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Well it is an interesting morning here in the Blaney household, My husband thought it to be a good idea to fall asleep on our pool yesterday well let me tell you that was a bad idea! He was only out for about an hour swimming and sleeping apparently... He said he was going out for a swim and to relax (nothing seem to be going very well for him yesterday) and I was editing photos from a shoot I did a little bit ago. I looked down at the time and an hour had gone past and we were suppose to be going to his Aunt and Uncles for a BBQ (which was EXCELLENT but I will do a whole other post about that)

Fall Part 1 of MANY!

This is how my front door is going to look as soon as I get back from a MUCH needed Vacation.
Let me tell you a little bit about that I have been up to. Obviously I havent been on here giving you updates or.... anything I have been promising BUT I have a very good reason for that! As you know I have a baby (9 months old now) so this makes things even more difficult than normal LOL BUT in the last month I have had a booth at Carrot Fest in Bradford to help raise money for my sister in law that is going to be going to Zambia October 31st ( my favorite day of the year ;)) to help add onto an existing school. I will give a little more information a little later about this and where you can donate if you are interested. Every little bit helps!

By the way we did great at Carrot Fest our earnings AFTER the day was over and we took out all of our money we put in we ended up making $450 for her my sister in law and her mom!  

Before Carrot Fest (which was just a one day event) I was apart of a booth in Sutton for the whole weekend... Well technically I helped with two booths and ended up with a business proposition buy the end of Saturday. So heres the story... I was helping a fellow vendor out because he accidently over booked himself with another show so I looked after his booth for the day. While I was there I sold all kinds of things for him including one of my favorite items ever... African Black Soap and Shea Butter all straight from AFRICA! By the time he came back I had almost sold out of all of his stock! Once he saw how interested I was about selling his product he asked me if I would be interested in doing this on a regular basis and of course I said YES! 

For those of you who are sitting there going what the flip is African Black Soap and Shea butter here is a little info for you! And of course if you are interested in purchasing some of this from me feel free to contact me a britneyd.layne@gmail.com and I would gladly hook you up with some of this fantastic product! 

Brief history of African Black Soap: Traditional African Black Soap is an all-natural soap made in Ghana, West Africa, and Nigeria.  It is can be referred to as Anago Soap, Alata Soap, or Ose Dudu in some regions.  The soap consists of roasted cocoa (chocolate) pods, plantain skin, and palm oil from coconut husks.  (The plantain is a rich source of vitamins A & E and iron.)  Black Soap benefits the very young and the elderly, or anyone with tender skin.  Black Soap is known for its quality antiseptic properties and for its gentleness.

Benefits of African Black Soap: Authentic African Black Soap is centuries old and has numerous benefits.  African Black Soap is used in its raw form for the face, body, and hair.  For centuries, Africans have used Black Soap to help relieve blemishes, oily skin, and skin irritations and conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.  Many use this natural soap for bathing, washing their hair, and to removing make-up.  Black Soap is so highly thought of, it is has been used in African spiritual purification's.   Different regions make their own variations of Black Soap and the recipes are highly guarded.  Its methods and secrets are passed down from generation to generation to keep the soap close to Mother Nature and to avoid exploitation & imitations.  The authentic African Black Soap is not the mass produced imitation African Black Soap in packaged boxes often found in markets.

African Black soap is even good for dogs! It keeps there coat shiny and healthy and if there are any problems with fleas they wont have them anymore fleas actually HATE the soap so if they have them and you bath them in the soap they will actually jump off! 

NOW FOR THE SHEA BUTTER! 

AFRICAN SHEA BUTTER IS MADE FROM THE NUT OF THE AFRICAN SHEA TREE.  IT CONTAINS A RICH AMOUNT OF UNREMOVABLE FATTY ACID WHICH RENDERS IT FAR SUPERIOR TO COCOA BUTTER AND OTHER NATURAL VEGETABLE BUTTERS.  THIS FATTY ACID IS CRUCIAL TO REJUVENATING AND MOISTURIZING THE SKIN.  SHEA BUTTER PROVIDES ALL THE ESSENTIAL VITAMINS NEEDED TO MAKE SKIN LOOK AND FEEL SMOOTHER, SOFTER AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEALTHIER.  ITS THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES PROTECT THE SKIN FROM WIND, COLD, SUN AND IT HELPS HEAL WOUNDS FASTER.  SHEA BUTTER STIMULATES CELLULAR ACTIVITY, FIGHTS THE EFFECTS OF AGING AND REPAIRS ROUGH, DAMAGED SKIN.

Usage for shea butter 

-Treatment of dry skin, eczema, and minor burns. 

- Pain relief from swelling and arthritis.

-Improves muscle relaxation and stiffness.

-Sunscreen, due to its rich content of vitamins E & F.

-Treats dark spots, skin discolorations, stretch marks, 

wrinkles and blemishes.

-Massages, diaper rash, and as a hair conditioner.

Dry skin 

Skin rash 

Skin peeling, after tanning 

Blemishes and Wrinkles 

Itching skin 

Sunburn 

Shaving cream for a smooth silky shave 

Small skin wounds 

Skin cracks 

Tough or rough skin (Feet, Elbow) 

Cold weather 

Frost bites 

Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy 

Insect bites 

Healthy skin 

Muscle fatigue aches and tension 

For before and after strenuous exercise 

Skin allergies such as poison ivy or poison oak 

Eczema 

Dermatitis 

Skin damage from heat, hot grease while cooking, radiation treatment for certain medical problems... 

