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Submitted: April 5, 2009
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Swarovski Cherry Blossom Treeby `Lady-Blue

Artisan Crafts / Other

Alrighty Folks! I've been talking about it, you've helped me choose wire colors, and now it's done! This will be my entry for the 2009 Fire Mountain Bead Competition.

Here's what it's made of:
26 gauge brown copper wire
Around 110 pink and white flower-shaped swarovski crystals
translucent green "Ming Tree" seed beads- size 11
Rainbow crystal and rainbow pink "Ornela" czech seed beads- size 11

...then it's mounted on a 3 lb rock covered with sheet moss, which is mounted to a moss-covered wooden base. This base holds a glass dome that fits over it (see additional pictures below).

I'm not sure that I'm happy with the photo. I'm going to try to get one outside in natural lighting to see if I can show off the sparkle of the crystals. If you have any advice on how to improve this photo, send me a note. I have a forum thread about all my photo problems here: [link] and I would LOVE some advice!

While this is a contest entry and I can't change it, I would still love to hear any critique you have of it so that I can continue to improve in future works.

Additional Photos to see!
With the dome on: [link]
Close-up on crystals: [link]
Close-up on the roots: [link]

What do you think? The deadline to submit photos for this contest is April 15th, so it's coming up REALLY soon.

Edit: I just read the submission sheet, and I have to come up with a title for my tree, and I have no clue. Those of you that watch me may have realized that I'm not really a "creative title" type. It's usually something like "green leaf bonsai." Help? I don't want it to be cheesy, but maybe a little better than what I come up with. My best so far is "Crystal Cherry Blossom Tree."

(April 7)
Edit again: I've submitted this photo as my entry! I won't find out if I'm a finalist until the end of May. Also, I gave it the name "Tranquil Cherry Blossoms." What do you think? (April 10)
Edit/Update I've received a letter saying that I am a finalist in the Fire Mountain contest! Yay! That means that this thing is going to have to be shipped all the way to Oregon. (June 5)
Update: Fortunately, the tree arrived in Oregon safely (I emailed the company and begged them to just let me know if it was broken to pieces or not... they said it arrived in perfect condition), and now I'm just playing the waiting game. I have NO idea how long it will take to announce winners.
Final Update: I didn't place any further than "finalist." No biggie. Fire Mountain broke the glass dome when they were packing it up to send to me. They're going to replace the dome and enter the piece into a swarovski contest before sending it back to me. I'm looking forward to getting it back.

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Given 2011-11-02

Swarovski Cherry Blossom Tree by `lady-blue To quote the suggester "Looking at it in the thumb, I thought it was a real bonsai tree!" ( Suggested by ~Puppy-eater and Featured by `FrockTarts )

Critique by *Cyndrome Mar 11, 2011, 3:00:27 PM

First of all I want to say that I really adore this piece! I haven't made one myself yet, but I know that it's patient work and many hours can go in one tree.

I think you did stunningly on choosing the colors for the beads. Swarovski beads are - in my opinion - the best of the best, and using them shows - to me - that you love your work.

I think you also paid attention to not only the tree, but to the base and how it would present. I think the colors of the stone and the moss are nice, but in all honestly they also take some of the attention away from the main part, the delicate tree (at a sturdy looking rock and base).

That being said, I still like the combination of the whole piece, I don't think the glass globe will be absolutely necessary, but maybe it brings base and tree together more, composition wise (does that make sense?).

I really hope your piece does do well in the contest, this piece is inspirational! Swarovski should be proud of their beads looking so stunningly in a true piece of art.

What do you think?

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