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Glass Eye Creations: Not Always Cute

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Pat from Sundog Leather sent me a message to show off the epic fender bib he made from leather and this set of red glass eyes. He wanted to let me know, not all creations inspired by my eyes are cute. Some are down-right bad-ass! In addition to the red eyes are metallic silver snakeskin and metallic silver leather Kangaroo lacing. If you would like a custom design for your ride, you can reach out to Sundog Leather on Facebook here.

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Purple Jackalope Taxidermy Art with Purple Fantasy Eyes

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Randi Graff from Cottage Grove, OR completed her original and magically inspired taxidermy art with a set of light purple cat or dragon glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com When describing the eyes that completed her project, Randi exclaimed "Beautiful!" in her 5-star review of the craft supply. The light purple color of the glass eyes matched the color of the fur of her project, and the sharp details within the iris design paired perfectly with the crystals Incorporated in her sculpture. You can view all sizes of these original glass eyes here on handmadeglasseyes.com.

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Soft Beetle Sculpture with All Black Eyes

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⁠"I never thought I could find black eyes! Perfect for animals with black eyes, like my beetles! I will be a returning customer!" - NaturesProductions ⁠ This 5-star review was given in regards to our All Black Horror Glass Eyes. While these eyes were originally designed with horror props such as zombies and evil witches in mind, it's interesting to see how many different - completely not horror-related - projects have been created with these all-black eyes included. These detailed and dark all-black glass eyes are available in sizes 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 16mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, and 40mm....

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Sterling Silver Cat pendants with Realistic Glass Cat Eyes

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Show n' tell time!Ya'all know how I LOVE seeing stuff that's made with my glass eye designs. Well, when Bianca Henriquez of New York, NY showed me to amazing sterling silver cat pendants, I just knew I had to share. These glorious pieces of handcrafted jewelry are completed with small glass eyes from my cat eyes collection.You can view these pendants and more of Bianca's sterling silver jewelry creations in her Etsy shop, AncestralTwine.Thanks for letting me share, Bianca!   These custom sterling silver pendants include personalization with engraving on the back. You could have it be the name of your loved one, or pet.  What a great...

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Needle Felted Doll with Mint Blue Eyes

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You all know how much I LOVE seeing the amazing and creative projects that my glass eye designs get to be a part of. And when Carolyn Hibbard of Roseburg, Oregon included this picture of one of her sweet needle felted dolls in her review of my mint blue glass doll eyes, I knew I had to share it with you guys. It's amazing to me that my designs get to be included in such lovely, handcrafted pieces. ♥- MeganP.S. You can shop all eyes on wire pin posts for needle felted sculptures right here.

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