Lace Picture from scraps

As with the majority of my projects, this is one simple, pretty and adaptable. Use whatever lace and fabric scraps you have or, because you’ll need such small pieces, indulge yourself and buy a few special pieces for your lace picture which would usually be too expensive to use on a larger project. A selection of ornate ribbon could work equally as well.

1. Measure and cut your card to the same size as the back of the frame. Measure and cut your fabric to be around 1cm larger all around than the back of your frame.
2. Place your fabric, right side down, on a flat surface. Place your card centrally then apply a strip (or two if the tape is narrow) of double-sided tape along all sides of the card. Use this to stick the ‘flaps’ of fabric to the reverse of the card. You may need to cut the corners of the fabric off to prevent it being too bulky. Turn right-side up again.
3. Cut your pieces of lace and/or ribbon to be 1cm wider than the fabric (2cm wider each side than the back of the frame) and place them on the fabric. Try them in different orders until you achieve your preferred look, using pins to keep them temporarily in place.
4. Turn the whole piece over and use more tape to stick the lace permanently, as you did with the fabric. Turn right-side up again and re-assemble the whole frame (adding a picture hook if needed).