Books I’m Not Sure I Want to Read

Books I’m Not Sure I Want to Read

I saw this post floating around on the blogosphere the other week (on a whole lotta book blogger sites, too many to name them all) and I thought I'd join in. Here are some books I feel like I should read, but am really struggling with or have zero interest in. Lolita...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

Art series of the week: an artist creates surreal portraits of shelter dogs. Sci-fi and fantasy authors reveal truths in the strangest fiction. aka. just because there's a dragon in the book doesn't mean the story isn't based on reality. Readers absorb less on Kindles...

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Busy Little Bee

Busy Little Bee

Now that the craft show is past, I've been attending to a lot of the other to-do list items for my shop. First up, I'm finally getting photos of the made-to-order shirts on an actual person! Witness: Yeah, that's just me wearing them. I never know what to do with my...

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ACR Summer Show Recap

ACR Summer Show Recap

This past weekend was the Austin Craft Riot Summer Show, otherwise known as the first major craft show that I've ever done. Which you probably knew because I basically talked about nothing else here on the blog for the past month. And of course I had high hopes,...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

Art series of the week: Meticulous Cut Paper Illustrations by Maude White. Video of the week: Puppies Rolling Down Hills. Comic of the week: How to Make Small Talk with Introverts. Spot on. How to Be Polite. The Reasons I Don't Read: Causes of the Dreaded Book Slump...

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August Etsy Round-Up

August Etsy Round-Up

I'm recovering from my whirlwind weekend at the craft show (there will be a recap post probably Wednesday) so today's an easy 'look at the pretties!' post. 🙂 I've got two treasuries today. The first is August-themed, using one of August's birthstones as the...

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Austin Craft Riot Summer Show

Austin Craft Riot Summer Show

If you've been around the blog awhile, you probably already know this as I've been talking about it for a few weeks. But this upcoming weekend is the annual Austin Craft Riot Summer Show. It's got over 70 local handmade artisans and food trucks and kids activities and...

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Book Review: The Girl With All the Gifts

Book Review: The Girl With All the Gifts

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey. “Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her....

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

Video of the week: Dear Kitten. Life lessons from an older cat. Photo series of the week: Pit Bulls Photographed As Lovely Fairy Tale Creatures. Comic of the week: Penny Arcade vs. the Mash-Up Tee. Been There, Done That: Why We Keep Retelling Fairy Tales. How To Be A...

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Hi, I’m Amanda!

I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.

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Currently Reading

The Surviving Sky
Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
Thinking, Fast and Slow


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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Amanda has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2023!
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