Creating with Joy

It's time to decorate for 4th of July and I always like to display a little something cute on the top of my piano (really it's to keep the cats from laying there). I picked up these 4" pre-printed canvas blocks at a local craft store, along with some Joy 3" Varsity Block Letters. Using some […]

Wake up your kitchen with this eye-catching dishwasher magnet - use bright colors to match your kitchen décor! Supplies needed: - JOY embroidered letters - Small wood plaque - Magnet sheet to fit the plaque - Craft paint and paint brush - Heavy-duty clear adhesive  Glue your magnet to the back of the plaque.  If […]

I love the look of inspirational hand-lettered wall art, but I'm not the best at hand-lettering. So what's a girl to do? Cheat of course! I used Joy's beautiful selection of embroidered letters to create my own piece of inspirational "hand lettered" wall art. While Joy letters are iron-on for fabric, you can always skip […]

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     […]

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 […]

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 […]

Joy embroidered letters are just the thing for creating. They come in a variety of colors and shapes; and they adhere to a lot of unconventional surfaces - like painted wood! This clock was quick and easy to make in under an hour. Paint a Walnut Hollow round wood clock base white. Apply a second […]

"Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the boidie is... " There's still time to make a spring banner to brighten your home! Even though meteorological spring started at the first of March... Spring doesn't officially begin until March 20th. This spring banner will also work as an Easter decoration - just […]

I hate throwing anything away that might possibly be used on a project later. But…in an effort to make a little room and not become a hoarder, I actually threw these little scraps of fabric away. It was hard, I love these prints! Only minutes later, while I was making a permanent home for my […]

Since I made this mini wine cork bulletin board, I must confess...I do enjoy drinking wine and I save all my wine corks. And yet another confession...in spite of so many handy apps and online calendars, I still use my refrigerator for filing and reminders. I needed to designate a small space on the side […]