the Carnival of Curiosities

07/01/2026

🌙✨ Hello Newmarket! ✨🌙

I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and say hello!

My name is Britney, and I am the creator behind Moonwater Studios and Bloom after Dark . I am passionate about helping women feel seen, supported, empowered, and beautiful through wellness, self-care, creativity, photography, and community.

As someone who believes every woman deserves to be celebrated, my daughter and I are excited to bring a special community initiative to Newmarket called:

👑✨ CROWN A QUEEN ✨👑

We believe there are incredible women all around us who deserve recognition.

The women who keep going when life gets hard.
The women who lift others up.
The women who love fiercely, work tirelessly, heal, grow, and continue to shine through every season of life.

That's why we're giving away 6 beautiful crowns and 6 Queen Photoshoot Experiences to 6 deserving women. 💜✨

🌙 HOW TO ENTER 🌙

👑 Like this post
👑 Follow our page
👑 Tag 3 friends
👑 Share this post
👑 In the comments, nominate a woman who deserves a crown and tell us why she is a queen in her own life.

Tell us about the woman who:

✨ Inspires others
✨ Overcame incredible challenges
✨ Gives endlessly to her family or community
✨ Is building her dreams
✨ Is learning to love herself again
✨ Shows strength, kindness, courage, and grace

The 6 selected women will receive:

👑 A Crown Fit for a Queen
📸 A Queen Photoshoot Experience by Bloom After Dark & Moonwater Studios
✨ A chance to be celebrated, seen, and reminded of the powerful woman she truly is

💜 Contest closes: August 1, 2026
💜 Winners announced: September 1, 2026

Newmarket, I'm excited to get to know this community and hear the stories of the incredible women who call it home.

Tag your queen below and let's celebrate the women who make our communities stronger, kinder, and more beautiful every day. 👑✨

Because queens don't need a throne to be royal—they simply need to remember who they are.

05/23/2026

✨ Important Update from Carnival of Curiosities ✨

After a great deal of reflection, I’ve made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream Fantasy Ball.

Due to many major life events happening all at once, I need to take a step back and honor where my energy and focus need to be right now. While this decision was not easy, I believe it is the right one.

This event has always deserved to feel truly magical — immersive, breathtaking, intentional, and unforgettable. As I look toward the future, I also want to take the time to find a venue that better matches the beauty and vision this fantasy experience deserves.

To everyone who supported, shared excitement, applied as vendors, or planned to attend: thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your enthusiasm and belief in this dream meant more than you know. 🖤

This is not goodbye to the vision — only a pause while life asks me to regroup, heal, and realign. When the time is right, Carnival of Curiosities will return even more enchanting than before.

Thank you for your understanding, patience, and continued support.
With love and gratitude,
Britney Layne
Carnival of Curiosities

Planning thoughtful communication and refund/rescheduling information helps maintain goodwill and trust with attendees when events are canceled.

05/05/2026

Hey everyone 🥰✨

I don’t usually ask for help like this… but right now, it really matters.

Voting is open, and if you could take a moment each day to cast your free vote for me, you’d be supporting something so much bigger than just a contest. The Top 20 are chosen this Thursday, and every vote truly counts.

As a mom, everything I do is for my kids. I’m constantly working, creating, and pushing myself to build a better life for them—and this opportunity could genuinely change things for us. Not just in a small way… but in a life-shifting way.

This isn’t just about me winning.
It’s about stability.
It’s about new opportunities.
It’s about giving my family more than I’ve been able to before.

If you’ve ever supported me, believed in me, or watched me try to build something from nothing… I’m asking for your help now.

✨ It’s completely free
✨ It takes less than a minute
✨ You can vote once every single day

Your vote might feel small, but to us, it means everything.

Thank you for standing behind me, for believing in me, and for being part of this journey 🖤
And if you’re willing to share this, I would appreciate it more than I can put into words.

Paid votes will get entered into a draw to win a large Amethyst point!
Just shoot me a message and let me know how many votes you did for me ♡

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