The Savage Flower

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Gender Reveal Baby BBQ

Here's the long overdue photos from our gender reveal baby BBQ. I blame the lack of keeping up on posts on the wee babe I'm currently cooking. That's one of the perks of being pregnant, right? Our gender reveal barbecue was only, let's see, four months ago. Forgive me. We found out the sex of the babe at our ultrasound, but decided to do a fun reveal for our family and friends. We invited everyone over to our place for tri-tip, beer, and a gender reveal. Above is the invite. Below are some of ... VIEW POST

DIY Pregnant Baseball and Umpire Costumes

In posting this, I realize that I haven't even shared with you all that I'm pregnant! After planning the wedding, then getting knocked up, and teaching high school on top of it all - I just have so little energy. Little energy = blog not being updated. So sorry! I'll do my best to continue to share all of the crazy and creative things we come up with (including our Gender Reveal BBQ). For now, here's the last minute costumes that my husband came up with using crap we had around the house. It ... VIEW POST

Love Story Save the Dates

For our save the dates, I wanted to do something more personalized than just a postcard with a date or a photo. I had seen examples on Etsy of Love Story Save the Dates. I took the inspiration and ran with it. The end result was fun and different. It gave guests, who may not have known, insight into our love story. ... VIEW POST

Manly Mini Cheesecakes {Whiskey + Chocolate}

Sometimes I get these ideas and these ideas tend to come to me at the last minute. They almost always come to fruition at the very last minute actually (drives Ryan nuts). Enter these little cuties. I finished cranking them out about 5 minutes before we were supposed to leave for the party. That's right we were late. But they were totally worth it. They're rich, creamy, and manly. Men will devour a cute little dessert like this, pinkies in the air, if you tell them there's whiskey in it. And ... VIEW POST

Baby Face Birthday Banner

It was my nephew's first birthday last week and we threw him a little man's 'stache bash. It just so happens there are no mustaches involved in this first project, but I am so in love with it. I saw this super cute baby face birthday banner by Stephanie over at Simply Radiant and knew I wanted to make one, or two, or five. These banners are the perfect excuse to bust out the millions of photos you've taken of your cutie throughout their first year. And it's guaranteed to make folks smile as ... VIEW POST

Be my bridesmaid? {Free Printable}

Well, I apologize in advance for the graininess of these photos. But I'm engaged! Which means...there will be lots of wedding projects coming your way. We're planning this wedding on a very tight budget. It's going to be a very merry DIY wedding. We plan on recruiting help from all those we love around us. First up, the bridesmaids. ... VIEW POST