This whimsical french salt pig with handmade ceramic spoon is a sweet and whimsical and practical way to keep your cooking area orderly yet handy. These salt holders or handmade ceramic salt pigs are designed to be filled with kosher salt or any favorite herb or spice and left on the counter top where you do your cooking. Reach in with your fingers or use the little spoon that I made to go with each french salt pig whenever you need to season your dish. (Works great as a sugar bowl, too.) I make these salt keepers on my pottery wheel as a closed-form, egg-shaped item into which I cut a 3.25" hole. They measure around 4" tall x 4" across and hold around a cup of salt...or sugar or other herb. I decorated the exterior with buzzing bumblebees and blue wildflowers. This listing is for the exact salt pig with blue flowers and my save the bees design shown in the first four photos above. If you'd like another color, I have more in my shop. Please check my other listings. This salt pig is an original design that I created in 2007 which has been widely copied since then. Dishwasher safe. I signed it on the bottom rim. If you'd like a gift card enclosed with this item, leave me the wording in the notes to seller and I'll be sure to include it for you. Don't miss out on this one-of-a-kind creation: click the ADD TO CART button now! :-) ¤´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•`¤~♥ ....and please keep shopping for more pottery: blueskypotteryco.etsy.com I paint in watercolor, too. My other etsy shop is: blueskyfineart.etsy.com