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Steel Sculpture Brought to Life with Glass Eyes

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This steel sculpture is a work of art by Colt Roose from Amarillo, TX. An incredible work of art, decorated with these large 50mm blue human style  glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com In an e-mail to us, Colt explained, "I love your glass eyes. I'm using them in my steel sculptures to bring them to life." Thank you for sharing your work with us, Colt! 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...

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Impressive Metal Owl Sculpture by Harold Breit with Yellow Glass Eyes

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I am beyond impressed by these pictures of an owl sculpture that Harold Breit from Burlington, Canada sent me. If you look close (it took me a second!) you'll realize that most or all of the metal this sculpture is made out of is crafted from forks and spoons! Then the last thing Harold added were a set of these yellow owl glass eyes. According to Harold, "They really bring the owl to life." Thanks for sharing with us, Harold! 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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General Grievous Project with Golden Eyes

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Todd of Largo, FL, recently shared the steps he took to create his General Grievous sculpture. Check them out in the images below... (Glass eyes used: these golden dragon glass eyes.) It is so cool to see the epic handmade projects brought to life with our glass eye cabochons! And Start Wars inspired projects? That's even cooler. 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 studio located...

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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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Halloween DIY Craft project Tutorial

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If you are anything like me, you are near-obsessive about Halloween and anything related to it. So I have a fun little DIY for those who want to start before the décor is in-store. The following tutorial is for a handmade clay spider and an easy 4 step eyeball flower for those wanting something a little incognito. Craft Project Items Needed: Crayola Air-Dry Clay (White) Parchment paper Kitchen knife Handmade Glass Eyes Acrylic Paint (Black) Paintbrush and pallet Setup: The first step to creating this spooky spider is to create a flat ball the size of your palm and one...

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