what does 'decoden' mean?

This week we are exploring what 'Decoden' is.

'Decoden', also written as 'Dekoden', is a term for a style of decorating accessories. The term 'deco' is short for decorated and 'den' is short for 'denwa' meaning 'phone' in Japanese.

The action 'decoden' means decorating any accessory of your choice with flat-backed cabochons. These can include rhinestones, resin cabochons, pearls, stickers and even polymer clay pieces!

The whole idea behind 'decoden' is it needs to look very over the top, big and stands out. It can follow a specific theme such as colour schemes, anime themed, food themed and mermaid themed etc

Here are some examples of different types of decoden:

There is a type of decoden where cabochons are stuck onto piped fake whipped cream which is the style that has inspired Case Pâtisserie products!