Jennifer Neill

As a mother, artist, shop owner and popular blogger, Jennifer focuses her creative energy on her kids, her home, Hope Studios' line of quotable art and DIY blogs for the mother/crafter community.

I draw most of my inspiration from nature and my children. I love the written word and gravitate toward art that makes you feel something when you look at it. I love to work with paints to create textures and finishes, making something old out of something new. Conversely, recycling and reusing excite me and I also like to make something new out of something old. Acrylic paints are the medium I use most for my business, but I love the warmth of working with fabrics for my home projects. Nothing warms up a home like a cozy fabric.

I have always been artistic and learned to sew in Home Economics class in elementary school. I dug deep into my brain to retrieve that knowledge when I bought my first home. I got a sewing machine for Christmas one year and never looked back! Sewing has afforded me the opportunity to fill my home with the finishes I love but can’t afford to purchase. I never picked up a paint brush after high school until pregnant with my first child. That pregnancy lit a creative spark in me that has never extinguished. I’ve dabbled in mural painting, floor cloths, scrapbooking, and sewing – even opening a small space in a craft shop for some years.

Now, I own my own business that I’ve worked at over the last few years and I love every minute of it. I get to be creative every single day between my business and my blog and it lights up my life and fulfills me in a way I didn’t know was possible. My regular Tutorial Tuesday features keep me on the look out for a variety of great projects to teach my readers every week. For the most part, I’m an ordinary mom with an itch to create. Each project inspires the next!

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Jennifer's Free Craft Projects on FaveCrafts:

Free Sewing and Fabric Crafts

• Reverse Applique Scarf
• Easy Pillow Case Dress
• Reversible Scrap Fabric Apron
• Scrunchy Scarf Tutorial
• DIY "Sex and the City" Shoes
• Four Step Fabric Flowers
• Layered T-Shirt Rehab
• Bleach Stenciling T-Shirt Project
• T-shirt Necklace
• Simply Reversible Window Valence
• Swanky Slip Cover for Bean Bag Chairs
• Denim Drink Cozy

Crafts for the Home

• Plaster Faux Deer Head
• Mosaic of Paint Chips
• Silhouette Wall Art
• Wooden Angel Wings
• Spring Bouquet: Ribbon & Button Flowers
• DIY Gel Cold Compress

Crafts for Kids

• DIY Window Clings for Kids
• Homemade I Spy Tube

Organizational Crafts

• Pretty Toilet Paper Caddy
• Funky Fresh CD Holder