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Wooden Rocking Horse with High Dome Albino Horse Eyes

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Dan A. from Camarillo, California shared this photo with us in is his email about the High Domed Albino Horse Eyes used in his project:  "Hi Megan, wanted to thank you on your help picking the perfect eyes for the wooden rocking horse I carved for my new granddaughter. She loves it!" Dan, the time and love you have invested into this rocking horse for your granddaughter is evident. We hope she loves it just as much! Thank you for supporting this small business with the eyes for your project! ~ Megan   About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All...

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Driftwood Creations Brought to Life with Various Glass Eyes

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Rick R from Stillwater Lake, Canada emailed us pictures of his amazing driftwood creations, outfitted with eyes from our 16mm Bird Glass Eye Bundle, Electric Lime Green Dinosaur Eyes, and Light Green House Elf Fantasy Eyes:⁠ In his email Rick said, "Hi Megan,⁠ Thought I would send a couple of pics of my Driftwood Creations with your eyes, the eyes make a huge difference. You may like to see some finished products with your eyes :)⁠ Rick"⁠ We love how the eyes bring life to your driftwood sculptures, they are amazing and inspire our imaginations! Keep on creating!~ Megan   About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com:...

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Meet NEIGHdlepoint, the Needlepoint Horse

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Mike C. of Lexington, Kentucky, introduced me to NEIGHdlepoint, the needlepoint horse. NEIGHdlepoint is a life-size fiberglass horse covered in yards of vintage and newly stitched needlepoint. This project is a part of Horsemania 2022, a large public display of horse art sponsored by LexArts, greater Lexington's premier cultural development, advocacy and fund raising organization committed to the arts. (You can learn more at NEIGHdlepoint's website.)I am honored to note that these glass horse eyes were also included in the project."They are awesome and look so lifelike," Mike wrote in to me to say. How cool to be a part...

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Story Critter Caricature Sculptures for the Grandchildren

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Morris C. of Oro Valley AZ, write stories for his grandchildren. To illustrate the characters within the stories, he creates caricature sculptures for the critters within them. "I sculpt each one of the critters and plants from clay and then paint them," Morris explains, "Then, I put them in a setting to match the story and take a photo that is then inserted in the story." (Photo of a Watersnarfer with these blue glass eyes.) "I enjoy coming up with the caricatures to match the stories and sculpting them," Morris wrote to us in an e-mail, "Your glass eyes really make the...

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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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