First and foremost, don't forget you can find me this Saturday at the Rockin' Around the Holiday Bazaar in Round Rock, TX. More details here, and you can RSVP/share the even here. I'd love to meet some of my blog readers and shop fans in person! You can print off this...
The 2014 Indie A-List Holiday Gift Guide is out! How Daylight Saving Time Affects Your Health. I for one definitely get affected by the no-sunlight-in-the-morning thing. It Is Possible to Die From Too Much Caffeine—If You Drank Around 140 Cups of Coffee in One Day....
In case you missed it at the start of the year, one of the things I've decided to do with my shops this year is donate a portion of all sales to charities or causes that I support. Regular blog readers are probably aware of this, but I am a huge bookworm. Curling up...
Thanks to the boy's satellite radio, I can actually instantly know the band for a song that catches my attention while we're driving somewhere. This happened with Home by Dotan the other week, and I promptly bought the album it came from on iTunes when we got home....
Revelation Space (Revelation Space #1) by Alastair Reynolds. This was recommended to me by a friend back in August, and I finally got around to reading it. It tells the story, mainly, of one Dan Sylveste, an interstellar scientist bent on figuring out what happened to...
Photo series of the week: Meet Garfi, the world's angriest cat. Grumpy Cat has some new competition. Sending Love from a Lifeboat. One author's love letter to the book that changed her life. “It matters to see yourself in a book. It matters to be told, either by the...
I was telling my mom about this recipe, and she was like polenta-what? It’s an ingredient that isn’t super widely known unless you’re Italian, but is becoming more popular. Polenta is a cornmeal based substitute for pasta, rice or potatoes. It’s got a mild corn flavor, and is much more palatable than grits. This recipe is one of the most fail-proof ways to ease yourself in to using polenta in your cooking. It’s a simple chop-toss-and-bake, but is super tasty. The sausage and apples make it perfect for autumn, too.
As promised yesterday, here is my new list of goals to (hopefully) accomplish before my next birthday. Take a vacation with just Ian (I've pretty much decided this will go on the list every year). Get to see my little sister. Create a lookbook for the screen printing...
Well, as of around 5:30am this morning, Mississippi time*, I am officially 30 years old. Yup. The big 3-0. Three whole decades of life. Honestly, it doesn't feel like that long, or that big of a deal (though that won't stop me from milking this milestone birthday for...
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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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