Some good reads for the heart: Trying to Figure Out What's Important, What is Love?, and Three Cheers for 'Boring' Love. Tips on How to Work with a Graphic Designer. Good stuff here, though I'd add 'paying invoices promptly' to the list. A startling (or maybe not so...
This originally appeared over at The Streeters Unlimited as a guest post. With so many blogs clogging the interweb today, it can be hard to attract a following in the first place, let alone grow it. And aside from all the advice about networking, and having great...
Interested in sponsoring me in June? Awesomesauce! 😀 Check out my Sponsor info page to see the rates & choices - there are plenty affordable options! Or just shoot me an email directly. I am going to be out of town starting the 22nd, so if you email me after that, I...
It all started at the TxSC Clothing Swap. I brought two items of clothing from my own closet that I didn't wear/didn't fit anymore, and got to take away completely new-to-me items for free. New things in my wardrobe. For free. While cleaning out my own closet. That's...
I've made no secret of the fact that I am a bookworm, but I haven't really talked much about books and reading and writing here, because I had another blog where those kinds of things were talked about. This is going to change. I'm going to be integrating the bookish...
Ok. Truth? Sometimes I am just too hungry to bother taking a crap-ton of photos of whatever we're cooking. And/or checking to make sure what few photos I take are actually decent. But sometimes the food results are just so yummy I have to share despite that. This is...
I'm joining up with Lena and several other ladies in the weekly Tuesday 10 themed posts. This week's theme is Favorite Accessories. This was another hard one, because I love me some sparklies and have a big old jewelry box filled with do-dads, and an intimidating...
Right now, I am... feeling good after a very fun weekend. 🙂 There was curry, movies, brunch with friends, clothes swapping, karaoke, screenprinting, puppy-walking, and time with Ian. All good things. starting to mentally pack outfits for the cruise next week. It's...
As a screenprinter, one of the trickiest things to do is print white ink on a dark fabric. Most regular white screenprinting inks are semi-transparent, which is fine for mixing with other colors and printing on lighter backgrounds. But for direct coverage on something...
This will probably meander a bit, so I apologize in advance. I used to be pretty active in political/social causes. In college I was part of a group called the Coalition for Social Change. We were anti-war, pro-troops, pro environment, pro gay marriage, pro womens...
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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