I did it!

So you guys most likely noticed something different about my blog...

I changed my name! 

The whole French thing

just wasn't working for me... 

So I changed it to 

"My Happy Place..." 

I think it worked perfectly, because my blog IS

my happy place, and it consists of all the

things I love in life. Perfect right?!

I kept the URL the same though, so everything

isn't mixed up. 

Also, check out the poll on the sidebar! There's only a couple 

hours left to place your votes! 

{you're aloud two votes}

Grab the new button! 

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Happy weekend! :)-Sophie

I think it might be time...

... For a new name! Whatdya think?

Honestly, I love my name right now, but there

seems to be a problem...

 It's French, so when people

say "Oh you have a blog? What's it called?" 

I pretend

I don't know how to pronounce it and say,

 "I'll email you the link!"

I think I'd rather have a name that I can pronounce.

I blogged about it awhile ago but didn't

really get any response... And NOW that I have more 

followers, I'm hoping to hear some of

your creative ideas! 

If you have any ideas, try to keep them

within the boundaries of creative stuff...

crafts, food, photography, etc.

I was thinking "A Foody's Findings", but 

that sounds a little to confined to food. 

Maybe? I don't know.

Let me know what you think!

I feel like...

... Like no one reads my blog. 

Do you? Do you read my blog? 

Sometimes I feel like I'm writing to only myself.

Like if I post a blog I picture it floating

out onto the internet, but no one's really seeing it.

Well... 

Except for me of course. 

So I would love more feedback from you, my dear readers...

Is there something I'm writing about that DOESN'T 

really fill your interests?

Or is there something your heart desires for 

me to blog about that I'm NOT writing?

Whatever it may be, I'd love to hear from you! 

Because after all, I'm writing things for YOU to read...

So it's very important that YOU enjoy it! :)

OOOH also, I think I'm going to have

a weekly poll... Does that sound good to all of you?

Check out this week's poll at the top of 

my sidebar... It's about cookies and worth the 

two seconds it takes to vote! :)

I've made a board where I've pinned some

of my favorite recipes I've posted...

 If you're on Pinterest, be sure to check it out! 

Also, comment below if you're on there...

I'd love to take a peek at your boards! 

-Sophie 

Photo Contest! {winners}

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know- YOU DID GREAT!!!!!!! All of the pictures were absolutely beautiful(: 

1ST PLACE WINNER!!!!

{By Book Blogger}

3RD PLACE WINNER!!!!

{By Paige}

{By Book Blogger}

2ND PLACE WINNER!!!!

{By Sierra}

{By Sierra}

{By JesusChick}

{By Paige}

Congratulations you guys! Book Blogger- please email me your mailing info so I can get you your free coffee ASAP! ha ha ha(;  I might even add a little "something" extra too! (;

Here are the blog buttons! (:

{1st Place}

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{2nd Place}
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{If you guys don't get around to grabbing those right away, }

I'll have them on my sidebar for awhile...

Alrighty! I think that's all! YAY! I'm super happy this worked out so well! Thanks-a-million, girls!!!(:

Announcements!

Ok, so the first thing I am super excited to tell you guys! Instead of just doing a plain 'ol blog button as the prize for my photo contest {there still will be, so don't worry!}, I'm also going to give the first place winner a...

$5 Caribou Coffee gift card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OHHHHHH yes!... now there's coffee involved so keep the entries comin'! (;
I'm really impressed with how many I've gotten so far! You guys are AWESOME!!!!
And I'm SOOOOOO excited to announce the winner and give them free coffee! lol(;

Second thing {I'm excited for this one too!} ... Nela at "Beloved Star" is having a Foodography contest! 

If you guys are wanting to enter here are the rules! She's giving away some beautiful prizes so be sure to check it out...



I am VERY MUCH ENTERING!!!!!! 

Picture numero uno... 

{White Chocolate Cranberry Muffins}

And numero dos...

{Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting}

YAY! I just wanted to thank all my wonderful readers for all your

encouraging comments and taking time out of your day to read! ... I have come so far with this blog in a semi-short time all because of you guys! I love you all(= 

And to prove it, I'm thinking about having my first giveaway... (;

OOH also! I'm getting ready to post a new recipe this afternoon so get your bakin' bowls ready!!!

