Love!

 

I made the word LOVE, and tried putting a heart in the O. It's cute, but that O doesn't "read" as an O.

This is the final word. I like it. I like the point at the bottom of the V, and the reddish purple color of the letters.

I made a pink asterisk. It came out a little cock-eyed, but I like it anyway.

My letters are made without patterns, or templates and they are not paper-pieced. If you want to learn how, you can get my tutorial here, at my Etsy shop.