Let's Glue Stuff to Stuff
Howdy I'm Jennifer Perkins and I like crafts, kitsch and color. If you do too I'm glad we found each other.
I’m an Austin-based creative content designer living by the motto: "glue stuff to stuff." I even have a tattoo of a hot glue gun to prove it! I’m a professional maker with eclectic tastes that I love to blend with vintage vibes, bold color and a heavy dose of kitsch. I’m slowly trying to bring the rest of the world over to the tack-a-liscious dark side. I’ve been working in the craft industry for over 25 years and have managed to build a multi-faceted career spanning television (HGTV, Rachael Ray), publishing (author of 5 craft books), brand partnerships (Michaels, JoAnn, Amazon) and art installations (Austin City Limits festival).
When I’m not teaching workshops across the country or hunting for treasures at thrift stores, I’m home with my hubby, two kids, and a menagerie of pets plotting my next creative adventure or writing a Substack post.
How Will Substack Be Different Than All My Other Platforms?
If you are already familiar with my website, Instagram, You Tube, TikTok, Facebook and what not you might be asking yourself how will this be different? I envision this space being more like my version of Patreon but wordier.
I want to build a community here and the key word in that sentence is build. I’m new to this so there will be some learning curves. Please be patient while I throw a few creative spaghetti noodles to the Substack wall and figure out what sticks. This is where you come in and can comment and interact and tell me what you would like to see more of. Book Club? Virtually sort my doom piles? How-to craft projects?
Free Subscribers
Monthly Newsletter - Every month I send out a newsletter that let’s you know the crafty gossip like where I’m teaching next, what’s new in my Etsy shop and a few favorite things of the month.
Free Printable - Remember that glue gun tattoo I mentioned? It’s yours free to download when you subscribe so you can color it, embroider it, put it on your fridge with a magnet.
Paid Subscribers
Monthly Newsletter
Interviews - Some of these will be videos and others will be written. Heck some might be live! I know a lot of cool crafty people and I think you should meet them all. In a perfect world these will happen twice a month.
Studio Tours - I love a peek into other people’s creative spaces don’t you!
Subscriber Only Posts - Look out for ramblings about crafts, business and creativity PLUS the occasional how-to project.
Video Content - Starting in May 2025 I will be scheduling live hangouts here on Substack. We might craft, chat, take a tour of a thrift store - who knows!
Giveaways - People are always sending me free stuff and offering up cool products. I might as well share the love.
PLUS - You can comment, interact, give me ideas for topics and more.
