{"id":82,"date":"2025-08-06T14:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifebeyondcrafts.com\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:22:23","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Hi, I\u2019m Jen \u2014 a small-town Deaf creator with a big heart, a deep love for connection, and an endless curiosity about the little things that make life beautiful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you\u2019ve followed me at <a href=\"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The ASL Craft Table with The Jenifer Benner<\/b><\/span><\/a>, you already know me as the lady with inky fingers, cozy vibes, and a mischievous white boxer named Diesel. But this corner of the internet is a little different. This is where I share <i>life beyond the craft table<\/i> \u2014 the quiet mornings, the messy middles, the family stories, and the everyday moments that don\u2019t always fit into a tutorial or livestream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">ICreativity has been a constant in my life since 2002, taking me through seasons of scrapbooking, card-making, chalk art, and more. These days, my crafting life lives mostly in my business blog, but you\u2019ll still see it peek through here \u2014 because creativity tends to sneak into everything I do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When I\u2019m not crafting, I\u2019m probably reading (300+ books a year when the mood strikes), jotting thoughts in my journal, or working on one of the many ideas that seem to follow me around like little fireflies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This blog is my softer, slower place. It\u2019s where I reflect, share stories, and open the door to conversations that matter \u2014 in ASL, with heart, and always with room at the table for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So, welcome. I\u2019m glad you\u2019re here. Pull up a chair, pour yourself some sweet tea, and let\u2019s talk about life beyond the craft table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I\u2019m Jen \u2014 a small-town Deaf creator with a big heart, a deep love for connection, and an endless curiosity about the little things that make life beautiful. If you\u2019ve followed me at The ASL Craft Table with The Jenifer Benner, you already know me as the lady with inky fingers, cozy vibes, and <a href=\"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/about-me\/\" class=\"read-more below\">&#8230; Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-82","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeniferbenner.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}