A Little Butterfly Bow

Today I am working my way through a back log of materials that Nicola has sent to me. I found this pretty and forgotten (?!) lace bow. I think, again, it is one of those items that should remain whole. Having come with (and I assume, having always had), this small gold safety pin attached, I don't like to part the pair, so they will stay and weather the elements on the other side of my window, together. The pin is not necessary in holding the bow in place and so I consider it to be an interesting relationship. I wonder how they will affect one another when undergoing 'change' in the same conditions.