At the beginning of this month, Kristen over at Milo & Molly proposed an interesting gift swap. It was for shop owners only, and the purpose was to clear out closets/shelves of 'rejects' from your shop - things that had just a tiny imperfection or old stock that...
It's time for the monthly Etsy jewelry feature again! As always, it features the month's birthstone, birth flower, and zodiacs. So here's the January round-up, featuring garnet, carnation, capricorn and aquarius items. January Jewelry by Dragonflight Dreams garnet...
This past month I participated in the Bling in the New Year gift swap, which was all about accessories you could use for a New Years Eve party and beyond. I got paired with Allie, one of the organizers, and sent her a box of goodies earlier this month (even though I...
This month's Etsy jewelry themed round up is appropriately icy. Both of December's birthstones have nice cool tones, and picking silvery pieces to fit the look was easy. So here's the December round-up, featuring blue topaz, tanzanite, narcissus, sagittarius and...
In case you still need to do some holiday shopping, I thought I'd share with you some of my favorite online, handmade/small business shops. Of course, they're good anytime, not just for the holidays. But I'll use the season as an excuse to give shout-outs to these...
Today I'm over at Sandy a la Mode sharing some tips on how to incorporate the colors of the season into your wardrobe, without ending up looking like a walking Christmas card. Go check it out!
Operation Xmas (also know as Operation Christmas Tree) was a success! We picked out a tree in record time, got it onto the roof of the car with some help from the Home Depot guy, got it home and into the house and into its base. It was tall and beautiful and...
I added some new listings to the shop yesterday, including some new long sleeved shirts. You can check out the full selection of cold weather appropriate offerings here. I'm also working on the next design for the shop over this weekend, and should be debuting...
My latest monthly-themed Etsy treasury. Jewelry for November babies, featuring the month's birthstones (citrine and topaz), zodiacs (scorpio and sagittarius) and flower (chrysanthemum). November Jewelry by dragonflightapparel Amber and Citrine C......
This originally appeared as a guest post over on Sandy a la Mode. Aubergine. Plum. Eggplant. Violet. Purple. Whatever you want to call it, this color has been a heavy hitter in fashion ever since ye old days when only royalty could afford it. Luckily you don't have to...
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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