Celebrate Raleigh's First Friday with a unique make-and-take event! Drop in anytime between 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Designed For Joy studio in downtown Raleigh to create your very own Raleigh Acorn Bell—a charming keepsake that symbolizes our "City of Oaks." Tickets are $15 and cover the cost of materials.
Delightful music will fill the air, wrapping the atmosphere in a warm and enchanting melody presented by Dawn Graff and Dana Friedli from 5pm-7pm.
Shop our brand of leather handbags, jewelry, and home decor and provide living wage work for the next 100 women in Raleigh. Tour our 5,000 square foot studio and see where and how our products are created.
Designed For Joy provides women in crisis with stability through immediate employment and support, removing the stigma of vulnerability.
To date, we have hired over 170 women with over $650,000 in living wages earned.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities here!