1. The boy (fiancé!) and I had a walkthrough at our wedding venue with their coordinator yesterday, and picked out which areas of the Villa we're going to use for our ceremony and reception. Verdict: outdoor ceremony on the Lakeview Terrace, indoor reception in the...
Cool sculpture series of the week: What Flowers Look Like Suspended In Massive Blocks Of Ice. Check out this reimagined cover of a sci-fi classic. Let’s Do a Literary Version of ‘Chopped’. More entertaining that it probably should be. 🙂 How A Flexible Work Culture...
You guys know by now that I am a fan of reimaingings - of fairytales, of famous posters or art, that kind of thing. Combine that with my love of books, and you have a new series and passion project over on my design blog: Covers Reimagined, where I'll be doing my take...
Well that’s a whopper of a list for you guys this week. There’s some good stuff there, though, so wade on in.
One thing I always hated about English class was how the teacher or professor would over-analyze everything and make the tiniest details into an Important Symbol or Metaphor. I always doubted whether the author was intending or even thinking about that particular...
Video of the week: Weird Things All Dog Owners Do. Hahaha, this is pretty spot on. 35 Tumblr Posts That’ll Make You Reevaluate Your Entire Existence. This was hilarious. Emma Watson Cast as Belle in Live-Action 'Beauty and the Beast'. I do like Emma Watson, but I'm...
Taking a page from Pip's book and using this list to do a life snapshot. Making: plans. And spreadsheets. Wedding planning is no cakewalk, people (ba-dum-ching). Cooking: nothing lately. We've been living on frozen meals and take-out. Drinking: french vanilla...
Fun quiz of the week: What Kind of D&D Character Would You Be? I got True Neutral Human Ranger/Rogue. I'm ok with that. Infographic of the week: Apocalypse when? Infographic guide to Doomsday threats. You Are Not Late. “In terms of the internet, nothing has happened...
The Charming Tales Once Upon a Rhyme; Happily Never After By Jack Heckel. You guys know by now that I am a fan of fairy tale re-imaginings. So when this series came across my radar thanks to Harper Voyager, I thought it would be right up my alley. And it was. The...
Video of the week: We Are Completely Mesmerized by This Dog Walking Like a Person. As am I. And here goes your productivity: You Can Now Play Oregon Trail Online for Free. 7 Fictional Lands That Should Have Google Map Directions. This made me laugh. This Floating...
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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