Creating with Joy

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 […]

Enjoy Gift Bag Dress up a plain gift bag with JOY embroidered letters! Materials: - Gift bag - JOY letters to spell "Enjoy" - Tacky glue - Toothpick Arrange and glue letters to spell "Enjoy" or the word of your choice.  Apply glue to the back of the letters with a toothpick and adhere to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Do you live by your calendar and daily planner?  I do! Being inspired by a friend's kind gift; I found an inexpensive planner in the school supply aisles at the Dollar Tree. I brought it home and altered in my studio colors and it is all ready to go for 2016. Here is what you will […]

This "Sweet Dreams" night light is such a precious gift for a baby's room and it's so easy to make. You will need JOY embroidered letters, a lampshade, a candlestick, glue and an LED candle.     The letters are meant to be ironed on, but for this project I attached them to the lampshade with […]

Hanging monogrammed towels in the bathroom is a southern tradition. My youngest daughter recently moved into her first apartment and we've been busy decorating. A fresh set of towels and some fancy soap is just what every new apartment dweller needs. It was quick and easy to iron-on her initials above the band of the […]

Place a thank you gift in a cute burlap drawstring bag embellished with iron-on letters. It's perfect for a hostess gift, teacher appreciation gift, or party favors for your guests. If you manage spiffs or other incentive programs at work, a thank-you gift bag is a nice, personal way for you to give out checks […]

Traveling this summer? This is a great time to mark your bags and suitcases with iron on letters so that they don't look like everyone else's. I put these large, white embroidered Joy letters on my boys' bags so they would be able to distinguish their bags more easily - from each other's, as well […]

Every team coach needs a clipboard, right? Decoupage a plain wood clipboard - we love this idea of using pages from an old dictionary. Then glue on Joy embroidered letters at the bottom to spell the name of your coach, team or school. Embellish with sports-themed stickers and die-cuts in your team colors. What a […]

How about making this sweet little cuff bracelet for a quick gift that's sure to be cherished? It's easy to customize by adding your favorite word or initials with Joy iron-on letters. Start with a readymade leather bracelet from the craft store (there are different sizes so check your wrist). I covered both sides of […]

I really love the soft texture of embroidered letters - they look so much nicer than chipboard letters on a handmade greeting card. Click here to see how I used washi tape as a background for this cheerful all-occasion card.