Peppermint, Author at peppermint magazine

Everyday Endeavour: What This Nutritionist Eats to Kickstart Her Day

Nutritionist, netball coach and wellness writer Lani Finau was inspired to support and assist teens in building healthy habits...

Art with Heart: Over the Rainbow with Hiromi Tango

A powerful force for change, art can make a deep and moving impact on our hearts and minds. With so many talented creatives...

Are You a Sewcial Butterfly? Here’s How to Find a Sewing Community

When you’re unpicking a seam for the third time at 9pm, it’s easy to forget that you are one of the millions of other makers across...

The Sewing Detective Investigates: The Mystery of the Stork Scissors

There are certain sewing accessories so ubiquitous that they seem to spontaneously spawn in the presence of sewing...

“Let Nature Work For You”: Lessons in “Grit and Shit” From the Family Farm

In August 2014, Sam Vincent was a 20-something writer living in the inner suburbs of Canberra. Then a call from his mum...

10 Things I’ve Learned From 10 Years of Gardening in Rentals

It’s a dog-eat-dog world in the rental market. House prices keep rising as green spaces shrink away...

Organisation Station: Shape Up Your Sewing Space with These Easy Hacks

If you are sewing a lot, it's worth investing the time to make a pleasant space to work in. We’ve all seen some truly swoon-worthy...

Nice Rack! A Punk Heart Beats Inside WAH-WAH’s Iconic Knitwear

At the risk of stating the obvious, the clothes we wear matter. And not just in the sense of sartorial splendour and self-expression, but for...

Spilling the Tea on Queensland’s History

Mid-century ‘kitchenalia’ and ‘Queenslandiana’ are having a renaissance of sorts among local designers and makers. But what do 200 tea towels en masse say about...

Culture on the Catwalk: CIAF 2022 in Photos

After a three-year hiatus, with the last two events running digitally, the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) returned to Gimuy and Yirrganydji Lands recently in...