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19Dec | 2011

HowJoyful drafts

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Design . My Sketchbook | 8 Comments

Back in September, when I decided that it was time for Howjoyful to have a facelift, the very first thing I did was grab some paper and a pencil to draft some ideas. I have to admit that when it comes to me as a client I am the worst so I end up with 2 completely different ideas and 2 completely different concepts. I [...]

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7Dec | 2011

Free – Peony pattern wrap around labels

Posted by Joy | under Design . Printables | 39 Comments

Today I am taking advantage once again of the scheduling options to bring you a post, while Ken and I are in a mini trip in Las Vegas! I can not wait to actually spend some quality time with my dear husband =] After not really see him for months! My first experience with wrap around labels was when I made our wedding invitations and [...]

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11Nov | 2011

A new face for HowJoyful =]

Posted by Joy | under Design . Personal | 21 Comments

While I was on vacation I worked on several projects – I know it sounds weird but vacations are my time to work on personal projects hehe. I’ve been planning on a change for the look of HowJoyful for quite some time. If you remember, the last blog-face-lift was for my HowJoyful’s first blogoversary (Too long ago, right?) And even tho there is still a [...]

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8Sep | 2011

Camera carrier insert – the preview

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Design . Sewing | 22 Comments

Some time a go I shared camera bags inspiration because I wanted to make a bag to protect my recently upgraded camera. Well, I kind of changed my mind in the process and instead of making one camera bag, I decided to make a camera bag insert. So I can switch it with different purses, you know I kind of like to match my bag [...]

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6Sep | 2011

Be creative and stay Sane – Free Printable

Posted by Joy | under Design . Personal . Printables | 25 Comments

Many times while crafting, designing, sewing or just any creative process, we tend to do things that discourage us, or we simply don’t do enough of the ones that DO encourage our creative process. Today I wanted to share some pointers of the things that had helped me stay sane =] And as a reminder I made a little print for my office using a [...]

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Hola there! I'm Joy Kelley, Chilean Designer, sewing fanatic, obsessive crafter, upcycle passionate. Welcome to my blog!
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