A Valentine for me

Before the holidays, I started working on a little baby gift for a friend's new grandchild--a 3-D block that spelled out "Baby" and incorporated  the child's initials.  Just for fun, I decided to take the 3-D concept one step further and created a birdhouse for myself that's called "Love Nest."  And it's all stitched just in time for Valentine's Day!

As you can tell by the photo, I just love the color pink!  The roof was worked in a horizontal diagonal cashmere stitch with Watercolours "Flagstone."  The love birds were worked in a satin stitch with Vineyard Silk Classic "Bright White," while all the greenery was stitched in French knots with Impressions #5061.  Except for a little Kreinik metallic for the lanterns flanking the front door, the rest of the birdhouse was stitched with DMC cotton floss. The "roofing materials" were all I needed to purchase--the rest of the threads all came from my stash.  A very economical Valentine's present for myself!