If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know that last week I finally got matching frames for all of the different size prints I sell in my shop. That commenced a 2-afternoon photo shoot as I re-took the main listing photos for all of the prints, complete with...
Dreams & Shadows by C. Robert Cargill This is the story of Ewan, a boy stolen by the fairies as an infant, and Colby, a boy who meets a genie and makes a monumental wish. Their two stories, otherwordly in their own ways, intersect and change the course of both boys'...
Why I Don't Celebrate St. Patrick's Day. So worth a read! Funny graphic of the week: What if You Let Your Cat Design Your Home. Cool tumblr of the week: Corpus Libris, books with bodies. Why You Actually Shouldn't Keep Calm and Carry On. How To Tell People Things They...
Surprise! The redesign bug bit me hard this weekend, and I've revamped the look of the blog and the shop, complete with new logo. If you're in an RSS reader or on Bloglovin, you may want to click over for the full effect. I'd been increasingly feeling that the old...
I came across Erika's post about a reverse bucket list through one of those internet rabbitholes you can't really trace the path of afterwards. And the idea really struck me. You guys know I'm a fan of making goals lists. But I think it's important to look back every...
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis It's a slightly futuristic England, and humanity has achieved the art of time travel. There are whole 'history' departments at Oxford dedicated to investigating different time periods - in person. Kivrin has set her heart on traveling to...
Time for another Etsy round-up! I love making treasuries on Etsy, so these posts are always fun to put together. I've got two for you this month, take a look: Martial MarchMarch is named for Mars, the Roman god of war (Ares in the Greek pantheon - not to be confused...
Cool art series of the week: Artist Uses Paint To Disguise Foods As Other Products. These are trippy. Surprisingly cool thing of the week: What Tree Rings Sound Like Played on a Record Player. This iPhone accessory alarm wakes you up with the sound & smell of sizzling...
1. We're hosting a brunch this weekend and doing a breakfast taco bar. Somehow, we've never made breakfast tacos at home, despite being fans of the dish. So the logistics are a bit fuzzy on how to get everything cooked/keep everything warm at the same time, but we'll...
The Taken by Vicki Pettersson This is the story of Griffin Shaw, ex-murdered-PI turned angel-grade escort into the afterlife, who makes a slight misstep and finds himself stuck back in the real world, in his former human flesh. It's also the story of Kit Craig, a...
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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