lily & mark: invitation.

holy moly.  

this past weekend something really beautiful happened.  Lily & Mark got married and it was an incredibly joyous occasion.  I really don't think words can express how big a blessing it was to see these two wed.  here are their invitations that I had the BEST time designing (as well as a really lovely photo of the beauuutiful bride from one of her 2 wonderful MOH's, Sarah--hi Sarah!).

how radiant is Lily?!  so much joy.  (photo by Sarah Pugliese)

I love how they love HP--Lily & dear friend/MOH Amy put a LOT of heart into these amazing envelopes!

plus, she & her sweet groom glittered those delightful little shields.

Lily & Mark, you mean so very much to us.  the biggest congratulations to you &

thank you SO much for letting me be a part of your wedding with paper goods!

leigh & ben: invitations.

This couple is made up of two individuals with the most delightful and radiant smiles.  You can tell just by looking at a photo of them that they exude so much joy.  Have a look yourself at their incredible wedding photos taken by three nails photography (sample below.....if that doesn't entice you to look I'm not sure what would!).

Leigh & her sweet momma were a delight to work with.  They also gave me the opportunity to see my work in letterpress form!!!  Eee!  We worked with Evanston Print & Paper and they were wonderful (hoping to do it again soon ;D).

congrats L & B!!  so much love to you and excitement for you.

taken by three nails photography.

katy's anniversary gift.

This commissioned project was a dream.  

Katy (miraculously) found my blog and emailed me about a custom project/gift for her husband for their anniversary.  Let me just tell you that when someone finds me and contacts me with excitement (simply because they like what I do & create!) about the possibility of working together, I get all googly-eyed & giddy.  This is still young and new enough that I have a feeling I'll be feeling that way for, well, let's just say a long time.

can you guess what 'their song' is?

:)

lily & mark: save the date.

first: let me tell you that Lily & Mark are absolutely amazing.  These two have such a fun outlook on life and love & enjoy many things that I, too, love & enjoy.

second: let me tell you that this save-the-date was WAY too much fun to create!  I mean seriously, just look at it!  It's a list full of the things that they love, and it makes me smile.  We're a workin' on their invites now & I am really excited...

third: let me tell you that.....TODAY IS LILY'S BIRTHDAY!  happy happy happy birthday lily may.  LOTS of love :)

b&c + an easter invitation.

let's kick off the week with some photos of new(ish) work!  I'm gonna share lots this week.  Woo!  

this was Beth & Cameron's day-of program.  it's a super fun story-telling style & 

the fact that Bethany is one of the funniest people I know, made it a delight to create.

this is an easter invitation I created for the Line's easter sunday service.

keep checking back, more exciting work to come this week!!

a homeseed giveaway!!!

Hello Friends (and happy Friday)!
I wanted to let you know that the sweet Mary of tulips & flight suits is hosting a giveaway of one of my baby calendars :)

(photo from mary!)

TO BE ELIGIBLE: leave a comment here &  "like" homeseed on fb!!  Wahooo!  GOOD LUCK!

ps....voting ends on Monday for the minted competition!  Head here to rate my designs :)

vote for me, if you please :)

Hello again!

As promised, I am back with voting opportunity & news.  I would love to feel the love with you voting for me, so, here is your chance:

Head to minted and create an account (if you don't have one already).  Then, vote for any/all of these:
1. "Written on Her Heart"
2. "Letter Boy"
3. "Confetti Love"

Winners will be chosen based on highest average rated score!

Here are the designs:

Thank You!!!

get pumped.

Hello friends!

I know it has been forever (my apologies, learning so many things in this season of life and trying to move forward with new and exciting things for my biz!)...that being said, I'll give you a week to warm up to me again :)

I just entered this design competition on minted (I've never done anything like this before!  Eee!) and would love if you voted for me when the time comes (starts after March 12th)!  Only if you like my design of COURSE.  Here it is:

Like it?!  I'll be in touch when voting starts...
Thoughts on changes that should be made?  Lemme know!

julie & chris (and the queen city!).

