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The Idol's Eye
@theidolseye.bsky.social
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Treasure hunter and seller of antique and vintage jewelry, with a passion for the unique and imperfect beauty of antique diamonds. Not wanting to post only about business. Other interests include mysteries, spicy food, and making our old house a home.
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Had this surprise visitor this morning. Merlin said it's a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Any bird experts that can confirm this?

#birdsofnewyork #birdsofqueens #hawk #birdofprey #wildlifephotography
A Hawk perches on the branch of a tree, silhouetted against a snowy white background, framed and partly obscured by twigs, and framed above by a lichen-covered large branch. It's facing the camera, and we can see its yellow claws gripping the branch, its white and brown mottled breast turned towards the camera, and it's head turned in 3/4 view. A Hawk perches on the branch of a tree, silhouetted against a snowy white background, framed and partly obscured by twigs, and framed above by a lichen-covered large branch. It's turned in 3/4 view, slightly hunched forward, facing directly towards the camera, alert, as if ready to take flight. A Hawk is swooping head-first towards the viewer with an intense look, its face framed by a halo of gold-tipped grey-brown feathers, wings and tail out-spread and slightly out of focus, silhouetted against snowy white and framed by a tangle of slender branches.
February 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Stress-eating this mushroom and truffle pizza. 🍕🍽️🍜😒
Aerial view of a pizza, topped with white cheese that is golden brown in parts, daubs of truffle cream, scattered sliced mushrooms, and a crust with puffy uneven bubbles, in a cardboard box with white paper underneath.
February 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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How did I not know that papads can be made in a microwave?? I'm normally staunchly anti-microwave, especially for any bread adjacent foods, but they come out perfectly crispy and bubbly every time! I'm in shock. 🍜 🍽️ ❤️
Aerial view of crispy papads on a light blue ceramic plate, very lightly golden brown with a constellation of air bubbles of various sizes dotting the surface. Closeup of a stack of crispy papads on a light blue ceramic plate, their edges wavy, their surface very lightly golden brown with a constellation of air bubbles of various sizes.
January 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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These simple, classic vintage settings let the elemental magic of diamonds shine through.

All available at The Idol's Eye.
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Closeup of three diamond and white metal rings on an index finger, a ruby band nestled between two. All three are classic silhouettes with a larger center diamond flanked by a simple arrangement of smaller diamonds on the shoulders. All three are sparkling in the light.
January 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more
January 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Charming antique diamond ring, circa 1920s, with a beautiful old mine cut diamond of approximately .26 carats. The 14K gold mounting features a silver-topped bezel setting atop soaring shoulders beautifully engraved on the profile with sinuous scrolling motifs.
theidolseye.etsy.com/listing/4619...
A diamond ring is displayed in profile, the high crown of the antique diamond glinting in the sun. The scrolling engraved details on the warm gold cathedral shoulders catch the light, richly vintage against the shadowy recesses. The ring is held by blurred fingertips against a blurred background of mauve, greys, and inky blues and pale green.
January 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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This vintage Art Deco diamond ring is perfect from every angle. You can find it in our Etsy shop at the link below. It's listed as "vintage ring C".

