TOP 5: Candy.

My sweet tooth is very, very large. However, my eye for sweets is even larger – I can’t resist the array of beautiful colours and shapes.

Pink and Peach Candy Free Creative Commons1. Pinks and peaches

Day 111/366 - Peeps2. A pastel army of Peeps.

Color Overload3. A sea of rainbow sprinkles.

Arm Candy4. Arm Candy.

10/365 January 10 - Variation on a Theme (Based on 'Lifesavers, 1930' by Ruth Bernhard)5. Lifesavers and Lifesaver shadows.

Which is your favourite kind of sweet? I can’t even decide, but I’m definitely a fan of Watermelon Chupa Chups.

TOP 5: Eat your heart out.

The internet is currently ablaze with Valentine’s day stuff. I like Valentine’s day. But I also like food. Hey! Let’s do both!

1. Now I want a Linzer cookie. (I’ve never had a Linzer cookie!) Who’s gonna make me a linzer cookie? From here.

2. Heart sweeties and vintage plates. Yes! From here.

3. Glittery heart brownies, found over here.

4. You can give me hearty mini-donuts any day. From here.

5. Strawberry heart  jellycheesecake would make my heart wobble. Yes, I just said that.

Ah, the food of love.

TOP 5: Sweet tooth.

I do love a bit of sugar. Oh yes, I really do.

1. That’s white chocolate. For reals, yo.

2. Bubblegum flavoured ice-cream, for a sugar overload.

3. Lyrics  to one of my favourite songs.

4. Childhood dreams in paper bags.

5. My boyfriend has had this gobstopper for way too long. Yuck!

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TOP 5: Candy II.

Oh man, I have a raging sweet tooth 24/7. Here are some of my favourites:

1. Playing around with Jelly Belly recipes.

2. Part of a painting by Jeff Soto.

3. Pick’n'mix at a friend’s wedding.

4. The face of our caterpillar cake.

5. Looking down into my bag of sweets.

My teeth hurt.

TOP 5: Candy colours.

Colours that remind me of this and this and this.

1. Punchy pastels on Columbia Road.

2. A vintage blanket.

3. Old chairs in lemon and lime.

4. The fair ground.

5. Men’s accessories at Selfridges.

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TOP 5: Candy.

In no particular order:

helena-maratheftis-candy-41. “Quality Confectionery”, mint flavour.

helena-maratheftis-candy-12. A sweet bit of innocence in Amsterdam’s red light district.

helena-maratheftis-candy-53. I was given a free Jelly Belly sample. Sweet! (Literally.)

helena-maratheftis-candy-34. I’m not the only one who loves this shop.

helena-maratheftis-candy-65. A licorice allsort Smart? I can’t decide whether to love it or hate it.

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