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posted by ~ ann
This recipe came off the bag of toffee chips. I did make a couple of alterations to the original recipe…I substituted Butter-flavored Crisco for the butter, reduced the brown sugar by 1/2 cup and used old-fashioned oats instead of quick oats.
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 1/3 cups (8-oz. pkg.) HEATH BITS ‘O BRICKLE Toffee Bits
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Beat butter, eggs, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in oats and toffee bits. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove to wire rack.
Yield: About 4 dozen cookies
by Charlotte
I am mulling around the idea of doing something with my kitchen. It won’t be anything big because I am on a strict budget, but I want it to be grand.
(Source:)
Here’s the thing; my style is not in style or even really a style. It is not country. Or even French Country. It is not farmhouse, but close. It is not Italian which used to be quite big, but is fading out fast. It is what I’m going to call ranch house. It has a little bit of Bonanza, a little bit of Lonesome Dove, a little bit of Under the Tuscan Sun, a little bit of McClintock, a little bit of Legends of the Fall, and a little bit of me. (Okay, Under the Tuscan Sun doesn’t have a ranch in it, not even once, but I love the feel of the house in that movie.) And because my style isn’t a style, I am having a really hard time getting ideas for what I want. I’ve checked out the above movies and the kitchens are all dark and completely wood. I love wood, but I don’t want a dark kitchen. The farmhouse style has wood, but it is painted white. I think white is beautiful, but white and my household are at odds with one another at all times.
(I could not find the source for this photo. It said it was uploaded by the user and it was first pinned by Alaina Kaczmarski)
I am inspired though. I am inspired to try to forge my way through uncharted waters and find out what my kitchen will look like. I am inspired by Traci at Beneath My Heart, who took the bull – or rather the kitchen – by the horns and turned it into something beautiful when it really wasn’t anthing special. I am inspired to think beyond the usual and come up with something grand.
(Source: This is Traci’s new kitchen and the budget breakdown post.)
I thought I would share some of the photos I’ve found on pinterest that have gotten me started thinking along different lines than just what colors I want to paint what I already have. Don’t get me wrong. I have to work with what I already have, I’m just going to be a little more brave (hopefully) in what I do with it.
I love the feel of the kitchen below. I don’t want my kitchen to be exactly like it, but something about it speaks to me.
(Source:)
I love wood floors. I love everything about them. Unfortunately I don’t have them and probably won’t get them. But a girl can dream, right?
(Source:)
For the first time in my decorating career (ha), I’m thinking about details such as this spice rack
(Source: Homemade Happy)
and the brackets for these shelves.
(Source: WDWS Design Trends)
That’s all I’ve got for now. If I ever get brave enough to do something – you all will be the first to see it. :)
by Charlotte
I told you about my light spray painting frenzy here, but I haven’t mentioned my chandeliers too much.
The house came with two of these beauties.
One had eight arms and the other had five.
I sold them – or rather my mom sold them for me way back in September. I went without any light in the dining room until November when I hosted Thanksgiving. I put up an ugly one from the entry way just so I would have light.
I put this one from Lowe’s in the entry way.
In the mean time I searched for a light that I liked in my price range. This week I found this. . .
- for less than I sold the other beauty.
Yay for patience. :)
posted mostly by Charlotte who gets 98% credit… and Chelsea chimed in at the last minute after all the real work was done.
This is the 1000th post we’ve published here at Cowgirl Clippings!!!
We would have loved it if we could have done a huge give away, but our budget won’t allow it. We talked about a little give away, but we really aren’t too focused on give aways here at CC. We are more about sharing our lives and our love of Jesus.
So for the 1000th post I thought I (Charlotte) would sum up what we’ve said. We love Jesus, we love our husbands, we love our kids, and our life is full of doing our best to serve these people while trying to make our homes a welcoming place, and all the while enjoying our beautiful surroundings in the great West! Gosh we could have said all that in one post. :)
So, thank you!! for reading and letting us share our lives with you. May you be encouraged, know that you are not alone, get a glimpse of our wild and wooley western lives, and, of course, find a few chuckles along the way!
That said, we would like to leave you with what we think are a few of our top ten-ish people photos – in no particular order.
And our top ten-ish non-people photos – again in no particular order.
Hope you have a wonderful day- thanks for hanging out with us here at Cowgirl Clippings!!
posted by Chelsea
The girls received some new craft supplies for Christmas (thank you Grammy!). Their previous love for crafts has only grown since the arrival of the new crafting materials and “craft time” has become a somewhat regular part of our lives. While I enjoy creating with the girls, their daddy isn’t particularly fond of participating in our crafts. I know- shocking, isn’t it? I recall a picture in THIS POST of how much he enjoys family craft time, in case you need reminding.
That said, before Christmas, Buck heard about an idea for making little matchstick holders and decided to make a few for me and a few for gifts. A small canning jar, with sandpaper glued to the top (for striking) and matches filling the inside….
