Long Sleeve Shirts

Long Sleeve Shirts

  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...

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Bits & Pieces

1. It's October, which means new sponsors (check them out in the sidebar) and lots of awesome things but mostly: it's my birthday month! It should be good times here on the blog. I sat down with my planner yesterday and plotted out some fun stuff, and started thinking...

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Sunday Confessions

1. I'm not sure this comes across in everyday posting (ok, maybe a little, just given the name of my blog), but I am a huge geek. As is the boy. Like, we bonded over playing World of Warcraft together when we first started dating. And, I still play The Sims 3 (though,...

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Five Things Friday

Five Things Friday

  1. It's amazing how productive a day can be when you get solid sleep at night. I've slept great all week, and I've gotten so much done! Quite an unusual state of affairs for this insomniac.   2. Part of my trip back home involved helping my mom go through...

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Sewing Update: Elephant Pillows!

Sewing Update: Elephant Pillows!

Well, my sister received her gift earlier today, so I can finally unveil my pillow-making triumph with you all! ๐Ÿ˜€ This was my first interaction with my sewing machine *unsupervised* by the training staff at Sew Much More. Meaning I was at home and did everything...

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Back on the Mainland

I'm back! Alaska was just as pretty as I'd expected, if a tad colder/rainy-er than I'd hoped. I'll have pictures and recap stuff soon, but today I'm just recovering. Our flight back from Seattle didn't get in until after midnight last night, and this girl is tuckered...

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Bring on the Bookworm

Bring on the Bookworm

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...

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Tuesday Treasure Trove

Tuesday Treasure Trove

Spring means growing things! Check out these wildflower seed bombs, and some ways to serve up tasty edible flowers. Getting a package in the mail is one of my favorite things, so I'm looking forward to getting my surprise from the Send Something Good gift swap. Why...

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What I Wore: April Flowers

What I Wore: April Flowers

If you get the reference in the caption above, we can be geek friends forever. ๐Ÿ™‚ This is what I wore yesterday, for no other reason than I felt like wearing a dress. I scored this for all of $8 at Ross during a recent retail therapy session, and I am loving it. I...

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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


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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge

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