{"id":841,"date":"2011-10-28T16:50:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T21:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/?p=841"},"modified":"2016-02-28T07:06:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T12:06:46","slug":"the-new-skull-nutcracker-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandonetto.com\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"The New Skull Nutcracker Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon has redesigned his Skull Nutcracker.\u00a0\u00a0 When he first discovered figural nutcrackers on the internet and in books he set out and made his first designs without seeing an example in person.\u00a0\u00a0 After we acquired a few vintage nutcrackers and after seeing other peoples collections,\u00a0 Brandon decided to recreate the Skull Nutcracker to be more delicate and more in scale with the vintage figural nutcrackers. \u00a0 The new version is approximately 7 inches tall .\u00a0 The old version was quite a bit larger at 8 inches tall.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of the old version and the new version for comparison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-comparison2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[841]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-842\" title=\"skull comparison2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-comparison2.jpg\" alt=\"skull comparison2\" width=\"311\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures showing the detail of the new Skull Nutcracker&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-front.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[841]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-843\" title=\"skull front\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-front.jpg\" alt=\"skull front\" width=\"329\" height=\"439\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-side.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[841]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-846\" title=\"skull side\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-side.jpg\" alt=\"skull side\" width=\"312\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-back.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[841]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-845\" title=\"skull back\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skull-back.jpg\" alt=\"skull back\" width=\"285\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skul-side2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[841]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-844\" title=\"skul side2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/skul-side2.jpg\" alt=\"skul side2\" width=\"268\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_0555.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[841]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-853\" title=\"IMG_0555\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardoria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_0555.JPG\" alt=\"IMG_0555\" width=\"279\" height=\"372\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brandon also created the coffin shaped stand for this nutcracker.\u00a0 The Skull Nutcracker is the first of the new design and is signed and numbered #1.\u00a0 It is currently listed on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/330633319294?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&amp;_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649\">Ebay<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 This would make a nice Halloween addition to any collection!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon has redesigned his Skull Nutcracker.\u00a0\u00a0 When he first discovered figural nutcrackers on the internet and in books he set out and made his first designs without seeing an example in person.\u00a0\u00a0 After we acquired a few vintage nutcrackers and after seeing other peoples collections,\u00a0 Brandon decided to recreate the Skull Nutcracker to be more 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