Creating with Joy

Wedding season is upon us and we have one coming up in our family. Our daughter is the bride-to-be and we are going all-out with a DIY wedding. Joy iron-on embroidered letters are perfect for personalizing shirts, bags and gifts for the bride and her attendants.  I found everything I needed to make the bag […]

Creating a colorful, multi-font sign with JOY letters is so easy! Here's how: 1.  Select your favorite inspirational word. 2.  Choose letters of different fonts and colors to spell your word. Arrange on a sign. 3.  Glue to the sign with tacky glue if it's wood. If it's fabric, iron-on your letters.  4.  Hang it up […]

I love this giant wood clothespins for holding photos, but I realized they'd be perfect for holding mail, notes, coupons and other papers I need to keep track of. To keep my organizing tactics simple, I labeled them "now" and "later" by gluing on Joy embroidered letters. Pretty cute, too! Now I can keep all […]

I love the ocean, but I don't see much of it here in Texas. However, when one of the bathrooms needed a a facelift, I decided to get nautical..... a lifesaver seemed like a good place to start.     You'll need the following supplies:     JOY Embroidered 3D letters     Smoothfoam™Ruled Wreath     Glue     […]

This reversible chalkboard menu sign starts off welcoming your guests at the front door, then you just flip it over to show off your dinner party menu. The great thing about JOY embroidered letters is how versatile they are! Use them to add texture and dimension to any surface - fabric, paper, wood and more. […]

It's so easy to personalize a headband for your baby with Joy iron-on embroidered letters! This one is for my youngest granddaughter who is turning one in just a few days. Die-cut or trim some different sized flowers from your favorite scraps felt or fabric. Follow the package directions to iron a letter on to […]

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 […]

May is Teacher Appreciation Month, so I have created this cute book bag inspired by notebook paper for that special teacher! Shout-out to Mrs. Hillary at Burns Middle School in Brandon, Florida! Start with a plain canvas tote bag - mine is 16" square from Canvas Corp Brands. Measure and draw horizontal lines across the […]

A plastic hinged pencil cup from the office supply store may not seem like a very nice DIY gift, but glue on some organza floral trim, vintage buttons, photos and a JOY embroidered letter - and now you have a personalized, shabby chic pencil cup that will take a place of pride on any counter […]

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. […]

What is a wedding without sweets, right? While planning the décor for a family wedding, I had this great idea for using Deflecto Craft Tilt storage bins to serve up treats for the guests. The "stars" of this project are the large Joy embroidered letters that I used on the front of the bins.  The […]

Spring is still in the air here in North Texas and I love having fresh flowers in the house. I generally have flowers in every room, so I am always on the lookout for new ways to display them. I picked up these little metal bins at Michael's a while back and I have been […]