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Karen

Hi…My name is Karen….

My blog is a long time ambition of mine, a small part of the world wide web where I can share my inspiration, my ideas, and my crafts with you. It is now my time to give back what other artists and bloggers have given me over the years.

I will be sharing lots of ideas on how to decorate your home, create simple do-it-yourself projects, and one of my, all time favorites, crafting.

DesignGarnish started as a branch of my bookbinding business PhotoGarnish; I make handmade photo albums, scrapbooks, and journals. But, I also have a passion for decorating, crafting, and do-it-yourself projects, so my blog DesignGarnish seemed like a natural extension of my creativity and love of design.

You see my love of design started many years ago. It was economically a way to decorate our first home. I was always painting, refurbishing a piece of furniture or crafting. With the encouragement of family and friends, I began sharing my designs outside the walls of my home.

I began signing up for local craft fairs; I made topiaries from dried eucalyptus and sold them locally.

Next, I started a home gift basket business, I landed several commercial accounts, and our Christmas holidays were filled with baskets, shredded paper, ribbon and cellophane spread from one end of our house to the other. I quickly learned as creative as it was, I knew it was not the business for me.

Which leads me to my current passion PhotoGarnish, I craft handmade albums and sell them on Etsy. I love creating custom albums, it is very satisfying to make beautiful albums knowing they will be cherished for years, a place to house memories that will be passed down to the next generation. I am completely self-taught, I learned through years of researching and reading how-to books, blogs, watching Youtube videos and taking online classes. With time and practice, I felt I had mastered a product that I am proud of and customers seemingly appreciate my hand-craft and workmanship.

I did this, while working full time as a school nurse, raising two amazing children, but I didn’t do it alone, I had the help of a hard working supportive husband.

My present goal is to inspire others as I was inspired and continue to be inspired. I want my readers to be excited to learn something new, to perfect a skill, a place to exchange ideas and communicate with others..

I am proof anyone can learn a craft, master a craft and bring ideas and dreams to reality.

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination” – Albert Einstein

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Karen

Hello and Welcome to my blog Design Garnish, a place to spark new ideas and creativity. My name is Karen and I am the blogger behind the scenes. My goal is to inspire you with fresh new ideas, give decorating tips and get you excited about crafting. How many times have you said, “I can make that”, Well, I believe you can. So, come with me and let’s embrace the do-it-yourself craze and see where our imagination takes us.

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