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Red Cedar Owl Carving
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We've shown off Pete Tucker's fantastic wooden carvings here on the blog before, but we just had to show you yet another incredible owl carving he sent us another image of. This one is crafted out of stunning red cedar wood, and the final look is spectacular. To give the owl even more life and dimension, Pete completed this wood carving by adding these yellow glass owl eyes. The combination of the yellow with the burnt red of the cedar is a stunning contrast that is riveting to stare back at. It's always exciting to see what kind of creative projects...
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Steampunk Sculptures by John Belli
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Steampunk Sculptures from Megan Petersen on Vimeo. John Belli from Sharon, MA creates intricate steampunk sculptures of animals that are brought to life with glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com Below is an incredible owl sculpture he made as a gift for his wife: To bring his owl sculpture to life John added these glass owl eyes. The next sculpture is of a cat, which was brought to life with these green cat eyes. It is always so exciting to see the creative projects brought to life with glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com! About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass...
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Wooden Owl Carving in Hallowed Out Log
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This incredible wooden owl by Pete Tucker is hiding in a 19 inch log hollowed out by wood ants. The final touch is a set of these glass owl eyes.According to Pete, "The eyes follow you everywhere!" About our glass eyes... All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs Each cabochon is handmade with attention to detail and inspected for quality All products are made and ship from our studio in Spokane, Washington, USA Get your order FAST! All products ship within 1-3 business days All orders are shipped via USPS mail with tracking If you aren't happy with your order for...
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Restored Rocking Horse by Catherine Zappe
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Catherine Zappe from Harvest, Alabama restores rocking horses. To bring life to her final pieces, she uses these realistic glass horse eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com Life-like, glass animal eyes add dimension and gleam to Cathy's restoration projects. The finished and complete work is stunning. You can check out all of our animal inspired glass eyes here. The originally designs and handmade glass eyes found on our site are used for restoration projects such as this, as well as in sculptures, paper mache creatures, taxidermy art, custom dolls, mixed media, jewelry making, and beyond. If interested in trying some of our eye...
Needle Felted Cat and Mouse with Glass Eyes
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Here is another sweet felted cat by Paula Markey from Kennington, Australia. This striped feline is accompanied by a little mouse of equal character. To add additional depth and character to her sweet felted creations, Paula adds glass eyes with wire pin posts form handmadeglasseyes.com. This cat uses these realistic green and brown cat style eyes, in particular. The eye on wire pin posts are perfectly suited for needle felted creations. To add them to your creatures, simply place a dab of glue at the end of the posts and insert it into the fibers of your sculpture at their...
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