Summer Issue 62

Our new Peppermint Pattern is here! Meet the Pasadena Rara Skirt • Mess and magic with our cover artist Jess Bird • Lottie Dalziel shares her Banish journey • Holly Neilson from Paper Hands • Yarrenyty Arltere Artists • A posy pocket patch DIY • Colourful yarns with Hive & Gobbler • Garden goodness with Connie Cao • Homewares with heart by Kip&Co • Cool kids on the crochet scene • The push and pull of polyester

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Get Your Sew On: It’s The Peppermint Me Made Makes Competition!

Well stitchy pals, it’s that time again! Me Made May has rolled around and we don’t know about you, but...

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Country to Couture: Ten Years of Style and Storytelling

What began as a modest showcase amongst the Art Centre booths in the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair hall in 2016,...

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Give A Little Bit: How To Spend A Warm And Fuzzy Weekend In Sydney Doing Good

Planning a typical weekend stay in Sydney can be tricky: so much to see, so much to do! But (as...

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Good Hair Days: How To Turn Heads And Change Habits With Hairhouse 

What’s better than a great hair day? Knowing that your choice of haircare products puts doing good front and centre....

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Basslines And Bottle Refunds: Spacey Jane’s Peppa Talks Crafting Albums And Climate Action

Best known as the charming bassist and keeper of the rhythm and harmonies at the heart of Aussie icons Spacey...

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Oh Mama! The Finders Keepers Market is Heading To Sydney Just in Time For Mother’s Day

Slow fashion, pretty homewares, enchanting jewellery… Not to put too fine a point on it, but: take our money! The...

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Hop to It: 5 Speedy Scrap-Busting Easter Projects

If the scent of butter-slathered buns and the promise of a long, lazy weekend has you feeling stitchy, then we...

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Mum’s The Word: Ethical Clothing Australia’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide is Filled With Goodies

Mums, grandmothers, mother figures – whoever you’re celebrating this Mother’s Day, they deserve a bit of, well, mothering! A thoughtful...

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Meet Your New Quilty Pleasure: The Peppermint Viola Quilted Jacket!

Say hey to your new snuggly sidekick, the Peppermint Viola Quilted Jacket, perfect to keep you feeling cosy while looking cool...

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Creativity on tap! The Great Artist Market’s Back at Felons Barrel Hall

Sheryl Crow’s all about loving ‘a good beer buzz in the morning’ – and while our own celebrations tend to...

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We The Makers Prize Celebrates Innovation in Sustainable Fashion

There’s a song of change in the air in Geelong, Australia’s first and only UNESCO Creative City of Design and...

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Food For Thought: How Feast For Freedom Creates Hope And Connection

Sharing a meal is a way to strengthen connections, forge new friendships, and perhaps even see the world through different...

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We all look for the ‘great’ people to rise, when it’s often just everyday individuals that have the courage to stand up and do something.

LOTTIE DALZIEL, ISSUE 62

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✨ They’re here! ✨

Meet the finalists of the @CleanAndConscious_Awards 2025 — over 500 exceptional products across beauty, fashion, wellness, parenting, food and more. 🌿

Each one has been handpicked for its commitment to safety, ethics, sustainability and social impact 💛

These are the changemakers, the innovators, the brands building a better future — and we’re so proud to celebrate them as the media partner of these fabulous awards. Congrats to all the finalists! 🙌🏼

👉🏽 Tap the link in bio to explore the full list and find your new conscious favourites!

