Welcome!
I'm Jennifer!
I have been a crafter and lover of all things DIY for a lifetime.
✂️My mission here at Smart Fun DIY is to bring you smart, fun ways to get the most out of life.
If you're like me, you know the best way to get what you want is to do it yourself.
The ideas I share are smart and ecological, help you save money, and help you get more for your effort.
I grew up on a ranch where we had to do most things ourselves and boy, did I learn how to use power tools! My entrepreneurial spirit was always strong; I started selling handmade earrings at craft fairs when I was nine years old. Later, I got into scrapbooking when I was pregnant with my first child. That led to working in the craft industry with my favorite brands and new ones too!
Nearly 40 years later, I am still DIYing and am honored to inspire you and share my creations here.
A Home for Creativity!
I bet you started crafting or creating as a kid, just like me. And even if you just started crafting now as an adult, I bet you have lots of examples in your life where you have been creative. Creativity is human.
As a child, my first craft was making jewelry with beads and wire. At age 21, I became a mom and started scrapbooking about my daughter's life. I was so passionate about scrapbooking that within a few years, I was selling scrapbooking supplies and teaching paper crafting classes!
I originally started this blog to share projects with students in my crafting classes. A few years in, I expanded to sharing favorite recipes from my Mexican heritage and my low-carb high fat (LCHF) lifestyle, home decor and DIY projects from my first home, and family travel adventures. My kids say I was a mommy blogger but I think I am a DIY blogger (my daughter is quoted at the end of that article). 😉
Now, over 20 years later, my kids are out of the house, and I am sharing inspiring ideas from my new adventures as an empty nester in my 40s, living in the mountains of Arizona. Right now I am loving watercolors, hiking, and learning to navigate living full-time in my RV.
A few of my favorite ideas here at Smart Fun DIY are ways to organize and set up a craft room, how to improve how you feel (I lost over 100 lbs without surgery!), using your Cricut machine, and creative ways to give gift cards to teens and adults.
I Turned My Passion For Crafts Into …
Using what I learned as an entrepreneur, I became a digital marketer and transformative coach for entrepreneurs. I help online business owners and bloggers create their own courses, grow their business, and become more masterful at creating their best experience of life. One of the keys to this is something I learned from crafting:
“Always be curious for opportunity.”
Real inspiration comes from the possibilities. Every challenge or place we get stuck is an opportunity to learn and do it differently, outside of the “rules”. My goal is to inspire you to do the same.
Find out more about my marketing courses at Smart Creative Social. Find out about my coaching services at Empower with Jen.
“Always be curious for opportunity.” – Jennifer Priest.
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