Lucky Number 3

March 17, 2020March 16, 2020Leave a comment

Lucky Number 3

When you’re as cute as this kid…

When you’re the third brother, the third grandkid, the third grandson and…

it’s your birthday and you’re turning three. (it’s a really big deal)

You’re “Lucky Number 3”.

I decided to make him a special shirt for his birthday.

Making a special shirt for a special occasion is really easy when you have iron-on

embroidered letters from Joy.

Directions:

Set iron to cotton setting, approx. 350°, or follow garment care label.
Remove letters from sheet. Position letters with shiny side down onto the t-shirt.
Cover letters with a fine cloth. With firm pressure, iron cloth over the letters for 30 seconds.
Turn t-shirt inside out and iron the back of the letters for 30 seconds.
Allow to cool for 1 minute before handling.
Turn shirt inside out when washing.

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

*Disclosure: This blog uses affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links, I receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) that helps offset the costs of maintaining this blog. Thanks for your support!

Simple Country Christmas Vase

December 3, 2019August 31, 2021Leave a comment

Simple Country Christmas Vase

Create a sweet Country Christmas Vase with a little help using Joy Iron On Embroidered Letters.

Supplies Used:

Joy White Baby Monogram Iron On Embroidered Letters*
Small Woodslice with Drilled Hole*
DecoArt Americana Multi-Surface Red Hot Acrylic Paint*
Ball Quart Mason Jar*
Ivory Spray Paint
Sanding Block*
Beacon 3-in-1 Craft Glue*
Ribbon (Michaels Craft Store)
Red Berries Stems*
Greenery
Small Wood Star

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Directions:

Spray the mason jar with a couple coats of ivory colored spray paint.

2. After the paint has dried, lightly sand the jar to remove the paint off the letters.

3. Drill a hole on the top of a small wood slice and paint the center with red acrylic paint.
4. Glue the embroidered letters and wood star onto the wood slice with craft glue.
5. Tie ribbon around the neck of the jar and add embellished wood slice.

You can find a wide selection of Joy® embroidered iron-on letters and alphabet sheets in different sizes at your local craft stores.

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

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Buffalo Plaid Potholders

November 9, 2019November 7, 2019Leave a comment

Crisp air, falling leaves, and a big pot of soup to warm you up…

Just a few of the reasons I love Fall.

So while you’re warming things up…

Warm up your plain potholder and add a little personality with Joy Iron-On Embroidered letters.

Supplies needed:

Joy Iron-On Embroidered Letters
Cotton Potholders
Iron
Pressing Cloth

Directions:

Remove letters from the sheet.
Position letters shiny side down on potholder.
Cover letters with a clean cloth.
With firm pressure iron cloth over the letters for 30 seconds.
Turn potholder over and iron the reverse side for an additional 30 seconds.
Allow to cool 1 minute before using.

You can find a wide selection of Joy® embroidered iron-on letters and alphabet sheets in different sizes at your local craft stores!

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

*Disclosure: This blog uses ads and affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links, I receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) that helps offset the costs of maintaining this blog. Thanks for your support!

Nick’s New Swim Team Jacket

July 28, 2019August 24, 2021Leave a comment

Nick joined the swim team this summer and I couldn’t be more proud of him.

I got to watch him at a few of the swim meets and was so impressed on his abilities.

He’s always loved being in water and has really become quite the swimmer.

I’m not sure I’d make it across the width of the pool let alone the length.

He even swims the 100 meter race. (4 lengths of the pool for us non-swimmers)

Not bad for an 8 year old.

He’s so proud of his swim gear. (Isn’t he handsome?)

But…his new Super Cool Swim Team Jacket didn’t come with the option for personalization.

Joy® Embroidered Iron-On Monogram letters to the rescue.

For his Swim Team Jacket we used:

One Super Cool New Swim Team Jacket
Joy® Baby Monogram Iron On Embroidered Letters
Iron and pressing cloth

Directions:

Check Garment care label before choosing which setting to set your iron.
Remove letters from sheet. Position letters with shiny side down on jacket.
Cover letters with fine cloth. With firm pressure iron cloth over the letters for 25 seconds.
Turn jacket inside out and iron the back of the letters for 25 seconds.
Allow to cool for 1 minute before handling.

