
Oatcakes, a rural Scottish necessity, might like seem like a simple snack. And in this case, you’d actually be right! Simply delicious, of course! Comprised of only 8 ingredients, the founders of Effie’s aim to keep their recipes simple yet unique. Joan MacIsaac and Irene Costello began their careers as cooking class instructors, quickly progressing to creating wholesale crackers, crisps, and biscuits. Joan’s mother and company namesake, Effie MacLellan, grew up in Nova Scotia, making and sharing her love for oatcakes. Their website features cocoacakes, corncakes, nutcakes, oatcakes, and ryecakes for sale as well as over 30 recipes for unique and delicious treats you can make! [Read more…] about Effie’s Homemade Oatcake Awesomeness!
The first “buttons” noted in history were different from what they are known to be today. Although the manufacturing process has changed, they were produced for a similar purpose. The first known button was used as a form of communication, created to promote activism in the late 1700s. Although this historical button-type piece did not include a pin-back, it was the first known accessory worn to express an opinion.
Hot off the presses, 2.25″ Round pin back buttons for our local
Hot off the presses! 1.5″ Round custom Mario Bros. fan art buttons with a metallic finish. Metallic buttons are a fun alternative to traditional buttons. When designed correctly, they can really make an image POP! Unlike or standard buttons, which are digitally printed on high quality super bright paper, metallic or acetate buttons, are printed on a clear film. When the film is placed on the button shell anything that is white will appear the silver of the shell.