by Karen Vollaire | Feb 14, 2018 | creativity, gift ideas, inspiration
We each have our own ‘love languages’. I set about to find out what my kids’ were during a special Valentine’s Dinner last night… I surprised my boys with a Valentine’s Day dinner last night. Both of them had experienced...
by Karen Vollaire | Dec 23, 2017 | creativity, designs, gift ideas, graphic design, miniatures
Be bold and follow your dreams! As a kid, it was my dream to write and do illustrations for children’s stories. Life led me on a different path, but I recently got in touch with my childhood dreams again, and what a buzz. Highly recommended. I...
by Karen Vollaire | Apr 18, 2017 | ideas, inspiration, miniatures
” ‘n boer maak ‘n plan” is an Afrikaans saying that means “a farmer makes a plan”. In South Africa it means, even if you don’t have access to what you need, you will make a plan to get something to work for you, no...
by Karen Vollaire | Jan 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Whenever life gets a bit heavy, one of my favourite things to do is to grab my camera and head outdoors. Beauty and pleasant surprises are waiting to be found even in the most ordinary and unexpected places. This always cheers me up. And on care-free days, the...