They were simple, but a step in the crafting direction. A step that I think created an inner desire to bring out his crafting side… a desire to create and use cute little crafting supplies.
I think this not on my own accord, I think this because I came home from work this weekend and he not only admitted to having “craft time” with the girls, but had a surprise for me…
… a handmade crazy eyed cowboy. The body is a clothes pin. The boots, rope, glove and hat are all cut out of a material scrap. The buckle is a jewel- (one that Lucy said he could use), and the flower, he said, was just for me!
I’m not sure what got into my cowboy, but I think I like it :-)
posted by Chelsea
I’ve been on the lookout for a cute coffee canister for my countertop. Our coffee canister…
…is too big for our minimal cupboard space. So it sits on our counter, in all its ugliness. Hence, my lookout for something cute. I mentioned my canister mission to Buck, who had the wonderful idea of having our craft-loving-girls do a craft to decorate the current canister. What a smart guy! I decided to use his bright idea and put the girls to work. I set up my little crafters with paper…
….and fingerpaints. I told them to make me something cute for my coffee canister. They started in with vigor…
…and their vigor turned into paint mixing and brownish tealish colors…
as oppossed to the bright crayolas we started out with. And so I decided I’d make some cute felt/button flowers to simply add to the “cuteness” of their pictures…
And as the girls continued to get completely carried away mix colors and make a mess add creativity to their pictures, I lost my vigor- about the entire project. I tried to talk myself into the coffee canister cover they were making. It’s “cute”, I thought, and will add a nice dimension to my kitchen. Self, I thought, get a grip! It’s a handmade creative picture, made by my very own girls- for me, nothing short of a labor of love.
Then my eyes spied a bag of material scraps amidst our craft supplies and I found a piece that needed a minimal amount of trimming in order to fit my coffee canister perfectly. I’ll just see how it looks, I thought. I decided to “just see how it looked”, with super glue in hand. And what do you know? It looked cute and the super glue was extra sticky and it stuck really well… and it’s just in time for Valentine’s…
The moral of my craft confession– not all craft projects work out as planned. Oh, and when all else fails send the artwork to Grammy, surely she needs a craft project glued to her coffee canister. :-)
by Charlotte
Here is the last of our photos and scriptures from 2011.
Week 37 (9/12/11)
Chelsea:
Luke 10:2
“He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Charlotte:
Titus 2:4-5
Then they (the older women) can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
Week 38 (9/19/11)
Charlotte:
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
Week 39 (9/26/11)
Charlotte:
Matthew 18:3
And he (Jesus) said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
(photo taken two weeks ago; editing to save it - this week)
Week 40 (10/3/11)
Charlotte
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Week 41 (10/10/11)
Charlotte:
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not dispise.
Week 42 (10/17/11)
Charlotte:
Psalm 5:3
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
Week 43 (10/24/11)
Charlotte:
Mark 10:14
When Jesus saw this (his disciples rebuking people that had brought their children to Jesus), he was indignant. He said to them (his disciples), “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
Week 44 (10/31/11)
Charlotte:
Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Week 45 (11/7/11)
Charlotte:
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Week 46 (11/14/11)
Charlotte:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
Week 47 (11/21/11)
Charlotte:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Week 48 (11/28/11)
Charlotte:
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Week 49 (12/5/11)
Charlotte
Psalms 127:1-2
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves.
Week 50(12/12/11)
Charlotte:
Psalms 127: 3-5
Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
Week 51 (12/19/11)
Charlotte:
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,
Week 52 (12/26/11)
Charlotte:
1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
The last picture wasn’t taken the last week of the year, but I liked it and it seemed like a good way to end the year – me and my man.
Hope you enjoyed seeing our year in photos and scripture.
posted by ann
When I saw this recipe I thought to myself…”Hmm, spice cake and eggnog, how can you go wrong with that combination?” Well, the answer is, you can’t! This cake is super moist, super spicy and super easy!
- 1 boxed spice cake mix
- 1 (4-serving) pkg. instant vanilla or cheesecake pudding
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt (I didn’t have yogurt, so I substituted sour cream ~ yum!)
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup eggnog (the recipe called for light eggnog, but what’s the point!)
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 cup toasted chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- Powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
- Combine cake mix, pudding mix, yogurt (or sour cream), oil, eggnog and eggs in a large bowl. Mix until creamy.
- Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 40 – 45 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from pan. Let cool on a wire rack. When cool, dust with powdered sugar.
~ Enjoy!~
By Charlotte
Here is the second of three parts from our project 52 where we tried to take a photo and find a scripture for each week of the year.
Week 19 (5/9/11)
Charlotte:
1 Corinthians 1:27-28
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
(Photo by my husband)
Week 20 (5/16/11)
Charlotte:
Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Week 21 (5/23/11)
Charlotte:
Psalm 127:3-5
Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
Week 22 (5/30/11)
Chelsea:
1 Corinthians 9:24
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.”
