Creating with Joy

Create a "Back to School" welcome banner for your favorite teacher's classroom! Materials: JOY® Embroidered Letters 9” x 12” sheets of Kunin Classicfelt -Black , Gray, Sandstone, Candy Pink and Gold Craft glue Glitter glue Cardstock Ruler, pencils, scissors 4-foot length of ribbon Instructions: Draw a simple pencil pattern (5 pieces as shown) on cardstock and cut […]

Create a back to school sign for the kids to hold up for their first and last days of school! You will need: Joy® Iron-On Varsity letters - black & White iron Kunin® Felt in various colors fabric glue scissors rotary cutter ruler Instructions: Cut out the shapes from the felt to make a giant […]

 Nothing promises a great start to a new School year more than a personalized planner kit using Joy® embroidered letters! You will need: Joy® Iron-on embroidered letters - (2) white initial scripts Joy® Embroidered, iron-on appliqué  Clear zippered bag Notebook Pocket mirror Permanent marker Permanent adhesive Scissors   1. Color the letters with the marker.  […]

Create a special tote for your little, or not so little ones to use to carry their supplies from place to place. The wood tote came from the dollar bin. It was already red so that saved me a step - no painting! You will need: Joy® Embroidered Iron On Letters - White wood tote […]

Personalizing a "Welcome Back to School" sign for your favorite teacher is quick and easy with Joy® embroidered letters!  You will Need: Joy® Iron-on embroidered letter sheet - 1" white, red and blue (or your school's colors) Joy® Iron-on embroidered number sheet - 1" white School Sign - found at the Target Dollar Spot Wooden Pencil […]

Make a personalized Apple Coaster for your new teacher. Include a gift card to their favorite coffee spot and you'll be the teacher's pet this year!   You will need: Joy® Monogram Letters with your teacher's initials Laura Bray's Apple Pattern Kunin® Felt in Red, Olive, Cashmere and Black Embroidery floss (red and green) and […]

Get the school year off to a great start with a fun selection of desk organizers! Choose Joy® neon colored embroidered letters to embellish acrylic pieces for a trendy retro look.   You will need: Joy Embroidered Iron-On Letters - Bright Pink, Bright Green and Bright Blue Desk Organizers - Acid Yellow Acrylic Tombow MONO […]

Back-to-school time is here and what better way to store all of those new supplies than pencil boxes personalized with JOY embroidered letters. This is a quick and easy project that's fun to do with the kids in just under 30 minutes! We found these fun plastic pencil boxes at the dollar store that were just […]

It's time to get ready to go back to school and every little girl wants to put her best foot forward! Monograms are everywhere. From jackets to snuggly robes; table napkins to tea towels; tote bags to T-shirts and everything for "Back to School". My granddaughter couldn't wait for me to put her initials on […]

Create a "Back to School" welcome banner for your favorite teacher's classroom! Materials: JOY® Embroidered Letters 9” x 12” sheets ofKunin Classicfelt -Black , Gray, Sandstone, Candy Pink and Gold Craft glue Glitter glue Cardstock Ruler, pencils, scissors 4-foot length of ribbon Instructions: Draw a simple pencil pattern (5 pieces as shown) on cardstock and cut […]

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 […]