Adventures in a dollar store

A few weeks ago, my mother and i moved into a new apartment. Aside from the initial excitement i was a tad concerned about the lack of lighting in my room. So, naturally, whilst looking for random house necessities, we went to the dollar store! (A place i like to frequent because you never know what kind of useful things you'll find) While we were shopping, She saw these adorable Chinese paper lanterns, and suggested we hang them outside on our porch area. We picked out two green ones and later went home and set them up. (they are awesome!) Later, though i got to thinking that it might be a clever (and cheap!) way to decorate my room, a few days later we went back to purchase ten more! Five blue, and five green to match my color scheme. While there we got this neat little kit that has all sorts of handy things, including hook screws. And so gathering the help of my boyfriend, and a close girlfriend the lights were put up and the batteries set in, and now i have a bit of extra light in my room whenever i want it! So if you happen to be looking for a unique, but not pricey way to redecorate, have a look at your local dollar store! You might find just what your looking for!