Winter Theme Contest - Iron Craft Challenge #6

There's a contest this week in the Iron Craft challenge with the theme of winter. I knew immediately what I wanted to do and I already had the needed materials for my project in my stash.

I live in a tropical country (the Philippines) where the current temperatures are between 32-36 degrees Celsius (that's 89-96 Fahrenheit) and we do not have winter. But, I did grow up in New Jersey and remember the cold, snowy winters there. I especially remember how beautiful and magical the trees were when the branches were covered with a blanket of white... 

So, for my contest entry, I submit my Winter's Magic. It is a beaded winter tree made of leaves of Moonstone and twisted together with silver toned aluminum wire and the frozen, rocky pond made from liquid resin.

Today, it is a hot sunny tropical day, but this challenge has taken me back to the nice cool winter breezes of my childhood....

a closeup of the twisted moonstone leaves

the frozen pond (made of liquid resin...its still drying because I just poured it today).... I love how the resin gives the rock a slippery, icy feel...

I added a bit of green mossy grass just to give a hint that spring is just around the corner....

My materials....

It was difficult to take pictures of me twisting the beads on to the wire but here are some photos on setting up the rocky base and the frozen pond...

Here's a view from the top....

Winter's Magic

(Magical Winter Tree with Frozen Pond)

You can read about the Contest/Challenge #6 here.....and view everybody's entries in the Iron Craft flickr page here...
Wish me luck! And happy cool breezes!