I am so excited to share this invitation suite that I designed for my best friend’s bridal shower and bachelorette party! Even though the events were on the same day, each party was a special celebration, so I decided to design two separate cards that complemented each other. While the wedding colors are inspired by peacock feathers in a more subtle way, I wanted to be bright and bold for these invitations! I printed them at home and mailed the cards together in teal envelopes lined with chartreuse paper. I am really happy with the outcome and they definitely helped set the tone for our party marathon! I’ll be sharing some fun event details, including a bachelorette party survival kit soon!

If you are interested in customizing these design for your peacock themed event let me know and I’ll get to work on them for you! I also just added a Pinterest button below so feel free to PIN AWAY!

Two weeks ago my friends and I threw an awesome day-o-fun (shower & bachelorette party) celebrating Chelsea’s engagement! I had been collecting images on a Peacock Party pinboard and planning for months and it finally all came together. Here are some of my favorite inspirational images and I’ll be sharing the invites and fun event details soon!

Another item crossed off of my 30 before 30 list! Be sure to subscribe to the Ciera Design RSS feed or follow me on Twitter so that you don’t miss out when I post the invites and party pics! Visit my Peacock Party pinboard for image credits.

My January featured sponsor, Sequin Crush, is helping to spread the awareness of National Wear Red Day and the Go Red For Women movement who’s goal is to share the truth about heart disease, the number one killer of women.

The facts are clear. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood. The truth is, we can stop our number one killer together by sharing the truth. Make it your mission to fight heart disease in women on National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 3rd, 2012.

If you’re like me and not sure how to pull off a red outfit, it’s our lucky day! Jasmine at Sequin Crush has put together a post with three awesome ways to go red.

Head on over to Sequin Crush to get the details on these looks!

January was full of family, friends, setting goals… and my first outfit post!  In case you missed anything throughout the month, here are my favorite posts:

1 // Instagram Week In Photos
2 // 30 Before 30 – A Year of Goals
3 // Keep Me Warm by the Fire
4 // Stanley Restaurant New Orleans
5 // Custom Notecards
6 // A Very Special Quilt
7 // What I Wore – BBQ in January
8 // Island Creek Oyster Bar Identity

I have a lot planned for February but if you have any special requests just let me know! xo Ciera

I am sharing some tips on Kyla’s blog for staying connected, engaged and inspired online without it taking over your life!

 Some of my approaches included: creating a list, coming up with a realistic online schedule, unfollowing negative people or blogs and interacting with people instead of just following. Head over to Kyla’s blog to read more about intention setting, managing your online life and honoring your differences and what some fellow bloggers have to say as well.

I’ll be expanding on how I managing my online life soon so subscribe to the Ciera Design RSS feed or follow me on Twitter so that you don’t miss out!

Finally back to Boston after 36 days home in New Orleans. I am finding it difficult to get back in the swing of things. I found this simple illustration by Lizzy Stewart that says what I am feeling perfectly.

Ciera Design is a lifestyle and design blog where I share my adventures as a freelance graphic designer and everything that exhilarates me as an artist. I love being able to promote other artists and small businesses on this blog! If you’re interested in sponsoring please check out my advertising page and we can get started!

I shared a little sneak peak of this project a few months ago but since it was a surprise, I had to wait to share the final product. For Christmas we gave my grandmother a quilt made from individual squares. We each wrote something special on our square and my aunt sewed them all together into this beautiful quilt!

If you are interested in giving a quilt like this as a gift and don’t have the sewing skills my aunt has an Etsy shop and accepts custom orders!

If you hadn’t heard of SOPA before, you probably have by now: some of the internet’s most influential sites—Reddit and Wikipedia among them—are going dark today to protest the much-maligned anti-piracy bill. Freedom of speech should reach every part of our world. Learn more here.

My family threw a birthday party for my sister and I last weekend and decided to grill since the weather was so nice! My dad grilled some amazing chicken, peppers and pineapple and my mom made this unbelievable Saints themed cake! One of my 30 before 30 goals is to try some outfit posts this year… so here is my first one along with some Instagrams from the day!

Gray Shirt – Old Navy // Black Shirt – Express // Skirt – H&M // Boots – Thrifted // Locket Necklace – from my grandmother // Whistle Necklace – Forever 21

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