Pop Art Pet Unleashed

We are very excited to have found another very creative, very crafty artist who created custom, adorable artwork of Kylie. This time the medium is very, very small… They’re beads!

Criss of Custom Creations is the talented artist behind the tiny designs on handmadebeads.com! Criss makes all the glass beads by hand (hence the name Handmade Beads) in her studio in Alabama where they are also annealed. I had to look that word up by the way – To subject (glass or metal) to a process of heating and slow cooling in order to toughen and reduce brittleness; To strengthen or harden. She can not only make them in most any color or size you need, she can even match the markings of your pet by working from your pets photos! It is so cool!

You’ll have to forgive how many images we have included in this post, you just can’t believe it until you see it. So please click on the thumbnails below to see the larger images and the amazing attention to detail.

In these two, that we call our little Kylie action figures you can see that Criss even gave Kylie four toes on her back right foot, and only three toes on her back left foot. To find out the significance of that you’ll want to read Kylie’s blog about how she got the nickname, Kylie Threetoes, but trust me, that’s attention to detail! You can also see the scale, because the really impressive part is that she can achieve that level of detail in something so small! And you’ll notice Kylie’s favorite toy, her pink hedgehog, Pinky is also included.

I chose this bracelet set in black and white so I could wear it anytime, with anything; and I chose the curved Kylie instead of a dangling Kylie so that I could wear it every day and not worry about banging it on the desk or the keyboard all the time.

This colorful collection of beads is called Citrus Punch, and Criss added in Kylie as a charm as well as two “Pinkies,” a tiny replica of Kylie’s favorite ball and other personal touches. Criss said she likes every custom piece to tell a story about the subject. Which is what makes her designs so special (even if it makes her a little nuts! – in a good way of course!).

Of course you can have Criss design custom, handmade beads of things other than pets. Little people or faces can be made in any skin tone, hair color or style, eye color on faces, or even in a team outfit and colors for an ideal gift for mother or grandmother. And if made in larger sizes the beads make great keychains or pendants. She can match an outfit or hobby or even a collection? You can just pick out your color and character and she can make one of a kind beads that are perfect for those hard to buy for people. Custom earrings, bracelets, keychains, and pendants are all available for those who seem to have everything. I guess that would be us.

In addition to custom designs, Criss offers an array of adorable designs, like the “It’s a Bug’s Life” collection below. Check out the catalog of collections on her site and you’ll find that each one is cuter than the last!

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