Reminder...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to remind you all about the photo contest! 

So far, I have about 5 or so entries {YAYYYY!}, so I am super excited- but we could always use more! 

 If you're interested-check out the rules and what-not here!

Sorry I haven't posted very much in awhile! I've been INSANELY busy lately, but hopefully I'll get around to posting a recipe or two later this week...

Oh and also, if you like my frame-dress-up I got it from Shabby Blogs...

Thanks for reading!(:

Photo Contest!

Yup. I shall brave the PHOTO CONTEST once again! 

I tried it this summer and didn't get one entry {can you spell DISAPPOINTMENT!}. . . 

But that was when I had less followers, so I hope you new-bies will catch on and enter! (;

THE RULES...

1. The photo must be taken by you.

2. The photo cannot be edited or from the internet

3. Limit 2 per blogger

4. Photo must be entered by December 10th

5. The photo can be of anything 

6. Enter by making a blog post with the picture in the post and the title

 "La Creativite Photo Contest"

Just comment on this post with a link. 

{If you don't have a blog, email the photo to me.}

7. And most importantly... BE CREATIVE!

So I hope I will get some creative entries! I can't wait(:

“ You don’t take a photograph, you make it."

Giveaway!!! {at God's Daughter}

Hey guys {or shall I say girls}!!!

Well I thought I should let you know, God's Daughter 

{which is a beautiful blog if I do say so myself...} 

is having a giveaway! 

She is giving away TONSSSSSSS of super adorable prizes that I really hope I win! (; 

ha ha ha Plus she came up with tons of creative ways for

everyone to enter!

  check it out! 

We have a guest!

Hey everyone! I'm super excited- we have another guest!!!!!! This time, it's Book Blogger from Life... The Way I See It! Thanks so much for doing this!! And the timing was just fine(;

Hello everyone! When Sophie asked me to guest post on her blog, I was really excited! Just to let you know, I'm not too good at this whole guest post thing, but I'll do my best. :)

This is me.

The horse's name is Pride, but he isn't mine. He's my friend's friend's horse. :)

I'm a cook, a musician, a writer, a read, and a lover of life and God.

I am attempting to write a novel (my second one!!!)....

...when I grow up I'm going to be a musician...

...I am majorly picky about spelling and grammar...

 

...I love, love, love my camera...

...and I love to bake.

Here is one of my favourite recipes, for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes! 

Sorry about the pictures. I'm not much of a photographer. 

Here. I'll just get all the pictures over with first, and then you can scroll to the bottom for the recipe.

So, basically what you do, is make chocolate chip cookie dough into balls and freeze it overnight.
Here are mine.

Then you make cupcake batter, and stick the frozen balls into the batter.
Like so...

 Now bake them. Mmm....

Iced and sprinkled with chocolate chips....

The finished product. Doesn't that cookie dough in the middle look scrumptious?

For the cookie dough:
2 sticks softened butter (one stick is 1/4 of a cup)
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 tbsp milk
1 tbsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup mini chocolate chips

For the cupcakes:
3 sticks softened butter
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
4 large eggs
2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract

For the frosting:
3 sticks softened butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

To make the cookie dough, combine the butter and sugars in a mixing bowl and cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 mins. Beat in milk and vanilla until incorporated and smooth. Beat in the flour and salt until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Using a 1.5 tbsp scoop, shape the dough into balls or tubes. Freeze on a parchment lined baking sheet overnight.

To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners (24 total). In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and brown sugar. Beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir together to blend. Add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl on low speed, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, mixing each addition just until incorporated. Blend in the vanilla.

Using a 3 tbsp scoop, fill the prepared cupcake liners 2/3 full with the cupcake batter. Place a frozen cookie dough ball on the top center of each cupcake.

Bake at 350 for 16-18 mins.

To make the frosting, combine the butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl and cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in the salt, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and combined.

Frost the cupcakes and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips!

Makes 24 cupcakes.

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Thanks again, Sophie! :-) 

AWESOME! Those cuppy-cakes look super yummy! I might just have to try them... 

