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    Getting SMART about it.
    Lauren Livingstone
    • 10 hours ago
    • 3 min

    Getting SMART about it.

    Suddenly the business is very busy. And so too is every other part of my life – although maybe it’s always like that, and it just seems...
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    Five reasons you love our body whips!
    Lauren Livingstone
    • May 16
    • 2 min

    Five reasons you love our body whips!

    It’s busy, busy here in the Shepherds Cottage kitchen, as I’m making up a large wholesale order of gorgeous body whips for an independent...
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    The Difference Between Compostable and Biodegradable
    Lauren Livingstone
    • May 9
    • 3 min

    The Difference Between Compostable and Biodegradable

    It was National Gardening Week last week, and I wish I could have caught it sooner because when I saw the lovely flower crowns people had...
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    Now we are six!
    shepherdscottageso
    • May 2
    • 3 min

    Now we are six!

    My girls turned six on Saturday, and we had a lovely party with a house full of people: big ones and little ones!
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    What did you do to mark Earth Day?
    shepherdscottageso
    • Apr 25
    • 3 min

    What did you do to mark Earth Day?

    Ideas for change: to make every day Earth Day.
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    5 Craft Fair Essentials
    shepherdscottageso
    • Apr 18
    • 3 min

    5 Craft Fair Essentials

    I’ve learnt a lot since my first craft fair, and here are five things I always take with me.
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    Easter is nearly here!
    shepherdscottageso
    • Apr 11
    • 3 min

    Easter is nearly here!

    Lambing is in full swing, it’s finally started warming up, and Easter is nearly here! Any future with chocolate in it must be a good one!
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    Spring on the Farm
    shepherdscottageso
    • Apr 4
    • 2 min

    Spring on the Farm

    April is finally here! Spring! A few days of sunshine and warmth, and then snow, below freezing temperatures and hailstorms. In like a lion,
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    Finding ‘normal’
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Mar 28
    • 2 min

    Finding ‘normal’

    It was a great weekend for family and community – getting back to ‘normal’ after Covid, or during Covid (the idea that we are past the...
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    Top five tips for setting up a table at a craft fair
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Mar 21
    • 2 min

    Top five tips for setting up a table at a craft fair

    I did my first craft fair of the year this weekend, and it was a wild ride of pulling everything together after the crazy run of fairs...
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    I’ve made it.
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Mar 14
    • 3 min

    I’ve made it.

    I’ve made it. The top of the career ladder: a corner office with great views, desk just how I like it. Coffee on tap. I can choose my...
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    It's that time of year again...
    shepherdscottageso
    • Mar 7
    • 2 min

    It's that time of year again...

    It’s that time of year again – a few brilliant days of sunshine and you think you can leave the house without a jacket . . . only to run...
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    Getting your glow back
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Feb 28
    • 3 min

    Getting your glow back

    Winter shows its face after Christmas. This year especially, January and February have brought gales, storms and ice to harden the earth...
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    Fancy a challenge? Know Thyself!
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Feb 21
    • 2 min

    Fancy a challenge? Know Thyself!

    Next week, on the first of March, I’ll be starting a round of #MarchMeetTheMaker, a social media challenge run on Instagram every year...
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    Love is in the air...
    shepherdscottageso
    • Feb 14
    • 2 min

    Love is in the air...

    Different ingredients result in a different final product, so how you incorporate them into a soap recipe is important.
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    The benefits of using essential oils.
    shepherdscottageso
    • Feb 7
    • 2 min

    The benefits of using essential oils.

    The benefits of using essential oils are well documented, and you can take advantage of these benefits by choosing natural products like the
    25 views0 comments
    52 books in 2022
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Jan 31
    • 3 min

    52 books in 2022

    I’m going to take a wee break from my series about soap making to write about something else: book club. I don’t belong to a book club,...
    75 views0 comments
    How do you make your soap?
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Jan 24
    • 2 min

    How do you make your soap?

    “How do you make your soap?” is a question I’m often asked, and like anyone who loves what they do I can talk about it for hours. And I...
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    Getting started with your own soap making business.
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Jan 17
    • 3 min

    Getting started with your own soap making business.

    We’re just over two weeks into the new year – how’s 2022 starting out for you? One of my #gardeninggoals this year was to take some good...
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    2022, I'm ready for you!
    Lauren Livingstone
    • Jan 10
    • 3 min

    2022, I'm ready for you!

    Happy New Year everyone from my family to yours! It’s great to be back. This morning I was up again for my morning meditation and yoga...
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