I'm joining up with Lena and several other ladies in the weekly Tuesday 10 themed posts. This week's theme is Favorite Accessories. This was another hard one, because I love me some sparklies and have a big old jewelry box filled with do-dads, and an intimidating...
Right now, I am... feeling good after a very fun weekend. 🙂 There was curry, movies, brunch with friends, clothes swapping, karaoke, screenprinting, puppy-walking, and time with Ian. All good things. starting to mentally pack outfits for the cruise next week. It's...
As a screenprinter, one of the trickiest things to do is print white ink on a dark fabric. Most regular white screenprinting inks are semi-transparent, which is fine for mixing with other colors and printing on lighter backgrounds. But for direct coverage on something...
This will probably meander a bit, so I apologize in advance. I used to be pretty active in political/social causes. In college I was part of a group called the Coalition for Social Change. We were anti-war, pro-troops, pro environment, pro gay marriage, pro womens...
The Help By Kathryn Stockett The Help is yet another book I picked up because I wanted to read it before seeing the movie. I still haven't seen the movie, and now I'm a bit trepidatious about it. Not because the book wasn't good, but because it was SO good, I can't...
This trick from Shabby Apple about removing oil stains from clothes. So simple! Go get your big-ass permission slip from Amy. Check out the 27 Things That Will Make Your Life Easier, Period and The Dos and Don'ts of Becoming a Grown-Up. Some good tips and advice in...
So, I attempted a new screen-making method for the elephant design, using the photo emulsion kit my sister got me for my birthday last year. And I thought it worked beautifully, until I went to print. And got this: Super bummer. It may be that I just...
This is what I wore yesterday for the boyfriend's birthday festivities. We went and saw the Avengers at a local dine-in movie theater, so I didn't need to get too dressed up, but still wanted to look nice. He delighted in calling me his 'foxy lady' all night,...
One of the things I get asked the most when I say I run a screenprinting shop is where I get my ideas/how I come up with the designs. I usually just go with the short answer, "from my head," but it's not actually that simple most of the time. So I thought I'd sit down...
This post originally appeared over at Living Apockylypse as a guest post. One topic that I see pop up over and over again in the blog world is how to balance it all. Life. Work. Blogging. Motherhood, for some. And while I'm not an expert on the whole balance issue,...
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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