Scrap & Yap with Martina Calvi and Jessie Short

You're invited to a morning of inspiration and creativity with crafty icons Martina Calvi and Jessie Short.

The theme of this Scrap and Yap event is: "What little me loved." Think about when you were tiny and small, what did you love most of all?

The Details:

Sunday 24th August at Loyal Hope, Fortitude Valley.

8:45am: Arrival

9am - 10am: Q&A Panel with Martina Calvi (Martina's Tiny Store) and Jessie Short (Stash World) hosted by Chantelle Clark (A Thousand Thoughts)

10am - 12pm: Interactive scrapbooking session, meet and greet with Martina and Jessie (we will have a polaroid camera ready) plus an opportunity to purchase from Martina's Tiny Store and A Thousand Thoughts pop-ups.

What's included:

• A Scrap and Yap goodie pack valued at over $50 including a journal prompt, a postcard, stickers, washi tape, scrap papers and more.
• Goodies from Martina's Tiny Store, Stash World and A Thousand Thoughts.
• Scissors and glue (shared across the table)
• Scrapbooking supplies including secondhand books and cut-outs. (shared across the group)
• Complimentary pastries will be available from around 10am.

What to bring:

• Your creativity and curiosity.
• Your journal and any extra supplies you would like to use.
• You will be creating your own spread based on the theme "What little me loved." so you are encouraged to bring photos, ephemera or memories that you can add to your spread.
• A question or two for Martina and Jessie at the Q&A. (if you are feeling super curious)

What you can purchase:

• Goodies from Martina's Tiny Store and A Thousand Thoughts.
• Stash World is also just a short 280m away if you have time to pop to the store after. (they are open until 1pm)
• Coffee and Tea will be available to purchase from 10am - 11am.

About our Guest Speakers

Martina Calvi is a Sydney-based mixed media artist, author, and digital creator known for her vibrant, nostalgic, and joyfully chaotic aesthetic. A sentimental girly, she’s built a community around her playful scrapbooking and journaling style. Her work celebrates the beauty of everyday life and encourages a return to tangible, offline creativity. Martina has collaborated with major brands like Adobe, Nike, and Snapchat, and her distinctive art has caught the eye of celebrities including SZA and Halsey. She is the author of The Art of Memory Collecting and the upcoming A Year of Junk Journaling, and continues to inspire through her Substack newsletter Martina’s Secret Diary .

Jessie Short is the founder of Stash World, a Brisbane-based stationery and sticker store that's become a creative hub for journalers, scrapbookers, and paper lovers. With a background in marketing, tech, and design - and a lifelong obsession with paper - Jessie brings together her love of indie art, slow craft, and community connection. She’s been making stickers since 2017, starting at her home computer desk and growing into an in-house sticker production studio, collaborating with local creatives. Through Stash World, Jessie curates a playful mix of sustainably sourced vintage treasures, locally handmade goodies, and original Stash designs. Jessie also hosts regular workshops, meetups, and crafty events that encourage people to rediscover the simple joy that can come from a notebook and glue stick.

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