Blogoversary Part 4 - Creative Charms

Welcome to part four of my Fourth Blogoversary Celebration.  I'll have some more photos from Germany to share soon - we were a bit preoccupied with the Super Bowl yesterday and I didn't get a chance to do any more photo editing.  We had a great time watching the game with lots of neighborhood friends - if only our team could have been the winners...wait until next year!

Here is how the giveaway works:

Just like last year, I have three boxes that I will be filling with gifts that I'll send to three blog readers.  Each day I'll add more things to the boxes until they are full and ready to ship.  You can comment on every post until the boxes are full to maximize your chance to be chosen by random draw.  You don't have to be a follower or a subscriber to win, however, if you enjoy my blog, subscribing by email will help you make sure that you don't miss anything - just click HERE and fill in your address, then reply to the confirmation email to be added to the list.  If you prefer to "follow" you can do that by clicking "Join this site" at the top of the right side column.

If you are a subscriber or follower, you can leave another comment and have a second chance each day as a way for me to thank you for your support.  If you are a Facebook user you can also "like" the Capadia Designs page HERE and leave another comment telling me that you are a Facebook fan.

You can leave comments everyday so you will have multiple chances to be one of the three winners.  Please don't leave more than 3 on one day (1 comment, 2 follower or subscriber, 3 Facebook fan).  When you leave a comment be sure that you don't have the box checked to be notified of follow up comments so you don't get tons of emails clogging up your in box.  Please be sure to leave some way for me to contact you if you are one of the lucky three - you can leave your email address and use (at) and (dot) to help avoid spam.  The step by step directions for leaving comments can be found in THIS POST.

Remember - you can't just leave a random comment - you have to answer the question in the post (so I know you are paying attention!).

Today I have added two sets of Creative Charms items to each box.  I have served on the Creative Charms Design Team for the last couple of years and I looked through my stash to find some pink and sparkly items.  Each box will have a set of vintage jewels and some braided daisy flowers , groovy petal flowers or sequin trimmed butterflies.

Here is the question for today - be sure to answer it in a comment below.  

When you craft, do you like to do everything "from scratch" (make your own flowers, experiment with different designs until you find the one that looks "right") or do you find it easier to use pre-made embellishments, follow sketches, work from a color chart or generally "scraplift" ideas that you have seen in magazines, online or in a store?

Thanks for playing along.  I will try to get more photos from the trip posted later today.

I also want to thank Emily M, Jules, Sharon C. and Marilyn Mae who tried the color and pattern challenge project last month. I have a little (very little) something that I got in Germany for each of you - I'll be contacting you to get your addresses.

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