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Modern Canada Day Wreath

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

This is a big year for Canada: the 150th birthday. I’m already seeing Canadian stores fill with great home decor for the holiday, but I have yet to purchase any because… well… DIYer. I had a few crafty ideas up my sleeve and I’m happy to say that I finished a couple of them before the big celebration, so hopefully some wonderful readers out there will get a chance to make them!

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

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This idea started when I saw the simple maple leaf die cut for my Platinum 6 machine.

Materials:

Platinum 6 Machine
Fall Foliage Etched Dies
Balsa Wood
Embroidery Hoop
Black Spray Paint
Red Paint
White Paint
Glue (I used Power Tac)

Instructions:

Start by spray painting your embroidery hoop black.

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

Grab your Fall Foliage Etched Dies and cut maple leafs out of balsa wood. I used balsa wood because I knew the wood would be sturdy enough to stand up on its own and not flop over in the wind. I cut 9 large leaves and 6 small leaves.  One swipe through the machine is enough to cut the wood perfectly! (PS – I have another great project with this same die cut coming in a week – totally worth the purchase!).

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

I painted five leaves red, painted five leaves white, and left five leaves as natural wood.

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

Once everything was painted and dry, I added Power Tac to adhere the leaves to the hoop and then to each other.

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

I made a row of leaves along the bottom of the wreath, and then slowly built up the maple leaves along the inside edge.

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

So happy to have some fun Canadian pride to hang on my front door this year! Happy Birthday Canada!

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black! A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

If you are looking for some great desserts for Canada Day, make sure to check out these Canada Day Cheesecakes too!

A beautiful modern hoop wreath for Canada Day! Using a simple embroidery hoop and balsa wood maple leaves, you can celebrate the birthday of Canada in style! Love the red, white, and black!

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Debbie

Friday 19th of January 2018

I am loving the hoop wreaths right now! And this is perfect! I am going to have to give this one a try this year for Canada Day! :)

Lindivs

Friday 19th of January 2018

I’m so glad you like it! You should definitely give it a try! :) I’m in love with hoop wreaths too, lol

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Thursday 12th of October 2017

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Laurie @ VinYet Etc.

Wednesday 14th of June 2017

Holy smokes, your wreaths get me, I'm loving this one too, so so good!