You will need

• heart template
• 29mm cover button
• craft ring (the type with a small plate attached on which various objects can be glued)
• 8 x 8cm Aida cloth (16 count)
• white and red stranded embroidery cotton
• hot glue gun

To make
1 The motif and background are worked in cross-stitch using two strands of embroidery cotton. Use one of the heart templates to embroider a white heart in the centre of the square of Aida cloth. Draw a circle with a diameter of 4cm around the heart and fill the space with cross-stitches worked in red thread.

2 Cut away the excess fabric 10mm from the embroidery. Before covering the button with the embroidery, remove the loop from the button back. Insert the back plate into the button front to hold the embroidery in position.

3 Glue the button onto the ring.

Words and image: Ideas magazine