Creating with Joy

Share the JOY this Christmas with this simple wood house project. For my “Joyful Village," I  started with some wood trim scrap pieces cut into simple whimsical house shapes. My pieces measure 4″ x 2″, 3″ x 2-3/4″ and 3-1/2″ x 2-1/4″. I painted each house with a couple coats of a nice brownish gray. After painting the […]

I love all the different ways you can use Joy embroidered letters. I was recently given the task to create a Ring Toss game for my grandson's carnival-themed birthday party. After washing and spray-painting all the bottles, I needed a cute sign for the game. Joy letters to the rescue - I just adhered them to […]

Pin or frame a large piece of white felt to the wall in your kid's room and let them choo-choo-choose how to build a fun and colorful felt alphabet train to spell their name and lots of other words.  Felt lightly sticks to itself, even when hanging vertically on the wall, so you can easily […]

I've been working on projects for my grandson Connor's nursery.  I started with the letter "C" written in shades of blue buttons, glued to a painted gray canvas with white stars. Then I spelled his name in small wood letters on painted blocks. Really cute, but we needed more!  My daughter-in-law found a galvanized metal […]

We have a wedding coming up this summer! On a recent trip to the craft store, I found everything I needed for the bride's bachelorette party. So far, we have a shirt made for the bride and maid of honor. Bridesmaids are to follow. The wedding colors are black, white and teal with a touch […]

My daughter is an expert at shopping the thrift stores and finding a great deal. When she asked me to make her a tote bag similar to the ones she'd seen online, I knew exactly where to start. I found a large, plain canvas bag and ironed on a fun saying with Joy embroidered letters. […]

If you're like me, your craft room is always in need of a little organization. Joy embroidered letters are perfect for labeling your storage containers to help you organize and find your supplies when you need them. I favor plastic bins on open shelving because I like to see what I have. When I'm looking […]

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

Because starting pre-school is a really big deal…I wanted to make my grandson, Nick, a special shirt to wear on the first day. At first, I had all kinds of silly and corny ideas, but in the end I thought maybe I should make a tee shirt he’d actually wear more than once. Thanks to some […]