About Simple JOY Designs

Nancy Masannat, Owner and Creative Director of Simple Joy Designs, always has a way of looking at the world through her own creative lens. After becoming a single mother of two, she decided to combine doing what she loved with making a living. Growing up on a small farm in central Florida, she participated in 4-H and Junior Gardening. She learned everything from sewing to woodworking and milking the cow to growing tomatoes. In 1995, she left Florida to follow her Navy husband up and down the east coast. She completed Floral Design School in Jackson, New Jersey, has taught quilting classes in Virginia Beach and was involved in direct sales for a rubber stamping company. She officially made Virginia home in 2003. In the 20 plus years it has taken to get to here, she has learned a lot about up-cycling and re-purposing in crafting, decorating, gift giving, and entertaining. Let her use this knowledge and talent to be “creative when you can’t be”.