Creating with Joy

Make these quick and easy Christmas blocks for the mantel - it's a great Christmas decoration that requires only a few supplies from the craft store. I used the 3" collegiate size embroidered letters from JOY.  You can find a variety of these letters at your favorite craft store or on their website - go […]

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 […]

I have been a scrapbooker for 16 years, so I have lots and lots of scrapbooks. I only use one type of album, so even though I buy them in different colors, I have trouble telling them apart on my shelves. Is this our recent Disney trip? Our last cruise? Who knows? That's where JOY […]

I love creating garlands and buntings. They are wonderful for any occasion and in this case, I used JOY letters to decorate a quick and easy garland to embellish my fall basket. I chose green because when November turns into December, I can create a new garland with a Christmas theme and re-use my basket. For […]

Setting a pretty table is a holiday tradition in my home, but I like to keep things simple. These place cards fit the bill on both counts. You can use any type of cardstock for your base - I used some leftover reply cards from another event and folded them in half.  Add some easy […]

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 […]

Leaf-shaped place cards add a lovely touch to your fall tabletop décor for family gatherings. They are easy as 1-2-3 to make with JOY letters!  Materials: Cardstock Large leaf for pattern Baby Monogram Letters and Numbers (Brown) Ink pad Tacky glue Scissors, cotton swab Instructions: 1. Trace the leaf on the back of the cardstock, cut […]

Before...and after! It's fun and easy to update a worn-out backpack! Just wash it, brighten up the colors with fabric paints, and then add your favorite sentiment or inspiring word with Joy letters. Check out my how-to video below, which shows you how we used gesso, paints and stencils to give this little girl backpack […]

JOY embroidered letters are great for scrapbook pages - you can glue or even iron them on to paper. Joy letters give nice texture to my page about our trip to the Tennessee Aquarium. They make a wonderful alternative to regular alpha stickers. Look for JOY Iron-On letters and numbers at your local craft store.

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 […]