I met Karie at Malisa and Brian’s wedding back in August. She made the super amazing veil and hairpieces that Malisa wore on her wedding day. You can find Karie’s gorgeous hairpieces here: Karie Sue Creations
Karie shares a few words about herself and her business:
“Spending the last three years in HR, I worked to help fit people in the jobs that they were made for. One way to discover this was to ask, “What game did you play as a kid.” It is a way to find out what a person most enjoyed. When I was a little girl I had several games but the one I played most was “design.” I designed doll homes, dresses, accessories, anything and from anything. As I got older I knew I had to do something that would earn a paycheck, and being a girl who enjoyed so many games… It wasn’t too hard too do. The problem was that the thing I loved most was only an afterthought in my demanding weeks.
One night, I invited a friend over to knit together. I called my friend to ask what she thought of switching from knitting to making feather hair pins. Being the open-minded person that she is, she agreed, but kept her knitting in tow. That night I made about 10 beautiful hair pieces and my friend asked to wear one to work the next day. They were a hit, many people started asking me about them. Two months later, I left my job to continue making them, as well as jewelry and wedding veils.
I named my company KarieSue Creations, KarieSue because it’s a nickname my younger brothers and sister call me. And my tag line is “Socially Responsible Art.” In everything I do, I ask “Where does this come from?” and with everything I sell, I ask, “Who can also benefit?” Most everything I have comes from recycled materials and every month I have a featured charity who will receive a portion of the proceeds of that month. I love seeing people get so excited over my creations and I love to support so many great causes, here and abroad with my creativity. I am the most fulfilled person I have ever been.”
Karie is giving away this beautiful barrette to one lucky commenter. In order to win, leave a comment on the post below answering this question: ” Who can benefit from your life, what can you do to make a difference in someone’s life today?”
Comments must be received by Monday, September 14th at 9 am in order to win. The winner will be chosen at random, by the random number generator.
Go check out Karie’s blog and leave her some wonderful comments.
Heather –
I would LOVE to get your permission to feature your work on our site (in the Blog section). Link here for an example:
http://www.shejustgotmarried.com/modules/blog/post.php?entryid=318
Let me know if you’re interested!
Thanks ~ Denée
Comment by Denee King — 09/10 @ 9:55 AM
Hi Heather!
Karie’s work is beautiful–in creation and in spirit! Great question. I think people tend to be much nicer and polite to strangers than those they are closest to. It is easier to be harder on the ones we love most because we know they’ll always love us, but I think we can make a big difference in their lives by being kind, being understanding, giving them the benefit of the doubt. Doing something nice for someone who doesn’t expect it when YOU’RE having a bad day, brightens their day and will lift your spirits, too. When love is shown it is much easier to give AND receive it.
That’s my Plato moment for the day.
Comment by Audrey — 09/10 @ 12:48 PM