I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again….a true friend shares a good find with another!  I love that my best friend and I text each other pictures of things we absolutely love and tell the other friend that she has to have it!  So I do the same for you all here on my Current Crushes posts.  These are some of my latest crushes, from fancy fun things to home decor.

If you follow me on Instagram and watch my Instagram stories, you’ll be familiar with some of these.  If not, you’ve been missing out BUT I’ve got you blog readers covered too!  Yay!

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First things first….this tumbler!!!!  I found it HERE and it has taken my Instagram messages and stories by storm! (You’ll want the awesome gold aluminum straws HERE that come with a cleaner.)  The lady who makes these tumblers has been swamped with all your orders but she’s loving it so just put in your orders and be patient because she’s cranking them out as fast as possible.  The quality is fabulous and they are so gorgeous and glitter and sparkly!  I never thought I’d put my cute pink Yeti back in the cupboard but it doesn’t hold a candle to this one.  I get stopped EVERYWHERE I go because people want to know where I found this beauty!

Might I add, it would make the perfect Mothers’ Day gift so you better order NOW to get it in time!

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Again, you’ll see that tumbler in every pic almost because it’s my favorite thing right now!  The Tarte concealer is life-changing!!! Especially underneath your eyes. You’ll never go back.  The Too-Faced Chocolate Bronzer is the best and it smells and even tastes (the dust) like chocolate.  I kid you not.  The Givenchy base coat goes on your eyelashes and then you put on your mascara and it makes your eyelashes so thick and gorgeous.  People ask if I have extension but I do not. One of my fave perfumes is this Tory Burch and of course, I love her sandals too!  Sharing cute jewelry I found lately (can’t find the exact bee necklace on line so I’m linking one close) and then this is one of my favorite totes!  I love a monogram on anything and I get asked about this one a lot.  I got it last year but just brought it out again so it’s my “current crush” again.

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Transparent bags are all the rage this year! This was is NOT $300 like some! Nope, it’s actually under $30! I love it.  Some other goodies here, as well as my favorite pens!  I have dozens that I keep throughout my home, handbags and office.  They make great gifts too!

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Whether you have a glamorous walk-in closet or you don’t, whether you’re a fashion blogger with cute shelves or not, whether you you’re a boutique owner and need an earring display or you’re not, this acrylic earring display is just so cute that I’m sure we can all think of an excuse to get one because it’s such a good price.  That way, we can display our favorite spring and summer earrings.  You might need 2 or 3 or more (as I do).  Then we can see what we actually have.

I’ve shared Pretty You London slippers before and you know they’re my favorite!!! They are literally the prettiest slippers I’ve seen on the market.  These cream Anya slippers would be perfect for a Mothers’ Day gift and especially for any brides this spring and summer!  They’re a MUST!  I’m pictured wearing them here on our guest bed and I’m kinda thinking they’d make the perfect gift for very special guests, too, when they come to stay.  Wouldn’t that be so sweet to have for them?!
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Again, if you saw my Instagram stories, you know how obsessed I am with these blush pink plates!!!  Why?  Not just because of the obvious fact that they’re blush BUT because I use them for my personal large dinner chicken salads (just for me) that I make throughout the week because the salad doesn’t just slide right off the plate.  Especially when you’re being naughty and eating in bed and you can hold it up against your chest and the salad dressing and salad doesn’t get on your shirt hahaha!  It’s genius, I think.  They’re called “soup plates“.  Seriously perfect for salads though and so many of my Instagram followers loved the idea as well and went to buy a bunch as well.

Yep, the tumbler again haha (taking some of these pics from my LikeToKnowIt feed, you can follow me there too). But I’m obsessed with my new iWatch and this cute inexpensive leopard band.  Also digging these 2 new lipsticks for the spring and summer.  The MAC is a special so hurry and get it!  And this upcycled Louis Vuitton leather tassel keychain.  So cute, right?!

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This cute dotted planter on the right was shared in my Spring Tour a few weeks ago and I’m so glad y’all loved it as much as I do because I bought a few more, ha!  I’m going to use them for herbs in the kitchen.  Isn’t it so darling?!  You can find some others that I’m also crushing on below.

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Hello, friends!  I’m so excited to have you here today!  We are gathered again, as a group of bloggers, to bring all of you some fabulous spring recipes.  Not only are they all delicious, but they are so beautifully presented and would be a hit at any of your spring events.  Make sure to pin all these recipes to Pinterest so that you have them saved!  Today I’m sharing my Pink Lemonade Chiffon Naked Cake with you and, from a person who is extremely picky about cake recipes, I can assure you that it is a must-try recipe.

