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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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5 Holiday Bars You Should Visit This Year
Holiday Bar pop-ups always looked like so much fun but I never made time to actually go. Pop-ups are when an establishment either turns over their venue to an outside company to host a special event or the establishment hosts a special event outside of the norm. This year I made it a point to visit some recommended holiday bars and I have listed some of the highlights of my visits. I hope you will be able to go to at least one this year. You’ll thank me later.
The 38 Best Holiday Nails to Close out the Year
Getting your nails done is one of those things that gives a woman a little sumthin sumthin, you know what I mean? There’s nothing like having a fresh manicure, whether it’s acrylic, gel, powder or even press on nails. You can be so creative and this holiday I would challenge you to really get into the spirit of the holidays and try some fun colors or designs.
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.
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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24 of the Best Items to Wear on Valentine’s Day
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The 6 Best Jazz Clubs for Valentine’s Day
Atlanta has been keeping its Jazz traditions since they had the Chitlin Circuit. The Chitlin Circuit was a network of dive bars...
19 Valentine’s Day Nail Ideas with Press Ons
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My Trip to Asia Part 4 – Japan
As you can imagine, this whole trip was epic. We spent a few days in Hong Kong and then headed to Japan. In this post, we’re...
The 5 Steps to Creating an Epically Awesome Vision Board for 2024
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My Renovation Journey – Part 5
Better late than never, but I’m back with Part 5 of my renovation journey. I hope everybody had a wonderful holiday season. Mine...
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