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c cus
Fact: everything’s
more fun when
it’s shaped like a
cactus. Just look at
these hand-painted
ceramic spoons if
you don’t believe us.
Wouldn’t you rather
ram porridge or soup
down your gob with
one of them than a
plain-old stainless
steel food shovel? Of
course you would. And
you can, if you stop by
asimplelifehandcraft.
etsy.com with $10.studio dokola
We’re all for a product that gives Mother Nature a
fair go, like the SAVE STRAW from Adelaide brand
Dokola. According to designer Billy Crellin, it’s made
from glass using super-old tube-making techniques,
comes with its very own cleaning brush, and can
even be chucked in the dishwasher. If you’d like to
give plastic straws the old heave-ho – something we
highly recommend – head to instagram.com/studio.
dokola and choose between styles that are short
($24) or long ($26), straight or bent.groovy,baby
Ifyou’reallFarrahFawcetthairflicksuptopand
chunkywovenplatformsdownbelow,andlookingfor
somethingtocovertherighteousnudityinbetween,
youmightwanttohavealookseeatdazeyla.com.
Thereyou’llfindaselectionofdudsandotherbitsand
bobsdesignedbykick-arseladies,likethisextremely
’70s-inspiredMarigoldjumpsuitfromLarissaBlintz,
akaMiracleEye.It’llcoveryouinflowersfromheadto
toe,andthat’slegitimatelygroovy.
bleedin’
wonderful
Well,this is a bit bloody
great.About Bloody Time: the
menstrual revolution we have to
haveisa book written by author
KarenPickering and menstrual
educator Jane Bennett – with the
helpofthe Victorian Women’s
Trustand the Dugdale Trust for
Women& Girls – that explores
theexperience of menstruation,
frompuberty to menopause.
Italsotakes a deep-dive into
themenstrual taboo, with the
aimofshowing that period
talkdoesn’t have to (and really
shouldn’t) be off limits. We have
threecopies up for grabs over
atfrankie.com.au/win (rrp $30
each),and if you’d like to join the
revolution (or just find out more
aboutovaries, uterine walls and
things)we suggest sending us
yourdetails then doing a luck-
bringing jig. vwt.org.auwhat is this, a hotel for bees?
Flip over to our article on climate change-friendly gardens and you’ll
catch us waxing lyrical on the benefits of a bee hotel. Libby and
Sergio Ruggieri – a father-daughter team based out of Brisbane
- have also got a soft spot for the buzz-worthy buildings, so they
created a range of nesting boxes for solitary native bees under the
name Woodsman Bee Homes. Each one is constructed with upcycled,
untreated timber and other bits they’ve foraged with their very own
hands. Ideal for popping in your garden or veggie patch to give local
pollinators a leg (or wing) up, you’ll find a range of styles – and prices - at thewoodsmanaustralia.etsy.com
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