coffee fiends

We drink a lot of coffee in these parts. We don't even care that it's blah coffee machine coffee. Because it's free. We are often at a loss when the machine is in repair. But it's a good thing we have backup instant coffee in these kinds of emergencies.

So when it came time for Beans and Rice's birthday (to which I was v late...and this was last year), I had the perfect opportunity to attempt this beauty from here.

This was a lesson in letting things go.
Sometimes more fixes lead to one giant mess. You can't make some arbitrary swirls look perfect by fussing with the minute details. But how did Hummingbird get hers so perfect?? I don't know, Amelia, let it go.