Exploring Scottish Coastal Jewellery: Connection to Sea and Self
There is a reason the sea so often plays this role. The tides offer a language of return. What recedes comes back. What is hidden is revealed and then concealed again. In this rhythm, many women find permission to move in and out of different versions of themselves without losing coherence. The Selkie, moving between water and land, becomes a powerful symbol of this fluid identity.
The Best Handmade Scottish Jewellery
It's a broad church, and each person will have their own preference, but we have tried to categorise our favourite five and why we like that particular maker. The focus here is on authentic...
From Lice to Toothache- how the Scots treated their woes in the 18th Century
18 th Century herbal medicine in Scotland
7 Leaders in Sustainable Scottish Fashion
The fashion and textile industry is one of the leading creators of pollution and waste in the world, with a focus on profit resulting in a quantity over quality approach. The consequence is that...
Celtic Ritual & May Dew
In the hazy light of a May morning, the desire for ‘dewy skin’ gets a lot more literal…
For years, if you climbed the slopes of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on the 1st of May, you would be...
Competition: Magical Faerie Dwelling
We would love to see children inspired by their imagination, with Scottish towns, cities and villages adorned with Magical Gardens. An enchanted space for faeries, pixies, bogles, elves...
Celebrity SAS in Scotland: Katie Price Interview
Channel 4 has returned to the rugged West Coast of Scotland to test the mettle of a few celebrities. Katie Price gives her thoughts and insights on the experience:
The Hidden Coffins of Arthur’s Seat
Edinburgh 1836, on the slopes of Arthur’s Seat, five boys made a strange discovery. Within the extinct volcano existed a small cave covered with slate which housed a stack of miniature coffins....
Essential Tools for Mastering Scottish Gaelic
With only 1.7 % of Scotland's population able to speak and understand Scottish Gaelic, it's not surprising to find there is a resurgence of interest to reclaim something of such cultural...
Food Face: DIY Face Masks
Welcome to our guest writer Tara Nerheim Leck, a Californian who chose Scotland as her home a long time ago. Based near Loch Lomond, she is something of a guru when it comes to natural beauty....