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Categories / Food and Drink

Whopping Retro Sweet Hamper by A Quarter Of

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If you know someone with a sweet tooth, they'll have their sugar cravings well and try dealt with by this Whopping Retro Sweet Hamper by A Quarter Of.

It is indeed a whopper – a gigantic wicker hamper packed full of all kinds of traditional sweets. Around 55 different types of sweets, plus some other nostalgic items like a whoppee cushion, water bombs and a genuine old comic to really get you back to childhood.

It weighs in at a scary 13.6kg, selling for £99. See the website for the full breakdown of what you get. If that's a little rich (in money or sugar content), other hampers start at £38, while retro sweets generally start at pennies on the site.

Find out more at the A Quarter Of website

Categories / Kids

Daisy Lane collection at Lark

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For any girl who celebrated their birthday in the 1970s, the style of the new Daisy Lane collection at Lark will be instantly familiar. 

The range has been created by Allison at the Australian store Lark who was inspired by some vintage greetings cards she unearthed and decided to track down the original illustrator. That turned out to be Sue Adams, who created the sweet and flowery illustrations, so typical of the period, for greeting cards from the 1960s to the 1980s. The designs have now been revived and turned into a children's gift range, currently including posters, badges and bas of sweet and soon to be expanded. 

Prices start at AUS$4.95 for the badges sold with accompanying gift cards. 

See the range online

Categories / Design and Interiors

Oh Sweetie wallpaper by Kate Usher Surfaces

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Grab a couple of rolls of Oh Sweetie wallpaper by Kate Usher Surfaces and your living room could be transformed into your very own sweet shop.

Well, almost. You get the jars, sweets, scales and prices diigtally printed onto the paper, which you'll then be able to hang in your living room, bedroom, games room or indeed any room that needs a retro twist.

The design is printed onto a on a pearl white base paper to order, costing £150 per 10 metre roll. If you want to order, get in touch with the designer via her website and check out the same site for upcoming design shows, where you'll get the chance to see, touch and feel.

Find out more at the Kate Usher Surfaces website

Categories / Food and Drink, Kids

Allsorts wallpaper

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Allsorts wallpaper

This Allsorts wallpaper is an interesting find sure to sweeten up a kids room. 

Bassets Liquorice Allsorts have a long and impressive heritage. Having been around since 1899, they're instantly recognisable. To add to this mix there's a bit of 1960s cultural history behind this wallpaper too: the design has been drawn by Robert Benson, the man behind Gonks. His original illustration has been scanned and printed onto the wallpaper to create a bright Pop effect worthy of the sixties.  

It's available through I love design, priced at £350 for two rolls.

Buy it from Notonthehighstreet

Categories / Food and Drink

Retro candy floss maker by Giles and Posner

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Got a sweet tooth that no amount of modern confectionery can satisfy? You may want to invest in this candy floss maker by Giles and Posner.

Much like the popcorn machine we featured a little while ago, it's a retro styled piece of gadgetry designed to serve up sweet old-fashioned treats. Not only does the machine spin caster sugar to cotton candy, it looks pretty nice too and is sure to fit into a kitchen as neatly as it would a diner. 

The candy floss maker costs £35

Buy it from Heals

Categories / Bags, Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Gillian Kyle Creamola Foam bag

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If you are Scottish and of a certain age, you are likely to recognise the design Gillian Kyle has used on her new bag, featuring the packaging for the Creamola Foam drink. 

For those less in the know, Creamola foam was a soft drink manufactured, as it says on the bag, in the form of soluble crystals. It was made in Glasgow and sold from the fifties until 1998 when Nestlé ceased production of the drink. If you're eager to try some, there's apparently now an independent company who manufacture a similar drink but until you track them down, this bag is a tasty substitute. The charming packaging of the crystals has been foil printed in fuchsia onto a plain cotton tote. 

If you've got a sweet tooth for all things Scottish, Kyle was the artist behind the Tunnock's Tea Cake tote bag we featured a little while back.

You can get the back for £17.50. 

Buy it from Folksy