Just wanted to share a little something that is (sorta) new!  Julie & Chris are getting married this summer in one of my favorite cities.  The Queen City!  Cincinnati!  So their save-the-date is a little declaration of their love to their city & each other (DUH).  We're working on their invites now & I'm quite excited to see how they turn out...

thanks C & J for letting me be a part of your special day :)

don't forget your 2012 calendar.

happy newwwwwwww year!

Last day this little baby is FREE.  Get it here...

2012 calendar :)

Got some photos of the 2012 freeeebie calendar for you!  Funnily enough there are no photos of it on a wall, but, you get the gist ;)  head HERE for downloading & instructions!  I think my favorite version is with mix & match paper.  It only takes 3 sheets so use 3 different (light) colored card stock papers for fun variance.  ENJOY!

Gretens!  Thanks for your lovely time, home, slab of wood & flash :)

designs © homeseed 2011

blushing.

Feeling like a semi-superstar after these two lovely things brought some traffic through here yesterday:

A gift guide from Bridget at tales of me and the husband:

A pin from Sarah at fairytalesaretrue:

Thank you sweet Ladies for the love & support!  It is MUCH appreciated ;)

happy december (& a gift for you)!

Well, well...it's December 1st!!  Ah!  I can hardly believe it.  To celebrate the start of one of my favorite months I have a gift for you!  It's a printable 2012 Calendar :)  Unfortunately I haven't had time to take photos yet, but I will post some as soon as I can.  So for now, here is a little digital preview (and a silly photo booth preview):

There are two versions!  One that's all color and one that's almost fully black & white (I figured some folks might not want all of the color).  Now, it does require a bit of work on your end.  Each page has 4 months, but is meant to be cut in half down to 2 months per mini page (there is a cut line for you to follow--it's easy!).  These will be free the entire month of December and then I'll be charging a tiny fee (...on Etsy maybe?  If I can make that happen by January :D).  But, if you download it now it's yours for the keeping.  Print a ton!  Give them away as gifts!  Enjoy!

click to download:

COLOR  and/or B & W 

Please be thoughtful and give credit where credit is due.  Share the link (please) and link back here! Thanks!

HAPPY DECEMBER!

designs © homeseed 2011

***this calendar is no longer available for free***

ATTN.

homeseed free printable (free for the month of December!) coming to you on the 1st!  

Check back on Thursday ;)

sneak peek...

I wish that this sneak peek was closer to the full & real peek...but I really wanted to share some progress no matter how long it will be before its done!  These will soon be a collection of the first invitation templates from homeseed!  Can you tell with the snippet of these names what the theme of these suites will be?  :)

 I'm pretty excited.  Hopefully I can pick up some speed!

designs © homeseed 2011

hello again! & soup season.

Yikes.  I got a part time job (huge blessing & exciting venture) and disappeared!  Oops.  Haven't had much time for 'homeseed' in general lately, but...I'm finally settling in and adjusting so hopefully I'll have more updates soon.  Above are some newish (from the invite below's October 1st wedding!) photos of myself & some beloved friends (taken by SPROUT squared---an amazing Cincinnati duo who host brilliant photo booths!).

(these are a product of 'homeseed' + the Bride's beautiful illustration skills!)

Wanted to share some soup recipes (some of which I have tried & some of which I haven't) since it's getting coooold.  I'll share the Dake Veggie Chili recipe soon too!  Check these out:

mexican meatball soup

White Bean Chili With Jalapeño Bulgur

pumpkin-leek soup

southwestern beef chili with corn

mushroom barley soup

tortellini soup

cheddar & beer soup

Black Bean Soup With Roasted Jalapeño Salsa

Thai red curry soup

mexican chicken soup

Bean and Chicken Sausage Stew

Squash and Bean Soup With Parmesan Biscuits

classic split-pea soup

chickpea sausage stew

Roasted Sweet Potato and Apple Soup

tex-mex gazpacho

african peanut soup

turkey & poblano chili

Slow-Cooker Vegetarian Chili With Sweet Potatoes

black bean soup

veggie barley soup

creamy pumpkin chipotle soup

yucca tortilla soup

Italian meatball soup

Southwestern chicken soup

a little babe!

Had the pleasure of creating Lily's baby announcements (along with shower invites and a custom initial print!) a while back and just realized I hadn't shared them yet...

she is a beautiful little lady!