Here’s a little something to brighten up your Monday arvo. Tasmanian maker Lili Foster of Once Upon A Time For You specialises in handmade softies; cute lil’ critters packed full of eco-stuffing and bursting with their own individual personalities and stories. Thanks to Lili we have Poppy The Cat (pictured above) to give away to…
You might remember clever lass Rachel Burke from when we first featured her stitchy charity project I Make, You Wear It in the pages of Peppermint last year. After sewing a new dress every Saturday night for 20 weeks to raise money for NAPCAN child abuse prevention, Rachel has now upped the stakes with her…
Good news green army! The design team at Helveticus have dared to go where few upcyclers have gone before with their new collection of bags and accessories made entirely from vintage Swiss army blankets. After big success in Switzerland, Germany, Holland, the US and even Korea, the brand has just launched the range down under,…
If you are anything like me (a total skin care fa-reeek), or even if you are just a completely normal person, you will love what Perfect Potion has whipped up – a range of limited edition, cruelty-free, natural skin care kits! Packaged in gorgeous printed cartons, these nifty kits are perfect for travelling, or for…
Some you may be familiar with the euphoric sense of accomplishment (and sometimes frustration!) of making your very own garment. For those of you who aren’t, now is the time to get that dusty sewing machine out and feel the joy of creating. DIY couture is a London-based fashion label that encourages consumers to be…
If you’re free this Saturday July 9th, why not hip hop on down to Brisbane’s Musgrave Park for brand new music festival RECONciliation Beats! Supported by triple j and celebrating the 20th Anniversary of NAIDOC week, the festival offers a showcase of Australia’s best hip hop and emerging folk, funk and rock acts including Urthboy,…
Getting hooked up with leading UK creative contacts and a free return flight to do so feels somewhat dreamlike for a green creative down under. When you add the extra treat of $8000 spending money it becomes a fairy tale. However, you may not need to reach for a frog or a poison apple just…
I do love winter and its beautiful blue skies and crisp, brisk days, but what I don’t like is what it does to my skin. Dry. Itchy. Chapped. Me no likey. Thankfully, the beauty brainiacs from Antipodes have created Saviour Skin Balm and, oh my, it really is a saviour! This rich balm is a…
Q. What are you doing on July 12? A. Attending Trivia for Tigers at Honey Bar, South Melbourne! Well, that’s what we’d like you to be doing – you know, if you happen to be in Melbourne town and all! Trivia for Tigers* is the pub trivia you know and love – but with a…
If you’ve read our latest issue, you might have noticed that Peppermint is a proud sponsor of Oxfam’s 3things campaign: a movement encouraging people to make small, positive changes in their lives towards a goal of global goodness. We think the whole thing is pretty grand, especially the exclusive 3things poster Lauren Carney sketched up…
For most of us, treating ourselves to a nice morning takeaway from our local coffee shop has become a way of life. But what’s also become a way of life is the almost 3 million takeaway coffee cups we throw out in Australia every single day… Yeek! How many football fields would that fill? I’m…
My very first article for Peppermint was a Penny for Your Thoughts on food. I love food, adore it. I spoke about navigating my way through the various moral, ethical and religious values around food. Top of my mind was palm oil. Palm oil, for the most part, is farmed on land which was forest….