Creating with Joy

Now that our son is older...13 and in middle school, its hard to find a balance for chores and his endless homework. With this chore bucket, I can avoid having to nag him constantly. In return for his 'chores', he can earn extra free time and I have one less thing to stress about!  To […]

Monogrammed burlap napkin rings are easy handmade functional décor items for your Thanksgiving place setting.   I love the look of burlap for Thanksgiving and autumn, and it really pops with the JOY® embroidered letters in gold.   You will need: JOY® embroidered letters in gold Burlap Circles Burlap Fringe Fabric Glue Iron Scissors Napkin 1. Create […]

This monogrammed scarf slide is a great gift for a birthday or the upcoming holiday season, and it's so easy to make.  Gold pearl resin powder turns a white letter into an elegant accessory. You'll need: Joy® Iron-on letter - 1.5" white script* Gold resin powder Metal filigrees - one large and one medium Leather […]

Fall doesn't just mean leaves and pumpkins -- for sports fans, fall means football season! Cheer on your favorite team and enjoy your favorite cold beverage with this cool koozie embellished with Joy embroidered letters!  Make several of these fun drink holders to pass out at your next tailgate party! You will need: plain can […]

Halloween is my favorite time of year! I love to decorate and I love to make new decorations every year. This year one of my additions is this fun Bat Juice Jar. It looks fabulous on my window sill in the kitchen. The light coming through behind it adds just the right touch! For this […]

Halloween is my favorite time of the year and I'm always looking for ways to re-purpose what I have in order to create some spooky new décor!   Supplies: Joy® embroidered iron-on letters in various fonts. Black felt Scissors Sewing needle and black thread Orange permanent marker  Wiggle eyes and/or other Halloween embellishments. Fabric adhesive […]

JOY® embroidered letters are a quick and easy way to decorate an apron for October hostessing! You will need: Joy Iron-on Embroidered Letters:  3" White:  B O O Black Apron Acrylic craft paint:  Orange Paintbrush 2 Wiggle eyes - 1" Glue Paper plates Water container Paper Towels 1.  Paint the letters Orange.  Let dry thoroughly. […]

My sweet little grandson will soon be celebrating his first Halloween… Inspired by our latest game, I decided to make him a cute little shirt to wear, and with the help of Joy® iron-on embroidered letters, making it was super easy. Instructions: prewash cotton T-shirt set iron to cotton setting position letters with shiny side […]

I'm not a big fan of Halloween, especially when it comes to scary decorations, but I still like to have a festive home during this haunted holiday.! In order to decorate for Halloween, without the gore, I tend to stick to elegant, black and white décor. These amazingly simple, monogrammed pumpkins fit my needs perfectly. […]

Joy® embroidered letters are not just for words! It's Halloween next month and time to start thinking about how we'll make Jack O'Lanterns this year.  Nana, that's me, isn't a fan of the grandchildren wielding knives to add faces to pumpkins, so my grandson thought it would be fun to use nose and eyes from […]

The season of "BOO!" is almost upon us, so here's a quick and easy way to make a fun centerpiece. Supplies: - Joy®iron-on embroidered letters* and emojis - Smoothfoam™ cube - Smoothfoam™ balls - Craft paint and brush - Marbling inks - Washi or duct tape - Skewers - Black paper - Halloween stickers - […]

We just had a fabulous birthday party for our granddaughter - part dino-themed and part princess-themed. So the princess needed a fabulous magic wand to help her celebrate! She is so in love with this magic wand - she's running around the house, waving it at everyone and yelling POOF (her Gramps taught her that […]