Creating with Joy

Use Joy letters to create an adorable shabby chic signpost that tells everyone what you treasure the most. Click here for the full tutorial from Terry Ricioli on the Smoothfoam blog.

Hey there crafters - so who is ready for Valentine's Day? Valentines aren't just for your significant others, they can be for your kids and little loves as well! Here is a sweet and easy mixed media photo holder to incorporate a little love into your everyday décor with JOY letters. I started with this […]

I like the idea of having art blocks displayed in my studio - not only as inspiration to keep making art, but also as a display of some of the various materials and techniques I enjoy working with - such as handmade papers, opaque white stamp ink, molding paste, and pastel pigment powders. After sanding […]

As a gift for my hubs this year, I created this mini Valentine canvas using Joy Embroidered Letters. This little project was so easy and fun to make! I started by spraying a mini canvas with silver ink and heat drying. Then I colored a jar shape (diecut from mat board) red and beige with two […]

I'm excited to be one of the new design team members for the Creating with Joy blog! I'm so happy to be here and share my project ideas for Joy letters. I love to embroider, but I'm an impatient crafter and get really bored if I have to satin stitch an entire monogram, so Joy […]

Start your New Year off right with this cheerful and motivating wallhanging. Materials: 10" x 10" canvas Acrylic paint Joy letters - lime green, hot pink, black, turquoise  Die-cut paper or felt flowers Buttons Embroidery Floss, needle Tacky glue Paintbrush, toothpick 1. Paint canvas in your choice of colors. 2. Carefully remove letters from backing and arrange […]

After all the holiday decorations come down, I like to redecorate the house with a winter theme. Even though I may not like the cold winter months, I still find beauty in a blanket of newly fallen snow. So...let it snow! (just not too much) Supplies used: 12 x 12 denim (or denim covered) canvas […]

We hope your New Year is filled with sparkle and shine! Click here to learn how Julie McGuffee made this tinsel wreath.

I love the extra texture that Joy embroidered letters bring to art journaling and mixed media. These art tags are 4" x 8" - I had lots of fun inking, spritzing, stenciling, painting and stamping! For the bird tag, I rubbed my white letters across ink pads to color them. For the snow tag, I […]

Do you like to give your family gifts? I sure do! I recycled this fall basket I had made last month and passed on the love by using Joy embroidered letters to personalize it for a Christmas gift. Materials used: White Joy letters:  1" block and 3/4" script Green chipwood basket Red berries from a spray Key […]

It is so easy to dress up a inexpensive dollar store candle with iron-on embroidered letters from Joy! I keep a little container of left over bits from other Christmas projects - so I grabbed some odds and ends, along with some ribbons and went to work. NOTE: I ended up using the red letters, […]

With the holidays around the corner, this is a good time to start thinking of quick and easy last-minute gift ideas! Joy embroidered letters really come in handy to add a personal touch - but don't limit yourself to ironing them on fabrics! I used a Xyron sticker maker to add these letters to a […]