Pictures Part 1: Dutchess

Today, I decided to get out the camera because I haven't really in awhile... 

The reason I'm splitting it up in parts is because I took A LOT! 

...Some of my dogs {Duke and Dutchess] and some of outside because the sky 

looked so pretty since it's going to storm...

My dogs LOVE when I take pictures of them! When I get the camera out, and they see it,

they stop what they're doing to "pose"! It's so cute!(: 

Well! I hope you enjoy! 

{Next, I'll post some of my other doggy, and then some of the ones I took outside...}

P.S. None of these pictures are edited!

{I love this one! That's her "Baby"... It used to be mine when I was little

but when we got Dutchess, she found it and kept it for herself!}

{My favorite!}

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!

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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!(:

PHOTO CONTEST {at The Nerve of Verve}!

Hey everyone! 

One of the blogs that I follow, The Nerve of Verve,  is having a nature photo contest . If you are interested in entering, you should take a look here for the rules and what-not... 

Here's my entry:

What do you think?!

Also, I would love to have a photo contest here sometime soon... I tried 

awhile ago, and didn't get one single entry. :P So maybe I should

check with all of you followers before! ha ha ha(:

Would that be something any of you would be interested in?

Let me know! Thanks!

   

Cake Batter COOOOOKIEEEEEEES!!!!

I was so insanely excited when my mom asked me to make something for my brother's soccer party tonight 

{which probably isn't going to happen because it was supposed to be outside and now it's pouring rain. But oh well! More wonderful cookies for me and my youth group tonight, I guess! hahahaha(;} 

Remember those awesome mouth-watering BARS  

I made awhile ago? 

Well THESE are a cookie version! MMMMM... So yummy! 

I haven't actually tasted one yet 

{that is the finished product- however I have tried the dough... Don't worry. They're not poisonous!}, 

but they sure do smell good enough to take a bath in. (;

Enjoy this recipe from Lovin' From The Oven! 

CAKE BATTER COOKIES

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 1/4 cup funfetti cake mix
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 cup softened butter
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Cream together the butter and sugars. Mix in the egg yolk, egg, and vanilla until creamy. 
2. Add in the flour, cake mix, and baking soda.
3. Stir in the chocolate chips.
4. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
5. Preheat oven to 350.
6. Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheets. 
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the edges are golden.

AND TADAAAAAAA! 

{at this point, I gave in and "sampled" one... PURE DELICIOUSNESS!!!!}

Hope one of you as an opportunity to make these for any occasion! 

I know you'll love them!(; And if you do, please let me know! I'd love to 

hear from you! (:

{Also, If anyone knows how to get rid of the black box around my images, 

PLEASE LET ME KNOW! 

Thanks!}

CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS {PICTURES}

                                     

                                     

                                      

                                       

                                       

                                        

                                         

Oh my goodness I'm so full of happiness! I found the missing 

pictures! (; 

CLICK HERE for the recipe for these delish chocolate chip muffins!

Enjoy!-

{SOPHIE}

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!(:

I AM HAPPY THE DAY IS {ALMOST} OVER.

Hey ya'll,

{I'm gonna start talking in a southern accent, ok?! ...I've always  wanted one! That, and a pig!"

Hahaha, I went of subject pretty fast!

So, why am I so happy today is {almost} over?! 

Well, if you read my last post, I had my first bible quiz today and I was very much fretting it.

I was picked up at 7:50 this morning and didn't get home until about 3:30, then I went out to eat

with my family,

SO I am very {very, very, VERY} tired.

The quiz was more fun than I expected. 

It was broken down into 6 {or 7, I can't remember} individual quizzes, adding to our

overall team score. Here's how it worked:

There were metal chairs with these pad sort of things on them that had buttons in them

so when we stood up, the light went on. The quizmaster would ask {or start asking} a question 

starting with the reference of the books and chapters of the bible we've been memorizing. If your book and chapter were called, you stood up. Whoever

was the first to stand up got to answer {and sometimes finish} the question, and

every question answered correctly you got 20 points towards your individual, and 

team score. 

There's way more to it, but it would take far too long to explain. (;

I ended with an individual score of 40... Not the best, but for a rookie,

I heard it's great. Apparently some don't get their first question until 

at least the second quiz! 

Our team is called "Enter That Rest" referring to our team verse:

"Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience." Hebrews 4:11 {NIV}

AND we had super awesome shirts made for our quizzes with lightening bolts and a sign that says "Rest Area"  and the verse and {real} name of our team on the back. Haha(; 

After I got home from quizzing at 3:30ish, we went out to dinner with my family, so THAT

is the reason I am happy today is almost over!

I guess that's all I've got for now! 

OOOOOH OOOOOOH  OOOOOOOH!

Also, about that little picture uploading issue, I still have no idea

WHATTTT is going on. As soon as I figure it out though, I shall

post all of those missed pictures. :P

I think I'm gonna go to sleepy-sleepy land now, because I have to wake up

early{ish} for church tomorrow morning. :P

Good night blogging world,

:)