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10-DEC-2009

Around 1610, tinsel was first invented in Germany made from genuine silver. Machines were invented that shredded silver into thin tinsel-sized strips. Silver tinsel tarnishes and loses its shine with time, eventually, artificial replacements were invented. The original inventor of tinsel remains unknown.

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Jeff Real20-Dec-2009 03:03
A lovely tone on this beauty ~V~
Carl and Racine Erland14-Dec-2009 20:49
Beautiful abstract...thanks for the added info. - V
Doug Cruden12-Dec-2009 08:20
A lovely sparkly spangly shot Laine! I wish I had real silver tinsel on my tree :o)
Phillip Normanton11-Dec-2009 21:27
Crikey, that must've been one of the worst jobs in history - the annual polishing of the tinsel! :o)
Chris11-Dec-2009 20:00
All these comments echo what I would like to say - this is terrific!
Kevin Chester11-Dec-2009 17:58
Nice edit, and some great Christmasey facts
Johnny JAG11-Dec-2009 17:51
Nice and festive.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)11-Dec-2009 17:44
Excellent & nice tone! V+
Paolo
Marielou Dhumez11-Dec-2009 13:17
Superb abstract in a beautiful color !
poetry66611-Dec-2009 13:06
Wow! Great story Laine, I never knew that...great compo as well.BV!
John11-Dec-2009 11:35
A very pleasing PP job Laine. Wonderful mono toned work. ~V~
Sheila11-Dec-2009 10:44
Very nice Christmas abstract!
Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography11-Dec-2009 10:09
interesting abstract,Laine !
Colin Storey11-Dec-2009 10:02
Stunning tinsel image.
Máire Uí Mhaicín11-Dec-2009 09:30
A lovely bit of glitz, with a blue feel to it, for these circles.
borisalex11-Dec-2009 06:39
Thank you Laine for your stories explaining the shots, very interesting! We call it here Lametta and it´s been used in the past more. Now people don´t use it so much any more, because it´s so messy to deal with. You caught the shine very well, Love it! V.
Gerard Koehl11-Dec-2009 06:19
Magnifique... V
Mieke WA Minkjan11-Dec-2009 06:14
wonderful work, thanks to Walter I know it is lametta,
Nancy Good11-Dec-2009 04:00
Gorgeous image ... I've always been partial to tinsel and even have it on the tree we put up on Monday. :-)
wernere0111-Dec-2009 03:39
A little piece of art with only a slight idea of circles because of the wonderful movement touch. Bravo, Laine. BV
sue anne11-Dec-2009 02:47
I almost thought these were fireworks. :)
LynnH11-Dec-2009 02:16
Very nice festive mood!!!
waterfalls man11-Dec-2009 02:12
Great Shot V !!
Cindi Smith11-Dec-2009 01:28
Wow, wish mine were made of real silver then I could cash it all in! Beautiful work and love the sparkles!
Yvonne11-Dec-2009 01:06
Lovely contrasty creation Laine!
Ed McConnell11-Dec-2009 01:00
clever shot and choice
Stephanie11-Dec-2009 00:48
Very sparkly and well processed!
Roe..11-Dec-2009 00:46
this is so cool..a celebration of light..beautiful
Jola Dziubinska11-Dec-2009 00:45
Awesome work, well done, Laine.
Walter Otto Koenig11-Dec-2009 00:31
Cool abstract shot. Strangely the name in German is Lametta.
Guest 11-Dec-2009 00:14
Messy li'l things .... after xmas! :)
Barbara Heide10-Dec-2009 23:20
brilliant abstraction! love the tones! v
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