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Like many makers, there was a point in my creative journey when I wanted to go from following the templates and patterns of other designers and create my own art and jewelry designs.What always helped me to come up with a new piece or collection was a particular bead or cabochon that would spark an idea. A black and white fairy cabochon, for example, lead me to create a lacy beaded necklace that was airy, light, and designed with intricate details. A bold, smooth silver cabochon, on the other hand, inspired me to make a simple but modern collar that...

Pour yourself a steaming cup of tea and let's chat about the looming elephant who stomps through the room of our mind whenever we make our art. 🎨Yep: it happens to ALL of us. The lingering doubt... 💭 Who do we think we are?💭 Is our work good enough?💭 Is our idea original enough?💭 Will anyone else even like it?💭 Are we just wasting time?💭 There's so much going on in the world, is making my art really helping?And on, and on...There are so many ugly little voices that rear their head!But by not creating your art you are cheating...

Such a cool snake carving by Doug Perkins! According to Doug: "Only the head and forward underbelly is carved. I let the cracks that nature made be the texture of the rest of the snake. Glass eyes by MEGAN set off the Black Snake." Such a col combination of natural and sculpted wood. And what a fantastic contrast between the blackened wooden head of the snake and these bright green glass eyes. One of the many amazing hand-crafted creations brought to life with the unique glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are...

From start to finish, watching to process of creation of a paper mache dragon trophy sculpture is mesmerizing. These works of art are jaw-dropping when finished, and the detail that goes into their construction is slow-clap worthy. This red dragon wall trophy sculpture by Alessandro Ragone of TheDragonHunterNYC enraptures with it's golden and deep crimson red colors and fierce expression captures mid-cry. You can watch Alessandro's entire creation process from start to finish in the time-lapse video below: To add a layer or realistic life to this dragon Alessandro included these creamy orange cat style glass eyes. The delicate colors blend perfectly with the palate...

Lisa Armstrong of Palms’n’Pallets creates incredible works of art out of palm tree anatomy. Her home decor sculptures are other-worldly and a striking addition to the spaces they grace. To complete her sculptures, Lisa uses the unique glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com. The above piece includes these brown steampunk glass eyes and these blue husky dog glass eyes. Twinkle lights and these light blue glass eyes complete the above standing sculpture. This is a piece that brings an ambiance of intrigue and relaxation to an outdoor space.  It's wonderful to see our original glass eye designs included in such fascinating works of...