The heat of Summer is definitely starting to set in, even in lovely, sunny Colorado, which means I'm starting to shove all of my jeans and long sleeves to the back of my closet, and pull out the dresses. Lately, I've been craving flirty, flowy and ultra feminine dresses, like these from Anthropologie. They might be a bit outside of my current husband-in-grad-school budget, but I adore them just the same.
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Hope that everyone is having as beautiful a Summer as we are so far.
Baking and decorating cupcakes is one of my favorite things to do. Aside from how perfectly delicious they are, an entire afternoon in my kitchen covered in flour and icing is my idea of time well spent. So when I needed a great way to wish my dear dear friend Shannon a happy birthday, cupcakes were the natural choice. And because I love her so much, I decided to make her my personal favorite... dark chocolate cupcakes with buttercream icing and chocolate sprinkles.
Doesn't get any better than that. Happy birthday to Shannon and happy baking to the rest of you!
You may remember a while back when I mentioned how much I love Made by Girl... (pause for you to go back and look). WELL... she recently launched her art site Cocoa and Hearts, and it has certainly surpassed my expectations. She has a truly unique eye and point of view, and I have big dreams for having one of her pieces in the home office I plan to have one day. They're selling out at a staggering pace, so hopefully she will have more up soon.
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Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
I hope that everyone has a great Easter and that you all have a wonderful time celebrating with your loved ones. I hope that you will also take the time today to remember what today means and the sweetest love we'll ever know. God bless you all!
