Friday Wrap Up: A week of Nautical Bliss!

Saturday

We learned about the fascinator and all of its beautiful uses.

Sunday

This week we created Easy Prawn/Shrimp Old Bay Nautical.  This is a super yummy easy treat.

Monday

The fun fashion of Mad Man was discussed.  Check out the link to discover some lovely fashion ideas for you.

Tuesday

This DIY project is sure to give you the flare you deserve.  These cute shoes have already gained me tons of compliments.

Wednesday

Check out our natural products to keep your skin looking fresh and smooth.

Thursday

The beautiful vintage, nautical apron was this weeks feature.  Featured patterns and designs were included.

Thank you all for another great week!  We hope you were inspired.

Sunday Recipe: Easy Prawn/Shrimp Old Bay Nautical Delight!

We all have busy weeks and so this Sunday I’m going to share a dish that aims to please that will be finished cooking in no time.  

Prawn/Shrimp Nautical Delight

Yes, I did say that this meal was simple.  However, darling I want you to look fabulous preparing it.  This week we are interested in throwing out the cold and bringing in the summer sights, sounds and smells.  So, for this we have a nautical suggestion to add flare to your nautical dish!

Attire Suggestions

(The Flower Red Bow Baby Half Apron by TrishaTrixie Designs is a sailing delight!)

(Last week, we focused on the fascinator  This is Red, White and Blue-eyed Pea by TrishaTrixie Designs.  Directions on how to make your own fascinators was, also provided in this weeks blogs!)

 

(These cute little flats were designed to sail away with you!  They can be designed especially for you by TrishaTrixie Designs)

 

(This is a jewelry line that I just can not get enough of.  The Hanson Family takes great care in creating detailed, unique pieces.  Won’t this just tie your ensemble together?)

Now that you are beautiful and ready for your nautical adventure, lets get to the kitchen!

 

Ingredients

• 18 to 20 peeled and ready to cook prawns or shrimp
• 2 teaspoons of old bay seasoning
• 2 teaspoons of olive oil (I prefer garlic olive oil)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 of lemon to squeeze
• Fresh veggies (I prepared 1 red pepper, half of a cauliflower, and 2 sliced carrots)
• 2 teaspoons of butter/margarine or the like
• 2 gallon sized zip lock bags
• Already prepared (unless you have the time to cook) small Italian loves

 

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425.
2. Cut up all of your veggies.  
3. Put the oil and old bay seasonings in a zip lock bag.
4. Turn your grill on high and begin preheating.
5. Begin to steam your vegetables.
6. Put your bread in the oven and let bake 5 to 8 minutes (until browned and warm)
7. Put your shrimp/prawns in with the oil and seasoning and seal up the bag.
8. Vigorously shake the shrimp/prawns being sure to over the shrimp.
9. Put the shrimp/prawns on the grill for about 4 minutes.  Flipping over once at about 2 minutes.  They do cook quickly!
10. In the second zip lock bag, put in butter and squeeze in lemon juice.
11. Put steamed veggies in with the butter and lemon juice and seal up the bag.
12. Shake up the veggies, until they are coated with butter and lemon.
13. Place everything on a place and salt and pepper to taste.
14. Enjoy!  Dunking your bread in the sauces of the veggies and shrimp is divine.

     

 

Saturday Special : Fascinators

First off sorry for the delay in this post. Sometimes, as a real person, life gets away from us ya know?

Anyway, As promised I wanted to share and talk to you about Fascinators and show you different styles, shapes and trends as well as the different types of Fascinators out there.  I already did a small video for you back on Try it Tuesday if you want to go view that. (Warning the video isn’t super great but I will get better as I go along)

A fascinator is a headpiece, a style of millinery. The word originally referred to a fine, lacy head covering akin to a shawl and made from wool or lace, but mostly feathers. In the modern usage, it refers to a woman’s alternative to hat for formal attire; it is usually a large hair decoration on a band or clip with elaborate trimmings and decoration like a formal hat and it can incorporate a base to make it a miniature hat.

A substantial fascinator is a fascinator of some size or bulk

Bigger than a barrette, modern fascinators are commonly made with feathers, flowers or beads.^[1] They need to be attached to the hair by a comb, headband or clip. The fun, fanciful ornament is often embellished with crystals, beads, or loops of ribbon, and attaches via a comb or headband; some have a small, stiff, flat base that can be secured with bobby pins.

(all info from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinator )

Here are some Fascinators I have worn in some of my photo shoots or for/at events

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

And here are some I have made and sell…(more to follow soon and if you want a CUSTOM one let me know and I will customize some for you, a group or function, etc)

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=SC9XBTZQ8N9HU

Click to Buy

Here are some others wearing Fascinators

If you would like to buy any of these or order a custom Fascinator please go to my TrishaTrixie Shop and order one to be bagged in a cute bag, tissue paper and right to your door. CLICK HERE FOR SHOP