Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

This dog can do parkour (run parkour? perform parkour? what is the correct terminology here?) and it is adorable and awesome to watch. Sarah has some really good advice here: 33 Things I've Learned in 33 Years and here: How to Do Things By Yourself (and Actually Enjoy...

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Join Me?

Join Me?

If you're interested in joining me in September - and I hope you do, I have a great month planned with 30 Lists, a poem a day goal, getting back to cooking, more shop and sewing stuff, etc! - here are the options for you to choose from: ALL SPONSORS will receive...

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Friday Favorites: Photography

Friday Favorites: Photography

Today I'm turning over the blog to Robin, summer sponsor and photographer extraordinaire. She's put together a great Friday Favorites for you - enjoy!   Hi everyone, I’m Robin from Around the Island Photography, one of this summer’s sponsors here on Dragonflight...

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Recipe Guest Post: Puff Balls

Recipe Guest Post: Puff Balls

Today's tasty post comes to you from one of my fabulous sponsors, Amber! She blogs over at My Three Bittles, and you can also find her on Twitter. Be sure to go say hi after checking out her post below!   Today I'm gonna share with you a favorite of ours, PUFF...

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Meet Mia

Meet Mia

Today I want to introduce you to Mia, one of my super cool sponsors for this month and a fellow Austinite (at least sometimes)! Come get to know her. 🙂   Mia Moore Come say hi: Blog | Twitter Hi everyone! My name is Mia and I blog over at my personal domain,...

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Arm Party Gift Swap

Arm Party Gift Swap

This past month I participated in the Summer Time Arm Party gift swap hosted by Leonora & Ilene, and it might have been the most fun I've had doing a swap to date. 🙂 As the name of the swap would suggest, this swap was all about bracelets. When you signed up, you had...

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August Group Giveaway

August Group Giveaway

Yup, it's that time again: group giveaway day! Some of my wonderful sponsors have offered up cool swag this month. Check it out below! Also, I'm heading out of town tomorrow to visit family for a week, and in the meantime I've got a great line-up of guest posts and...

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Book Review: The Dressmaker

Book Review: The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott This was another random pick from the new fiction section at the library, and overall I was satisfied with it. It follows the story of Tess, a young Englishwoman who wants to be a dressmaker. She lands a job as personal maid to a famous...

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About

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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