Canadian Maple Leaf Buttons

We have created a line of maple leaf buttons to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday this year.  The texture we used to create these maple leaf designs is by another Canadian artist and colleague, Helen Breil.  The maple leaf designs are in red and black and the more traditional red and white combos.

Our friend, Nettonya, knit these gorgeous hats and added the large size button to them as an accent.

Our maple leaf buttons are now available at the following shops in British Columbia:

Fibre Expressions Quilt Shop (Sechelt, BC)

Beautiful Bag (kit) available at Fibre Expressions Quilt Shop

Thread & Paper (Salmon Arm, BC)

Canada Display (our buttons on right side) at Thread & Paper

Donna's Yarn & Craft (Kamloops, BC)

Kelowna Yarn & Needlecraft (Kelowna, BC)

If you are not in those areas, they are also available in our online store.  You can see all our Canadian themed items in our O Canada Collection.

New Canadian Maple Leaf Necklaces

Canada is celebrating it's 150th birthday this year so we have been making special Canadian themed pieces for this big event.  Here we made some of our maple leaves in red and black on a snap and have arranged them on the softglass cord snap necklace that I showed how to make the other day.  I love how the leaves can be arranged in different ways and you are not permanently locked into only one necklace design.

I really love the look and feel of the softglass cord but if you have any sort of arthritis or difficulty with clasps, the plug type clasp can be a bit tricky.

For an easier alternative, the braided leather cord with the front magnetic closure is quick and easy to put on and take off.  Here is one in black with the same large maple leaf snap. 

These necklace cords are available in our online store in several colors.

If you would like to make your own, we have the clasps available in our DIY Snap Supply Section.  I showed in a previous post here on how to create your own necklace.