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How To: Decoden (Micro Collage)

This past weekend I came across a video on YouTube about Decoden – it’s a craft form from Japan where you embellish cellphones and game controllers and such. Next thing I knew, I had watched about 20+ more videos on the technique. My heart raced from excitement. My hands trembled in anticipation. Um, can you say pre-addicted??

Maya laughed at me because all the videos were hosted by… little girls. I’m talking hot pink ice cream cone cabochons as their main staple. But I didn’t care, they gave really awesome tutorials! They convinced me to drop what I was doing and race out to the hardware store to buy a tube of silicone. I did just that and went on a Decoden bender of sorts…

Here is a video tutorial I created so you can try it too:

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4 thoughts on “How To: Decoden (Micro Collage)”

  1. Thanks for your tutorial. This brings me back to my teens. I did sort of the same thing then on tins but i used self harding clay and pushed in broken jewelery and broken dishes and beads. This way with the silicone is way easier i think, i see many projects coming up. My first project will be the cover of my journal.
    Thanks again for your lovely inspiration.
    Hugs
    Maria

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  2. This is so wonderful and just the sort of thing I needed to get my creative juices flowing again.

    I watched a bunch of those videos and it’s so adorable hearing all those little girls getting their craft on. Awesome!

    You never fail to inspire me. Thank you.

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  3. This is so cool, Kathy! I have been doing rhinestone collages on my cell phones and laptop and covering them with Glossy Accents. I guess it’s a similar technique. I love that this post was inspired by girls from Japan! Damned right they give good tutorials! So do you! XOXO!

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