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My 12 year-old daughter, Brooklyn, and I decided we wanted to make a naked cake together and share it with you today.  Funny thing though….we both don’t “love” just a traditional cake and frosting recipe.  We are really picky.  She requests Tres Leches cake on her Birthday and, if I make a cake at home, it has to be one of the really fabulous cake recipes that are in our family. That being said, I remember making a really really good cake a few years ago (and it’s from a box) and that’s the one I’m sharing with you today.

Pink Lemonade Chiffon Naked Cake Recipe

Ok so 2 things…
If you aren’t a huge lemon person you can still add the lemonade and it will be almost undetectable in the batter but truly makes it delicious and it’s necessary.

But if you like the lemon…this is a lemonade cake after all…you will need to add some lemon zest into both the batter and the frosting.  I didn’t use it in the frosting this time, since I didn’t want it to ruin the look of my naked cake.

Ingredients
2 boxes of Betty Crocker White Cake Mix
2 1/2 cups pink lemonade
2/3 cup vegetable oil
6 eggs, separating with whites reserved
3 Tbsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Frosting
1 1/2 cups butter, room temperature
7- 8 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup pink lemonade
1 Tbsp lemon juice
*1 Tbsp lemon zest (I did not use it in this recipe)
*food coloring (optional and I did not use it in this recipe.  I recommend pink though if you’re not doing a naked cake.)

Cake Instructions:

•Preheat oven to 350°
•Spray 3, 8″ cake pans generously with baking spray, set aside
•In bowl or stand mixer, mix on low speed cake mix as box instructs but SUBSTITUTING WATER FOR PINK LEMONADE.  So, do not use the water!!!
•Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add in the egg yolks, oil, pink lemonade and 2-3 drops of food coloring if desired. Beat mixture on medium high for 3 minutes, scraping sides as needed.
•In a separate mixing bowl combine egg whites and cream of tartar and beat on high speed until stiff peaks form, will take a few minutes.
•Fold egg whites into the cake batter and divide equally into the 3 prepared pans.
•Bake for 27-30 minutes, checking at 27 min.
•Cool in pans for 10 minutes and then remove from pans and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Next….
•With parchment paper in between layers, freeze the 3 cakes for a few hours.

•Remove from freezer and, using a serrated bread knife, cut off the top rounded part of the cake to make it flat.  SAVE your scraps of cake because if you cut the cake unevenly, which we happen to this time to one of the cakes, you can take a thin part to put on the lower side so that the cakes will stack evenly and not be lopsided.

•Split a large piece of parchment or wax paper in half and put on top of the cake stand and then place the first cake on top of it.
•Fill large pastry bag (or a Ziplock bag is just fine) with frosting and generously squeeze in a spiral pattern on top of the cake.
•Place next cake on top and repeat last step with frosting and then place the last cake on top.
•Generously apply frosting to very top layer of the cake.

•Fill in uneven parts of cake layers with more frosting and all the way out to the very edge of cake.

•Take a large scraper to scrape along the outside of the cake as you turn the cake stand.  You’ll probably need to pipe more frosting along the “naked” parts of the cake, as to get frosting on every part of the outer edge of the cake.

•Continue scraping until you get it how you want it, removing any crumbs in-between scraping.

This is when you carefully remove each side of the paper from underneath the cake and discard it.  And THAT is how you keep your cake plate clean and ready for decorating.  My mom taught me this trick years ago and it’s never failed me.

Grab a bunch of fresh flowers to decorate your cake.  I happened to have several different bunches of fresh flowers….pink roses, pink carnations, and pink spray roses.

I garnished the bottom side of cake with the flowers and also plastic faux greenery that I washed and dried and clipped to size.

I created a similar but larger arrangement on the opposite side on top.

I’m so pleased with how it turned out.

Now, can we talk about how cute this top is?

I recently discovered Elizabeth Wilson Designs, a lover of gingham, ruffles and a touch of whimsy!  I fell in love with so many pieces in her collection immediately and was thrilled to receive her Katherine Top in pink gingham!  With the high ruffle-neck and bell sleeves, I mean….she was speaking my love language when she designed this top.  It’s classy, fun, flattering, and just perfect for the spring!

I wore it to church already and was stopped right and left to be told that it was the cutest top.  You won’t find one like it anywhere else!  You’ll see me in something else of hers soon so stay tuned.  But until then, make sure to visit her online store and have fun filling up your cart!  You can also follow her on Instagram @ElizabethWilsonDesigns.

As pretty as this cake was, my family couldn’t wait to tear into it.

We may or may not have come home around noon from church and had cake for lunch….and ice cream.  Yes, I broke a rule and it was so worth it.  All 4 of us enjoyed every single bite!  This cake is just delicious!

Today some of my friends are sharing their beautiful and inspiring spring recipes as well!

