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.
Why Jewellery is Art, and Makers Should Be Considered Artists
Why designing and making jewellery is art, and is comparable to any other form of art.
Unique Crafting Ideas for Beachcombing & Sea Glass Finds
How to make sea glass crafts; sea glass Christmas trees, sea glass mosaics, sea glass bowls, sea glass wind chimes
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...
Calm The Mind with ‘Forest Bathing’
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and...
Windowsill Gardening
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” – Alfred Austin
For those privileged...