bubble bubble
Confession: while our
fellow kindergartners
happily blew bubbles
with detergent and a
straw, laying pieces of
A4 printer paper on top
to create art that looked
kind of like the surface
of the moon, we were
too busy fretting about
accidentally inhaling
the suds. (We’ve always
been laidback types.)
Melbourne gent Ryan
L. Foote used less
ingestible methods to
create his snazzy range
of bubble plates, but
they’re still giving us
distinct flashbacks to the
scent of Morning Fresh
and pre-teen anxiety.
Should you like some
lunar-inspired ceramics
in your life, the plates
are available from $33 at
rlfootedesign.comcaps off
Usually we don’t
recommend popping
off bottle caps with
your mouth, lest
you wind up with a
bloody lip and a hefty
dentist bill. When it
comes to this beardy
bottle opener, though,
we say, “Do it! Shove
it in! Tear off that
lid, we’re thirsty!”
(Except it comes from
French brand Cookut,
so maybe, “Allez!
J’ai soif!” would be
more appropriate.)
Find a beanie-topped
Frenchman of your
own for $21 at
thesupercool.comff
a mug with a mug
Need a little help facing the world in the morning?
These hand-painted mugs from My Little Belleville
and Betsy Croft should do the trick. Sporting
handles that look like rainbows or clouds, they’re
a bit adorable and screaming to be filled with a
belly-warming bevvie of some sort (don’t let the
glum expression fool you). Yours for around $51 at
mylittlebelleville.com
first times, last times with jade
mcinally from jade imagine
First time you played a song you’d written in public? In 2002,
my three-piece, all-girl high school band played a few originals
at the Sunshine Beach High blue light disco. I can’t remember
the titles of the songs, but I can remember feeling pretty ‘funky’
with my lightning bolt-patterned Squier Stratocaster guitar
and extremely low-rise jeans. Last time you felt starstruck?
We played with The Pretenders last year. Chrissie Hynde was
backstage, and she came up and fist-bumped me hello. She
talked about how she doesn’t “do” social media, and drank a
peppermint tea before and after the show. I’m not embarrassed
to admit I shed a tear when they played “I’ll Stand By You”. First
time you went on a date? I didn’t go on a real date until my early
20s. I was a skeggy tomboy in my teenage years. I dressed like
Daniel Johns from the Frogstomp era. These days, I quite fancy
getting a bit dressed up and going on silly little adventures to
Timezone or a crêperie or dimly lit bars with my sweetheart...
but I’m still a baggy shirt-wearing, skeggy beach-dweller
teenager at heart. First time you heard your music on the
radio? I was in my lounge room in Melbourne and turned on
Triple R FM. They were playing our song “Stay Awake”. No one
else was home, but I was looking around the room for validation.
My pet bunny rabbit was there and she didn’t seem to care. Last
time you apologised to someone? Right now: James, I’m sorry
I broke your keyboard. I promise I’ll buy you a new one as soon
as I get paid for the next show. (Please come to our show.)frankie diary and calendar
Just a quick heads up that the marvellous and smashing
2019 frankie diary (rrp $29.95) and calendar (rrp $32.95)
are available for pre-order right now, for you to grab, gift,
scribble on and hug to your chest with glee. This year
our diary has gone a bit floral, featuring native botanical
drawings by the ever-excellent Edith Rewa. And the frankie
calendar is looking peppy, too, with artworks from lovely
creative types like Lucy Roleff, Min Pin and Bodil Jane.
Want to get your mitts on them before they all sell out?
Head to frankiepress.com.au/2019 to place your order.frank bits