Hop over to see what they are sharing…

Raspberry Lemon Quench at The Happy Housie

Amazing Gluten Free Popovers at Willow Street Interiors

Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Chocolate Challah Bread at Place of My Taste

Low Fat Oreo Fluff Dessert at On Sutton Place

Gluten/Dairy Free Easter Egg Lemon Sugar Cookies at Zevy Joy

Fresh Citrus Angel Food Cake with Lemon Curd at Sincerely, Marie Designs

Painted Easter Cake with Chocolate Nest at Craftberry Bush

The Best Carrot Cake Recipe at Happy Happy Nester

Lemon Cheesecake Mini Tarts at The House of Wood

Flower Pretzels at Home Made Lovely (formerly AKA Design)

Lemon Shortbread Squares at A Pretty Life

Dairy Free Avacado Egg Salad at Simple Stylings

Gluten Free Double Chocolate Chip Cookies at Taryn Whiteaker

Easy Cake Batter Dip at Amber Tysl

Tea Cake Sandwich Recipe at Shabbyfufu

Toasted Coconut Nest Cupcakes at Nina Hendrick Design Co.

Pink Lemonade Chiffon Naked Cake at Summer Adams

Kid Favourite Rice Krispie Spring Eggs at Duke Manor Farm

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Hello gorgeous!  I’m back today with another edition of Current Crushes!  I love to post these regularly, although this is a new series.  But I’ve also got a page called “Current Crushes” that is always on the home page of my website and these items can be found there.  That page gets updated every week or so and is a fun place to shop fun finds that I’ve curated.

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One of my favorite things to wear, when it’s weather-appropriate, is a boyfriend style button-up shirt. It’s nice and baggy and super comfy and perfect with a pair of good jeans.  I’ll even put on a great pair of sandals or flip-flops or baseball cap and run my kids around or run errands. It’s a comfortable outfit but not frumpy and it’s better than sweats, ha!  This shirt is definitely one of my current crushes and I have them in a few different colors.

That candle you see on the right finally arrived, after being delivered to the wrong address.  The Sugared Blossom is a new scent and WOW it is to die for!!! It has luscious fragrance notes of sugared jasmine petals, Italian citron and creamy Tahitian vanilla bean.  I mean…it’s the perfect spring and summer candle!  And it’s pretty!

The other day it was chilly but the rain stopped and then sun was out and it was bright!  I’ve always been a “hat girl” so I absolutely adore this blush panama hat I recently purchased.  I already had my blush tennies so I thought it would be fun to pair them with this blue shirt and the blush hat.  I’m crushing on that combo lately, if you’ve seen all my recent blog posts.  It’s been my “theme” for spring.

This cute blush ruffle clutch is another current crush and I just adore it.  So it was also a part of my outfit the other day.  It goes with so many other things.  I can dress it up or down and it comes in a pretty blue color as well.

Did you catch our “Loveliest Looks of Spring Tour” yesterday?  I shared this fabulous new striped ruffle skirt that I just bought and adore.  It’s so light and flowy and comfy. And the price point is fabulous!  I’ll share some others I love as well that are similar.

Here are other things that I’m crushing on and I’ll break them down for you in categories… Home and Fashion & Beauty. Click on items to shop and on arrows to scroll right and left.

Things for the home

Fashion & Beauty

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you found some things to crush on as well.

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xoxo,

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Hello friends!  I’m so excited to have you here today, whether you’re one of my regular readers or a first time-visitor! I’ve invited 7 other bloggers friends to share spring fashion and spring decor with all of you  today as part of our “Loveliest Looks Of Spring Tour“.  I’ll be showing you how to throw together a simple spring bar cart that the entire family can enjoy and also my new favorite ruffled skirt that’s perfect for spring.

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If you’ve been following me on Instagram OR if you’ve visited my spring mantel, table & kitchen, and spring fashion posts here last week, you are fully aware that I have a crush on the color combo of “blush and blue” lately.  So, I’ll be continuing with that today!

I love setting up my bar carts and tea carts and changing them up for each season.  We don’t drink alcohol so whatever I set up is for the entire family and you can too. Whether you’re having family or friends over for Easter or just for any occasion, all ages can enjoy this bar cart.

I found this darling bar cart and loved it because it has marble and because it’s a pretty champagne gold, just like my kitchen lighting.  If you have fresh flowers or faux flowers, grab them and put them on your cart.

I have lots of fresh flowers in my home but I decided to use my favorite temple jar and some cherry blossom stems (from Michaels).  Nothing says “spring” like cherry blossoms, right?!

You can always bake something sweet to serve BUT as much as I love to bake, I wanted to keep this simple.  I went to Trader Joe’s and picked up some of my favorite Cranberry Orange & Almond Scones.  If you haven’t tried them, you are missing out!  They’re divine!

