Creating with Joy

I love the extra texture that Joy embroidered letters bring to art journaling and mixed media. These art tags are 4" x 8" - I had lots of fun inking, spritzing, stenciling, painting and stamping! For the bird tag, I rubbed my white letters across ink pads to color them. For the snow tag, I […]

We hope your holidays are filled with joy! And egg nog...lots of egg nog!

Joy to the world - and especially to all you crafters! We love seeing how you're using Joy embroidered letters for your holiday craft and décor projects. Frames, blocks, cards and tags - this is what Terry Ricioli created. Share whatever you're lettering up on our Creating with Joy page on Facebook!  Look for Joy […]

Sometimes when you're in the middle of all the colors of the holiday season - red, green, gold, blue, silver, white - you just need a shot of sunny pinks and yellows! These bright pink Joy embroidered letters do a marvelous job of delivering a message of sunshine and love on a handmade greeting card […]

It just doesn't get any cuter than this! Even if you don't have any newborn twins in your life, these "buy one, get one free" onesies would be sweet for any two babies on a playdate. Look for Joy iron-on embroidered letters at your local craft store and personalize your next gift!

Here's a sweet gift idea for the princess in your life - give her a personalized headband to frame the hair around her face, and a "sweet dreams" decorative pillow to rest her precious head. There's precious little you can't make more special with Joy - look for a variety of embroidered iron-on letters at […]

We love how Marilyn Gossett incorporated a Joy letter into her cute pennant magnet - perfect for a girl's school locker! The soft texture of the letter's embroidered surface complements the sheer ribbon and dimensional butterflies so nicely. Visit Marilyn's blog to learn how she made her pennant, including some tips for working with magnetic […]

This is a wonderful handmade gift idea for the holidays by Beth Watson - a set of monogrammed ornaments for the whole family. Just glue fabric or burlap around a wood or chipboard circle and embellish with lacy trims. Iron-on an embroidered Joy letter to the center of each ornament to represent the name of […]

These little cardboard pop-up pots are perfect for Halloween party décor or for stashing candy around the house - why save it all for the trick-or-treaters? Half the fun of Halloween is the permission to eat loads of candy, right? I used Joy embroidered letters to make cute little signs to remind us that we […]

What kind of sports do your kids like? Help your little athletes show off their favorites with a custom tee shirt. Go team!

A handmade book of ABCs makes a cherished gift for a baby that's sure to become a keepsake. These large, block-style embroidered iron-on letters from Joy seemed perfect for a handmade children's soft book to learn their ABCs. They are soft to the touch, raised off the page, but still securely attached - perfect for […]

Signs and banners - so many ways to turn embroidered iron-on letters into mantras and meaningful memorabilia. Your university letters on a banner make great dorm room or college party décor. And of course, every crafter knows what the three most important things in life are...right?