Spotlight: Obakki Foundation

{Received a wonderful e-mail from the Obakki Foundation yesterday asking whether I would bring awareness to raise funds for an orphanage in Cameroon, Africa. Children who lived there were asked what makes them happy, sad and afraid. Their answers can be found on a series of fashion items that will be available in January at http://www.obakki.com/index.html, as well as select stores across North America. The Obakki Foundation, found here, will be giving 100% of proceeds directly to the orphanage; every dollar raised will help these children. Each piece in the Obakki Foundation collection showcases a different series of words and phrases written by the kids themselves. Because of the children, every item sold will create a positive change. What an empowering cause!)


{photographs from the Obakki fall/winter 2009 collection follow...}

Spotlight: Pigeon Toe Ceramics

(Lovely ceramics discovered via Mocca and Me. {p.s. I especially love the herb ceramic tags, so unique!})

Inspiration: Holiday Mantel

(Source, My Sweet Savannah.)

(Source, Embroidered Linen Snowflake Votive Holders via Wisteria.)

(Source, Moodboard)

Inspiration: Editorial

(Source, Karmen Pedaru by Camilla Akrans for New York Times Style Magazine Holiday 09 via Fashion Gone Rogue.)

Weekend Signoff :) + A Special Blogroll Friendship Project

(First of all, I would like to thank every single person who has visited this blog! I am truly grateful for your visits, comments and especially, for those who have chosen to become followers ~ yay now at 285!

As you may know, I am determined to reach 1000 followers by my second year anniversary of blogging, which is in March 2010 {Update: has been extended to June 2010}! Your help would be greatly appreciated. I truly believe in the spirit of the blog community, so lets help each other out!

Whereas the bottom bar of a blog is normally reserved for sponsors or advertisement, that's not the case here at Simply Seductive. Rather, I propose to put your blog banner and link to your blog at the bottom of my blog from now to June 2010 if you dedicate a post on your blog encouraging your readers to visit and more importantly to follow Simply Seductive! Let me know if you're interested by e-mailing me at cmoisimplyseductive@gmail.com, or leave a comment to this post. Who will be the first?? Happy, happy weekend, lovelies. I hope its a great one! Photograph source, A Creative Mint.)

Inspiration: Star-shaped Sunglasses, Shimmery Water + Studs

{a bit of holiday relief... can never tire of sunlight flickering on water...}




(Source, Stylist Tamila Purvis; photography David Mandelberg.)

Inspiration: Holiday Glamour

(Source, from the lovely Coco+Kelley... I encourage you to read her post... if I lived in the United States I would be giving her a ring immediately. In the spirit of holiday giving, an opportunity not to be missed is the fantastic giveaway offered by the ever-inspiring This is Glamorous to receive a Coco+Kelley design session!... enter!!)

{UPDATE: Cassandra from Coco+Kelley has confirmed her design services are international! Sincere apologies.}