I shot my first black bear the other night, unforturnaly the hide wasn't worth saving to make a rug. So, instead,

I cut off the four paws at the joint, is there anything I can do with them? One friend suggested I use the claws to make a neckless. How do I go about doing that? Is there anything I can do with a paw?

I also skinned the head out and want to have a nice skull to put on the desk, how do I go abaout doing that? I also have the "cape" from the head and would like to dry that out again, how do I do that?

I don't have the money to spend to take it to a taxidermist. I just want a few at home projects to do.