Everything We’re Lusting After at This Year’s Finders Keepers Markets
- Words by Peppermint
The Finders Keepers markets are swinging their doors back open in STYLE in 2022! The Brisbane/Meanjin Autumn Winter Market is set to take place across three glorious days, kicking off on Friday 20 May. The Exhibition Building of the scenic Brisbane Showgrounds will be full of good vibes, delicious food and a gloriously reopened bar alongside the main attraction – rows and rows of beautiful stalls featuring the best local makers, designers and artists.
Of course, we’re beyond excited to join the fun as the media sponsor for Finders Keepers again this year! You’ll find us at the Brisbane markets with all the usual goodness – selfie walls, subscription specials, sewing patterns and good laughs. We may even have an extra surprise or two for market attendees… Hush, hush!
Tickets are on sale NOW! Grab yours at the venue or get even more organised and head here to pre-purchase your ticket – you’ll go in the draw to win a subscription to Peppermint.
images THE FINDERS KEEPERS BRISBANE SS21. PHOTOS BY GRACE SMITH.
Have you missed the marvellous magic of market shopping? The sheer delight of perambulating through the promenades, feasting your eyes and fossicking out treasures – there’s nothing we love better! In fact, we’re so keen, we’ve already started making our shopping lists. And, we’re so nice, that we want to share them with you! After all, what makes a shopping trip even more delightful? Sharing it with a friend, of course! Enjoy our picks for lovely fashion, jewellery, homewares and art, or head to the Brisbane lineup and curate your own dream list!
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Doops Designs
Dopamine dressing at its finest: bright and playful linen and cotton dresses, jumpsuits, tees and more in sizes 6-22.
Frske
For that subtle statement piece: classic colours, stripes and gingham in minimalist silhouettes, designed and made in Melbourne in natural fibres.
Ikuntji Artists
Always was, always will be: wearable First Nations art from the Northern Territory, inspired by the artists’ personal stories of Ngurra (Country) and Tjukurrpa (Dreaming).
Alice’s Earth
Sweet silver pieces to delight the soul: stylised shapes and squiggles form delicate and dreamy adornments for ears, necks, wrists and fingies.
Seda Collective
Hear the voice and echo of another culture: beautiful, beaded wearable works of art from Indigenous Colombian artisans.
Eleura Markings
Bling for bush-loving babes: sustainable, small-batch jewellery, hand-crafted from 100% recycled sterling silver, inspired by the beauty of the bush and the landscape of the Atherton Tablelands.
HoneyBee Wrap
Keep your food fresh and bee-licious: long-lasting, high-quality plastic alternatives made from organic, natural and Australian ingredients.
Hello Lola
Ceramics to make you smile: Hello Lola’s one-of-a-kind, hand-finished homewares are painted in small batches in the husband and wife duo’s Brisbane studio.
Pleasant State
Good clean fun: revolutionary, non-toxic, plastic-free, multi-purpose cleaning products that look good, smell good and do good!
Ingrid Bartkowiak
Birds of a feather: whimsical and detailed illustrations of native flora and fauna, Australian birds and creatures nestled in colourful abstracted environments.
Sarah Capon
Take a snip-shot: talented artist Sarah makes intricate portraits of people and pets using layers of cut coloured paper!
Debra Hood
Queen of the Queenslander: cheerfully colourful renderings of the state’s iconic architectural styling bedeck tea towels, puzzles, cards, jewellery aprons and t-shirts.
top image THE FINDERS KEEPERS BRISBANE SS21 BY GRACE SMITH.
The Finders Keepers is Australia’s largest curated marketplace of makers, designers and entrepreneurs. Online, and via their major market events, the Finders Keepers is where communities come together to shop, explore and discover the very best from designers, makers and entrepreneurs in our country.
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But don’t you dare shit on your old self while you do it.
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You are perpetually in the process of becoming, whether you can feel it or not, whether or not you add it to your 2026 to-do list.“
Some very wise words from @Damon.Gameau to take us into 2026 🙌🏼
⭐️ We made it!!! ⭐️
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How great are our fabulous models: @Melt.Stitches, @KatieMakesADress and @Tricky.Pockets - and also our incredible Sewing Manager @Laura_The_Maker! 🙌🏼
Ok 2026: let’s do this. 💪🏼
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