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Karen Earnsberger
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I ’ve always been a crafty gal. I built a bar for my kitchen. I even built a tiki hut for my backyard. I would make things for fun or for my family and they would tell me, “Karen, you’ve got to get into shows and sell your items!” Call it self sabotage or whatever but I didn’t have the confidence to put myself out there in the artisan
community.
Fast forward to Feb 2022. I had
fallen and had a hair-line fracture in my right wrist. At the time, I was a server at the Dragonfly Tea Room and my husband had just retired from the city of Canal Fulton. With my injury, I couldn’t serve and somehow during my husband’s retirement, I had been dropped from his insurance which I didn’t realize until I was at the hospital for treatment of my wrist. I was given a splint but started looking for ways to naturally heal
to my wrist. And there it was— MACRAME! I had always wanted to do this. I remember back to growing up in the 70’s where we had this big, beautiful macrame plant hanger that my mom had made. I already had created a Pinterest board of macrame because I had been wanting to learn this technique badly.
Needless to say, the Universe was telling me, here’s your opportunity! I became obsessed with macrame. Not only was it beautiful but it was my therapy to heal my body, mind, and soul. I was always thinking about it and making it. Finally, with the encouragement of my fabulous family and friends, I decided to put myself out there in 2023 and sell my pieces. I haven’t looked back since.
My macrame is useful, decorative, and is always changing in my mind.
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A Fall Leads To An Unexpected Twist