Here's a quick preview of the next design that'll hit the DA shop. A bird on the wing. Or wind, in this case. This will be a fun one to experiment on with different color combos. UPDATE: This item is now up in the Etsy shop.
New Stock!
Target had Mossimo tees (super comfy) on sale, so I stocked up. Behold all of the possibilities! Edit: I didn't buy ALL of these today. This is just my shelf of stock
Partial Prints
I'm experimenting with doing partial prints off of the same screen. Here, it's isolated decorative elements from the Myst screen. This is the back/sleeve view. Should hit the shop tomorrow. Also: the design for the next screen is underway, stay tuned!
New design is a go! Myst
First attempt at printing with this screen came out off-center and patchy. Second attempt went much better - measured to center and practically pounded the ink through. Result: perfectly centered and solid. Should hit the store tomorrow or Wednesday. Yay! UPDATE: New...
New Design Coming Soon!
Here's a quick pic of the next design to hit the DD line. This is another thing I've been doodling for years. I'm currently working on blocking out the screen, which - as you'd imagine from the intricate details - will take awhile. Should totally be worth it in...
New Design: the DD Dragon!
This past weekend I created a new screen, and printed it up. Behold, the Dragonflight Dreams dragon in wearable form! I'm keeping the blue shirt for myself, but will be printing up some dragon apparel for the Etsy shop this week.
My Process
For the curious out there, my screenprinting process is as follows: Step 1: Create the screen (or buy a pre-made one) For this, I just use a basic embroidery hoop in whatever size I need for the design, and stretch some gauzy white material through it until it's taut...
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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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