Fun photo of the week: President Obama Totally Commits To Where The Wild Things Are Reading. Fun video of the week: This Bird Dancing To Another One Bites The Dust. Makes Me Feel Old Video of the Week: Kids React to Walkmans. Realistic Drawings Of Animated Characters....
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman It'd been too long since I read a book with dragons! This was an excellent remedy for that. Seraphina takes place in a fantasy world where humans and (shape-shifting, uber-logical) dragons live in uneasy peace since the war that raged...
As promised yesterday, some pictures! My sister was visiting from Charleston, SC last week with some friends, and one afternoon we headed down to McKinney Falls State Park for some sunshine and hiking. The bluebonnets were in bloom, the weather was perfect, and the...
Photo series of the week: National Geographic Concludes What Americans Will Look Like in 2050, and It's Beautiful Cool invention of the week: This Solar-Powered Plane Can Now Fly Around The World With No Fuel. How to not worry about all the other people doing the...
Time for pretty things from Etsy! I have two lovely collections again for you this month. And no, they are not Easter-themed (I'm so sick of seeing bunnies and carrots and eggs everywhere). One is all about April showers (which hopefully bring May flowers) - fitting...
Written in Red by Anne Bishop I've been a long-time fan of Anne Bishop (loved her Ephemera series, and her Black Jewels series is also great). But somehow I missed that book one of her new series came out last year, and only just got around to reading it. It's adult...
A little while ago, I put out a call on Twitter for a free sidebar ad design. My motives were two-fold: 1) I needed a break from the project I was working on, and 2) I wanted to publicize the fact that ad design is one of the design services that I offer, and could...
Video of the week: Simple Animation Shows Kids Why Design Matters. A little slow to get started, but cute. Sofia Coppola to Direct Live-Action Version of The Little Mermaid. Hmm. Saying Goodbye to (Fictional) Friends. Don't worry, it's normal. Someone Else's Pain &...
This is something I've had on the brain for awhile, and have hinted at here on the blog, but it's finally happened! I've opened a 2nd shop, specializing in design services and digital goods. It's called Dragonflight Digital, and will eventually have WordPress and...
Dead Set by Richard Kadrey I'm a big fan of Kadrey's Sandman Slim series, so I was excited to read his new standalone, fantasy-horror YA book. It's the story of Zoe, a girl dealing with the upheaval her father's unexpected death has had on her life. Her best friend is...
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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