Charlotte:
Issaiah 41:13
For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Week 23 (6/6/11)
Chelsea:
Colossians 3:12-14
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humitlity, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievanes you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Charlotte:
Psalm 145:13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Week 24 (6/13/11)
Charlotte:
Psalm 145:8
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Week 25 (6/20/11)
Charlotte:
1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
Week 26 (6/27/11)
Charlotte:
1 John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
Week 27 (7/4/11)
Charlotte:
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
Week 28 (7/11/11)
Charlotte:
Proverbs 22:4
Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
(Photo by Amber A.)
Week 29 (7/18/11)
Charlotte:
Proverbs 22:6
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Week 30 (7/25/11)
Charlotte:
Luke 12:27
Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Week 31 (8/1/11)
Charlotte:
Luke 12:15
Then he (Jesus) said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Week 32 (8/8/11)
Charlotte:
Romans 8:1-2
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
(I wish this had better bokeh so the people in the stands weren’t in focus, but a point and shoot can only do so much.)
Week 33 (8/15/11)
Charlotte:
Mark 6:4
Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.”
Week 34 (8/22/11)
Charlotte:
Lamentations 3:58
O Lord, you took up my case; you redeemed my life.
Week 35 (8/29/11)
Charlotte:
Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would have them do to you. (Yep, the Golden Rule is Biblical.)
Week 36 (9/5/11)
Charlotte:
Revelation 22:1-2
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Part 3 coming to you soon.
by Charlotte
Last year Chelsea and I tried to take one photo a week and add either a verse that was important to us or seemed to go with the photo. It was a fun little project and has been on the side bar all year.
I thought we would post it now that 2011 is over so that if you missed some or didn’t see the side bar for some reason you could see our progress over the year. I divided it into three sections because it was so big my browser started fighting me. :)
So here it is our Project 52.
Week 1 (1/3/11)
Chelsea:
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV)
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. “
Charlotte:
Joshua 1:9 (NKJV)
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Week 2 (1/10/11)
Chelsea:
Psalm 27:13-14 (NKJV)
“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living.
Wait on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD!”
(She was actually waiting on chocolate, but I thought the eager anticipation was a good representation.)
Charlotte:
Psalm 127:1-2 (NKJV)
Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep.
Week 3 (1/17/11)
Chelsea:
Isaiah 12:3 (NIV)
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”
Charlotte:
Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV)
Therfore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
Week 4 (1/24/11)
Chelsea:
Matthew 6:28,33,34
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin….. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Charlotte:
Isaiah 55:11
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And so shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
(This picture has nothing to do with the verse, and I didn’t take it. But I love it! I love how she managed to pretty much center herself and I love how you can see her brother sleeping in the background.)
Week 5 (1/31/11)
Chelsea:
Galations 4:7
“So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir.”
Charlotte:
John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in ME shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Week 6 (2/7/11)
Chelsea:
Daniel 1:8
“But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine.” 
Charlotte:
Isaiah 30:18 (NIV)
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him.
Week 7 (2/14/11)
Chelsea:
Psalm 118:24
“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” 
Charlotte:
Nehemiah 8:10(b) (NIV)
. . . Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Week 8 (2/21/11)
Chelsea
Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does the Lord require of you? To act justly. To love mercy. And to walk humbly with your God.”
Charlotte:
Habakkuk 3:17-18
Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls – I will rejoice in the LORD, I will find joy in the God of my salvation.
Week 9 (2/28/11)
Chelsea:
Deuteronomy 11:18-19
“Fix these words of Mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up….” 
Charlotte:
Psalm 1:2-3
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Week 10 (3/7/11)
Chelsea:
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who goes into the games goes into strict training. They do it to win a prize that will not last, but we do it to get a prize that will last forever. Therefore, I beat my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.”
Charlotte:
2 Timothy 2:16
But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.
Week 11 (3/14/11)
Charlotte:
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Week 12(3/21/11)
Charlotte:
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live. That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil – this is the gift of God.
Week 13 (3/28/11)
Chelsea:
Jeremiah 17:7
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.” 
Charlotte:
Ecclesiastes 3:1&2b
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: . . . a time to plant and a time to uproot.
Week 14 (4/4/11)
Chelsea:
John 15:5
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me, and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.”
Charlotte:
1 Corinthians 1:27
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
Week 15 (4/11/11)
Chelsea:
Ephesians 3:17
“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with the saints, to grasp how wide and how long and how high and deep is the love of Christ.”
Charlotte:
Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Week 16(4/18/11)
Chelsea:
Colossians 1:10
“We pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the Saints in the kingdom of light.”
Charlotte:
1Samuel 17:47
All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s and he will give all of you into our hands.
Week 17 (4/25/11)
Chelsea:
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”
Charlotte:
1 Pete 4:8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Part 2 is coming your way soon.
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