Creating with Joy

Two of my very favorite things are traveling and scrapbooking. I am prone to making large, elaborate albums to document my journeys, but a few years ago I decided that I wanted something a little more concise to show ALL the trips I had been on. Something I could keep on my end table and […]

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 […]

Summer is travel time, and a new luggage tag is easy to make with JOY Iron-on letters. 1. Cut two large tag shapes from heavy fabric (denim was used here from an old pair of blue jeans).    2. Sew or glue them together along the bottom and sides leaving the top open.  I distressed […]

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 […]

It's time to decorate for 4th of July and I always like to display a little something cute on the top of my piano (really it's to keep the cats from laying there). I picked up these 4" pre-printed canvas blocks at a local craft store, along with some Joy 3" Varsity Block Letters. Using some […]

Wake up your kitchen with this eye-catching dishwasher magnet - use bright colors to match your kitchen décor! Supplies needed: - JOY embroidered letters - Small wood plaque - Magnet sheet to fit the plaque - Craft paint and paint brush - Heavy-duty clear adhesive  Glue your magnet to the back of the plaque.  If […]

My grandchildren are still young enough to enjoy spending the night at Nana and Papa's house. The boys have their own more masculine room and my granddaughter has a more feminine, shabby chic room.  I've been sprucing the boys' room up a bit and thought it would be fun to add some pillows with their […]

You will be grilling in style this summer with this fun set featuring Joy® Iron-On Letters! There's nothing better than a fun summer cookout! I absolutely love the smell of food on the grill, and somehow it always tastes better than food cooked indoors. But before you light that charcoal, get yourself decked out with […]

Create this quick and easy flip flop welcome sign in under 30 minutes with supplies from the dollar store! I purchased 4 pairs of colorful flip flops, one bunch of daises and 2 butterflies for just $6.00 - SCORE! The ribbon and glue were from my craft stash. 1. Arrange seven flip flops on your […]

My daughter was telling me the other day about a store in her area that was having a "Monogram Event." If you purchased an item from the store, they would monogram it while you wait. She said it was a pretty big deal. Being the thrifty ones, we used Joy iron-on embroidered letters instead. It […]

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 […]

I love fancy sandals and flip-flops, but I just don't want to pay the crazy prices for them. So what's a girl to do in the summer? How about decorating your own? I bought a pair of cheap slide-on sandals at the drugstore. They were cute, but I wanted to pep them up. I hot-glued […]