Peppermint Sewing Patterns: Some Important News

Hi sewing friends!  We have some important news to share. As you know, we’ve been offering most of our patterns for free for many years...

Big Feels: Here’s to a Night of People, Passion and Peppermint Peptalks!

Oh, what a night! Filled with connection, warmth, and wisdom, Peppermint Peptalks was SOLD OUT and once again affirmed why we think our community are...

Chats, Treats, Tunes and Cheers Galore? PepTalks is Back!

If you’re going to be anywhere near Brisbane on 26 July 2025, we suggest you snag yourself a ticket to our much-loved (and award-winning) PepTalks...

Issue 63 Is Here To Bring Inspiration Through Care, Community And Connection

We rise by lifting others: this well-known quote from Robert Ingersoll is a saying we’ve used often here at Peppermint, since the early days. Surely...

Belle Gibson: A Spoonful of Vinegar

Accountability can be uncomfortable. But I can tell you what feels worse – living with an apology you’ve held onto for over a decade. Watching...

Give Yourself A Break: Why Doing Our Best Can Look Different Every Day

Here’s a question for you: do you think, in general, that people are doing the best they can? When academic and author Brené Brown was...

Our Vibrant Summer Issue is Bursting With Stories of Creativity and Connection

Many of us find solace in making, whether music, artwork, garments or a garden. Art has always been therapeutic for Holly Neilson of Paper Hands;...

Threads Of Joy: Warmth And Wonder In Our Bumper Winter Issue

The Britannica Dictionary describes a diamond in the rough to be “a person who has talent or other good qualities...

Start Your Sewing Machines! The Latest Issue of Sew&Tell is Available Now

We like to think creating each issue of Sew&Tell is similar to setting up our own dream sewing room. There’s a lot of time spent...

The Back End: Reflecting on the Year That Was

There’s a beautiful quote from Maya Angelou that I stumbled upon recently, that has been...

Those Summer Nights: The Peppermint Party Really Brought the House Down!

Planning the perfect party is an art. You need the right mood, the right food – everything has to be considered. The Peppermint Party...

Shine On – We’re Feeling Summer Ready with the Release of Issue 60

The Britannica Dictionary describes a diamond in the rough to be “a person who has talent or other good qualities...