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...
So, I attempted a new screen-making method for the elephant design, using the photo emulsion kit my sister got me for my birthday last year. And I thought it worked beautifully, until I went to print. And got this: Super bummer. It may be that I just...
Behold the next design that will be hitting the shop on various items: This one is for my brother-in-law, who has an intense fascination with elephants. 🙂
This past month I had the pleasure to meet the Jill behind Just Jill Cosmetics here in Austin. After 10 years working as a Hollywood make-up artist, Jill moved to Austin to be closer to family, and also to launch Just Jill, a natural mineral make-up and skincare line...
It has been a WEEK. And I'm not stressing the number of days, but just the sheer full busy-ness of it. I am tired. So much so that I completely forgot to put together a Friday Favorites post. So you get this instead: How cute is she? All curled up by my office chair....
I am... absolutely loving the text mail notification service the post office now offers for my P.O. Box. No more wasted trips hoping for paychecks only to be disappointed by an empty box! still really tired, despite application of caffeine. I may have drunk too much...
Prints of the new phoenix design hit the shop this past weekend! Take a look (more to come in the next few weeks): Fiery colors obviously work best with the theme of the design, but I kind of really want to do one in a blue-green. Could I get away with that, do you...
A hilarious look at what happens when a 35 year old man retakes the SAT. I did good on this test the first time around, but certainly didn't enjoy it or ever want to take it again. I'm going to have to try this DIY Inkblot Artwork from Haley's blog. I KNEW all my...
Interested in sponsoring me in April? Well aren't you awesome! 😀 Hop on over to the Sponsor info page to see the rates & choices, or shoot me an email. In other news, shirts with the new phoenix print have started to hit the shop, with more coming over the weekend....
I'm joining up with Ashley of After Nine to Five (and a bunch of other ladies!) for a little something called Blog Positivity Week. It's a week dedicated to focusing on all the good and positive things about being part of the ever-growing blog world, instead of the...
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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