Creating with Joy

Trick or Treat! Were you naughty or nice this year? These cute party favor bags are perfect for a not-so-scary Halloween party. Fill the "TREAT" bags with candy and the "TRICK" bags with plastic spiders. Supplies: Joy Embroidered Letters Felt Embroidery floss and needle Ribbon Instructions for for one bag: Cut 2 pieces of felt […]

Keep papers from flying away with this monogrammed paperweight. It would make a great gift for the teacher or student in your life! Supplies: Smooth rock Acrylic craft paint Black marker Craft glue Craft varnish Joy embroidered letter Paint one side of the rock with acrylic craft paint in the color of your choice. Allow […]

I love to frame photographs and postcards from my trips, because I every time I look at them, they bring back the memories of the relaxation and fun I experienced on my vacation. It's easy to personalize a plain store-bought frame with Joy embroidered letters. For this project, I used the initial for my last […]

I love to decorate birthday cakes and in this age of photo sharing, I'm constantly inspired. A year ago, I saw a birthday cake decorated with small, plastic toy animals and doll house furniture and I knew I wanted to make one for my daughter. In June, I was able to make it happen. I […]

I love the look of inspirational hand-lettered wall art, but I'm not the best at hand-lettering. So what's a girl to do? Cheat of course! I used Joy's beautiful selection of embroidered letters to create my own piece of inspirational "hand lettered" wall art. While Joy letters are iron-on for fabric, you can always skip […]

Summer is almost here, which means it's time for weddings, graduations, and lots of outdoor parties. These personalized nature-inspired place cards will bring a simple sophistication to any table. These place cards are easy to make, plus they double as a napkin ring and a take-home party favor, too! Glue a Joy embroidered letter as […]

I love a good upcycled craft - and as someone who also loves to sketch, I have a lot of drawing supplies. I'm always trying to find a way to organize my supplies so that they are easy to find. Organizing solutions can cost a small fortune, so I tend to find creative ways to […]

Easter is almost here and Joy embroidered letters are the perfect way to personalize Easter gifts. Joy letters come in many fonts and colors so you can style the basket for just about any taste. The great thing about this basket? Your child can use it after Easter for toy or book storage. Supplies: Joy […]

I love all things monogrammed and these key fobs can really be used for anything. The are great for keys of course, but also backpacks, purses, zipper pulls, even as gift tags. They are really quick and easy to make too! Supplies: JOY Embroidered letters and numbers. Small wood pre-drilled round tags.  Acrylic paints, sponge […]

I'm excited to be one of the new design team members for the Creating with Joy blog! I'm so happy to be here and share my project ideas for Joy letters. I love to embroider, but I'm an impatient crafter and get really bored if I have to satin stitch an entire monogram, so Joy […]