Knowledge is power, right? Does that go for bead knowledge? If you are not aware of a particular bead, could you be missing out on making your life's masterpiece?!! :) Okay, I'm getting a tad dramatic there, so on to the bead!I discovered this swarovski elements product in the Rings & Things catalog and honestly just thought they were cute little sew on type beads. Well, who knew they had such a mysterious name: Chaton Montee.
I searched on google and found some info on the Eni Oken & 
Friends website, Jewelry Lessons. The page I found describing chaton montee on this site was informative AND had a couple great pictures of pieces using these components. Apparently the simple description of Chaton Montee is sew-on mounted rhinestone.
I have lots of ideas for these little guys, but am still in the experimental phase. I will keep you posted on final designs!!
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Thanks for posting about these. I have never seen them before and the minute I saw them I knew I would be ordering some. I'm going over to check them out now.
I've never seen these before, but they have piqued my interest!!! I look forward to seeing what you do with them!
"Chaton Montee" sounds French to me but then I don't speak french so I don't actually know...:0)???
Cheers
Lisa, it's so obvious now. I plugged "chaton montee" into an online translation site. I was told it means an "assembled kitten". Oh, duh! :)
--Dave
(@Rings_Things on Twitter)
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