Rules for your family & for life...

Personally I believe that every home needs a few rules in place to both keep the peace and to remind us to simply have fun and what better way to do this than by placing one of these effective signs in your home?!?

The sprinkle of humour in our signs made them a BIG chuckling point at the Garden & Home show and we were delighted that they didn't last very long! We expect the same will happen in store too, so if you think someone special would enjoy a touch of laughter and enlightenment around their home then come in and pick them up a gorgeous sign for Christmas.

The signs are printed on either stretch hessian canvas or tin and vary in price.

150 hours of pure pleasure

Today we'd like to let you in on the beautiful smell that dances around The Ruby Orchard store... possibly one of the most frequent questions asked by our delightful shoppers. The gorgeous scent comes from these devine Foreva candles, made with only the best quality fully refined wax and with a burning time of between 130 - 150 hours. The candle's wick is custom made to ensure that it doesn't drown in a deep wax pool and they have been doubled poured and iced to create a gorgeous glow that shines through the layers of wax.

Our Foreva candles come in the following scents & make the perfect gift for Christmas!
♥ Lemongrass  
♥ Freshmint & Pomegranate
♥ Apricot & Buttermilk
♥ Cranberry
♥ Bergamont Cucumber
♥ Brandy Snap

Nice Jugs!

My name is Hannah and I am a Jug obsessive!

Chunky milk jugs, teeny cream jugs, pretty sauce jugs, huge vase jugs, old looking jugs, new shiny jugs, ceramic jugs, tin jugs, jugs with flowers in, jugs with plants in, jugs with hearts on, jugs with birds on... I could go on...!

Whether I am making a morning pot of tea (yes, I am English and drink at least 4 cups a day), having a dinner party or serving afternoon tea and cake I always have a jug of some sort on a tray.  It doesn't have to match, it can be a statement and can brighten a table instantly. 

I actually don't think I own a vase, just oversized jugs of varying shapes and sizes!

To me a jug is a perfect gift. Here are a few we have in stock at the moment... xx

 

 

 

 

Potty about this pottery!

I spent a morning ambling around the Hilton Arts festival.  Now that's a market!  A real variety of stalls, from the quality market regulars Rondavel soaps and Rollin vintage jewellery, too yummy food and beautiful fresh flowers. 

I stumbled across a stand with the cutest little bowls and dishes.  The glaze was just so, so pretty,  the colours amazed me and not one was the same as another.  This was not a regular crafter I had seen around the Midlands.

Who made these?  Where were they from?  More importantly will they supply The Ruby Orchard?!

I scanned the stand and found the artist - John the Potter!  A meeting arranged, The Ruby Orchard would soon be stocking these lovely bowls all the way from Bettys Bay!

When John arrived at the shop with his truck full of beautiful pottery, Nicola (our newest Shop/admin assistant, web designer, blogger, marketing assistant and all round great to have in your business lady) and I spent over an hour choosing the stock for the shop.  We just couldn't stop... each bowl seemed better than the previous and the table soon became packed full! 89 pieces were finally selected.  They are already flying out of the shop, with the smallest ones starting at just R40 you can see why.