Daphne Rose Creative

05/08/2025

11/05/2025

One of my favourite ads from yesteryear. So much research has shown a connection between children's self esteem and belonging connected to displaying photographs of them in their homes. It's doesn't take a genius to figure out that we feel valued when we see an image of us proudly displayed for everyone to see, everyday.


I actually went to a conference in Adelaide in 2010 where a delegation of young teens got to speak. One of the things they said had a profoundly unexpected impact on them was that their older siblings or cousins had portraits of themselves hanging around their homes but they didn't. They felt left out...unimportant.


I treat my family as my greatest work of art and hang their portraits centre stage (I also have other artwork on the walls but most of it is family). I made a conscious choice to make sure my children and grandchildren are my preferred artwork for display and left the mass-produced decor-driven koala, yak and other framed posters to others.

Even now, my grandchildren still comment on the portraits,

"Who's that?"
"That's mummy when she was a toddler."
"Look how much I've grown."
etc etc.

I have tons of albums with photos in them, (which my grandies occasionally pull out to browse through, and, I'm ashamed to admit, far too many digital files that still hide on my phone and hard drives waiting to be printed and never seen by anyone until I finally get around to it. I've also lost a ton of my daughter's wedding because I hadn't backed them up before my phone went on the fritz. I too am part of the digital overwhelm club, you know, waiting for a “someday” that never seems to come.

Photographs do far more than decorate a wall; they affirm identity, belonging, and importance. That story from the 2010 Adelaide conference really underscores something people often overlook: visibility equals value, especially in a family setting. Children notice what's around them, and what’s not. Seeing themselves represented in the home gives them an anchor, a sense that they matter and are remembered.

Your choice to prioritise family portraits over generic decor isn't just a design preference—it's a powerful act of love. You're curating a living gallery of connection, history, and self-worth. When your family engage with the portraits shows that it's making an impact. The dialogue those photos inspire is part of how stories and legacies are passed on.

Cherish the Past | Celebrate the Now | Gift the Future

19/08/2023

Some may know that my business name represents two of my top three favourite flowers (in order they are daphne, lilac and roses). At my last home I had over 100 roses and daphne but couldn't grow lilac for some reason. Since down-sizing, I don't have any roses but I have lots of daphne and am trying to grow a lilac but it hasn't flowered yet.

The daphne flowers are coming to an end and I love having the fragrance in the house so I wanted more than a vase could hold (they have very short stems). I looked around and grabbed one of my new bowls thinking that might work and...voila, a bowl full of daphne and the most divine scent wafting through my home.

02/08/2023

https://daphnerose.com.au/?p=19

Where digital photos are concerned, what you see is not always what you get. Sure, the content is the same BUT colours and clarity can vary greatly. Screen resolution and calibration as well as brightness – of the screen and environment – impact what you see on your screen, and the printed versi...

31/07/2023

I know I've barely been present for the past few months but, it looks like I may have to delete this page and start over AGAIN for the 4th time since last November's Meta debacle.
I'm sure you all think I'm some kind of idiot (or a scammer) but I can not get onto a live person at Meta to sort out the repeated bans and hacks. I have set up all the security that is possible but it seems those getting past it are very clever, or the security measures, as they stand, are not robust enough.
If I have no luck in sorting this out, I will have to rebuild again, much to my disgust.

PS. Watch how many scammers reply to this post saying they can help retrieve my other accounts. It's gross.

07/03/2023

It's the special time of year again where we celebrate that maternal bond. Why limit it to one day?
We are celebrating mums (in all their forms) for the entire month of May.

I am offering a portrait experience to mums for only $99.

But, that's not all. We'll gift mum a printed image of herself to make sure she's the star of the day.

That's a normal value of $400!!!

Further details are available on our website at http://daphnerose.com.au/mothers-may

12/02/2023

It's time to re-enter the world.

Some of you know that at the end of 2022, I lost my best friend to cancer. It was unexpected, way too soon and really gutted me. I've found it hard to find a rhythm to move forward. While I've never been great at keeping up on social media, in the weeks since she's passed, as much as I've tried,I just haven't been able get my head in the space to take on much related to business (as you can probably see) so I've been focussing on family to help me heal and find a way to move on without her.

Karin was my biggest cheer-leader, partner in crime, crafty companion and so,so much more. We had plans. We were so different but, gosh, we got along amazingly well. She lived a couple of hours away but we spoke almost everyday and I really miss that connection. I'm grateful to have had such a wonderful friendship, even if it wasn't for as long as we planned.

Grief never goes away but we learn to manage it and, as a tribute to Karin's unfailing faith in my talent and purpose, I'm going to jump back on the horse and dedicate 2023 to our friendship and the legacy we have by giving as many people as I can, their own beautiful images that will become part of their legacy.

Cherish the Past | Celebrate the Now | Gift the Future

Here's to you, my dear friend.