News & Spotlights — nautical eyes

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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Spectacular 17' Great White Shark with Glass Eyes

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Evan Y. from Maineville, OH shared these amazing photos with us of the 17 foot long Great White Shark made for their Vacation Bible School. This Great White Shark is given life with a pair of Great White Shark Glass Eyes.⁠"Our vacation Bible school went really well, and the great white shark eyes that you made for us really helped with making it look great!  Having a 17 foot shark in our “Scuba” centerpiece in the sanctuary was pretty amazing!" Evan, that shark is absolutely amazing! We are so happy to hear your program was a success. It is so...

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Realistic Handmade Octopi with 78mm Glass Eyes

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Michelle S. from Spokane, WA shared these amazing photos of her recent projects with us. On this project she used both the 78mm Blue Octopus and 78mm Orange Octopus eyes in her hand-crafted creations.⁠⁠"I thought you might like to see my octopus with the 78mm blue octopus eyes.  I’ve made 2 with the 78mm eyes and several with 30mm and 40mm.  Your eyes add so much realism to an octopus.  I included some photos of the red octopus with 78mm eyes which I don’t think I ever shared with you. Usually I make the red style octopus, but this time I made the...

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Hand Carved Trout with Dark Fish Glass Eyes

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Carl L. from Scottsdale, Arizona said this is an email about the Dark Fish Eyes used in their project:⁠⁠"Glad to do business with you. Love your products!  I don’t have any pictures as cute as your daughter, but attached are my 3 hand-carved trout with your eyes added today as the final touch!  Love it! Cheers, Car"⁠ Carl, those trout look so incredibly life like! What an amazing detailed creation! Thank you for choosing our eyes to bring them to life and we appreciate your support of this small business! ~ Megan   About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass...

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Carved Wood Walking Stick with Custom Kraken Eyes

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Tab M from Kentucky, shared these amazing photos with us in a recent email about the Custom Kraken Glass Eyes they ordered for their project: "Here is the finished walking stick...the eyes are perfect" Tab the time and effort in your creation is evident in the amount of detail in the designs. Thank you for taking time to share such a unique creation with us and allowing us to make the eyes to complete it! ~ Megan   About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed by Megan Petersen of Spokane, Washington Each...

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