News & Spotlights — animal eyes
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...
Duck in the Reeds Wooden Bowl Sculpture by Maurice Clabaugh
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When Maurice Clabaugh of Tuscaloosa AL shared this "Duck in the Reeds" wooded bowl sculpture with me, I knew I had to share it here on the blog. According to the bio on Maurice's website, he "uses wood that has been discarded by others as useless or impossible to turn. His challenge is to take these discarded pieces and reveal their beauty."To complete the effect of the wood for this bowl carving, Maurice implemented these glass duck eyes on wire pin posts. The combination of natural wood with the realistic bird eyes is transfixing! I love discovering amazing artists who are creating with such a wide range...
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Taxidermy Wolf Head by taxidermist in Quebec
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A customer in Quebec, Canada took these realistic tiger glass eyes and added them to her taxidermy wolf head. The resulting color combination of the green and light brown eyes with the brown and white wolf head is mesmerizing. This is the review she posted: "Je suis taxidermiste a mes temps libres et ces yeux la ont été parfait pour ma tête de louve :) merci" (Translated to English: "I am a taxidermist in my spare time and these eyes have been perfect for my wolf head :) thank you" You can shop all realistic animal glass eyes here. About...
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One of a Kind Bear Sculpture Made with Animated Teddy Bear Glass Eyes
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Sunset Lodge creations crafts original, one-of-a-kind sculptures out of paper mache, fur, and other materials. Inspiring each of these sculptures are glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com. The glass eyes added to this sculpture come from our collection of unique holographic, animated glass eyes. The small red hearts at the center of these glass eyes grow larger and smaller when the eyes are tilted up and down or to the left and right, giving this sculpture a sense of moment and emotion from every angle. You can find the animated teddy bear heart glass eyes used in this sculpture here. About the...
Stained Glass Dog Hanging with Blue Glass Eyes
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Lorley Eastburn from Phoenix, Arizona crafted this stunning stained glass design. It features a sweet puppy dog face and is completed with a set of 20mm light blue glass dog eyes. You can find the blue dog glass eyes Lorley used for this stained glass creation and more right here at handmadeglasseyes.com! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed by Megan Petersen of Spokane, Washington Each cabochon is handmade with attention to detail and inspected for quality All products are made and ship from our studio located in Spokane, Washington, USA Get your...
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