My swirly tree has a twin in Texas

Do you remember last year when I wrote 3 different blogpost on the progress of painting a swirly tree on the wall? If not, then may I remind you by directing you to swirly tree post no. 1, swirly tree post no. 2, and swirly tree post no. 3.
My finished result was this - an olive green tree painted on a white wall in my house:

Now, a while ago I received an email from a lovely lady in Texas called April. She was very impressed with my design, and asked if she was allowed to use if to paint a tree on her wall. Of course I didn't mind it, but instead I was extremely flattered! Someone halfway around the world liked my tree so much she wanted it on her wall! :)
April didn't paint the tree exactly the way I had done, but she decided to add a personal touch on hers to make it fit in more in her house. She painted a grey silvery tree on a red wall, which had a very dramatic effect. She also made one of the branches longer, and added some falling leaves and some birds in the tree. This is her result:

Absolutely amazing! I am very impressed with what she has created.
April runs a photography blog, and you can see her tree post here.

My handmade silver ring - the "blob"

I had a few pieces of scrap silver left at my jewellery course, and I decided to melt it all down so that it didn't go to waste. The melted silver turned into a "blob", and I decided to make a ring out of it.

I used a square wire for the ring itself. I flattened the ends of it, and when I bent it round I didn't let the ends meet, but I saved quite a bit of space in between. I then soldered the "blob" onto the ring where the space was, and this is how it turned out. Here you go, mum. This one is for you :)