This wonderful, magical animation drawn with crayons: Crayon Dragon Comes to Life. For the freelancers/self-employed, three good reads: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less, Death by Hourly Wage, and It Doesn't Get Better, You Do. Favorite quote: "I don’t charge by...
I had planned on reserving my business spotlight features for local Austin businesses, but I'll make an exception for this one. Meet reFORM Studios, a personal training business in Charleston, South Carolina. It's owned by none other than my big sis, Katrina, who is...
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh I'd heard some buzz about this book on Twitter a few months ago, so when I found myself in the airport in need of something to read, I picked this up. And I'm so glad I did. The book is told from the point of view of...
Aside from lace and polka dots, I'm also really loving stripes right now. Here are some pieces that have caught my eye in this trend: Stripes! by dragonflight-dreams I own a few of these, and LOVE them. If budget allowed, I'd snap all of them up, haha. Are you loving...
What: 7-Day Alaska Cruise Who: Me, the Boy & certain members of the Boy's family Warning: this is a photo-heavy post. 🙂 Ketchikan Our third port was Ketchikan. I think it was the largest of the Alaskan towns we saw. Here we abandoned all pretense of being rugged,...
What: 7-Day Alaska Cruise Who: Me, the Boy & certain members of the Boy's family Warning: this is a photo-heavy post. 🙂 Skagway Our first stop was in Skagway, and I have to say I was not prepared for the size of this port. All of my previous cruise experience was...
This week I am co-hosting the Tuesday 10 with Lena! Our topic this week is Top 10 Recommended Reads/Favorite Books. I had a really hard time narrowing down my list, so I tried to think of it as not just what my favorite books to read are, but what books I would like...
What: 7-day Alaskan Cruise Who: Me, the Boy, and certain members of the Boy's Family Our first two and half days of the cruise were spent at sea, making our way from Seattle up to the northernmost point of our route. Unless you feel like gambling or shopping non-stop,...
A further venture into the colored denim world: mint jeans! These were admittedly less scary than the bright red ones, and way easier to find things to pair with. I like 'em. This is what I wore yesterday (my blogiversary!) around the house and out to run errands. It...
That's right, folks! Today marks exactly 1 year since I started this little web venture. It seems like it's been much longer, and also not nearly that long, simultaneously. Strange feeling. Good feeling. Dragonflight has definitely grown a lot over the past...
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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