Ok now back to what I have been doing the rest of the time! 

Besides the two events I have been working on I have also done 7 photoshoots and about 3 days worth of haircuts for a couple of different family's.

So needless to say I have been extremely busy... AND I LOVE IT! Although I really do miss writing on the Suburbian Housewife. 

So lets get back to fall and its wonderful explosion on my page! 

I found this beauty on the net and thought it might be an excellent idea for a fall dinner party... I think I'm going to have to try this!



Why dont you paint a pumpkin white and put your family initial on the pumpkin as a welcoming decoration for your home!





Totally cool!



These would be beautiful for around your fireplace!



I LOVE this sign for your front door at halloween!







Now I know you all are probably thinking I'm completely insane for rushing out the summer but the truth is I LOVE FALL! My birthday is in the fall my daughters birthday is in the fall HALLOWEEN and Thanksgiving are in the fall my husband and my anniversary is in the fall what else could be any better? The fall is Falltastic!

I dont know about you but I am lacking inspiration right now. It has been raining here all day today and pretty much all day yesterday and it's not even a good storm where we are! Here are some inspirational nature photos to help you get those wheels working.

Simply Magical!

Under water museum in Cancun Mexico Now thats amazing!

Stunning

This beauty is actually take by my Dad through his telescope about 3 years ago. Space is so magical and mysterious.

Big things coming!

I have been absent for almost 2 weeks now! My apologies. I worked a wedding a couple of Saturdays ago, I say worked because I was the Photographer, Hairstylist, and Make up artist.... I was alot of work but was so much fun and I couldn't have asked for a better Bride and Groom to work with. They went from being a client to friends in no time I wish the best for them in there new marriage. With that being said I am not yet aloud to post any photos from the wedding yet I am waiting on the Brides Okay to post publicly until she sees all of them. As soon as she allows me to I will post on here to show everyone! It was so beautiful and was so inspiring I am going to make a fake wedding with a vintage theme! Here we go!

There is the checklist I will be following lets start with the Brides attire. Now what you need to know is I didn't have a normal wedding I got married in Niagara Falls and then we had a small get ceremony and reception at our house in the backyard and it was very Halloween/Tim Burton style so for this one I am going to try a more vintage approach and at the end I will show you what I did for my actual wedding.

Looky what I found!

OK ARE YOU READY FOR THE DRESS???

Here it is!

Isn't that beautiful? I love how there are modern touches as well as some vintage with the lace.

shoes you ask?

aren't they beautiful omg I just want to own them and put them on display!

the slip to go with the dress (petticoat with train)

as for Bridal Lingerie lets keep that for a secret shall we? ;)

Hosiery

Here is the winner I love these ones!

here is an interesting little fact

Something simple like this one for the veil.. I had a birdcage veil for my wedding and I regret it I feel like I wasn't a real Bride because I didn't have that actual veil with the blusher.

This for the necklace

I LOVE the backdrop necklaces they are so beautiful with a pair of drop pearl earings like these

and a pretty bracelet like this one

I probably wouldn't do the gloves but a Tiara I CAN do!

I am in love!

Tomorrow we will work on the bridesmaids and flower girl and maybe a little extra...... a Bridal shower perhaps?

I will leave you with the song that the Bride and groom danced to for their first dance one of my favorite love songs now.

New Chapters.....

                                        

So in the past few days we have been extremely busy with some awesome life changing experiences and new chapters in our lives. So lets start!

               

On Thursday I wrote about going to Church to watch a movie called The Grace Card and it was such a good movie and can really open your eyes so all sorts of un necessary conflicts in your life. I personally gave someone a grace card this past weekend and feel so much better about it.



If you have not already seen this movie you really should, it is very beautiful and an amazing eye opener.

The best part of this weekend was our beautiful Daughter Ella was Dedicated on Sunday. It was a very Beautiful ceremony and in the same day my brother was also Baptised that same day which made things feel so amazing and now Ella and My brother (Ellas Godfather) share a very special day and both opened up new chapters in there life and in mine and my husband.

                      

Not only is a Child dedication for the child but it is a HUGE deal for the parents as well.

                                                   

we are dedicating our child to God but we are also Committing our lives to raising our daughter in the way of the Lord. As we raise our child we will also be growing in our faith and growing stronger together. I Love this new chapter and plan on living it to the fullest.

All you need is....

                     

NOW on to something I found!!! It is like a little girls dream and I think its absolutely one of the coolest things I have seen. Ok I have 2 things but go with each other.

The first one is located in Sunrise Florida this 10,000 square foot Barbie Dreamhouse Replica! In the building of this Dreamhouse 20 POUNDS OF GLITTER and 100 GALLONS OF PINK PAINT!!!! And here are some photos of the amazing replica...















Here is a video of the Dreamhouse


Not long after there was another awesome Barbie exhibit that opened in Berlin. This showcase is 25,00 square feet of Barbie goodness!!!!! Here are some pictures!!!













Here is where you can read more about these awesome places!