theidolseye.etsy.com/listing/4756...
A platinum and diamond ring in 3/4 view sits atop a red leather ring box with gold embossed border. The ring features a hexagonal setting and tapered shoulders set with tiny side diamonds, one of which gives off a brilliant flash of light.
January 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Have decided that the repurposed quilt Christmas stockings need contrast toe and heel out of the striped backing, and probably also striped bias binding at the top if I can find the patience. And some strategically placed appliqués for the holes that can't be fixed any other way.
Cut top piece of a Christmas stocking cut from a colorful old patchwork floral quilt, with striped toe and heel applique, sitting on a white quilted background. The stocking colors are black, ivory, light blue, shades of pink and coral, green, with burgundy, pink, and ivory ticking stripe. Six cutout stocking pieces in patchwork floral quilt fabric, sitting on a white background.
December 17, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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Does anyone else craft in manic little bursts? I haven't taken up a sewing project in over six months, and now that I'm supposed to be sick in bed with a miserable cold, I have the overwhelming urge to make Christmas stockings out of the quilt that's been languishing in the closet for years. 🪡
Six pieces of Christmas stockings, cut from an old quilt in a riot of multi-colored floral prints, waiting to be sew up, shown on a white quilt background. An old quilt partially unfolded, showing a patchwork of multi-colored floral prints, mostly in black and shades of pinks and greens, and ivory, with a burgundy, pink and white striped reverse, and some holes with batting showing through. Closeup of a worn out quilt in black, pink, and green floral print showing holes at the seam, with fingers for scale
December 17, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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Circa 1910s/1920s diamond and sapphire halo ring. This one has the sweetest shoulder detail!
theidolseye.etsy.com/listing/2931...
An antique ring sits in an antique ring box of brown leather and beige velvet interior, atop velvet fabric in shades of pink, with touches of black and white. The ring in 3/4 view, features an old European cut diamond surrounded by a halo of chunky vivid blue caliber cut sapphires in a platinum bezel, with platinum tulip-shaped shoulders set with a sapphire baguette atop a gold shank.
December 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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This is one of the loveliest Art Deco hexagonal settings I've come across in a while! Just finished listing it on the website.
www.theidolseye.com/shop/p/art-d...
A vintage Art Deco ring in platinum and diamonds is seen in 3/4 view on top of a box inlaid with mother of pearl. The ring features a hexagonal center setting surrounding an old European cut diamond, milligrain, and saw-pierced and engraved Deco motifs, all bathed in ethereal morning sun.
December 12, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Towards the end of the nineteenth century, scientific advancements made it possible for jewelers to harness platinum's strength and density to create all-platinum jewelry of exceptional delicacy, leading to the etherial airiness of the Edwardian aesthetic.
theidolseye.etsy.com/listing/5029...
Eighteen dainty old European cut diamonds dance around a center diamond, also an old European cut, shimmering at the ends of the most delicate platinum filaments like dewdrops. An airy antique Edwardian diamond halo ring sparkles diffusely. The ring is held in an antique clamshell ring box of fuchsia velvet with chamois. interior.
December 11, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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The culprit who has been breakfasting on my winter greens 🌱😒
A squirrel, viewed through a window pane, is perched on the corner of a barren window box, in profile, looking triumphantly at the camera with one beady eye. It appears to be gloating.
December 11, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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Dinner was okra with tomatos, onions, two kinds of chilis, and a bunch of Indian spices
🍜🍽️❤️
Closeup of a jumble of cooked slices okra, chunks of tomato, whole round dried red chilis with spices
December 11, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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Have you ever developed an obsession with something that is not your style, but you find yourself liking it anyway in spite of yourself? For me, it's Art Deco engagement rings with chainlink, stirrup, or horse bit shoulders, à la Hermès. This one is 1930s theidolseye.etsy.com/listing/4756...
A vintage diamond ring with an old European cut diamond center with corner prongs, and diamond-studded shoulders in the shape of chain links, is viewed from above, held in an antique ring box of dark brown leather and beige velvet, sitting atop a wooden surface with chipped black paint.
December 11, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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This 1920s platinum ring features a high-crowned old European cut diamond center, surrounded by a unique octagonal halo, a shank with rope twist engraving and diamond-set shoulders, and one of the loveliest profiles I've seen in a while. You can find it here: theidolseye.etsy.com/listing/5029...
A platinum Art Deco diamond ring with an octagonal diamond halo surrounding an old European cut center diamond with diamond studded shoulders is seen in 3/4 view in an antique round ring box in dark brown leather with beige velvet interior, sitting atop a piece of boulder opal that fills the background of the image with shades of aqua blue, orange, and white.
December 10, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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#caturday
Nothing makes this little one happier than to pull apart a puzzle it's taken days to complete 🙄🐱❤️
#catsofbluesky
Aerial view of a tabby cat stretching on top of a puzzle depicting a nineteenth century painting of mother cat with kittens that sits on a wooden table with part of a wooden dining chair and carpet of cornflower blue, pink, white, and green visible to the left. On top of the puzzle, partly obscuring the puzzle, is the box of the puzzle, featuring a smaller image of the puzzle. On top of the box is the cat, stretching with butt in the air, tail raised, and sinking her outstretched claws into the puzzle
December 7, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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Layers upon layers of cat 🐱❤️
#Caturday #catsofbluesky
December 7, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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Day after Thanksgiving, it's overcast and our radiators are making a monstrous shrieking/clanging sound. Cat is on high alert, husband has embarked on a manic deep dive into the physics of steam heating systems, and I'm just taking advantage of the vibe by downloading 18th century Gothic novels. 💙📚
November 29, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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Wonderful old fonts!
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Chicago building epigraphs
November 29, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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A dazzling old European cut diamond in a hexagonal setting graces a lighter-than-air Art Deco mounting reminiscent of an ionic column, woven round with charming flower and leaf motifs. It's the most recent addition to my Etsy shop.
theidolseye.etsy.com/listing/5559...
A vintage ring featuring an old European cut diamond in a hexagonal setting with a mix of openwork, engraving, and flower and leaf motifs, is shown in 3/4 view, atop a vintage ring box with a corded texture in ivory with a green border of fine lines and dots. The ring and box are bathed in light against a shadowy black background. The diamond sparkles, and highlights and shadows play over the details of the white gold setting.
November 29, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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Misunderstood the assignment on purpose here and it was the best Thanksgiving ever! 🍽️ 🍜 ❤️
Closeup of a spicy Korean soup in a clay pot, garnished with red pepper powder, scallions, sliced green chillies, sesame seeds, minced garlic, all arranged around a raw egg in the middle, with some Soybean sprouts visible through a spicy orange froth.
November 29, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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Prepping for soup! 🍜 🍽️ ❤️
On a blue, white, and orange porcelain plate are mounds of chopped green chili peppers, scallions, and garlic.
November 28, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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If you see this post a knight
Illustration by Kay Nielsen of a knight on a cream colored horse with white tail and mane. The knight, pale with white shoulder-length hair combed back, severe features, wears a long flowing green cape with motifs that seem to be inspired by Japanese textiles, over armor of black and white. His round shield is half gold and half black horizontal wavy lines on a white ground. He sits atop saddle and blanket of green and gold richly patterned and tasseled. The horse's head is bored low to the ground. In the foreground is a highly stylized landscape tiny white flowers and fine curving lines on a black ground. In the background are a row of nude women depicted in black and white linear style, their long hair flowing upward as of blowing in the wind.
November 28, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, Bluesky, to all those, like me, slowly but surely making a new home here. I'm so thankful for the people I've met here, both followers and following. To everyone staying home, having a quiet day, eating something totally non-traditional, I hope to see you in my timeline!
November 28, 2024 at 5:53 PM