Our Belief Statement

"We believe everyone should be rewarded and recognized for their accomplishments to build their most precious assets: their self esteem and confidence in themselves. We do this by creating products that can be displayed proudly, are fun to collect and are unique to each individual's talents and interests. It captures a snapshot of who they are and what they can become."

Greetings crest piggies and patch nuts!

My name is Lori St. Martin and I've been an Alberta Girl Guide leader and member for 15 years. I found that every time I visited the Guide Store, there was rarely any new crests. That's when I had this bright idea back in 2004! Combining my graphic/web design career with my passion for Guiding naturally merged into creating fun activity embroidered patches and this web site. Plus the crest 'set' idea is so much fun to collect.

Me and my leaders call ourselves 'crest piggies' so the very first crest I designed was the "I'm a Crest Piggy" crest. (We're Canadian and say crest not patch. A patch to us is like the fabric you use to mend the knee hole in your blue jeans).

Completely filling my camp blanket with embroidered patches was a joy to behold! Take a look. Let's fill yours too with those special keepsakes!!

Of course I couldn't fill all the orders myself, so I have my team here to serve you. Kathy is in her 15th year as a Guide leader and packages and ships orders.There's also Julaine who's my awesome programmer and webmaster who keeps the website running smoothly! Between Brooke and I, we design all the instock and custom crests!

We also accept applications regularly for writing, business, programming, social media and graphic design interns. Visit our contact us page for an address you can email your resume to.

With new designs being added regularly, there will always be something new to choose from. Share your patch ideas by adding your suggestion to the 'Can't Find It?' area to the right.

e-patchesandcrests also has a companion eBay store. You can check it out at http://stores.ebay.ca/Patches-Badges-Crests.

So browse the site and I hope you find something that you just gotta' have. And if we don't have it, we'll either find it or make it. There's nothing finer than a satisfied customer. Happy collecting and keep smiling!

Lori St. Martin
e-patchesandcrests.com
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