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Red Cedar Owl Carving
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We've shown off Pete Tucker's fantastic wooden carvings here on the blog before, but we just had to show you yet another incredible owl carving he sent us another image of. This one is crafted out of stunning red cedar wood, and the final look is spectacular. To give the owl even more life and dimension, Pete completed this wood carving by adding these yellow glass owl eyes. The combination of the yellow with the burnt red of the cedar is a stunning contrast that is riveting to stare back at. It's always exciting to see what kind of creative projects...
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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...
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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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