It’s the time of year when folk aficionados get ready to let their hair down at the annual National Folk Festival in Canberra, running 2-6 April at beautiful Exhibition Park. And despite the excellent line-up of acoustic, folk, blues, roots, world and country music, including over 180 acts from Australia and more than 23 acts from…
Collingwood’s The Social Studio has long been Melbourne’s mecca for multiculturalism, providing creative workspaces and training in fashion and hospitality for new migrants and refugees. With their own fashion label, on-site cafe and courses accredited by RMIT, it might be difficult to put all The Social Studio’s good work into words, but that’s exactly what…
Calling all Brisbane-based foodies and green thumbs! Don’t miss Food Connect’s Real Food Street Party happening tomorrow (Friday 27 Feb) from 3.30pm at the Food Connect Homestead on Commerce Street, Salisbury – celebrating their 10th year of connecting local farmers to consumers and supporting the paddock-to-plate movement. The event’s highly anticipated main speaker is Joel Salatin – the internationally renowned…
Hunting down Fairtrade Certified Easter goodies can be quite a challenge, especially when many of the specialty products and Easter releases that graced supermarket shelves in 2014 are no longer available. This year, Fairtrade Australia have responded with a new campaign that eggs on the big retailers to double their selection of Fairtrade Certified offerings…
If you’re in need of nourishing, get yourself along to Melbourne’s Nourish Affair this Sunday 1 March at The White House in St Kilda for some serious empowerment, education and inspiration! The goodness gurus at Nourish Melbourne have gathered a select group of holistic health and lifestyle experts for a full day of seminars about mindfulness, fertility,…
February 22nd marks the 87th installment of the Oscars, and with awards season comes a spotlight on one of Hollywood’s best-loved eco-fashion initiatives, Red Carpet Green Dress. Founded by Suzy Amis Cameron (actress, model and wife of director James Cameron) to honour ethical manufacture, zero-waste methods and recycled fabrics, RCGD pairs up-and-coming designers with industry…
Who said arts and crafts are only for school holidays! Southeast Queensland is home to a colourful community of handmakers and fibre artists who practice year round, and on February 27, many of them will be out in full force for the Queensland Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists‘ annual celebration of local makers. Fibre Fest…
Ever wondered what a day in the life of a Cambodian garment worker looks like? Sweatshop – Deadly Fashion, an online miniseries produced by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten in November 2014, aims to reveal just that by sending three fashion-savvy Norwegians to the other side of the world for an experience they’ll never forget. Five short episodes…
Forget the imported roses and hastily scribbled cards destined for the bin – we’ve chosen a few sweet, stylish and unusual gifts that have been designed and made with passion, so you can float someone’s boat this Valentine’s Day! Will you be ours? 1) River Glass Necklace (handmade in Sydney from vegetable tanned leather and recycled coke bottle glass beads),…
Take a step in the right direction this new year with a pair of Inkkas! This fun and funky footwear range will brighten up more than your wardrobe – Inkkas shoes are all handmade in South America, and for every pair sold, Inkkas plants a new tree as part of their innovative OneShoeOneTree project. Better yet,…
As well as enjoying a sleep in, having a barbecue and relaxing in the sunshine, Australia Day gives us the chance to come together with friends and family for a day of celebration, reflection and unity. We’ve brought together five Australian-inspired goodies from national designers and makers to give away to five lucky friends of Peppermint – simply leave a comment telling us which one you’d like…
The new year’s celebrations have come and gone, and now it’s time to start acting on some of those resolutions you’ve made – and if one of them was to get your very own creative business up and running, the lovely folks at Etsy are here to help. They’ve put together #EtsyResolution, a four-week online…