And Book Blogger- Great job! Thanks SOOOO MUCH for doing this... I'm glad you did!

Well guys... I guess that's it! Thanks so much for reading!

Featured Friend! {Pie News}

Hi everyone! So I was just featured at Baker's Corner a couple days ago, but I was also given the chance to have another friend be featured HERE! I'm super excited! Pie {her screen-name} has been one of my bestest friends since FOREVER! I love her and her blog so much! Thanks so much for doing this Pie!

My blog is a place where I can relay thoughts and my life, my friend's lives, and my family's lives. It is a place where I express myself and tell about the activities I do, the people I love, and the things that make me, me. I started writing this blog because it was the only thing that I could think of to do since I am not allowed to be on twitter, facebook, or pintrist. I have come to love blogging and I think it was, and is, the better choice.

Who am I you might ask. Well, I am Pie. That is who you will know me as.

Here is the link to my blog: http://pie-news.blogspot.com/

Here is my blog button: 

I love to read, play, hang-out with friends, email, blog ☻, watch good movies, hang-out with family, go to ROCK, read the Bible (I am a christian), play outside, etc. I love life and value it. I also love to make these little faces and heart. ☺ ☻ ♥ :) :-) :P :D

One of my favorite Bible verses is: Romans 8:28 - "For ALL things work together for the good of those who love the Lord..."

Love You All,
-Pie ♥
Alright! Well thanks so much for doing this Pie {I keep having to stop myself from saying your real name!}!!When you get a chance, please check out her blog... It's awesome!(:I hope you all enjoyed this! 

Guest Post at "BAKER'S CORNER"!!!!!!

Hey guys! So I have some very exciting news! I am having my first guest post! YAY! I'm super excited to share this with you guys and all the readers from Baker's Corner...

{If you want to be featured on my blog, I would LOVE to have you and I would also love to be featured at any of yours... So let me know! Thanks! } 

♥

GUEST POST AT BAKER'S CORNER!

Hey everyone! I'm Sophie from {La Creativite De La Fille}! And I am SUPER-DUPER happy

that "Book Blogger" gave me the chance to post over here! I'm just going to let you know

ahead of time, this IS my very first guest post {and I am super excited!} so I

don't know if there's any "normal" way to do it... But oh well!(;

A little bit about me and the {many} things I enjoy...

 First of all, I love blogging! It gives me the opportunity

to share my creativeness with anyone who has the desire to read about it! In my spare time, I love baking, gettin' crafty, reading, journaling, running, and taking pictures. 

Random Things I Love:

Anything pink, sparkly, or fluffy,

Hello Kitty

Justin Bieber

Paris

 Diet Mountain Dew

 Pigs

Southern accents

Down comforters

Muffins

 Messy buns

 Comfy pants

and whatever these {} things are called!

A little bit about my "bloggy-blog" {that's what I call my blog...} 

"La Creativite De La Fille" is French for "The Girl's Creativeness"...

I love French stuff and I'm creative {so I'm told!} and that's the name I came up with!

I started my blog in April because my mom had a blog, and I loved the thought of being able

to design my own website and share all my ideas and things.

 I have taught myself pretty much everything that I know about all that

shmancy-pants HTML codes, blog templates, signatures, and stuff like that. 

Seeing a blog transform with things like that, gets me very excited!(:

On my blog, I share all my yummy recipes, baking experiences, crafty ideas,

and photography. So please stop by- I would love to have you as a follower! 

But before I leave, I thought I should probably share with you a recipe! These cookies

are some of my absolute favorite and my specialty. They actually won 4th place at our local County Fair this summer... Enjoy!

White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies
Ingredients:
                                                        1/2 c. butter, softened                                                          
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon brandy {I used vanilla}
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. white chocolate chips
1 c. dried cranberries

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Grease cookie sheets

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and brandy {vanilla}. Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the white chocolate chips and cranberries. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.

3. Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven. For best results. take them out while they are still doughy. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheets before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.

Click HERE for a printable version of the recipe!

GRAB A BUTTON!

