Need help with the GIMP

I've fiddled and searched for hours for an answer to this problem.
Maybe someone here knows the GIMP or can tell me where to look.

I have a square photo of a flower. I have used the elliptical tool to
make a circle around the flower, inside the square perimeter of the
picture. The part of the picture outside the circle is unneeded
background. If I click the quickmask button that area turns red. I
want to save the contents of the circle and remove or crop-out the
masked area.

What I want to end up with is a round, cameo-shaped photo. How do I
accomplish that?

I'd like to do more to it, like put a picture-frame effect around it,
but I don't understand even the basics of layers. At this point I'm
willing to pay some $$ for a little one-on-one tutorial. Would anyone
be willing to let me email them the photo and talk me through some
basic steps over the phone? If so, write to me off-list.

Thanks!
Siri Amrit
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