Assistance needed!

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I finished my contest entry about 2 weeks ahead of schedule - and it turned out exactly how I wanted it (don't you love when that happens?)!

Now I need help picking which photo to send!!! I might send 2 - full view and a closeup. Which one(s) do you like best?



*Note* My name isn't going to appear over the photos - I just watermarked it for posting to the internet:)


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The chain is sterling silver, the branch and cherry blossoms are fine silver, except for the stamens which are sterling silver wire and jadeite.

One of the tricky things about this contest is that if they sell the item, you have to use it (you can't go elsewhere)...And I needed to treat the silver (to age and add color to the branch), and I've always used Liver of Sulfur in the past, but I bought that at Rio Grande...So I used a boiled egg to age the silver - I KNOW FMG doesn't carry those ;).

I boiled an egg, crushed it, covered the blossoms in plastic wrap, stuck the silver piece in the crushed egg, and put it in a ziplock bag and watched the color change over a 2 hour period. It was really neat - when I got the color I wanted, I took it out, washed it off, and gave it a quick polish. Egg yoke contains sulfur, but it's not stinky or toxic like the Liver of Sulfur (*gags*). :)


Thanks in advance! :)