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Alrighty! Well I think that just about sums it up! Thanks so much for having me Book Blogger and I hope you allenjoyed! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you!Thanks a bunch!(:

Blog name...

So I've kinda been thinking about changing my blog name.

Mostly because some people I'm sure can't pronounce it, and

neither can I so when people ask me what my blog's called I

just say "it's French!" and feel super awkward at least trying to 

say it! 

I'm super bad with coming up with names for stuff... So I would love a comment

if you guys have an awesome idea you can't hold in!... Or even if you have 

"a comment", I'd love to hear it!

I've even thought about starting a new blog for 

me talking about my life and using this one for all the creativeness

that comes my way...

SO if you guys have any ideas-

if I should add a new blog or not,

change the name,

or with an idea for a new name,

PLEASE comment! 

Thanks!(:

Shabby Blogs Speech Bubbles

I found these speech bubbles on Shabby Blogs awhile ago and thought I

should share them with you! They would be great to use as labels,

scrapbook pieces, or whatever else your creative

minds can come up with! Enjoy!(:

IDEAS...

Hello sweet followers of mine!(:

. . . .. . . . 

I have SO many ideas for my blog-the list spills over. BUT these ideas

kinda require more followers. {So far, I'm at 17} 

and don't get me wrong, I LOVE each and every one of my

wonderful followers, but I'm positive I could have

more! 

. . . . . . . . . . .

Here is my challenge to you:

If you have a blog, I would LOVE if you shared a link to mine on your

next post! If you do, PLEASE comment below on this post with a link to

THAT blog post and I will pick one of you

as a winner! 

. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 

Don't have a blog?... You can still participate! 

Send an email out to your friends with a linky-link to my blog!

Just include me in the email as well! 

{go to the "Contact Me" tab"}

. . . . . . . . . . . . .  .

{I will come up with some sort of a prize or award, but just give me some time!;)}

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thank you, thank you!(:

<3-Sophie 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

{I have no idea what to title this post...!}

Hey Readers-
It has been a SUPER long time since I have posted, I know! I haven't really been baking at all lately {my mom has sort of "taken over" the kitchen since we had a birthday in our house this week!} and I haven't really gotten around to doing any fun crafts since that funky flower ball project... BUT I'm just letting you guys know I am STILL alive and blogging! lol(: I guess I should have something in this post that is somewhat FUN for you guys! haha(: One of my favorite blogs that I follow {Lovin' From the Oven} is doing a fun fun give away! Click HERE for the details!

OOH OOH OOH! I almost forgot, I have ANOTHER new blog button up for grabs! You should totally take one to post on your blog!




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Also, if YOU have a blog button I would LOVE to post it on MY blog, so if you want me to, comment below with a link to your blog. Thank you, Thank you!(:

-Sophie

Shabby Blogs!

Hey Readers! So this morning, I was kinda messing around with blogger trying to figure out all those fancy URL and HMTL codes for buttons and blog dress-ups... I found a SUPER awesome website www.shabbyblogs.com. They have TONS of cute blog buttons, blinkies, backgrounds, headers, tutorials, and tons more! ... You should check it out! 

{If you have seen any of my new buttons towards the end of my sidebar, I just got those from shabby blogs!}

But I was kind of wanting to make my OWN blog button and couldn't really figure out how to! I also noticed that when I added the buttons, they didn't display any sort of code that you could copy and paste to use for YOUR blogs! 

If you know ANYTHING about this stuff, please comment below and HELP ME! haha(: 

Thanks!(:

-Sophie

CONTEST!

Blogger FoodFoto Contest

Enter pictures of your favorite food or recipe!

Rules:
1. Photos cannot be edited or from the internet
2. The photos must be taken by you
3. Photo entries must be entered by August 4th
4. Limit 2 photos per blogger

How to enter:
Comment on this post with a link to your entry blog post.

(If you are not a blogger, please email them to me by August 4th)

Your blog post (or email) must contain:
1. The photo(s) you are entering
2. Your name
3. The food the photo(s) are of
4. Title: FoodFoto Contest

The photo entries and the winner will be posted on August 6th

If you have any questions, let me know! 

Thanks and enjoy!

- Sophie

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