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Blah, what a crazy week! My lack of posts is a result of Christmas shopping for two families, eight people and seven birthdays, but I'm happy to announce that all sorts of shopping for the year are done and dusted, and with 8 days to spare! Goodbye overly crowded shopping center, hello wrapping paper and cute love notes.

I picked up these super cute notebooks on my quest for the perfect Christmas present last night. A new store called 'Typo' opened recently (think along the lines of 'Smiggle' in the city) and i absolutely lost my marbles. My life revolves around a good notebook and i am completely smitten with this brown paper one i picked up for $14.95. It's neutral, simple and clean and going to contain all the secrets and wonders of Gary Pepper :) I also found these huge wooden letters that i plan on painting white and using as props for GPV in the New year. God, i cannot wait to quit my job in two weeks and take this full- time, which by the way, did i tell you I'm doing? see.. i told you it's been a crazy week :)

hearts.

I spent my Friday morning quickly making these masks for a masquerade party i had on the weekend. The pink one i made for my friend and easily covered it in tiny little foam hearts. Mine on the other hand, required a hot glue gun and hundreds of tiny silver beads which i finished off with some white tassel and a diamond vintage brooch. I have quite a large collection of vintage brooches and this one was one of my favorites. Unfortunately, somebody else thought it was just as pretty and decided to steal it later in the night. Always a shame to know people still do that. But besides that it was a wonderful night. A night where you dance so badly people will laugh at you, a night where you take off your shoes and run down the street, and a night where you wake up in the morning and appreciate how amazing your friends are because they they don't care what people think and make your cheeks hurt from smiling so much :)