Peppermint Magazine

That’s why we’ve partnered with non-profit environmental charity One Tree Planted to plant a tree for every Peppermint print subscription sold. Because, although the problems our world faces may seem overwhelming, we know we can work together to crea

“Your body is not an ornament, it’s the vehicle to your dreams.” Those were the words of body image activist Taryn Brumfitt that adorned our Issue 32 cover back in 2016, along with an image of Taryn herself. Her documentary Embrace, a social impact f

All writers published in this issue’s Letterbox will receive the Drinkmate OmniFizz in the colour of their choice, valued at $109.99. If you can’t fight the fanging for fizz, home beverage carbonators are your friend for scrapping single-use from the

If you had asked me which sense I could go without, it would have been smelling, hands down, every time. I really have never been fussed. Yeah, it’s nice to catch the aroma of roses on a warm day or the tang of freshly mown grass. Perfume? Meh. Teen

Who is Karla Dickens? I’ve been an artist for over 30 years. I’m a single mother, driven to work so I can feed my daughter and myself. I come from a working-class family. I explore different things emotionally and mentally through my art. It’s what y

Laura Wells recalls how she felt when she first noticed the destruction that human beings had wrought on nature. She was in Little Curaçao, a small island in the Caribbean, for a modelling job. One side of the island was beautiful, while the other wa

In a historic move, Anthony Albanese endorsed the statement during his 2022 election victory and this year will see a referendum called for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. While the Voice is not, nor should be, considered a cure-all for the system

How do you show someone you love them? How do you like to be shown? The answers are as diverse as each of us. “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways,” wrote Elizabeth Barrett Browning. “Love is many things. It is varied,” said Maya Angelou. “The

According to Japanese tradition, folding 1000 paper cranes gives someone a chance to make one special wish come true. It was globally popularised through the story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who, exposed to radiation from the atomic bombing of

Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko recalls writing letters to her parents as a teenager, urging them to subscribe to the big international fashion mastheads so she could “learn different languages”. And learn languages she did – Tiina now speaks five – but it was

Has sustainability and ethics always been part of your ethos? Funnily enough, no. When I first started My Keeper, I just wanted to create clothes that I liked. That was it. I had no idea what it meant to be sustainable and ethical back then. I even r

What inspired you to pick up the paintbrush? I am Gudanji/Wakaja and my mob are from the Barkly Tablelands in the Northern Territory. My art, which I refer to as storywork, is sold under the name Nardurna, and actually started as a gift for some frie

No matter what you’re cooking up, the Peppermint Apron is the perfect accessory – its cool cross-back design keeps hands free whether you’re flipping pancakes, playing with paints or planting flowers. Plus, the pattern comes with a packet of pockets

This dress is made using a square vintage embroidered tablecloth with ready-finished edges – the pattern is simple and fun, with the shape formed by drawing equal-sized squares that slot together a bit like Tetris. There are no templates for this pro

Get ready, because our latest pattern might just change your life… Meet the Peppermint Samford Set! Made in collaboration with Sew to Grow’s sensational Lindsey Rae, the Peppermint Samford Set is the ultimate in day pyjamas – a loosely cropped, camp-

This pattern is free with a copy of Issue 57 (both print and digital), and the digital downloadable version is available on our website under a new ‘pay-what-you-like’ initiative. We’ve been giving away our patterns to everyone for free for many year

CHIA was founded back in Costa Rica as a swim label. Take us back to that time… I was raised in Costa Rica, a tiny tropical country with five percent of the world’s biodiversity. From an early age, my parents taught me the value of nature and ways to

https://www.instagram.com/maple__haus/?hl=en Sister store to Collective Haus in Yandina and El Badi in Noosa, the recently opened Maple Haus is brimming with beautifully curated homewares and fashion finds. Luxury antique furniture and gorgeous globa

http://cariuma.com/ The fact they have a perfectly comfy, broken-in feel as standard (hello, vegan insole made from cork, bio memory foam and organic mamona oil) isn’t even the best thing about Cariuma’s shoes. They’re ethically made using organic co

You’ve been using and championing Australian native ingredients through Warndu since 2016, your mission to “regenerate culture, community, tradition, health and our soils”. Why do you believe food is the best vehicle for this? I find food to be, quit