by Laura | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog Posts, Making Stories
Hello and welcome to the studio! Take a tour of the warm and inviting candle studio space I have created in my house. This is the space where I tinker away with essential oil blends and drink far too much tea. I spend many hours here pouring and infusing natural waxes...
by Laura | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories
Updated 22nd May 2022 So what exactly is seasonal living? This is a question I get asked often when I mention that living in tune with the seasons forms part of the ethos behind The Smallest Light. I often direct people to my favourite seasonal living blogs or social...
by Laura | May 11, 2021 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories
My Name is Zoƫ, I am a creative, a mother of two young children and an advocate for intentional and seasonal living. I am thrilled to be here today to write a guest post on creating a seasonal home in this beautiful space that Laura has created with nature at its...
by Laura | Jul 2, 2020 | Blog Posts, Making Stories
When creating each natural soy candle here at The Smallest Light, I take time and great care over testing, to ensure a successful burn, a beautiful scent throw which fills the room and a candle that lasts you as long as it possibly can! However, occasionally you...
by Laura | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog Posts, Seasonal Stories
As Spring bursts into bloom all around us, we are faced with a season ahead unlike any other. As I write this I am looking out at clear blue skies and the start of a beautiful March day, but normal daily life has been upended for all of us. We can’t go about our...
by Laura | Feb 7, 2020 | Blog Posts, Myth & Folk Stories, Seasonal Stories
People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact it is the other way around.Terry Pratchett February rises, the snowdrops are appearing and winter is just beginning to wane. It’s the time of year we tentatively emerge from under our duvets, slightly...