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My first book: Panda ABCs by Amanda Roos

  Panda ABCs has now been published for 1 month! I have loved seeing everyone's reactions to the pandas.  Copies are available in paperback or on Kindle from Amazon. For a dive behind the scenes, you can check out this video to watch a time-lapse of how I drew each page:

Reversible Beanie! Easy 48-pin Knitting Machine Pattern

Easy, 100-row, reversible beanie! I'm using acrylic yarn, a combination of Michael's craftsmart yarn and RedHeart, and a 48-pin knitting machine. Pattern:  20 rows black 2 orange  2 black 2 light gray 2 black 2 dark gray 40 black 2 dark gray 2 black 2 light gray 2 black  2 turquoise 20 black

App Stats: Time Progress Bars - 2022

Time for some app stats! Time Progress Bars app was released on the Google Play Store in October 2020. Total downloads - 3007 Active downloads - 905 2022 revenue - $31.64 My share of 2022 revenue - $25.31 Total revenue - $54.71 My share of total revenue - $34.23 Revenue is from an in-app purchase that lets users change the color scheme and an in-app donation purchase.

New release! Days Until with Widget!

  Countdown the days until the date and time you choose!  Simple design, no ads, no permissions. Small download size. Available in 100+ languages! Days Until with Widget on Google Play:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandaroos.daysuntilapp

Change Calculator Upgrade Version 2.0 is now released on Google Play!

  I made the original app while cashiering at Walmart (I took free Android classes through Udacity.com). I have heard from many people with math disabilities who say it has really helped! This update is to add $100, $50, and $2 for the Canadians out there. Enjoy! Upgrade:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandafarrell.www.changecalculatorpaid Original:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandfarrell.www.changecalculator -Quick change entry -Checkboxes for bills and coins in the upgrade version -Available in 100+ languages -Now includes more bill types! -Both versions are ad-free and small download size -Original version is open source and available on GitHub:  https://github.com/amandaroos/ChangeCalculator

New Release! Scorekeeper Upgrade

  I'm excited to release an upgrade version for my most popular app: Scorekeeper! Download now from Google Play:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandafarrell.scorekeeperupgrade Upgrade Version Features: -Easy one-screen interface -Quick to set up with one tap to add a player -One tap to edit score or change player name -Dark mode matches system settings 🕶️ -Screen stays on (option to turn off in settings) -Available in 100+ languages Try the original app for free:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amandafarrell.www.scorekeeper

Made My First NFT Sale on OpenSea!

About my journey so far: I created my OpenSea account about two weeks ago. It cost me about $100 to get started: $20 in transaction fees to get Etherium into my MetaMask wallet and then about $80 in Etherium gas fees to create my first collection. I used this website to watch gas prices for a couple of days to see when gas prices tended to be lowest: https://ethgasstation.info/ Since then I have been uploading a few panda NFTs every day. I have been working on my 1000 pandas project, so I have almost 100 panda images as a backlog ready to upload as NFTs. Once I've caught up with my backlog I will create the NFTs as I create the pandas. When I create an NFT, I have been creating a supply of 1000 for each item (add "?enable_supply=true" to the end of the create URL to be able to change the supply of your OpenSea NFTs). When I finally finish making all 1000 pandas and making 1000 NFTs of each, that will end up being 1 million panda NFTs! I did this so I could experimen...