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EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Loredana Macrì for submitting the randomly chosen 310th entry. Many flowers have stopped blooming for the summer season, but not at Cap Creations . Cathy's pretty rose necklaces are vibrant all year long. And if you win her $25 gift certificate, you could face the same decision I did when picking periwinkle petals out of the 19-color chart. Although Cathy's resin roses have spread like wildflowers in popularity, she specializes in sterling silver hand stamped jewelry. Cathy can personalize pieces to celebrate anything, from family to faith to ... cupcakes. She even offers an A La Carte section, where you can order charms, pearls or chains to add to accessories you already own. The winner is going to have her work hand cut out for her when deciding how to spend the $25 gift card. <a href="http://blog.aquariann.com/2012/08/jewelry-giveaway-25-gift-card-to-cap.html" target="_blank"><img src...

You may have gleaned from my nature photographs that I am a fan of flowers in any hue. So when Cathy of Cap Creations told me I could choose a pretty rose necklace in one of 19 beautiful colors for hosting her jewelry giveaway (hint hint, nudge nudge - check back after August 20 to enter), I was happily perplexed. Should I go natural with one of the many pink shades? Or perhaps choose black, grey or white to match a multitude of outfits? Of course, autumn is blowing this way, so I'll be wearing more browns and oranges ... No, I couldn't resist the periwinkle rose necklace . I had been pondering why I don't own very much blue jewelry, so now I've taken the first step to remedy that. Plus, the large resin rose is such an interesting blue, almost a purple. Cathy also let me choose the metal tone for the 24 inch chain. I decided on the shiny silver, not realizing just how long it'd be. However, the chain was thick enough that I could easily rig the latch so the flo...