Maddie

Maddie is one of my dearest friends.
We've shared many good times over the years (in fact you may remember her from this post!) and though we live far away from each other now, we still manage to keep up with each other and reunite for thrifting, junk food eating, chick flick watching and all around fun and silliness.
I went to visit her recently and snapped a few photos in between one of our thrifting trips.
Enjoy!
She's beautiful.
I love this girl to pieces.

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Check out more photos here.

Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?

Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com



Life According to Instagram

This week I...

-Had a little Q&A post. If you have any questions, head over and ask some!
-Got some new photos done with Meagan for the new blog design! Getting so excited for it to all be finished! Miss Bri is working on the over all design. She's doing such an awesome job, I can't wait to show you guys!
-Shared some photos of a recording studio photoshoot
-Guest posted on Meagan's blog with a little outfit post
-Opened the blog for March sponsors! Head over if you're interested in sponsoring
-Shared some photos of a stylish lady
-Tried out freelensing
-Started getting ready for CALIFORNIA! Ahh, I can't believe I'll be there soon.
-Hosted a giveaway! The winner of which is.... *insert drum roll here*
Kristen! Thanks so much to everyone who entered:)
Someone will be contacting you soon Kristen via email about your gift card!






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Ryan Scarberry

Meet Ryan.
He's a talented musician.
One whose music I've sorta kinda been listening to for the past two years now actually!
(He was totally cool when I admitted this too. Not at all creeped out by my fan girling and being all "hey I saw a show you did two years ago and I've loved your music ever since!" At least he was really good at pretending not to be creeped out...)
In all seriousness though he's a great guy who was really nice and laid back and let me have the freedom of taking photos however I wanted to, which was awesome.
 I had a lot of fun shooting photos of him and a couple of his friends in their recording studio, which was a new experience for me and one that I hope to have again sometime!
(*Hint hint* to all you musicians out there... Hire me to come take photos of you!)
Enjoy the photos and be sure to check out Ryan's...

Website

Facebook
Bandcamp

You won't be sorry you did!

Good Day is my personal favorite song.
Just in case you wanted to know.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Check out more photos here.
Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?

Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com


Betty's Closet

What the heck is Betty's Closet?
Well, it's the title of a little collaboration I'm going to be doing with my friend Meagan every Friday on her blog!
Outfit posts inspired by vintage, times gone by and the era of Betty White.

So go head over to Meagan's blog to check out more photos!

P.s. How is it already March? Goodness gracious. Too crazy.
But hey, you should go check out how you can sponsor A Girl Named Leney for the month!
I'd love to have you :)

Calling For March Sponsors!


Hello dear readers!
Since it's the end of February and all (can you believe it??) I thought I would put up a post for the opportunity to sponsor the blog for the month of 
March!

Whether you're a blogger, shop owner, or business, purchasing an ad space will help drive more traffic to your site and get you and what you do out there!
There are two sizes available and they start at 
only $5.

Head over to the contact page to purchase your ad!
I'd love to have you :)


Q&A

Photo courtesy of Meagan Abell

So I thought I'd do a little Q&A here on the blog today!
Cause those are always fun, right?
I actually get a lot of questions from you guys in regards to a whole variety things,
("Are your glasses real?".... "Where do you buy your yarn?".... "Do you actually knit THAT much?")
but I thought it might be fun to have a little open post for any questions you might have!
So ask away.
Post them here in the comments or tweet me at @agirlnamedleney and I'll answer them in a post next week!

I look forward to hearing from you guys!

P.s. Don't forget about the giveaway that's going on right now!

Larissa

Larissa and I have been friends for a while now.
In fact you may remember that I went to NYC with her around this time a year ago!
She's become one of my favorite people to chat with about fashion and big goals and dreams.
There are few people I know that are her age and have more ambition and drive.
She's such an inspiration and I know she's going to do some big things one day!
She asked me to take a few photos for her blog a few weeks ago and I thought I would go ahead and share a few of my favorites with you all.
Isn't she stylish?
(I know, I want those leopard shoes too...)

