DIMPLES AND TANGLES READS: BOOKS I'M LOVING LATELY {7}

Happy October 1!!  Goodness this year is flying by, I've already got sugarplums dancing in my head and Christmas will be here before we know it! But today, I've got a new list of books I'm loving lately to share with you- m y list reflects the aforementioned sugarplums with several holiday themed selections included.  I only share books I enjoyed with you, usually a combo of historical fiction, family dramas, suspense, and lighthearted beach reads. I hope you find some winners, see the end of this post for previous book lists I've shared if you missed those.  Happy reading!  (Yes, I still like to use my wired headphones from time to time... 😂) 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 thro......

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BOTANICAL GALLERY WALL UPDATE AND SOURCE GUIDE

One of the first projects I shared on my blog (over 13 years ago!) was the botanical gallery wall that I hung in our breakfast nook.  Well I'm happy to say that project has stood the test of time, it's still up and I still love it all these years later!  That's quite a feat with how quickly and frequently things can change around here.  It's also a project that I get asked about often, and when referring readers back to the original post I realized that it needed an update with additional details and sources in order to be a current helpful resource.  So, I'm taking this opportunity to update all of my botanical gallery wall info. and share it with you here. As a refresher, this was a budget friendly project because I used the pages from a botanical book for the artwork, inexpensive plastic frames, and poster board to mimic photo mats (refer to the original post for assembly how-to details). Even though I didn't spend a lot considering the wall coverage I achi......

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FIVE FRIDAY FAVORITES

I hope your weekend is off to a great start!  We have a full slate of family activities and church over the weekend, and I'm trying to get my Fall decorations together- too bad it's still in the upper 80s in OKC! 😭😭  Let's get right to my Five Friday Favorites (which are actually posting on a Saturday and there are way more than 5-haha!). I bought a pair of these rechargeable lamps last Spring, and I've enjoyed having them on my patio mantel so much!  They have different light modes, are dimmable, and each charge lasts for days and days.  I accidentally left mine on one night, then proceeded to forget to turn them off each following evening when I noticed they were still on, and they stayed on 24/7 for at least 4-5 days.  And, they are weather resistant so will be perfectly fine under our covered patio.  They are currently under $25 and I actually just ordered a second set to do a fun DIY with- stay tuned!  More patio links here. This easy care sof......

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TABLE ROD CENTERPIECE WEDDING AND PARTY DECORATION IDEAS

Every year (except shoulder surgery year!) for I don't know how long I've headed up the teacher break room at our Vacation Bible School each summer.  They work so hard and love on the kids well, and we try our hardest to spoil them and give them a nice spot to catch their breath each day!  There's always a theme for VBS that we try to keep in mind when decorating the room.  Decorations through the building in all of the halls and classrooms can get pretty elaborate and impressive, but I tend to keep things pretty simple and concentrate on a serving table focal point and something to add a bit of color on the other tables in the room.   This year's theme was "Magnified", so all of the decorations were nature related and BIG (think "Honey I Shrunk the Kids").  When planning with my friends that help me, we thought we'd go with a garden party theme. One of my friends mentioned that we should use a table rod on the serving tables and we went from the......

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ENTRY TABLE STYLING WITH STRIPED PLEATED LAMPSHADES

I'll start pulling out some Fall decor this week and next, but I recently fluffed up my foyer a bit with some new entry table styling and wanted to share with you before the pumpkins come out.  I shopped my house for the most part except for the one thing that made a huge difference... new striped pleated lamp shades!  All through the Summer I've had white lamps and accessories on the dresser, but when thinking about transitioning to Fall I wanted to warm it up a bit.  I haven't had my Tobacco Leaf lamps out in a white so I was ready to use those again.  Here they are as I've always used them- But I recently came across these striped shades and thought they might be perfect to mix with the lamps instead of the white shades!  I'm totally on board with the patterned, pleated shade trend but have not incorporated any into my home yet.  I absolutely love these mixed with my lamps!  It just transforms the entire look.    Green Striped Lampshade ......

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