Mint The Shop

I’m very proud of my good friend and housemate who has the most fantastic gardening blog called Sprig. In fact without Sprig there’d be no Mint because it was Niall and his brother Grant (fellow Sprigger) who helped me set up Mint. Please check out their blog www.sprig.co.za, and if you think it derserves the award for Best Green  Blog (which clearly it does!) submit your daily vote via the following link:

Old Foley Snack Dish

I love the colour and shape of this canary-yellow Old Foley (England) snack dish! A clean piece with great style!

Dimensions: 20cm at its longest x 12 cm at its widest

Price: R55

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Enamel Tray

I have to say that this enamel tray has seen better days! But I bought it with a view to hanging it on a wall (or even just leaning it against a shelf). It’s stylised poppies deserve to be shown off somewhere!

Dimensions: 31cm across x 2.5cm deep

Price: R40

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Enamel Tiffin

I think this tiffin may be missing one of it’s compartments (I think they normally have three containers), and it also doesn’t have a lock system that you normally see with tiffins, but at the same time it’s the prettiest version I’ve seen of these old-school lunch boxes. As with a  lot of enamelware the paint has worn in places, but that’s part of the charm of enamel – you want to see a bit of age.

Dimensions: 16cm high x 17cm wide

Price: R150

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Art Deco Thermos Ice Bucket

Some sites say that this particular model of Thermos ice bucket dates to the ’20′s and others say the ’40s, either way it’s survived a good couple of years and is still a magnificent piece. It’s missing its strainer and does have some scratches and pitting on its lid, but it will still work perfectly well at keeping your ice chilled, and will spruce up your cocktail bar in the process!

Dimensions: 16cm high (with lid on) x 17cm across

Price: R285

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