#CleanAndConsciousAwards #EthicalBrands #SustainableLiving #ConsciousConsumer #NaturalBeauty #SlowFashion #EcoParenting #SocialImpact #SustainableBrands #BeTheChange 🌏💫
It’s okay if all you did today was survive. 💕

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Peppermint Me Make Makes!!! 🪡⁠
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Get your sewing machines revving... because ⁠Echidna Sewing are giving away a Sewing Starter Bundle worth $189 to FIVE lucky people! Maybe you're new to sewing and are after the most useful products to help you learn and grow? Or you know someone who is passionate about sewing and wants to explore this wonderful hobby? Or you just want to update your kit! This Sewing Starter Bundle from @EchidnaSewing includes a heap of essential items that every beginner needs to start their sewing journey. ⁠
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To go in the draw just sew any Peppermint pattern, post your creation to social media tagging #PeppermintMeMadeMakes and you’ll go in the running to win 1 of 5 fabulous bundles of sewing treasures from Peppermint and some of our sensational sewing partners!⁠
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Each pack (worth over $340 each!) includes goodies from: @TeggunAshleigh @EchidnaSewing @SewYourWay_ @MollyMollyFabrics ⁠
and @PeppermintMagazine!⁠
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The challenge will run from 1st - 31st May and five lucky winners will be drawn at the beginning of June, each receiving a prize pack. Your entry must be on a post that has been posted in May 2025.⁠
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We can’t wait to see your makes!⁠
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#PeppermintPatterns #SewingChallenge #SewingCompetition #MeMade #MeMadeMay⁠
We’re so excited for this! 👏🏻

From @cleanandconscious_awards:

✨Meet our 2025 Expert Panel ✨

Eighty-five incredible humans—from beauty editors to sustainability experts, nutritionists to changemakers —are joining us to judge this year’s Clean + Conscious Awards.

Each one brings their knowledge, integrity and heart to the process, and we’re so grateful to have them on board. 💛

Over the coming weeks, they’ll be hands-on—testing, reviewing and thoughtfully assessing every product for performance, ethics, sustainability and social impact.

👉🏽Follow along here and in stories as the judging unfolds—we can’t wait to share the journey with you.

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Ooh what's this? It appears that it’s a bundle from our fabulous friends at @WeftAndWarpFabrics for making our next pattern... 🤔⁠
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We go to print in a few days and that means you only have until the end of Wednesday 14 May to subscribe to make sure you get this pattern (and the magazine of course) sent to your door! 🏃🏻‍♀️⁠
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Head to the link in our bio to subscribe now – you don't want to miss this one! ⁠
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#PeppermintMagazine #PeppermintPatterns #SupportSmallBusiness
Peppermint Me Make Makes!!! 🪡⁠
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Have you joined in the sewing fun yet?⁠
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Sew Your Way is giving five lucky winners one of their fabulous magnetic pin cushions valued at $19.90 each and a pack of their new SiliPins worth $39.90 (pack of 50 pins). These brand new silicone-head dressmaker pins are the first of their kind. Founder Zoe designed them to support sewists of all ages and abilities, including those living with arthritis, reduced mobility, nerve conditions, or disabilities that affect hand strength or dexterity. However, they will be a total game changer for all sewists! ⁠
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To go in the draw just sew any Peppermint pattern, post your creation to social media tagging #PeppermintMeMadeMakes and you’ll go in the running to win 1 of 5 fabulous bundles of sewing treasures from Peppermint and some of our sensational sewing partners!⁠
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Each pack (worth over $340 each!) includes goodies from: @TeggunAshleigh @EchidnaSewing @SewYourWay_  @MollyMollyFabrics ⁠
and @PeppermintMagazine!⁠
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The challenge will run from 1st - 31st May and five lucky winners will be drawn at the beginning of June, each receiving a prize pack. Your entry must be on a post that has been posted in May 2025.⁠
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We can’t wait to see your makes!⁠
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#PeppermintPatterns #SewingChallenge #SewingCompetition #MeMade #MeMadeMay
It's almost time!!! 🥳⁠
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The next issue goes to print next week, and oh my gosh, it's a beauty. YES we say it every time but YES we mean it every single time!⁠
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Make sure you subscribe before next Thursday 15 May to get this one delivered to your door. As subscribers, you'll get ANOTHER printed sewing pattern – on top of the #PeppermintViolaQuiltedJacket that is landing in subscribers mailboxes now! ⁠
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We just *may* have had the photo shoot today for this next pattern... we're busting to share the shots but we'll have to keep it hush hush for now. 🤫⁠
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Subscribe via the link in bio!⁠
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