There's something you should know about me. I'm very fancy. I love pretty, sparkly things. I spent a good deal of time--from the time I was 15 until I was about 26 trying to deny my girly pinkness. I can't really 'splain it, but I did. Then I became BFFs with Jillian and she helped me shake off the shackles of the past and claim my inner princess.

So, for the past few years I've had a secret inner desire: I want a chandelier over my bed. Yes, a full blown, crystal covered, big honkin' girly chandelier. To be completely and brutally honest, I'd like a bedroom a little like this one:



There are a few problems with this. I don't have the money for a room like this, and I rent my apartment. These two things limit my ability to be as fancy as I'd like.

My mother has embraced my desire for a chandelier even though she cannot imagine how she of all people had a daughter who wants one. She's suggested a few alternatives, but nothing has worked until now.

A couple of weeks ago we were in a little antique store in Hurricane, Utah when I found these beaded wall sconces:



for a really reasonable price. They're a good alternative considering how portable they are while still giving me the sparkly fanciness I crave.

So here they are in my room on either side of my window:



They look good, huh? I also want to share my other bit of fancy:



This wall was made with four sheets of wrapping paper from Papyrus and cost me $10 total. You see, I'm not only fancy, I'm also kinda crafty. And cheap. Another example of my cheap craftiness is this wall:



Where I turned a broken door to an Ikea cabinet into a frame for three pictures I took in England.

You may now be asking yourself, "Why is she telling us this? Does she just want to brag?"

My answer is this: I live alone and only had my dog to share it with. When I asked him if he thought it was pretty this was his response



Which means, "I don't do pretty."

So all I have is you. So, do YOU think it's pretty? Please respond, 'cause I'm not only fancy, I'm also needy.