Lauren Livingstone10 hours ago3 minGetting 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...
Lauren LivingstoneMay 162 minFive 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...
Lauren LivingstoneMay 93 minThe Difference Between Compostable and BiodegradableIt 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...
shepherdscottagesoMay 23 minNow 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!
shepherdscottagesoApr 253 minWhat did you do to mark Earth Day?Ideas for change: to make every day Earth Day.
shepherdscottagesoApr 183 min5 Craft Fair EssentialsI’ve learnt a lot since my first craft fair, and here are five things I always take with me.
shepherdscottagesoApr 113 minEaster 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!
shepherdscottagesoApr 42 minSpring on the FarmApril is finally here! Spring! A few days of sunshine and warmth, and then snow, below freezing temperatures and hailstorms. In like a lion,
Lauren LivingstoneMar 282 minFinding ‘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...
Lauren LivingstoneMar 212 minTop five tips for setting up a table at a craft fairI 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...
Lauren LivingstoneMar 143 minI’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...
shepherdscottagesoMar 72 minIt'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...
Lauren LivingstoneFeb 283 minGetting your glow backWinter shows its face after Christmas. This year especially, January and February have brought gales, storms and ice to harden the earth...
Lauren LivingstoneFeb 212 minFancy 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...
shepherdscottagesoFeb 142 minLove is in the air...Different ingredients result in a different final product, so how you incorporate them into a soap recipe is important.
shepherdscottagesoFeb 72 minThe 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
Lauren LivingstoneJan 313 min52 books in 2022I’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,...
Lauren LivingstoneJan 242 minHow 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...
Lauren LivingstoneJan 173 minGetting 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...
Lauren LivingstoneJan 103 min2022, 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...