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Shutterbugs with Fujifilm QuickSnap: Laps for Life invites us beneath the surface to find – and help foster – mental health

Remember your first swim? Happiest “devotin’ full-time to floatin’”? In the first of our Shutterbugs series, three Laps for Life swimmers used a Fujifilm QuickSnap Waterproof camera to capture moments that make time spent splish-splashing meaningful.
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Hope and Hard Truths: What we learned at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen

Sustainable fashion expert Roxane Horton visited the beautiful city of Copenhagen to attend the Global Fashion Summit on behalf of Peppermint. Here’s what she learned at the world’s pre-eminent conference on sustainable fashion.
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The Future in Full Colour: Country to Couture is back!

Are you ready to feast your senses? Country to Couture returns to Larrakia Country this August, expanding to two nights of First Nations fashion, storytelling and creativity across 21 collections from community art centres, designers and artists.
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You’ve got (snail) mail! How to tap into the art of surprise post, the slow way.

Want to add delight to someone’s day? Surprise post is a joyful rebellion against the rush of modern life. Peppermint’s Sewing Manager Laura Jackson makes the case for sending snail mail, and why a letterbox moment can linger long after it’s opened.
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Strut Your Stuff! See our legendary Fern Pleated Pants as made by three marvellous sewists

Have you made the Fern Pleated Pants yet? No? Then step right up: it’s time to discover your new favourite pants, just made for adding stylish pizazz to a day’s meanderings. (And yes: pockets included!)
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Crikey, I’ve Lost My Sewjo! Here’s How to Get It Back

All sewists have experienced it at one time or another – the mysterious case of the lost sewjo. Overnight the act of sewing, once a…

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Thanks mum! A gorgeous gift roundup for Mother’s Day

There are loads of ways to say ”thanks!” to our mums, grandmothers, aunties, mentors and other special women in our lives. Choosing a present can often be tricky, so we’ve whipped up a list of terrific treasures for the mum-types in your world!
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Sustainable Stays: Follow the Holiday Spirit to Oyster Catcher Huskisson

A belief that beauty comes from care, not excess, shapes every aspect of Oyster Catcher Huskisson: Abby Cowlishaw’s holiday home on New South Wales’ South Coast. Here, luxury lies in sea breezes, barefoot games and bookish afternoons.
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Searching for Warrajamba: Artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins on mermaids, memory and the meaning of home

Ancestral story meets immersive making as artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins transforms Museum of Brisbane’s Creative Space, inviting visitors to explore Country, culture and creativity in search of an elusive mermaid…

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Handmade • Vegan • Recycled Materials • Upcycled Materials • Sustainable Materials •  Australian Made • Size Inclusive • Resale or Buyback Scheme • Organic • Fair Trade • Rentals •  LGBTIQA+ Owned • Socially Responsible • Packaging Initiatives • Climate Neutral • Preloved or Vintage • First Nations • Women-Led or Owned • Gender Neutral • 

LGBTIQA+ Owned • Socially Responsible • Packaging Initiatives • Climate Neutral • Preloved or Vintage • First Nations • Women-Led or Owned • Gender Neutral • Handmade • Vegan • Recycled Materials • Upcycled Materials • Sustainable Materials • Australian Made • Size Inclusive • Resale or Buyback Scheme • Organic• Fair Trade • Rentals •  

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