Creating with Joy

Here's a sweet gift idea for the princess in your life - give her a personalized headband to frame the hair around her face, and a "sweet dreams" decorative pillow to rest her precious head. There's precious little you can't make more special with Joy - look for a variety of embroidered iron-on letters at […]

Leaf-shaped place cards add a lovely touch to your fall tabletop décor for family gatherings. They are easy as 1-2-3 to make with JOY letters!  Materials: Cardstock Large leaf for pattern Baby Monogram Letters and Numbers (Brown) Ink pad Tacky glue Scissors, cotton swab Instructions: 1. Trace the leaf on the back of the cardstock, cut […]

Before...and after! It's fun and easy to update a worn-out backpack! Just wash it, brighten up the colors with fabric paints, and then add your favorite sentiment or inspiring word with Joy letters. Check out my how-to video below, which shows you how we used gesso, paints and stencils to give this little girl backpack […]

JOY embroidered letters are great for scrapbook pages - you can glue or even iron them on to paper. Joy letters give nice texture to my page about our trip to the Tennessee Aquarium. They make a wonderful alternative to regular alpha stickers. Look for JOY Iron-On letters and numbers at your local craft store.

We love how Marilyn Gossett incorporated a Joy letter into her cute pennant magnet - perfect for a girl's school locker! The soft texture of the letter's embroidered surface complements the sheer ribbon and dimensional butterflies so nicely. Visit Marilyn's blog to learn how she made her pennant, including some tips for working with magnetic […]

This is a wonderful handmade gift idea for the holidays by Beth Watson - a set of monogrammed ornaments for the whole family. Just glue fabric or burlap around a wood or chipboard circle and embellish with lacy trims. Iron-on an embroidered Joy letter to the center of each ornament to represent the name of […]

These little cardboard pop-up pots are perfect for Halloween party décor or for stashing candy around the house - why save it all for the trick-or-treaters? Half the fun of Halloween is the permission to eat loads of candy, right? I used Joy embroidered letters to make cute little signs to remind us that we […]

Fluorescent letters are the perfect accent for all your Halloween projects! Materials: 10" grapevine wreath 1” fluorescent orange JOY iron-on letters to spell “BOO” 3 Eye-Connect chipboard flags Wood craft pieces: wired picket fence, pumpkins, large craft stick Paper lunch bag, gauze bandage, raffia Acrylic paints: black, orange, white, brown, gold Google eyes Tacky glue, hot glue gun […]

I love to give away treats on any and all holidays and creative packaging makes them extra special. When I am short on time, I always turn to mason jars - they are easy to decorate, reusable, and who doesn't like to get a jar full of goodness? Supplies: Joy iron-on letters Mason jar Manila […]

Give the kids an extra special treat this year with their very own personalized trick-or-treat bags. Try putting a Halloween greeting in black lettering on one side, and the kids' names on the back using orange lettering. No more fighting over whose bag is whose! These cute candy corn bags came from Canvas Corps Brands. […]

Yes, it's Crafty Me...peeking out to remind everyone that it's fall and time to get your "spooky" on! Create this fun little Halloween witch decoration with a recycled can, Smoothfoam and a few other supplies. Supplies: JOY Iron-On Embroidered Letters:  Orange Cardstock:  Halloween pattern, Orange, Black, White Large peanut can (emptied and cleaned) Smoothfoam:  one […]

I created this fun little witch hat to adorn one of my pumpkins for Halloween! Supplies: Joy embroidered iron-on letters (2") Paper maché witch hat Acrylic paints - black, green, tan Wired ribbons, seam binding Paper flowers, button Chipboard leaves Adhesive, paintbrush Glimmer spray Paint the witch hat black and the leaves with a blend […]