1. The wall decals I ordered came today! They were a pain to peel off their backing without pieces getting stuck to each other. But actually putting on the wall was easy, and I love how it turned out! This is our loft upstairs, kind of right outside my office. We...
1984 by George Orwell This was the May Blogger Book Club pick, in the Classics genre. I was excited about this pick, because though I'd read 1984 back in high school, it's been quite awhile and was due for a re-read. I remembered liking it, and thinking that it was...
This is what I'm wearing today. I had some bank account stuff and PO box stuff to sort out, and I find I get taken more seriously if I wear a blazer. 😀 Plus it's comfy and coordinates well with the pink of this tank, and adds some patterned interest to the outfit....
If you're here for the Preview to Summer Blogger Book Swap, scroll down. Laugh-worthy thing of the day: visit Gizoogle, type in your Twitter name, enter, and visit the first link. Too funny. Here's mine. Life Lessons in Fighting the Culture of Bullshit. Possibly the...
I am an avid Gmail user. Not only do I have a regular old Gmail account, but I run both my professional and blog email addresses through Gmail as well. (In other words, even though I send and receive mail as , I'm doing it all through...
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs This was a refreshingly different read. Riggs combines contemporary and historical fiction, mystery, children with paranormal abilities, and (extremely creepy) found photographs to create something a bit off...
Today I'm sharing 3 ways to wear a solid-colored basic maxi dress. Maxi dresses are one of my favorite things to wear during the summer because they are SUPER comfortable, and there are lots out there with stripes and color blocking and prints. But sometimes a plain...
What does nearly every genius have in common when it comes to work habits? Creative People Say No. 6 Reasons You Should Move To Austin, TX. Reason #7 being to hang out with me, of course. 😉 The Lies Bloggers Tell You (via Jenn - thanks!) How To Manage Internet...
Jewelry round-up time again! This month (obvs) is May, which means emerald, lily of the valley, Taurus, and Gemini. I personally love deep, dark emeralds, so this month was fun to put together. Look at the pretty: May Jewelryby Dragonflight Dreams Emerald Rock Star...
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine had access to a laser cutting machine for a brief while and asked our little coffee group if anyone had anything they wanted cut out of wood or metal or plastic. I had a few ideas pop into my head, but this was at the front of the...
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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