The Savage Flower

A Handmade Life

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

“Dia de Los Muertos” Sugar Skull Face Paint Tutorial

One of the many things I've learned from my mom -- always make your own Halloween costume and never spend a lot of money doing it. It's like a personal challenge every year to come up with a super sweet costume idea using things around the house and/or spending as little as possible. For example, my owl costume from last year or my paper wig. And of course my man gets just as into it as I do. He's got just as many creative juices, flowing through his veins, as I do. Have I mentioned we're a ... VIEW POST

Roasted Balsamic Sweet Potatoes

I love sweet potatoes. I used to shy away from them, because they were always served with those weird little marshmallows on top. Was it dessert? Was it a veggie side? Let's just say that I'm much more of a savory sweet potato person. I tried these savory little buggers last night. So easy. So delicious. These sweet potatoes are cubed up and tossed in a balsamic reduction, sweetened with a little brown sugar, sprinkled with kosher salt, and then roasted to perfection in the oven. They're ... VIEW POST