The 2007 Georgia State Winner for the best decorated egg:

2008 Easter Egg

An egg crafted by Mrs. Helen M. Dunham of Woodstock, Georgia has been chosen by the Georgia Egg Commission as the official 2008 Easter egg. The egg will represent Georgia and be displayed in the White House, along with eggs from each state and the District of Columbia, during the Easter season.
Mrs. Dunham described her winning Georgia egg noting that it features the state bird, the state flower, and the state tree. "The viewer will first see the male Brown Thrasher sitting on the outside of the egg on the stems and among the blooms of the Cherokee Rose. The female is minding her babies on the inside of the egg, securely nestled in the branches of a Live Oak Tree. The outside front of the egg is trimmed with gold cord and pink rhinestones, with the back of the egg featuring a finely-cut, lattice design," she said.

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For the past 30 years, the Woodstock resident has been making delicate masterpieces from real blown-out finch, parakeet, quail, duck, chicken, goose, emu, rhea and ostrich eggshells that are decorated with paint, rhinestones, figurines and other artistic touches.

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