Joy® iron-on embroidered letters and appliqués can be found at your local craft stores!

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Quick and Easy Golfer Gift

June 29, 2019June 25, 2019Leave a comment

Monogram Golf Towel

Make something special for your favorite golfer using

Joy® embroidered iron-on monogram letters!

To make the Monogram Towel you will need:

Joy® Monogram Left Letter
Joy® Monogram Center Letter
Joy® Monogram Right Letter
Plain Golf Towel
Iron and pressing cloth

Instructions:

Check care label of towel to check heat tolerance.
Heat iron to cotton setting 300-350°.
Position letters onto towel, heat seal side down, threads up.
Carefully cover letters with a clean cloth.
Using firm pressure, iron over the letters in a circular motion for 30 seconds.
Turn towel over and iron the back for another 30 seconds.
Let cool for a minute before handling.

Joy® iron-on embroidered letters and appliqués can be found at your local craft stores!

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Creating Holiday Tees with Personality

November 26, 2018February 9, 2023Leave a comment

Creating fun and funny personalized tees for the Holidays are a snap with the help of

Joy® Embroidered Iron-on Letters.

My grandsons are good sports and will usually let me take their pictures for my projects.

We took this picture the day before Halloween. They weren’t really into Christmas pictures.

In the picture, Nicholas is giving me his best “grinchy” face.

His mom said his shirt should read “Grandma made me do it”.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

A variety of Joy Iron Embroidered Letters* in different sizes, fonts and colors
Plain T Shirts*
Iron

Directions:

Wash t-shirt to remove any residue or sizing.
Set iron to cotton setting or follow garment care label.
Remove letters from sheet.
Position letters with shiny side down.
Cover letters with a fine cloth.
With firm pressure iron cloth over the letters for 25 seconds.
Turn t-shirt inside out and iron the back of the letters for 25 seconds.
Allow to cool for one minute before handling.

You can find a wide selection of Joy® embroidered iron-on letters and alphabet sheets in different sizes at your local craft stores.

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

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How to create an Embroidery Hoop Pumpkin…

September 22, 2018October 6, 2018Leave a comment

How to Create an Embroidery Hoop Pumpkin

A Quick and Easy Fall Decoration.

What do you get when you find an outdated plaid Fall shirt, a small oval embroidery hoop

and then you add a few simple embellishments and some Joy Iron On Embroidered Letters?

You get a cute little Fall Pumpkin and A Quick and Easy Fall Decoration.

For my Embroidery Hoop Pumpkin I used: (*affiliate link)

Joy Iron On Embroidered Letters in Orange and Gold
3 1/2″ x 5″ Oval Wooden Embroidery Hoop*
Old Plaid Fall Shirt
Beacon Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive*
Ribbon and Trim
Acorn Embellishment
Scissors

Lay the embroidery hoop onto the fabric first and then place the letters inside the hoop to help you figure the best placement.

Set Iron to cotton setting, approx. 350 degrees, or follow garment care label.
Position letters with shiny side down onto fabric.
Cover letters with a fine cloth. With a firm pressure, iron cloth over letters for 30 seconds.
Turn fabric over and iron the back for another 30 seconds.

Loosen the screw on the top of the embroidery hoop and insert fabric making sure to keep the letter alignment straight. (re-tighten screw)
Trim excess fabric from outside of embroidery hoop.
Glue the green braided trim around the outside of the embroidery hoop.

Tie ribbon and leaves to the top of the frame.
Glue small acorn embellishment onto ribbon.
Super cute and simple to make.

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Joy® Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Creating Word Art with Monograms

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018Leave a comment

Create Personalized Word Art for your home with framed Monograms.

A Quick and Easy DIY Home Décor project to make using Joy Embroidered Monogram letters.

Here’s what I used:

Joy 3″ Iron-on Embroidered Monograms-Black
Inexpensive Frames from Dollar Tree*
12″ x 12″ Scrapbook Paper
Beacon Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive*
Flowers (optional)

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Cut the paper to fit inside frame.
Glue monogram letters to paper.
Insert into frame.
Glue flowers to outside of frame.

