Cloisonne is a process that is used to make wonderful, colorful patterns on jewelry, beads collectible items, and such. The item is partitioned into sections with a metal such as brass. then each section is filled with a colored enamel and baked. This gives the item a bright and beautiful jewel-like finish. It's hard to resist a lovely little hummingbird bird to hover in your window, on your Christmas tree, or placed strategically with your mistletoe so why try?