So after my last post I was asked about where I get the eyes I use in my plushies, so I thought I would tell you a bit about that. This post is not payed for in any way, I just want to share the products I have found very useful with fellow crafters. I started off just using plastic googly eyes glued on (I suggest Elmer's Craft Bond while I'm talking about craft supplies I love) and they are cute but they like to fall off and I wanted something that looked a bit nicer.

So I went ahead and invested in some plastic safety eyes. They look a lot better I think, are easier to get even because you aren't working with glue that will shift around, and they don't fall off, they are almost impossible to get off if you wanted to (unless you are an adorable corgi who somehow managed to dislodge and eat a pair without otherwise damaging the plushie). Using safety eyes also made me a lot more comfortable for my toys going to children.

I used those for about a year. A few months ago I was at a con and a friend was showing me her cthulhu dice bag which was covered in tentacles and purple glass eyes. They looked great so I asked her where she got them and she told me to check ebay. I took a look and found some great bulk deals to try some different ones out. I ended up picking up a huge lot of different colors and sizes to try out and really enjoy working with them.

I now by specifically from that sellers shop, Glass Eyes Online they offer deals in bulk and shipping and have been very nice when I got stupid and forgot to add something to my order. My husband likes to tease me that I have an addiction for the eyes (I only have one 8x14 plastic case, and 4 round jars of them, it's not THAT bad and at least I use them on plushies? Yeah I'm not convincing anyone here.) but I really enjoy having a big stock on hand to pick from when I make different colored plushies. I definitely want to pick up more of the cats eyes in the future

But for now I'm trying to use up my stock. Hope this has been helpful to some of you and if not I enjoyed talking about my weird little hobby of collecting glass safety eyes. Thanks for reading and happy crocheting.