presents!

My birthday is less than a month away, and even though I don't expect presents from anyone, here's a little wishlist that I'm making up anyway. A girl can dream right? And I mostly dream in helvetica.


Even though I would prefer white lettering, it's still simple and fantastic. I am a girl that loves her tote bags [for proof of this, please see my closest].

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I tried to talk Jami into us getting this for the living room. I'm hoping she might just make me one, even if it's just out of poster board.


I love me some ghetto gold jewelry. Especially nerdy ghetto gold.

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I would sleep so much better at night with this hanging above my bed.


Just insane. I've been pining for this scarf for months. It's the most creative thing I've come across in a long time.

And of course I would just love a hardcopy of the movie so I don't have to watch it on my laptop all the time.

In all seriousness, I'm turning 25 this year and as much as I want to make a big deal about it, at the same time I just would love to have a fun evening with my friends at my bar. Nothing crazy, I would still like to function on some level the next morning. I just want to be surrounded by the important people in my life, that's all the matters to me at the end up the day. Oh and going to Hollingshead for lunch because I will get my birthday brownie dammit!

xx

CH!

It was CH's birthday on Thursday and I was asked to make some awesome cupcakes for the event. The thing is, CH isn't a fan of sweets, so I had to find a way to make him appreciate the cupcakes even if he wasn't going to eat it.

This is when my airbrush came in handy!


Helvetica "ch" on each cupcake!

I kid you not, this idea came to me only a few hours before I needed to take these down to Memphis. I made a stencil with some paper and tape and an exacto knife. Then I dipped the cupcakes in white chocolate and airbrushed them with red food coloring. I'm so so so happy with how they came out.

perfection.

We all strive for perfection at least once in our life. Whether it's the perfect meal, the perfect winter coat, the perfect mate, or the perfect cocktail. The only thing I know about perfection is that it's a pretty farfetched idea. But if there's anything that's close to perfect it's helvetica.

[Now was I terribly sad when I found out that I couldn't use helvetica for this blog... well YES! But I deal.]

I've had a lot of changes and stress happening in the last month, and my "perfect" world was turned upside down several times. But to balance myself out I'm ordering this little love:



Gotta love plastique* on etsy.

A girl can use a little perfection close to her heart... or at least as close to perfection as one can get in Santa Ana.

If you haven't seen the movie that fuels my obsession with this font, get on Netflix and watch it right now. Like seriously, right now.



This week has been crazy, but I have a job interview tomorrow that could be a step in the career direction. I love that my career choice is baking, because at the end of the day you really just made a bunch of cakes and cookies and other delicious treats. How amazing is that? So I'm keeping fingers and toes crossed about this one.

xx

candice