{"id":8489,"date":"2015-07-30T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T14:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=8489"},"modified":"2015-12-30T20:22:55","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T01:22:55","slug":"thursdays-dragon-30-darnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2015\/07\/30\/thursdays-dragon-30-darnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday’s Dragon #30-Darnell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to week #3o of my year-long polymer clay dragon challenge. This week you get to meet Darnell.<\/p>\n

Click on any of the photos for a closer look.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

This week’s dragon is more about his accessories than the dragon himself.<\/p>\n

While looking online for inspiration I came across these dragon bracelets by Night Sky Jewelry<\/a>. You can see the influence on mine but I think mine has a very different feel.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to keep up with my dragon creations this year, I\u2019ve made a Thursday\u2019s Dragon Pinterest board<\/a> just for them.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

Her technique reminded me of a faux druzy\u00a0tutorial<\/a> I saw some time ago. After watching it again, \u00a0I immediately went out to Michael’s and bought all the supplies, including a dozen colors of glass glitter.<\/p>\n

\"faux<\/a><\/p>\n

Here I am in the midst of experimenting with all the different combinations.<\/p>\n

These were a lot of fun to make, but WHAT\u00a0a mess. As I was cleaning up all I could think of was what the man said:<\/p>\n

\"one<\/p>\n

Haha, so true.<\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

I really love the look of\u00a0the little rice shaped bits along the spine instead of the spikes I usually add.<\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

A\u00a0tip for you, if you’re going to build a bracelet like this over a filigree blank, make sure you get the blank fitting you comfortably first because you don’t want to be changing the shape afterwards or pieces might pop off.<\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

This bracelet is surprisingly comfortable to wear. Don’t know for what occasions, but wear it I will!<\/p>\n

I chose his name because Darnell\u00a0means hidden place, and it looks to me like he’s hiding in a cave somewhere with all his sparkly treasures.<\/p>\n

Even if you never make a dragon you can have a lot of fun making your own\u00a0sparkly treasures. \u00a0These faux druzies<\/a> would be fun to make with the kids, as well. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0I made my own bezels out of clay, but you can keep it simple and use purchased ones.<\/p>\n

Happy creating!<\/p>\n

To learn why\u00a0I\u2019m making a dragon every week\u00a0check out\u00a0this post on Errol, dragon #1<\/a>, for the details.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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