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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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The Ultimate 65 – Etsy Holiday Gift Guide
Etsy is one of my favorite websites in the world. Besides having the best gifts for yourself or for friends and family, you’re supporting makers and artisans from around the world which is something that is near and dear to my heart. Anything I’ve gotten compliments on and asked “where did you get that” is almost always from Etsy.
Holiday Gift Guide – 50 Stocking Stuffers You’ll Want to Give this Holiday
Stockings are my jam, meaning I’m particularly good at coming up with great stocking stuffers. A lot of people are always stumped as to what to put in a stocking and I say anything goes really. Just try to be creative. I tend to go by a few rules if you’re interested. Number one is that of course it’s small enough to fit in a stocking. Number two is to keep the costs down or it can get really pricey. There’s plenty of places to get inexpensive gifts, you just have to take your time and search. The trick is to keep the gifts thoughtful and special for each person.
Holiday Gift Guide – 54 Pet Ideas for the Dogs in Your Life
If you’re new here, that’s my dog Domi. Her full name is Daisy Domague from a character played by Jennifer Jason Leigh in the movie Hateful Eight. If you know, you know. I bet you’re wondering how I got myself in this predicament. Well, it all started with the pandemic and I was at home watching all of those sad dog commercials with the abused animals. I have always loved dogs, but I had a long commute to work (an hour) and I knew having a dog was a big responsibility. I didn’t want her to have to be at home for 9 hours plus Monday through Friday and putting her in doggy daycare never entered my mind at that point.
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.
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BHM – My Favorite African American Designers – Part 2
Image via Justina Blakeney This is Part 2 of my Black History Month: Favorite African American designers. If you haven’t seen...
BHM: My Favorite African American Interior Designers – Part 1
Image via Sheila Bridges African American Designers don’t often get their flowers and I wanted to take this time in the middle...
23 Striking Examples of Bold Statement Stones in Interior Design
Image via Artistic Tile In recent years, there has been a resurgence of marble with bold patterns, striking veins, interesting...
Reupholstering an Old Beat up Chair
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links and I receive a commission if you visit a link and buy something on my...
Red is Trending for Valentine’s Day and Beyond – It’s Impact on Fashion and Interiors
Image via Great Big Canvas In the ever-evolving world of design, the color trends for 2024 have taken a bold turn, with red...
In Honor of Black History Month – Artist Bisa Butler
I’ve been obsessed with Ms. Bisa Butler from the moment I first saw her art and it is “ART” with all caps. So colorful, so...
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