News & Spotlights — animal eyes

Spectacular Amigurumi Owl with Plastic Yellow Safety Eyes

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Michelle Starr from local Spokane, WA crafted this stunning white amigurumi owl with speckled detailed and these yellow owl plastic safety eyes. According to Michelle, she "got a lot of awesome feedback on the realism of this owl." She's certain that the yellow plastic safety owl eyes she used were a big part of that! It's so delightful to see such incredible work brought to life with a set of our eye designs! You can shop our entire selection of plastic safety eyes here: https://handmadeglasseyes.com/collections/plastic-safety-eyes About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed by Megan...

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Handmade Animal Scarves with Glass Eyes

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April from Benton, ME, makes unique animal-inspired scarves. To help add character and realism, she includes glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com. According to April, "These eyes are absolutely perfect for my scarves." (Above wolf scarf made with these pale blue mysterious mermaid glass eyes.) In one 5-star review, April states, "These were used for a horse scarf I made and donated to a local equestrian rescue. The eyes were PERFECT! Thanks so much!" and in another "These eyes are PERFECT for my kitty scarf. Well made, and shipped fast! You be the judge...look at this cat!.😁🐾🐈" Here is the horse scarf...

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Crochet Octopus Friend Made with Orange Glass Button Eyes

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Heather Meyer from Minneapolis, MN finished off her purple crochet octopus creature with a set of these orange glass octopus eye sew on buttons to give him extra depth and character. In her review of the eyes Heather says, "Loved these octopus eyes - the perfect finishing touch to my little friend!" If you'd like to add life and character to your own crochet creature creations, you can shop all glass eyes with sew on button backings here. Our selection of unique, original glass eye designs is ever-growing and expanding! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original...

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Handmade Hobby Horse Brought to Life with Realistic Glass Eyes

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"Great quality glass eyes! I bought these 20mm size for hobby horses that I made for my horse-lovin girls. They really made these hobby horses stand out and personalized. I modeled both hobby horses after their real horses and these eyes were the perfect match!" ~ 5-star review from Jessica Kelley of Jensen Beach, FL⁠. You can grab the realistic glass horse eye cabochons Jessica used for her hobby horses from us here at handmadeglasseyes.com⁠. It's fantastic to see a creative toy maker crafting hobby horses with the realistic and dimensional touch of adding detailed glass eyes. Get 20% off your entire...

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3D Felting Pet Tributes with Glass Animal Eyes

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Needle felting artists are loving using glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com to create 3D pet tributes. Cindy Bucci from British Columbia,Canada crafted a 3D felting pet portrait of her daughter's pup, Timber with these medium brown glass dog eyes in size 25mm. Cindy told us, this was her first attempt at doing 3D felting, and that "the eyes brought him to life!! Great quality of eyes!!" Another felting artist to use our glass eyes on wire pin posts to add to her 3D felted pet portraits is Kareen from Beaverton OR. Kareen told us, I am very pleased with the eyes. They really create the...

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