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...
Exciting word-smith related news! I found out last night that I made the 3rd and final round of the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge I posted about before - wahoo!! My assignment for the 2nd round was science fiction, with the Olympics and a personal trainer, and I...
As you might know by now, I run an Etsy shop that sells screen printed goods, primarily t-shirts. And I thought it'd be fun today to show a few different ways that a bold graphic tee from my shop could be worn. So, this is the shirt: A simple scoopneck tee, in bright...
Funny video of the week: Old Spock vs. New Spock. It may be a car commercial, but it's still dang funny. Awesome video of the week: When did you choose to be straight? Why Employees Shouldn’t Have Hours. "The traditional 9-to-5, 40-hour work week is just that:...
I'm linking up with Jenni again for the May blogging challenge. I'm a day late, but yesterday's topic was 'sell yourself in 10 words or less.' Jenni herself did a list of 10 words, and I liked that better than trying to come up with a-10 word coherent sentence to do...
The Bone Key The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth by Sarah Monette I was a big fan of Monette's Doctrine of Labyrinths series, so when I saw she had a standalone book, I grabbed it from the library without really reading much about it. So I was a bit...
Right now, I am... doing laundry. Glamourous life over here. 🙂 happy that some paychecks came in today. wondering why I no longer receive text notifications about stuff being in my PO box. looking forward to the comedy show we're going to tonight, and a friend's...
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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