Riding along on my pushbike honey

Photo credit: Barbug

Get your spoke cards ready because the Bicycle Film Festival is coming to Sydney! This festival brings together all aspects of cycling with a wide variety of films and a bike basket full of art and cultural events. It kicks off tomorrow in Darlinghurst with a street fair of stalls, games, art and craft, coffee, food and a whole bunch of enthusiastic treadly lovers to chat to. Take a peek at the program so you can best plan out the films you want to see and cycling times to get there. And to get you even more revved up, here’s a little tune to hum while you consider your best coasting outfit... chhh, uh, uh, chhh, ahh.

follow the finch

Photo credit: Linsey Rendell

So last weekend I was wandering about the Young Designer Markets, minding my own business (well not really, I was snapping photos of trendy folk), when the follow the finch stall jumped out into the walkway, grabbed me and took me prisoner among its pretty handmade wares. And it was awesome!

Follow the finch is one delightful little label, stocking wallets handmade from carefully curated combinations of recycled fabric, notebooks featuring vintage music parchment and typewriter-ed titles, and sunglass cases made from vintage fabrics and old dress patterns. My favourite of the wares though is the kitchen clutch – named just so because they’re made from top-notch, never-been-used, vintage tea towels. The designer Renee inherited a whole stash of English tea towels from her grandmother and rummages about op shops when the collection is running low. The designs are all limited run and Renee makes everything by hand herself – from her business cards and swing tags to all the products.

She’s based near Byron Bay, so you won’t see her friendly face at markets every weekend, but check out the finch’s facebook or website for when she’ll next be flying about (and online sales of course).

Unearthing new sounds

Photo credit: Triple J Unearthed

It’s party time! Triple J has just unleashed their new radio station, Unearthed, and we think it’s a rockin idea! The new station is dedicated to playing new music from independent and unsigned Australian bands. With around 30,000 artists registered you can expect a wide array of musical talent to hit the airways. 

To celebrate, the triple j Unearthed launch party is happening everywhere. Yep, that’s right, everywhere! Each capital city will host its own (free!) party with some pretty swish bands attending. Check out what will be going down tonight in your state here. Happy listening fellow Unearthed groupies!

Tastebud Tuesday: yarn ball cupcakes

Photo credit: Sugar and Meringue

Check out these cute cupcakes! Emily Reiman is the creative genius behind Sugar and Meringue – a label she hopes to grow into a cupcake and cookie making business. With delights like Yarn Ball Cupcakes on the menu, we suspect there will be a line out the door. Have a go at piping up these kitsch cupcakes – they will be a big hit at your next tea party.

Issue one is coming...

The countdown is on! There are only 27 days until issue one of Seam Magazine launches, and we are one very excited Seam Team bunch! We’re a little stresshead about getting it all done, but we won’t bore you with the details… we’ll just sip a few cups of green tea and it’ll all be okay again in no time. Keep your peepers open for our launch invite on facebook – we’ll be popping it up in the next few days. And if you want to stay up to date with all the last minute launch details make sure you sign up to our e-letter. We’ll be sending our first one out tomorrow! Hope you all have cheery Mondays.