What it’s all about
Leslie Karen is a blog dedicated to women who are forever curious, passionate and don’t believe in limits. I love DIY’ing and trying to figure out how to do things, traveling, designing interiors, finding good restaurants, fashion and reading. Basically just about anything creative and artistic. I spent all of my adult years in the finance/marketing world professionally (except for two stints in the nightclub and restaurant business), but always loved the creative arts.
I want women to feel their most beautiful, creative, passionate, adventurous and self-loved. Leslie Karen is all about showing women how they can re-imagine their lives.
I get so excited interacting with creative and artistic people. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s never failed anybody. Each week I will take you with me as I explore all things. I invite you along on this exciting journey with me and we’ll figure it out together.
We will explore Creative Design together:
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Creatively Design your Home
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Creatively Design your Work
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Creatively Design your Relationship
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Creatively Design your Life
Fun Facts
- I looooove Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups but only after they’ve been refrigerated.
- My first car was an orange Volkswagen Beetle with a broken gas gauge and I only ran out of gas once…haha
- My favorite artist of all time is Prince…..do not challenge me on this!
- I prefer mountains/lakes over beaches/oceans
- Ever since I was a little girl I’ve had a corn cob phobia so I always cut my corn off the cob.
I am based in Atlanta, GA and live in a fixer-upper with my rescue pit mix dog, Domi, who I’m obsessed with.
Designer & Diy’er pumped up on caffeine and willing to create anything. I want to let women know they can do it and if they don’t want to, I will.
popular posts
National Craft Month – Hurray for Crochet!
March is National Craft Month, which means it’s time to talk about something near and dear to my creative little heart: making things with your hands. Real things. Beautiful things. Things that require patience, creativity, and maybe a cup of coffee sitting next to you while you figure out what on earth you just did three rows back.
BHM: Celebrating African American Etsy Sellers
Every year when Black History Month rolls around, I find myself reflecting on legacy, creativity, innovation… and where I’m putting my dollars. Because celebration is cute. But circulation of money? That’s power.
For my final post of Black History Month, I’m spotlighting something near and dear to my design-loving, small-business-supporting heart: Black Etsy sellers. The makers. The artists. The creatives, building beautiful things from their homes, studios, kitchen tables, and late-night bursts of genius.
16 Artists To Celebrate for Black History Month
As I’ve been reflecting on my journey as a Maker and Artist and how it took me almost all of my life to realize that I was indeed a Maker and Artist. I’d been taught all my life to be creative and am well versed in Crochet, Knitting, Sewing, Quilting, Macrame, Interior Design and other creative and DIY endeavors. But when it was time to actually pick a career, it didn’t even occur to me to pursue the Creative Arts.
Last Minute Valentine’s Chocolate for the Procrastinator
This is the season of CHOCOLATE.Traditionally I’m not a huge fan of chocolate unless it’s of the best quality and face it, you usually don’t get quality chocolate unless you really go looking for it. I wouldn’t say I’m a chocolate snob, but I just wasn’t a chocolate lover until I tasted chocolate made by a chocolatier. I also went to a cacao farm in Costa Rica and learned how they made chocolate, so I have a whole new appreciation of what goes into real artisanal chocolate making.
Black History Month: The Most Inspiring African American Interior Designers
Black History Month is the perfect time to pause, look around, and give credit where credit is long overdue. Interior design—like so many creative industries—has been shaped, stretched, and elevated by Black designers who don’t just follow trends, they set them. They challenge what “good taste” looks like, push past safe neutrals, and design spaces that actually say something.
I Heart Valentine’s Nails – 21 of the Cutest
Oh, Hearts are back—and not in a “middle school notebook doodle” way. For Valentine’s Day this year, heart nail art is officially having its main character moment, and somehow it’s both nostalgic and cool. The secret? The hearts grew up. They got better color palettes, sharper design instincts, and just enough attitude to feel intentional instead of cheesy.
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Leslie Karen is a blog dedicated to women who are forever curious, passionate and don’t believe in limits. I love DIY’ing and trying to figure out how to do things, traveling, designing interiors, finding good restaurants, fashion and reading. Basically just about anything creative and artistic.
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