{if i were} a baker

This post is inspired by my dear friend Megan, who just so happens to be a fantastic baker.  I have no such great skill as she, but if I did I'd be whipping up fancy bundt cakes and macarons all day long.  Here are some of my new favorite things I'd invest in if I were a baker.  I especially love the natural wood supplies of Herriott Grace and baking extras from Mignon Kitchen Co.  If you're making a candy bar or are interested in the stripey straw phenomenon that you see all over Pinterest, there are a ton of options at Shop Sweet Lulu.

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My next baking endeavor will most likely be madeleines.  My friend made these beauties using this recipe.  If you've got a good one, please share!

{if i were} a photographer

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I love pictures, especially polaroids.  I have an old Polaroid 600 Land Camera and a Canon Rebel xti which is probably considered ancient now seeing as how there are DSLRs that film in HD now.  I'm sure there's a special fancy name for those, but don't ask me what it is cause I don't have a clue, haha.  Though I rarely let my lenses see the light of day, I remember really enjoying taking photographs especially when traveling.  I wouldn't ever consider myself a photographer, but I know and admire quite a few...cough anne cough tara cough kim cough vicki.  Alright, well enough with the shameless plugs - this post is for all my photog + aspiring photog friends out there.

{if i were} a make-up artist

The other day I took a trip to ULTA for the first time in years with one of my youth girls.  We spent forever skimming the aisles for lip colors and nail lacquers (I decided on Essie's buy me a cameo and OPI's glitzerland), ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the color choices.  I kept eyeing Urban Decay's Naked 2 palette, even though I would have absolutely no clue where to start and how to use it.   If you know me, you know I'm slightly handicapped in this department.  I learned how to put on mascara and eyeliner for the first time (thanks, Cathy!) when I turned 20 and, well, let's just say that's a tad late than most chicas in the world.

Anyway, no matter how late in the game I am, I still love the idea of having all the pretty colors and packaging.  You really don't need any of these things, but I'm such a sucker for all these pretty vanities!

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