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Steampunk Sculptures by John Belli
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Steampunk Sculptures from Megan Petersen on Vimeo. John Belli from Sharon, MA creates intricate steampunk sculptures of animals that are brought to life with glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com Below is an incredible owl sculpture he made as a gift for his wife: To bring his owl sculpture to life John added these glass owl eyes. The next sculpture is of a cat, which was brought to life with these green cat eyes. It is always so exciting to see the creative projects brought to life with glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass...
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Wooden Owl Carving in Hallowed Out Log
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This incredible wooden owl by Pete Tucker is hiding in a 19 inch log hollowed out by wood ants. The final touch is a set of these glass owl eyes.According to Pete, "The eyes follow you everywhere!" About our glass eyes... All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs Each cabochon is handmade with attention to detail and inspected for quality All products are made and ship from our studio in Spokane, Washington, USA Get your order FAST! All products ship within 1-3 business days All orders are shipped via USPS mail with tracking If you aren't happy with your order for...
- Tags: animal eyes, bird glass eyes, glass eyes, maker spotlight, owl eyes, sculpture, sculptures, woodworking
Needle Felted Cat and Mouse with Glass Eyes
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Here is another sweet felted cat by Paula Markey from Kennington, Australia. This striped feline is accompanied by a little mouse of equal character. To add additional depth and character to her sweet felted creations, Paula adds glass eyes with wire pin posts form handmadeglasseyes.com. This cat uses these realistic green and brown cat style eyes, in particular. The eye on wire pin posts are perfectly suited for needle felted creations. To add them to your creatures, simply place a dab of glue at the end of the posts and insert it into the fibers of your sculpture at their...
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Felted Rabbit Made with Brown Glass Eyes
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Dianne from Andrews, NC created this stunning felted rabbit sculpture, and brought it to life with these brown glass eyes. The glass eyes added to this light brown hare are form our wire pin post collection. These eyes are specifically designed for felted creatures. To add the eyes, simply add a dab of glue to the end of the wire post, and insert into the felted sculpture. The glue will grab onto the felt fibers as it is inserted, and after the glue dries the eyes will be securely held in place. Click here to shop all glass eyes on...
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Fabric Lizard Completed with Glass Dragon Eyes
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Janet from Pflugerville, TX made this fantastic fabric lizard for her daughter's "lizard wall" and shared it with me. I just had to show it to you. This fantastic creature is brought to life with the final touch of these glass dragon eyes in teal and gold.
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