You’ll also need some dessert napkins, glasses, and a bottle opener.

Fill your cart up with assorted drinks and flavors, if you wish.  I love getting mine at World Market because they have such fun and exotic beverages.  I also love these strawberry rhubarb soda’s from Trader Joe’s.  In keeping with my blush and blue color palette that I’ve been sharing this spring, I chose coordinating drinks and chocolates.

My new favorite skirt, this week, is this adorable blue and white striped ruffled chambray skirt that ties on the side with a bow.  It’s lightweight and so comfortable!  As the weather has been warming up, I can wear it out with a short-sleeve shirt or even a light cardigan if it gets chilly.  I originally paired it with a fun long gold and white necklace but I thought it looked so much cuter with this peachy-pink statement necklace I’ve had for a few years.  It’s such a nice long length that it was perfect to wear with my nude wedges.

I brought down my blush bench and added a couple of pillows for a little sitting area next to the bar cart.  Now I’m ready for company!  Who’s coming over?

Please make sure to visit all 8 women sharing today for our “Loveliest Looks Of Spring Tour”!

HalfwayWholeistic | A DarlingDaydream | Chandeliers&Champagne | HouseFullOfSummer

Summer Adams | CGHomeInteriors | BlueGrayGal | A Thoughtful Place

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Moving from Texas last year to the Pacific Northwest has been a little adjustment.  We traded humidity and “y’all” for more frequent rain and even a little snow.  But one thing is for sure…it is the most gorgeous place!  I’ve never experienced such a beautiful spring and summer and fall like I have here.  The beauty though is largely due to all the rain we get to make everything green.  I don’t mind it though. A little rain never bothered me.  However, I do like to be prepared for it and I do like to be stylish whilst running around town in it.  I figured you might appreciate that too so here is my rain gear round-up…the spring essentials you need!

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I have lots of fun umbrellas, rain coats and rain boots now that we live here so that rainy days are “fun” days and not gloomy ones.

Happy Spring!  Well, almost at least!  Stay tuned for 2 fabulous Spring Tours that I’m a part of the next few days!

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If there’s one thing I’ve learned to love, it’s a chic jumpsuit.  Not everyone can pull it off and not everyone has the body type to wear it.  But how gorgeous does my model (a.k.a. Amber, my sister) look in this tailored black jumpsuit from Target? She found it on clearance recently for $7 and paired it with this gorgeous ivory blazer from H&M.  Amber knows how to find a deal…she also scored these gorgeous leopard pumps at J.Crew Factory for only $42.

While back at home in California last week, I helped style my sister for an event she was attending.  This is what she wore and all we needed to decide on was the jewelry.  

We loved the Tortoise Shell Statement Necklace paired with the Gold Leopard Buckle Bracelet  and rhinestone bracelet!  It looked perfect with her outfit.

However, if you like to be a little less matchy-matchy, you can always go another direction.  We also tried this other gorgeous Emerald & Taupe Statement Necklace and Rhinestone Pavé Link Bracelet.  Both options are stunning!

All jewelry can be purchased at Très Chic Boutique’s online store.  These pieces featured are close, if not identical to designs by J.Crew but cost only a fraction of the price.  Follow TCB on Instagram, Facebook and also join the email list so that you hear about their fabulous sales on already low prices!

Now open your closets and see what separates you can pair together to give you a new look.  Or sell/trade what pieces you have so that you can go and invest in some new classic pieces for spring!

xoxo, Summer

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I LOVE NEUTRALS!  I especially love blush because it’s so feminine and romantic.  The other day I went to the mall and saw these gorgeous blush patent “Luminate” Open Toe Dress Sandals from BP Nordstrom.  Especially after having foot surgery on New Years’ Eve and not being able to wear 6″ heels yet, I love that the heels are only 3 1/2″ but still sexy.  They are extremely comfortable!  So…they came home with me.  I’m hoping to graduate from flats to these lovelies in the next couple of weeks!

I walked past the Icing store and saw these gorgeous Blush/Nude Ombré Cat-eye Sunglasses and had to have them.  At only $14 I couldn’t check out fast enough.  Love love love them!

And last, but not least, I received these gorgeous Blush (also comes in Mint) Ruffle Tunics with 3/4-length sleeves for my store www.ATresChicBoutique.com and am SOOO excited about them!  This top is soft and comfy and gorgeous!  The chiffon ruffle gives this top the perfect feminine flair and will be perfect for date night or lunch with girlfriends etc.  Especially paired with some skinny jeans and my new blush shoes (above)….It will be lovely for the spring.

I put on the Ruffle Tunic from Très Chic Boutique and couldn’t decide on jewelry….so many fun choices!

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