I used the
Path Tool ![Path Tool :pathtool](./images/smilies/PathsTool.png)
.
To create a path,
around the icon's outer perimeter.
First add an
Alpha Channel to the image.
Go to:
Layer >
Transparency >
Add alpha channel.
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/2101_add_alpha_channel.png)
Make a selection from this path.
Using the
Path to Selection icon seen in the screenshot below.
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/2101_selection_from_path.png)
Inverted the selection,
by going to:
Select >
Invert.
Then cleared the unwanted outer brown portion of the image.
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/2101_invert_selection.png)
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This is only one of many ways this can be done.
It can also be done using a
Layer Mask.