 
 
 
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Check out more photos here.
Interested in getting some portraits of your own done?

Email me for more info: by.leney@gmail.com


Freelensing

I tried my hand at freelensing a few months ago and I just came across the photos again. 
They're not the best, but I thought I'd share them anyway.
It was super fun to try and though I haven't tried it again since I intend to in the future! It's definitely a lot of fun to mess around with.
I used a different tutorial, but I just came across a good one on A Beautiful Mess and I love their version.
 Check it out and let me know if you take a stab at it!


And then I tried to freelense Lewis.
But he was having none of it.

A Haircut & A Giveaway

I was recently contacted by an agency working with Hair Cuttery and asked if I wanted to receive a gift card to use at one of their salon's and in return take some photos and do a review here on the blog of my experience.
My hair was looking a little shabby so I figured, why not?
So last week I dragged my friend Meagan along with me to help take some photos and got myself a haircut!

Hair Cuttery's prices are affordable, and that's what I like about them. Because honestly, as nice as it would be to be able to go to a top dollar salon and get a high dollar haircut, a lot of us just can't afford that on the regular. Especially when all you really want is just a little trim and restyling.
In my experience Hair Cuttery has always lived up to that part of their bargain.

I chose the Style Express package which was an affordable $27 and included a shampoo, Redken Chemistry treatment and a cut and blow dry. I can already tell that the chemistry treatment made my hair a lot smoother and softer. Which is definitely a plus in the cold dry winter!
I only wanted a trim with a few more layers put in my hair and my bags fixed but they offer a lot more at Hair Cuttery. They're not just limited to hair cuts, they also do color, waxing and texturing as well.
You can see a list of all their services on their website!
You should also know that through March 4th, Hair Cuttery is also offering discounted color packages and 40% off professional shampoo and conditioning liters.

I'm super happy with the overall outcome and I love my new hair!
But don't take my word for it, see for yourself...

Here's my hair before...
 During
 Really during...
After!

*All photos credited to Meagan Abell Photography

They did a pretty good job didn't they?
Well I have some good news, they also gave me a $50 Hair Cuttery gift card to offer to one of you guys! Read the details below on how you can enter.


* $50 Gift Card Giveaway! *
Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry...

{Mandatory Entries}
Tell me what your favorite hair product is to use and what you'd get done if you won the gift card!
Follow A Girl Named Leney via GFC

{Additional Entries}
Like Hair Cuttery on Facebook
Like A Girl Named Leney on Facebook
Follow Hair Cuttery on Twitter
Follow A Girl Named Leney on Twitter
Follow A Girl Named Leney on Instagram
Tweet about giveaway and leave a link
Facebook about giveaway and leave a link
Blog about giveaway and leave a link

Remember, the more entries the more chances you have of winning!
Giveaway ends March 4th at 12am EST

*Giveaway for U.S. residents only

Check back to this post next Monday to see if you've won!
Good luck everyone!










Note: One2One Network sponsored this campaign. I received a Hair Cuttery gift card and monetary compensation to facilitate this post. However all opinions stated here are my own. 


Life According To Instagram

This week I...

-Shared some photos of a pretty redhead
-Broke my thrifting fast and found quite a few gems over the weekend. See a few photos of my finds here.
-Shared a favorite piece of art
-Knit up quite a few foxes (one is going all the way to Norway!)
-Posted some photos of one of my favorite people
-Shared a little outfit post
-Spent some good time with good friends
-Listened to the Pride and Prejudice soundtrack on repeat
-Shared some photos from a photoshoot I collaborated on with a super talented photographer!
-Actually had some semblance of a weekend for once. I'm getting better about delegating work and making time for myself and not doing work all the time 24/7 (although I still kind of do that...)




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