“Damaged” wishbone for LCoF theme. Minimalist. Macro. Under 3 inches. Would’ve worked for MM.

Problem with ice cream photos. It melts quickly, so you have to keep eating it!!!

“Looking Close…on Friday” ,

“Ice.Cream” ,

Macro,

United States,

Pennsylvania,

Summer.

Charlie Crow

Lego Fabuland figure.

Looking Close… on Friday: Black in Black & White

Some varieties of plum tree have very sharp spines or spikes on them particularly an American variety or if they have been originally grafted from a blackthorn root stock.

This plum tree in our garden just decided to die some years ago for no known reason. I keep it because the birds use it a a perch and I also hang bird feeders from it. Maybe one day I will dig it up?

For Looking close on Friday!, theme …..Needles.

Ett ljus i fönstret

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A candle in the window

Another passion of mine.

Reiszwecke,Stecknadeln.

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Für“Looking close…on Friday!“ am 08.07.2022.

Thema:“PUSHPINS“ (Reiszwecke)

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#together #cosy #lovebird #magic In Explore: 27-09-2022

Came across this brilliant Passion flower which seemed to have all the colors of the 🌈,framed by green leaves.

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Thema:“Bubbles“ ( Bläschen)

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Hi everybody! I’m back in action after a month. Slow at first but gently does it.

Not been too well but feeling a bit better now and eager to go!

Kaktus.

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Thema:“Silhouette“ am 04.03.2022.

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#Lookingclose...onFriday! #EmbossedGlass

It was recently my birthday, and a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She gave me these in three beautiful tins, including this octagonal tin covered in Edwardian beauties. The tine may be old and battered, but I think those imperfections add to the tin’s beauty. It tells a story of being well used and well loved.

How apt it is then that a few weeks after I was given this wonderful tin full of ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and fine notions, Maria announced the theme for “Looking Close… on Friday!” for October 20th, as “old boxes”, which is derived from my suggestion of “old, antique or vintage”. This theme also includes old tins. I knew immediately which tin I wanted to photograph.

Thank you for making my suggestion into a wonderfully fun theme this week, Maria. I hope you all like my image for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.

#Lookingclose...onFriday! #Zipper

The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 27th of May is “blue and green”. This was a wonderful challenge as there were so many possibilities. I contemplated pieces of blue and green porcelain, blue and green glass, blue and green fabric, but in the end I settled on blue and green guilloché enamel. I chose an English guilloché enamel and sterling silver button made in 1911 and a French guilloché enamel and pearl gold stick pin. Guilloché is a decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material via engine turning, which uses a machine of the same name, also called a rose engine lathe. This mechanical technique improved on more time-consuming designs achieved by hand and allowed for greater delicacy, precision, and closeness of line, as well as greater speed. Translucent enamel was applied over guilloché metal by Peter Carl Fabergé on the Faberge eggs and other pieces from the 1880s. I hope you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.

This peacock blue guilloché enamel and sterling silver button was made in Birmingham by James Fenton and Company in 1911. It is one of six small buttons, two long hatpins and belt buckle, all made of silver with the same peacock blue guilloche enamel, presented in a blue leather presentation box with gilt tooling. James Fenton and Company, was a Birmingham silvermakers between 1854 and 1956. They were well known for their manufacture of silver and gold thimbles and later silver and enamel jewellery.

This French made Art Nouveau (circa 1905) lapel stick pin of flowers and leaves is made of 18 carat rose gold, and features seven seed pearls and six beautiful vibrant green guilloché enamel leaves on rose gold backings in a dainty filigree setting measuring just over a centimetre in diameter. With its curling foliage, it represents the delicate and elegant style of the Belle Epoque. The maker is unknown.

“Bleistiftspitzer“

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Thema:“Pencil Sharpener“ am 25.03.2022.

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Candy shows off her Only Heart Club shoes. ❤️ My hand shows perspective as to how tiny the shoes are! 💖

For Looking Close…on Friday theme of Headwear, here’s Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm doll by Madame Alexander.

Alternate: flic.kr/p/2kGrQS7

“If you're blue and you don't know where to go to

Why don't you go where fashion sits?

Puttin' on the ritz.”

Opening lyrics from “Puttin’ on the Ritz” - written by Irving Berlin, 1930.

The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 14th of January is “shoes with laces”. These black and white 1920s style dress shoes were made for me some twenty years or more ago, for a roaring 20s fancy dress party, by the now defunct company Griffin of Melbourne, who specialised in 1920s and 1930s inspired couture clothing and shoes. They seemed to be the perfect fit for the theme! I do hope that you like my choice, and that this photograph makes you smile!

Der Strauß“Jungfrau im Grünen“

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Thema:“Blue and Green“ am 27.05.2022.

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Für:“Looking close…on Friday!“am 07.02.2025.

Thema:“OWL“….Eule…

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For over 70 years, Moonbeam alarm clocks have gently roused sleepers, offering a unique blend of nostalgia and innovation. First introduced by Westclox in the 1950s, these beloved clocks have transcended their original purpose, becoming cherished conversation pieces and even honorary family members.

Known as "The Considerate Alarm," the Moonbeam clock wakes users with a softly flashing light that gradually brightens. After four minutes, a bell alarm sounds to ensure even the deepest sleepers are awakened. The continuously lit backlight on the dial provides a comforting glow, doubling as a nightlight.

Clock,

Clock Face,

Looking Close… on Friday,

Tabletop

Looking close... on Friday! theme : Clothes Pegs

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The painted blown egg in front was a present given by my brother and sister-in-law. The egg on the left was blown and painted by my daughter many years ago.

For Looking Close...on Friday's theme "eggs in black and white"

For Looking Close on Friday. A silhouette of Descendants doll. Evie, silhouetted against the kitchen curtains. Evie is the daughter of the Evil Queen.

HLCOF to all participants 💙💙💙

Such big blue eyes you have.

#Lookingclose...onFriday! #Symmetry

Looking close... on Friday! theme : Festive Lighting

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For the Looking-Close-on-Friday theme

"A single stone" - lots of fun to experiment with :)))

For the Looking-Close-on-Friday theme

'FadingBeautyInFlora'