Vintage treasures at Ngwenya Glass Village

Ngwenya Glass Village recently welcomed a new store to its fold called Kabusha, an antiques and crafts treasure cove.

The shop is a mixture of vintage and original pieces as well as a variety of gift ideas and home and garden decor. “The reaction we have received has been overwhelming and surpassed our expectations. They (customers) love the fact that we offer such a variety of vintage and original pieces and items they have not come across,” said Megan van der Westhuizen.

As part of its antique and vintage dealings, Kabusha refurbishes and renews antiques and also sources particular pieces requested by clients. Although a large part of the store’s trade is buying and selling, the team makes their own sun-catchers and dream-catchers.

As one of the store’s first community endeavours, Kabusha will offer beginners courses in making dream-catchers and sun-catchers, free of charge. Individuals can bring their own materials or buy a starter pack from Kabusha for R150. The shop is also in the process of setting up workshops to learn how to make glass chimes.

Kabusha is taken from the Zulu word meaning ‘anew’ which represents the owners’ approach with their shop. Owners Debbie Knight and Megan van der Westhuizen were involved in the hospitality industry and sales and marketing industry respectively but through their travels were always attracted to little vintage gift shops in the hopes that someday they could have one of their own.

In the future, they plan to expand the business and also go into selling vintage furniture.

For more information on the workshops or Kabusha, contact Megan van der Westhuisen on kabusha5662@gmail.com or 072 808 8120.

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