Plus a good bit of inner dialogue like this: Keep it for me? No, it’s for MINTY! Put it in my house? No, it’s for MINTY! But, it’s so preeeeeetty. No, it’s for MINTY!  The worst inner struggle was over this fantastically fabulous 42" brass giraffe. 

Isn’t she magnificent? Did I mention she’s 42" tall??? And solid brass???

But I have remained strong. I toted that big brass baby over to the booth. And she found a good new home within a matter of days. Then, I found Big Giraffe’s tiny cousin… a gorgeous little brass giraffe suited for tabletop display.

I tweeted about this little girl giraffe yesterday and *wham bam zam!!* — looks like she also is going to a new home.

And then temptation continues to mount as Nelya is stocking MINTY with all this great stuff that I have wanted all my life. More inner dialogue! Seriously, can you believe how good these things are?

Another blogging distraction is mean old mono. My sweet 15-year-old is laid up with fever, fatigue, swollen glands, headache and homework worries over icky mono. This sweet boy is helping though:

I've loaded bunches of photos of MINTY merchandise to facebook albums. Take a peek at the goodies there. And check out the MINTY website for posts about more new items. 

Join me upstairs? 

Image via Sweet Paul blog

I love crisp fall weather, corn candy, costumed kids, carved pumpkins. What a great holiday! Sadly, my oldest is too advanced in years for trick-or-treating. She'll be helping me pass out treats. The youngest is going as cat or cheerleader or farmer. Whatever cute garb she wears, I know she'll get the job done. And, her dear family will be waiting eagerly for her to return with her bag of sugary goodness so we can *wink wink* check it for razor blades. I call all the Butterfingers!

Speaking of treats... Here are a couple of sweet finds I hauled to the MINTY booth this weekend. I'll tell you more about these pieces soon! And check out the stone inlay Maitland Smith console we have for sale. It’s truly stunning. 

TOP, Carson 70s-era brass-finish lounge; BOTTOM, Pace Collection 4x4' coffee table

MINTY

@Antique Factory
5505 Peachtree Road
Chamblee, GA  
770 455 7570 

About 5 minutes north 
of Atlanta’s Phipps Plaza  

See those lips? That color! Dirty rose, russet, chianti, prune. Each more gorgeous than the other. They blend beautifully together and look amazing with blues and golden tones. These are the reds that are catching my eye in both apparel and interiors. Look: 

{ Sources: Elle Decor and Lonny magazines; Coco + Kelley, Felix Inclusis, Moth Design, and Shiny Plastic Hag blogs }

Sorry, chocolate is not involved.

Just find the hidden golden ticket in the MINTY booth
at Antique Factory to win 10% off any MINTY anything!

Stop by the MINTY booth at Antique Factory from Friday 5pm through Sunday 5pm and see if you can rustle up the golden ticket. The lucky shopper who manages to snag the ticket will be able to trade it in at check-out for 10% off their total purchase of MINTY goods. Lucite table? Could be yours. Shiny brass fluted lamps? Check, yours as well. A fabulous painting by the inimitable mfamb to take your walls up a notch? Oh yeah, yours too. And all at an extra 10% off. Just scour the booth. Somewhere within lies the key to your MINTY dreams come true.

Big, bigger, biggest, huge. I love huge art. It just makes these rooms. Don’t you agree? 

{ Source: 1st dibs Photo Archive }