Winter Glow + Cozy

Feeling peaceful, inspired and slightly spacey.  And these wonderful photos from Zinke Design really have my number.
Come now... float with...

Aaaaahhhhhh.... perfection.

*Gift Pack Treasures*

I've received a number of requests for putting together an assortment of jewelry and hair adornments as a sort of gift basket for their special loves.  It's such a great idea that I thought I'd offer this option for everyone... bundle up three or more adornments and you'll save a whopping 30% on the entire order.  Throw in a gift certificate as an added bonus treat so your pal, family member, partner, your very favorite girl can enjoy even more possibilities after the Holidays (can be mailed as a hard copy card or emailed).

This is a super fun customized process, so definitely feel free to contact me and we can work out specific designs with your budget for the pack.

*UPDATE* Want just one or two items?  Everything in the Rare Bird and Luxe Bridal collections is 25% off with this code: Holiday2010 on the main website.
And nearly everything in the Etsy shop is 20-40% off up through December 31st or until materials and stock run out... whichever comes first!

Here are some examples of (but is not limited to) what is available...

Peaceful and Lovely:

 Festive and Regal:

 Luminous and Elegant:

Fun and Flirty:

 Cute and Bold:

 Unconventional and Colorful:

 Girly and Sassified:

 Powerful and Sophisticated:

Yay for the Holidays!

Clusters

In any moment, on any given day, I'll become transfixed by either the complexity or the simplicity of my environment.  Both can make or break an atmosphere and I'm usually very careful to make sure my world plays out in the most beautiful way possible... ups and downs and all.

That said, I enjoy clusters of things.  Like this bunch of trimmings...

and neutral things...

and wild things...

and yummy things...

 (top three photos from decor8 and ohjoy)

Oh Joy...

A few things, real quick...

*Both my main website and my Etsy shop have really pretty wonderful things happening right now.  Most everything is 25-40% off.  No kidding.

* New Holiday Treats are now available!  *You're a Gem* earrings and charms  AND *Party Time* hair adornments are up and ready for some gift giving lovin' (or as a treat just for you).  And all at totally reasonable prices... which is, of course, a plus.

* Etsy shop steals and deals: Most everything has been marked 25-40% off.  Peruse through and snag some pretties while they're still around!

* Main Ciara Obscura site steals and deals: Use this discount code ( Holiday2010 ) at checkout for 25% off all Rare Bird and Luxe Bridal collection designs.

** Oh!  Gift Certificates are available and custom orders are always welcome... **

Back to work for this girl... it's been non stop these days.
I will, of course, be sure to get in some much needed down time with a good book and maybe a stiff drink (or a hot chocolate).

And so it begins...

I have no idea what day it is.  I mean, I can figure it out if I take the two seconds to calculate, but what I'm saying is my brain is done.  Tired.  Kaput.
How one single day can exhaust a person so much is beyond me.  But it's catch up time.  Time to finish up the final details on two trunk shows this coming week and a few custom orders, so life has been non stop.  I'm good with that though.  My life is satisfying and fulfilling and, really, made up of some truly cool and fascinating people.  I can live with that... motivated brain or not.

Here are some great images I've collected this week from around the web...

 

What an incredible wintery nook of a fireplace (Decor8) 

This beautiful reproduction archival prints from Sebastian Orth

 

And this neat number from Cart Before the Horse 

Onward into the holidays! 

Ultimately it comes down to a choice.

Sometimes I feel like this

 

(moving target by meluseena )

but prefer to feel more like this

 (vintage photograph by maclancy)

and this

 

(superhero capes by discovery denim )

This next week is jam packed with an awesome amount of orders to process and an even more super awesome holiday party trunk show to prepare for.  Bring on the flapper partying spirit and superhero powers!