He’s lovely, Koishii. 😀 He looks like he just climbed out of an Arabian Nights jewel box! I particularly like your brainstorm of blue antiquing beneath what looks like copper but is probably pink and purple scales. The shading on his face and wings is also fabulous; I love your choice of colors here.
For his paw, how about perusing the bead store? You could get a circular earwire like Nam used, then string a bead or three onto it: maybe a reddish-purple fancy jasper with a small gold bead on either side, or a cloisonne bead in his colors, or a dichroic, or a few filigree gold beads (a prize for his hoard). Gold-colored earwires are a little harder to find, but they have to be out there somewhere. In a pinch, a twist of heavier-gauge gold-colored wire from Michael’s could be made into a circlet too.