20 products including clothing, mugs and jewellery, channelling Barbieâs famous kitsch factor. As huge fans ourselves, we had so much fun rummaging through the Mattel archives and reminiscing about which dolls and accessories we owned and which were on our wish list back in the day. Check out some of our favourite pieces below and click for more info!
Rainbow Brite #Giveaway!
Ever wonder why the world is in colour? In a faraway place, right at the end of the rainbow, there is a magical kingdom where all the colours of the earth are created. The kingdom is called Rainbow Land, and living in this wonderful place is the fabulous Rainbow Brite along with her best friend, the magical flying horse, Starlite. Together with the Colour Kids, their mission is to use the colours of the Rainbow to bring colour and happiness to people everywhere.
Want to relive those Star Sprinkle filled memories? To celebrate the launch of our exclusive range of official Rainbow Brite clothing and accessories, we've teamed up with the lovely people at Hallmark for a competition which is sure to make your inner child jump for joy.
That's right folks, one lucky winner is going to get their hands on 4 Rainbow Brite Itty Bitty's and an ultra cute Rainbow Brite keepsake ornament by Anita Marra Rogers so you can share your bright childhood memories while adding colour to your tree. Neither of these are available to buy in the UK so this is a great opportunity for UK fans to get their hands on some awesome, limited edition collectibles! On top of that, you'll also receive a whopping £100 to spend on our fabulous range of Rainbow Brite goodies. Take a look at some of the things you could treat yourself to below....
How do I enter?
Shiver me timbers! Raft Race Results Are In!
So as you may know if you read our blog post last week, this Sunday, the TruffleShuffle team took part in the Portishead Raft Race!
The aim was to raise as much money as possible for the RNLI Portishead Lifeboat and have a bit of fun at the same time.
Well you'll be glad to hear we succeeded on both counts and we were thrilled to come away with two prizes, one for 'Best Designed Raft' and the second (and most important in our opinion) for most money raised by a team.
We raised a whopping £3,241 for the Portishead Lifeboat and we'd like to say a huge thank to you to everyone who sponsored us. We really can't tell you how much we and the RNLI appreciate every penny.
Now for the bad news, despite the best efforts of our valiant crew, we came second to last in the actual raft race! Although our raft looked pretty damn awesome (even if we do say so ourselves,) it turned out our home made paddles were pretty useless and the whole raft was pretty wobbly once in the water; cue plenty of capsizes and lots of wet sailors. Shiver me timbers - quite literally!
Doing our bit for charity.....
The TruffleShuffle team are taking part in our local Raft Race this weekend to help raise much needed funds for the RNLI Portishead Lifeboat .
Our MD's son was the youngest person to have ever been rescued by the fantastic team of volunteers at just 6 weeks old so it's a cause which is very close to our hearts. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, their lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved at least 140,000 lives and volunteers make up 95% of the charity, including 4,600 volunteer lifeboat crew members and 3,000 volunteer shore crew. The RNLI needs to raise a whopping £335,000 every day to run the 235 lifeboat stations and 163 lifeguarded beaches so we're hoping to raise as much as possible to support this fantastic charity.
We're going for a Goonies theme for our raft and are hoping to come up with something One Eyed Willie would be proud of (pics to follow soon!)
We'll be battling our way across the lake and around the island to the finishing line and with prizes awarded for the winning rafts as well as the âBest Dressed Raftâ, âBest Designed Raftâ and âMost Sponsorship Raisedâ, we've gotta win something right? If not - our MD will be walking the plank!
If you'd like to show your support for this fantastic charity and help us on our way to raising our target of £2,500, please visit our Just Giving page here. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving â theyâll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, theyâll send your money directly to the charity. So itâs the most efficient way to donate â saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
Holidays Are Coming - Update! And Happy Christmas Jumper Day.
Hey guys,
Lots of you supported our designer James' recent blog post regarding our Holidays Are Coming Jumper so we just wanted to give you all an update!
For those of you who missed it, we found a very similar jumper to the one we designed available for sale at www.Boohoo.com and so James blogged about it. We were totally overwhelmed by all the support from you guys - our lovely customers and readers so a huge, huge thanks to everyone who got in touch.
BooHoo got in touch the same day the blog was posted and asked us to remove our original blog post while they investigated which we duly did (in case you wondered why it had disappeared.) BooHoo said they would remove the item from sale while they checked what had happened at their end.
We've now resolved things with Boohoo and as a gesture of goodwill, Boohoo has agreed to pay us a royalty which we will be donating to Save The Childrens Christmas Jumper Day.
They have also agreed to send the remaining stock to a charity of our choice so we will be donating these to the amazing One25 - a Bristol-based charity, specialising in enabling women to break free from street sex-work, addiction and other life-controlling issues and build new, independent lives.