NATURAL TEXTURES AND SOFT COLORS EASTER TABLE SETTING 2025

Greetings to you this Holy Week!  I've got my Easter table all set and ready for this weekend.  We will be at my Mom's house with extended family on Easter itself, but our immediate family will gather over the weekend so I plan for us to eat dinner together here after our Good Friday service.  This year I used a combination of natural textures and softer Spring colors, but there is still a variety of plenty of color!   To start, I used a pair of rattan lanterns and a trio of fresh flower arrangements for the centerpiece.  The lanterns were from Dillards Southern Living Christmas collection, I picked them up on clearance after the holidays.  I liked the depth that the tortoise glasses added in the mix and thought they paired well with the lanterns and bamboo flatware.  I have a mix of a few different kinds of flowers from Trader Joe's, along with some viburnum and pincushion clippings from the yard.  I used the bow folding technique again like......

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CUTE SPRING DRESSES!

'Tis the season for showers, weddings, graduations, Easter, Mother's Day... all the celebrations!  I have several events coming up in my schedule and I've been shopping for some good dresses for those occasions.  I chose several cute Spring dresses to try out and a few for Emily as well, sharing those today along with a larger group that I selected that I thought you might like too.  I've included a variety of retailers and price points, but most are on sale right now which is always a bonus!  I have several that are part of the Amazon Big Spring Sale ( posted all of my sale picks here ) so don't miss those good prices this week. Pink Rick Rack Dress   ||  Heart Necklace   ||  Similar Bracelets   ||   Pink Rug   ||  Similar Lamps   ||  Faux Tulips   ||  8" Disco Balls These are the dresses I've ordered, I'll share feedback when I get them. I'm still really considering this one , this one , this one......

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DEAL ALERT! MY AMAZON BIG SPRING SALE FAVORITES

There are so many sales that pop up that I usually just share in IG stories without including them in a dedicated blog post.  They're usually over or sold out by the time Friday rolls around when I would generally share those sales with you here, so I decided to change things up a little bit this year!  I know that a number of you are not on social media but follow faithfully here on the blog (THANK YOU!), so I thought I'd start sharing "Deal Alert!" posts sporadically here to share the sales that I would normally only share on social media with you as well.  We all love a good sale, right?  So, don't expect these posts to be fancy, I'll get them together quickly to post word of the deals for you in a timely fashion.  Hope you like these posts!  We'll kick it off with me popping in today to share my top picks from the Amazon Big Spring Sale that started today, I'm sharing them all on  my Amazon Storefront Spring Sale page  that looks like this whe......

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DIMPLES AND TANGLES READS: BOOKS I'M LOVING LATELY {6}

Hello friends!  I have a new round of books I'm loving to share with you today.  I can't keep up with sharing these as quickly as I read... I already have two other lists I've read through and need to get written up! I love to read.... check the end of this post for links to my previous suggested books if you've missed those.  As a reminder, I'll give a brief summary here (enough to tell you I recommend the book!) without a lot of details, but am linking each book here out of convenience if you'd like to read the more detailed summaries.  However,  I generally check them out from the library, either the physical copy or digital copies through  the "Libby" app  and then upload them to my Kindle account (or you can read directly through the app).  If you're not familiar with Libby I highly recommend it for free e-books and audiobooks by registering with your library card. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this ......

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UPDATED BLUE AND WHITE CURTAINS AND DRAPERY FABRIC SOURCES

When I share any photos that show my blue and white curtains, I'm often asked for sources.  I made all of my drapery myself, so I don't have exact sources to share.  I have shared fabric names and similar ready made drapery options in the past, several years ago I wrote a post sharing all of the information.   However, availability has changed since then and I wanted to update that post to be able to share some current sources.  So, here's my updated blue and white curtains source guide!  I'll start by saying that most of the fabric I used seems to have since been discontinued, or difficult to find in a web search.  If you have access to decorator fabric warehouses these exact prints might still be found in those or local shops.  I'll share the fabric info. again so it's accessible if you're searching and I've included some similar fabrics that are available online below.   The fabric I used in the Living Room and Breakfast Nook is a Vern Yip......

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