Try creating a custom wall display using the word “FAMILY”.

Additional sizes of embroidered monograms are available for endless word fun.

You can find Joy Iron-On letters at your favorite craft stores!

This project was sponsored by Joy SA.

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Painted Happiness Pillow

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018Leave a comment

Happiness Pillow…

One of my favorite childhood memories was the summer I was cast as Lucy in the library’s

production of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”.

My favorite song was “happiness is”. At the end of the show we all held hands and sang.

Still makes me happy.

When it comes to using Joy Iron-on letters…

I’ve dyed them, inked them and even misted the letters, I never thought about painting them.

Joy White Embroidered Iron On Letters are great for creating any color you can imagine.

They even work great with acrylic paint.

To Make the Happiness Pillow you’ll need… (*affiliate link)

Joy Embroidered Iron On Letters*
NEW Embroidered Flower Applique

14″ Square Canvas Pillow*
DecoArt Acrylic Paint…. Cinnamon Drop*, Pink Chiffon*, Orange Twist*, Primary Yellow*, Sea Aqua*, Foliage Green*, Blue Haven*, Purple Cow*, Titanium White and True Blue
Paintbrush
14″ Square Pillow Form* or Poly-Fil Polyester Fiber*
DecoArt Fabric Medium*
Iron

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Paint each letter to create a rainbow of H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S.
Allow letters to fully dry.

Insert cardboard into pillow blank.
Add Fabric Medium to acrylic paint white and light blue paint.
Paint directly onto the canvas pillow.
Allow paint to fully dry.
Set Iron to cotton setting, approx. 350 degrees, or follow garment care label.
Position letters with shiny side down onto pillow
Cover letters with a fine cloth. With a firm pressure, iron cloth over letters for 30 seconds.
Turn pillow over and iron the back for another 30 seconds.
Position Embroidered Floral Applique and iron onto pillow the same as the letters.
Allow to cool for 1 minute before handling.
Insert pillow form or add Polyfil.

Look for Joy® iron-on embroidered letters and numbers at your favorite craft store. They’re available in different sizes, colors and fonts, suitable for every occasion.

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5 Creative Ideas for Beaded Iron On Trim

May 17, 2018May 17, 201826 Comments

5 Creative Ideas for using Beaded Iron On Trim from Expo International.

When I received this selection of beautiful beaded trim from Expo International,

the creative wheels really started to spin.

I couldn’t narrow it down to just one project, so I created five. (Lucky You!)

But why stop there…

Today, I’m participating with several other designers of Designer Craft Connections

for a fun Blog Hop using the trims from Expo International.

Every designer got something different, so it should be good. (details below)

#1 Vases…

Turn a simple Dollar Tree* glass cylinder or empty cappuccino bottle in a Elegant Vase.

Spray the top of the Dollar Tree cylinder vase with Gold Glitter Spray Paint* and glue the trim onto the vase with Beacon Zip Dry Glue*. (*affiliate link)

Try gluing two or more pieces of beaded trim to the bottom of a empty jar or vase.

#2 Baskets

Embellish the band of a plain basket for a little extra style.

Add a even more personality by gluing iron embroidered letters.

#3 Festival Bracelets

Have fun this summer with easy to make Festival Bracelets.

Measure the size of your wrist.
Cut a piece of denim or felt approx. 3/4″ longer than your trim.
Arrange trim onto fabric so that only one end has the extra fabric.
Lay a clean soft cloth over trim and iron on the fabric.
Add hook and look tabs* to the end of the fabric.

#4 Jazzed Up Pockets

Jazz up the pockets of jeans, shorts or jacket.

#5 Bridal Pouch

Create a special pouch for the Bride to keep the wedding day jewelry safe while in transport.

Personalize it with Joy Iron On Embroidered letters.

For more inspiration, hop on over the to Designer Craft Connection Blog. And…while you’re there make sure to leave a comment for your chance to win your own treasure chest of trims.

Thank You Expo International for sponsoring this post.