Tote about a Market Basket Co. shopping bag
09 Jan 2014If a healthy eating plan has made its way onto your new year’s resolutions radar, grab the right tools with a handmade farmers market basket. more
Slip on a jangle by Kids the Label
02 Jan 2014If you’re feeling a personality clash between your Saturday morning boho-desert child vibe and an angular Cleopatra severity come nightfall, embrace the eclectic adornment of locally made Kids the Label jewellery. more
Illustrated Ask Alice calendar gives to charity
19 Dec 2013Your iPhone sends you trusty alerts and your Google calendar has your work meetings covered, but we’re old-fashioned ladies and we think nothing can compare to the tactile pleasure of flicking through a wall calendar. more
Fill a stocking with Mavericks naughty and nice laces
19 Dec 2013If you’re partial to hanging a Christmas stocking over the fireplace (or along the verandah, Queensland style), here are a few pointers for filling that red fuzzy sock with some last-minute gentlemanly goods. more
Don a Christie Millinery Designs hat atop your crown
12 Dec 2013A process of patience and precision, millinery is often thought of as a lost art. Gabrielle Chanel started out fashioning masculine hats to frame feminine faces before progressing to clothing, and Stephen Jones has turned his craft into an art form, exhibiting in galleries around the world. more
Trawl the bounty of pop-up shops on this weekend
12 Dec 2013The season of giving is officially upon us and weekend shopping time is running out as we lead up to the big jolly day. Luckily, many local makers and shops are hosting pop-up events this weekend so you can get your presents wrapped and ready under the tree. more
Strange Stranger crafts fanfare-inspired jewellery
12 Dec 2013Strands of fairy floss floating in the breeze as you dangerously shovel the sticky sugar in to your mouth, screams of delight and fear filling the air, weary naps in the car on the way home – days at the funfair are a whirlwind of colour and adventure. more
Take Karen Walker along to the beach
05 Dec 2013Growing up, your favourite beach towel might have been the well-worn brown-striped number stolen from your parents’ linen closet – the same one they were using in the 1970s – but these days, your beach towel can be so much more interesting, and an extension of your wardrobe and personality. more
Bucket hats bounce back into fashion
21 Nov 2013You may have buried your bucket hat along with your Hypercolor tee and your Malibu Stacey in a long-forgotten box at your folks’ house, but that amusing fashion merry-go-round has pulled back up to the 1990s – and all signs are pointing to bucket hat. more
Everingham & Watson pops up for Christmas
14 Nov 2013In the 17 days of Christmas, my true loves gave to me two weeks of retail bliss and an Everingham & Watson shop on James Street. more
Barely Worn boutique opens in Bardon
07 Nov 2013From the fine threads hanging from the racks to the rare antiques dotting the shelves, new Bardon consignment store Barely Worn is one of a kind. more
Thousand Island Dressing opens online store
07 Nov 2013After fulfilling the all-important task of bedecking Brisbane babes for the past decade, local label Thousand Island Dressing has now launched an online store. more
Karina Jean upcycles pencils into wearable art
31 Oct 2013The days of opening primary school stationery packs may have passed, but our childish excitement over clusters of freshly sharpened pencils and richly coloured markers certainly hasn’t diminished. Karina Jean is a girl after our own hearts, having recently launched her Colour Splash Collection of pencil jewellery. more
Zimmermann launches Good Love collection
31 Oct 2013Even when nursing a splintered heart, we know the highs of love are worth the pain of all the lows combined. That, ladies, is the power of Good Love. more
Slip into local Molly & Polly Swimwear
24 Oct 2013The temperature is spiking and the cool respite of pool and ocean is calling. Strip off and slip into the kaleidoscopic creations from Molly & Polly Swimwear. more
Biome eco-store opens in Milton
17 Oct 2013The earth-loving Australian brand Biome has flung open the doors to a third store and online pick-up point in Brisbane. more
House of Cards pops up in Fortitude Valley
10 Oct 2013Empty store spaces are never a pretty sight with eyesore ‘for lease’ signs emblazoned across the front window. But it’s these empty shells that catch the entrepreneurial eye of young designers sans a store to call their own. more
Hounded handcrafts wooden iPhone skins
26 Sep 2013Sustainably harvested timber would like to give your iPhone a big, warm hug. Endorse the union with a handmade iPhone skin from Hounded. more
Thankyou.co range funds development projects
26 Sep 2013In the past, you gave a few pennies to charities here and there and hoped that your donations would help ‘someone, somewhere’. But now an Australian social enterprise is helping you to track the direct impact of your contributions. more
Jeremyville series turns your day around
26 Sep 2013Art has the ability to spur a different way of thinking, provoke a new worldview or simply make you smile. The Community Service Announcement series from Australian illustrator Jeremyville will do all of that simultaneously. more