News & Spotlights — dragons

General Grievous with Blue and Yellow Crackling Dragon Eyes

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Joel H. from Moses Lake, WA shared this photo with us showcasing how he used our Blue and Yellow Crackling Dragon Glass Eyes to complete this amazing sculpture of General Grievous from the Star Wars Franchise. "Added the glass eyes to grievous. Love it" Joel, this is absolutely epic! Very detailed and lifelike. Thank you so much for sharing your work with us and we look forward to working with you again in the future and thank you for your continued support of this small business! ~ Megan   About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic...

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Glass eyes in Snobhog Studio Clay Creations

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Clair and Dennis from the Snobhog Studio based in Branson, MO have been using our glass eyes in their creations for a while. They graciously shared some of their work with us through email and across social media. "People absolutely love them, and they really add so much personality to the Dragons and other creatures. Dennis has been hand building in clay for over 50 years and until we discovered your glass eyes, we used opals. We still use opals for some pieces but love the glass eyes in the larger sculptures." Clair and Dennis, we are so honored to...

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An Author's Dragon Brought to Life

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Author Nikki Haras recently sent some pictures of her latest project: a dragon inspired from a character in her co-written fantasy Prisma Isle book series. Meet Cynric! Cynric is an Eastern style fantasy dragon created from a Crafty Intentions pattern and brought to life with these yellow glass eyes. It's so cool to see creations brought to life with our original glass eye designs! 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...

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Amigurumi Baby Dragon with Orange Glass Eyes

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This fun amigurumi baby dragon doll was hand crafted by Rozan from Colorado Springs. She intended to add wings to the little guy, but the soon-to-be owner of the dragon loved him too much as he was, and wanted to take him home right away! Rozan completed this amigurumi baby dragon with these orange alpha dragon glass eyes. The eyes provided the perfect finishing touch he was waiting for! You can check out our entire collection of glass dragon eyes here, for crafting amigurumi dolls and more! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs...

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Beading Tutorial Videos: Dragon Eye Beaded Brooch

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Below are some quick video tutorials on how I make this beaded brooch with this glass eye, black and silver seed beads, stiff felt, and black beading thread. To start, glue your 20mm silver dragon glass eye to the center of a 2 inch x 2 inch stiff black felt square and let the glue dry prior to beginning your project. Follow along with the videos below for next steps. The last step is to glue on a fabric or leather backing to protect your stitching on the backside, and a brooch pin to the center of that. I love it when...

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