Tuesday 10: Wishlist

Tuesday 10: Wishlist

Joining up with Paige and Lena for the Tuesday 10. This week's topic is a wishlist. Whether for Christmas or my birthday or just because or farther in the future, here are some things I'm wishing for: 1. A macro lens and telephoto lens for my camera, to supplement the...

read more
Love/Hate

Love/Hate

Joining up with the lovely Noël for the Love It/Hate It link-up.   I love cold refreshing beverages and ice cream and milkshakes. I hate the brain freeze headache I usually get from consuming them too fast. I love doing design work. I hate that I sometimes have...

read more
10 Things You Didn’t Know

10 Things You Didn’t Know

I've seen a lot of 'Me, Myself & I' and 'Things I'm Afraid to Tell You' posts floating around lately, and while I'm not going to do either one of those (at this time), I did think a post where you get to know me a bit better was a good idea. So here, in no particular...

read more

Ask Me Anything

Ever wondered anything about me that I haven't mentioned or covered on the blog? (to be fair, there is probably plenty - this is still a growing space). Well, now's your chance to find out. I'm going to being doing a post (or several, depending) dedicated to answering...

read more
Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

I feel that this should be required reading for life: The Busy Trap. Seth Godin's list for How to Live Happily with a Great Designer. Oh. My. GOODNESS, this list is spot-on and excellent. Why Are American Kids So Spoiled? And let's face it, they really, really are....

read more
Recapturing Childhood

Recapturing Childhood

Awhile back I did a stint at a local elementary school as a Reading Buddy - helping a kid who has trouble reading learn to read more/better through one-on-one storytime sessions. As the end of the 'semester' drew near, I wanted to get her a book that she could keep...

read more

Right Now…

Right now, I am... still tweaking the next design for the shop. I'd originally planned to unveil it today, but I'm not happy with it yet. desperately in need of the paychecks I'm owed. I hate hate hate when clients take their sweet time getting the check in the mail...

read more
Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

If, like me, you are addicted to Target, here are things every Target shopper needs to know. Create your shipping labels through PayPal even if it wasn't an Ebay/Etsy sale (I use for my clothing swap stuff). I love this because it lets you choose First Class mail as...

read more
Meet Kelly!

Meet Kelly!

You may have noticed this lady rocking out in my sidebar this past month. Get to know her a bit more below, and go say hi! 🙂 Houtz House Party Blog | Twitter | Facebook I love to share the daily crazy here with lots of photos and stories about our little family. I...

read more
Meet Ester!

Meet Ester!

Ester Durães Go say hi: Blog | Shop | Facebook | Twitter My name is Ester and I am an 19-year-old girl born in France but currently living in Portugal. I am an International Relations college student who has a big passion for drawing and arts. I decided to start my...

read more

About

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.

Thanks for stopping by!

Currently Reading

The Surviving Sky
Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Chillpreneur: The New Rules for Creating Success, Freedom, and Abundance on Your Terms
Thinking, Fast and Slow


Amanda's favorite books »

2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Amanda has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2023!
hide

Types of Happenings