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Scott N. sent us these rocking pictures of his guitar, outfitted with 16mm Glow in the Dark Zombie eyes.    "My Glass Eyes Are Gonna Get Loud! I purchased a set of glow-in-the-dark zombie eyes for my guitar’s volume and tone controls! I just wanted to share. I used Gorilla Glue 2-sided mounting tape cut to a smaller circle than the 16mm eye, and it really added to the depth of the eyes look. Thank you so much Scott for sharing this stellar project with us!   About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic...

Kathy D. sent us this adorable project she finished for her daughter, using the Cheshire Cat eyes available at handmadeglasseyes.com! "Hi, my daughter wanted a tiny needlefelted Mouse, just finished this! It's approx 3 1/2" tall. Im so happy with these Eyes I ordered a while back (actually for another project, so will be reordering soon) it really set off my cat..there was a bokay of flowers in that spot, just wasnt her style!  Thought I'd share with you! Kathy"   About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed by Megan Petersen of...

Etsy shop TheKrankyCrow designs one-of-a-kind felted pieces for one-of-a-kind-people. Recent spooky creations sold from this shop have been brought to life with glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com - I just had to share these fun Halloween projects with you!First of all, meet Edgar:This toothy needle felted mummy is a bit unraveled but "on a roll"! He's been brought to life with these gray, sparkling glass eyes.Secondly, meet Esmerelda:Esmerelda is a needle felted witch ready to conjure. I'm obsessed with all of her details, and love that she squints with a single visible brown glass eye to peer out at onlookers.I know I'll...

Time for creativity: if you're a creative person, then there's never enough of it. But here's the thing: just because we aren't always able to fit large blocks of creative project time into our weekly schedules doesn't mean we can't get creative (see what I did there?) and brainstorm ways we can still infuse it into our day-to-day activities. My fellow creatives, hear me out. I am with you! How I yearn for endless hours of unstructured time for working on my creative projects and building on a mountain of ideas that I can never seem to get to in order...

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...