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book club :: Sew La Tea Do

Title :: Sew La Tea Do: 25 Favourite Things to Sew Author :: Pip Lincolne Price :: $49.95 Why we love it? :: It is impossible not to love anything Pip does, and we all need a bit of encouragement when it comes to getting our craft on, our intentions are always good, but this [...]

eco life :: Aves Cosmetics

I don’t know about you, but I always seem to be extra wary when it comes to make-up and cosmetic labels.  Maybe I attended one too many Nutrimetics parties when I was little girl with my Mum, sitting through over rehearsed sales pitches while tipsy women gasp and sign themselves up for a never ending [...]

eco life :: lower your carbon pawprint

So now that we’ve got your attention with some super cute images of puppies, we move onto the much less attractive topic of dog poo. Did you know that in Victoria alone over 900,000 dogs produce over 90 tonnes of dog waste each day (approximate numbers)?  Some droppings can contain harmful bacteria and nutrients, and [...]

eco life :: SWEETNESS The Patisserie

you know how sometimes people, who you don’t really know, just make you feel good about yourself, just by being them?   Gena Karpf, founder of SWEETNESS The Patisserie is one of those people.  Ok, maybe it has something to do with the fact that she makes the most DELICIOUS treats of all time, but [...]

eco life :: exchange for change

Oxfam Australia and CarriageWorks present Exchange for Change the festival for a fashionable world without poverty. From the #e4c web site: The latest kicks, those perfect fitting jeans, that jaw-dropping dress. We all have fashion cravings. But often our fashion sense has a flow-on effect that we don’t get to see.  What are our clothes [...]

eco life :: explore the kerb

it goes without saying that we love a good “find”. may it be from your local op shop, a garage sale, or hey even on the side of the road. But I guess what we don’t always love is getting our hands dirty, which is where this awesome shop comes in. explore the kerb is [...]

eco life :: do you waste?

{image by renee anne} oh my. while we here at {twin set} are pretty super waste wary, sometimes articles like this can serve as a gentle reminder of how important it is to try our bests not to buy new and unnecessary things. I for one have a huge anxiety about throwing stuff away, about [...]

eco life :: Botani skin care

{the “range” I use from Botani :: illo by renee anne} whether you have ‘allergies’ to chemicals or not, I cannot recommend natural skin care enough. not only is natural skin care better for you, and your precious skin, it is 1 billion times better for the environment, not to mention the people manufacturing the [...]

because we love :: eco shoes

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