Delicate and with a vintage flair, this lace flower is a sweet and simple embellishment to top a gift or to pin onto your jacket. Use the same technique to create multi-layered flowers or keep them simple and light, all you need is a little thread, some pretty lace and a fun button.

Things you’ll need:
2 inch wide lace
Scissors
Needle
Thread, matched to the lace
Buttons

Things to do:
1. Cut two eight-inch pieces of lace.
2. Thread your needle and, securing it at one end, sew a running stitch along one of the long ends of the lace.

3. Draw the thread through tightly, bringing the lace into a gathered circle and sew the cut ends together.

4. Fold the second piece of lace in half lengthwise and repeat the process, this time bringing the thread down the fold to create a smaller, double layered circle. Stitch the ends together to close.

5. Layer the lace flowers together and sew a button in the center, drawing the thread through both circles to secure. Add to a broach, a hairclip or in place of a bow on a special gift.