Sweet Paul

Crafty Friday

This is a fun little summer beach craft.
Next time you are on the beach look for small pieces of coral like these.
I simply superglued them to some silver string, tied the ends so its a necklace.
Then i dipped half the coral in white pain.
Let it dry...
You now have a very cool necklace.
Have a fab weekend.
Photo by Susanna Blavarg

Recipe Monday....

My partner Anthony's favorite food is scallops.
Whenever I feel like cooking and ask him what he wants the answer is always the same.
"Honey, I want scallops".
I do enjoy them, but there is only so much scallops you can eat!
I always prepare them in the simplest way, grilled outside or in a grill pan, only 30 sec on each side.
If you serve with this dill oil I guarantee a great meal.

"Honey, your scallops are ready!"

Scallops with dill oil
Great appetizer.
Serves 4

1/2 shallot, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped dill
juice from 1/2 lemon
grated zest from 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
8-12 scallops
butter, for frying

In a bowl stir together shallot, dill, lemon juice and zest and olive oil. Taste with salt and pepper.
Fry or grill the scallops, they take about 30 seconds on each side.
Serve warm with the dill oil.
Photo by Susanna Blaavarg

Drumroll for the winners of the Poppies for Grace Giveaway

*Victoria Klein
*Cassie Cramer
*Valentina, Studio 13
*Kim Vallee
*Dorkys Ramos

Congrats to you all.....

Crafty Friday

I used to love pressing flowers when I was a kid.
This project lets you preserve a little piece of summer all year around.

Summer shadowbox

You need:
*shadowbox, mine is from www.westelm.com
*pressed flowers
*cut out flowers from photos
*pins
*hot glue-gun

Start by cutting the flowers so that they fit in the box.
Hot glue pins on the back of them and gently press them into the back of the shadow box.
Try to layer them so it almost look like a garden.
Photos by Alexandra Grablewski

Whisky Advocate Cover

I did the food and prop styling on this cover for Whisky Advocate.
Must say those cocktails look mighty refreshing today as it will be 95F in NYC.
Masterful shot by Jeff Harris.

Poppies for Grace Giveaway

Our sweet friends over at Poppies for Grace have given us 5 sets of this amazing sunflower sticky notes.
Illustrated by Emma Morgan.
It's just so pretty.
Check out Poppies for Grace other stuff right here!
All you need to do is leave a comment on this post.
Giveaway ends monday june 25th at noon.
Good Luck!

And the winner is.......

The happy winner of the Poppy Tree Frames is Marlo Bontempo.
Congrats!

Recipe Monday....

Nothing beats watermelon in summer.
Its great as it is by itself, but really tastes awesome with tomatoes and a little lemon.
I created this summer salad, perfect for a picnic.
Its so refreshing.

Watermelon and tomato salad
Serves 4

1/4 watermelon
24 red and yellow cherry tomatoes, cut in half
4 cups watercress
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper

Use a melon baller and make a bunch of watermelon balls.
Place them in a bowl with the tomatoes and watercress.
In a small bowl mix together olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Pour the dressing over the salad, mix and serve.
Photo by Colin Cooke

Crafty Friday

Neon is big in fashion now, I even bought a pair of shoes with bright yellow neon soles.
There is no reason why your craft project should not be equally fashionable.....
This box is really cool.
Its a box from West Elm and I covered the lid in neon tape.(www.tape.com)
So easy to do.
And the best thing...when the whole neon thing is soooo last season, simply remove the tape and the box is back to its plain self.
Have a fab weekend all.
Photo by Alexandra Grablewski

Poppy Tree Frame Giveaway....

Our friends over at Poppy Tree Frames have been kind enough to give one lucky reader a $100.00 gift card.
The gift card can be used for any of Poppy Tree Frames beautiful frames.
Check out their range right here!
Its all so simple, just leave a comment on this post.
Deadline for the giveaway is monday 19th at noon.
Good luck.