Nightside Studios - The Eyes Have It!

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Handmade glass eyes, made just for the polymer clay artist! Wow!

As seen in Christi Friesen's latest book "Cats big & small", these eyes are also great for any number of polymer projects.

Check out these equine dandies made by Nightside's The Deborah: Glass-Eyed Horses

And be sure to see what some other wonderful folks are doing with our eyes:

The Particulars:
Each eyeball is individually hand made of three layers of glass (white, transparent color and black pupil) permanently fused onto a stainless steel wire for strength and permanence. You can bend or cut the wire to length as appropriate to your project. Eyes are kiln-annealed to remove stress and increase durability.
As you can see, we measure the eyeball size by the overall diameter
Note that the pupil size is relative to the overall size of the eyeball		Large Pupil			Small Pupil

please note: the glass colors pictured below will display differently from one monitor to the next
Transparent color over white base		small eyeball (~3 - 5- mm)		large eyeball (~5+ - 8 mm)
		small pupil	large pupil	small pupil	large pupil
	014 Medium Amber	014-SS	014-SL	014-LS	014-LL

	012 Light Amber	012-SS	012-SL	012-LS	012-LL

	008 Pale Amber	008-SS	008-SL	008-LS	008-LL

	026 Light Teal	026-SS	026-SL	026-LS	026-LL

	030 Emerald Green	030-SS	030-SL	030-LS	030-LL

	036 Dark Aquamarine	036-SS	036-SL	036-LS	036-LL

	0052 Light Blue	052-SS	052-SL	052-LS	052-LL

	056 Dark Blue	056-SS	056-SL	056-LS	056-LL

	042 Light Amethyst	040-SS	040-SL	040-LS	040-LL

	204 Opaque White ( with clear lens)	204-SS	204-SL	204-LS	204-LL

	Specials	Odd lot and unusual designs. Available intermittently and only in limited quantities. The nature of the "Specials" makes them difficult to match up into pairs at our end of things, and is so is best accomplished by the end user.

	Complete Eye Sample chart	Includes all the latest colors and designs



THE DETAILS

Sizing, Grading and Matching Process

Frequently Asked Questions

Grades of Eyeballs

Perfectos
These are our Top of the Line eyeballs, triple-inspected in direct sunlight (ouch!) to ensure flawlessness. Fewer than 15% of our production passes the stringent criteria necessary to qualify for this description. Bulk packs will contain a variety of eyeball sizes within the Size Grade (i.e.., Large or Small) and will contain a variety of pupil sizes.

Seconds
These make up the bulk of our production. Great for most uses, these may include certain unique inclusions or properties in easily-concealed areas. Bulk packs will contain a variety of eyeball sizes within the Size Grade (i.e.., Large or Small) and will contain a variety of pupil sizes.


Packaging and Pricing
Eyeballs are shipped in several ways:
Packaging	Grade	Suggested Uses			Order Code	Price
Matched Pairs	Perfectos only	best for one off, one-of-a-kind ("OOAK") projects requiring that both eyes be seen at the same time			MP- [color and size number]	$6 per pair
"Get Acquainted Assortment" of 20	Perfectos only	Can't make up your mind? This assortment will contain two each of every color above (except that we will substitute a couple of "Specials" for the #204 white - it's more fun and mysterious that way!). Note: these are not matched pairs!			PA-20 [size (Large or Small or Mixed Sizes)]	$40 per pack
Bulk Packs of 20 Eyes	Perfectos (any one color and size)	best for multiple projects requiring similar eyes (You do the matching and save big money!) see How To Match Eyeballs			BPP20- [color and size number]	$40 per pack
Bulk Packs of 50 Eyes	Perfectos (any one color and size)	best for multiple projects requiring similar eyes (You do the matching and save big money!) see How To Match Eyeballs			BPP50- [color and size number]	$96 per pack
Bulk Packs of 20 Eyes	Seconds (any one color and size)	Best for uses where a lot of clay will be wrapped around the eyeball, or where the edges of the eyeball will be largely obscured			BPS20- [color and size number]	$26 per pack
Bulk Packs of 50 Eyes	Seconds (any one color and size)	Best for uses where a lot of clay will be wrapped around the eyeball, or where the edges of the eyeball will be largely obscured			BPS50- [color and size number]	$67 per pack
		( a brief guide to deciphering our ordering codes)

Ordering Information		See what you like? Great! Send us an email and tell us how many of what you would like, and we will will confirm your order posthaste. Just as soon as payment is received we will put our crack staff of fulfillment experts (which would be the same guy that made the eyeballs, The Ralph) to work on shipping them to you right away. Well, at least as soon as we can get him to put down his pimento and cream cheese sandwich, anyway. But don't worry, he chews a lot faster when there is an order to be filled!

	Glass aficionados might recognize the colors of the glass rods as being made by the Moretti (Effetre) company, who have been producing glass in Venice for about four hundred years. If you know of a color that they make that isn't shown on this page, and you would like eyes in that color, please email us and we will be happy to discuss it with you.

Shipping Information		Shipping is via USPS First Class mail, within the United States of America. We expect to be able to ship to Canada soon, as soon as we can find an American student that can find Canada on a map. A shipping, packaging, handling, double-checking, triple-checking and envelope-licking charge of $3.50 will apply to all orders. Really heavy, dense, enormous, massive, humongous orders will require additional postage, charged at a ridiculously low added cost. We will let you know before shipping if this applies, but it sure doesn't happen often.
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Payment Information		All prices are quoted in US dollars, and include all applicable taxes. (Now, how often do ya hear that?) We accept personal or business checks (if they're good) and money orders if absolutely necessary. We are now able to accept PayPal (please email us for details). Although we gladly accept cash, we cannot accept responsibility for cash becoming lost, misplaced or otherwise vanishing into thin air. So far, however, we have had no problem whatsoever with carefully concealed cash being mailed to us, and hope that such good luck continues. Just don't try to hide it in anything still alive, please. Sorry, we cannot accept non-US currency, credit cards, IOUs, gold dust, stamps, livestock, or promissory notes.

Guarantee of Satisfaction		If the eyeballs that you receive are not to your liking, please return them for a full refund or exchange. It's that simple. We would appreciate an email about it before you send them, however.
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014 Medium Amber

012 Light Amber

008 Pale Amber

026 Light Teal

030 Emerald Green

036 Dark Aquamarine

0052 Light Blue

056 Dark Blue

042 Light Amethyst

204 Opaque White ( with clear lens)

204 Opaque White
( with clear lens)