pretty etsy front page

I loved etsy's front page yesterday!

Speaking of front pages, I am really happy with how my front page looks now with the makeover for the Summer line!



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pequitobun Summer '09 Collection is here!

Summer 2009 collection is here!

2 weeks earlier than I had planned, but I couldn't wait to share!! Also, I thought it made sense to launch it earlier so purchases can arrive in time for Mothers' Day if needed. Made during the six weeks I was working on my dissertation, I wanted everything to be different from other pieces I have made, and I love every single one! They are actually two slightly different collections.

The first, GLAM, is more edgy and rock in absolutely versatile, go-with-everything colors- sterling silver or gold-filled with silvery pyrite, cloudy quartz, topaz, gunmetal and lipstick red, with a touch of delicateness.


The second, Exotica, is exactly that, something different, luxurious, bright and exotic. You can wear them to brighten up a boring outfit, or you can just prance around in them naked and pose like a supermodel (yes, i know you do that!!).


As usual, everything is made by me with my two hands, with the finest materials, and most are one of a kind. No factories, no manufacturing, just me, pliers, gemstones and old forgotten vintage things.

Also, I just got a bunch of tiny pequitobun 14K gold-filled tags to add my signature to each necklace or bracelet (see below), so every necklace or bracelet piece ordered from now on will be tagged with the signature on them before they ship!

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pequitobun tags are here!

I got the tags I ordered! And they are beautiful!!

Most necklace and bracelet orders on pequitobun will now be tagged with pequitobun's logo (even the older designs, I'll add the tags before they ship!)

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what happens when you write your dissertation...

i'm alive!! dissertation was distributed today and defense is in 2 weeks!! yippee!

i feel like i'm emerging out of a coccoon, everything is bright and sunny, and my heart feels lighter.

in the past two months, it has pretty much been just me and my computer, all day, everyday...

which has resulted in a rich collection of shopping spoils (see above)! now, if only it would get warm enough to wear a dress, hello, it's APRIL!! get warm already!!

my bounty is from: Lulus.com, DearGoldenVintage, persephonevintage, wonderwear, AdVintageous, imyourpresent, 123LaLaLovely, Thatgirlnamedgeorge, TopShop.com

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pequitobun on RealSimple.com!

I love Real Simple!! pequitobun's of the elves necklace is featured in their Mothers' Day Gift Guide online!!



Someone has mad photoshop skills to isolate that pretty still from the background-heavy image I sent. Available on the website here!

pequitobun jewelry tags

I have been thinking for awhile about creating jewelry tags for my jewelry, as a step towards creating pieces that can be recognised as "pequitobun". I put it off because it required a considerable investment in creating the template for the tags and the entire labelling system, but recently, I decided to take the plunge! I hope this will create more value for my customers and make the pieces more collectible. I also think it will just make the brand more professional overall.

Here is how they will look:

It will probably take about a month for the custom tag system to be set up, but I'm hoping that I will be able to add them to all future necklace orders after mid-May or so!

Win free stuff- Join the Happily Handmade Giveaway

I know we're all cutting back on our spending these days, and doing alot more "online window shopping" rather than actual buying. ={ Wouldn't it be awesome to get a whole bunch of handmade goodies for free?

TA DAAAHHHHH!!! I bring you good news, that's exactly what you can do, with the Happily Handmade Giveaway, that starts tomorrow! You can be one of 25 lucky winners to take home a plump, happy basket full of more than $300 worth of handmade goodies each! Check out the amazing gift baskets here, they consist of bath and body products, jewelry, bags, yarn, buttons, stickers, eyeglass cases, tissue cozies, socks, tea towels, hair clips, perfume, candles, notecards, body scrubs, gift certificates, brooches, scarves... the list goes on... all unique and lovingly handmade.

To enter, simply go onto any participating website, one of which is pequitobun, and look for the Happily Handmade logo:


Click on it, and enter your information on the giveaway page to win! You can enter through the websites of any of the 42 participating independent crafters and designers. This means that the more websites you visit, the higher your chances of winning.

Good luck, and please spread the word!! =)

pequitobun on Gossip Girl!!!!!

Images belong to the CW


pequitobun was on Gossip Girl tonight!!! The episode is "The Grandfather", and the necklace above and below is the necklace worn on the fabulously fashionable Taylor Momsen playing Jenny Humphrey in the scene with Dan and Vanessa after they come back from football with the Archibalds. It is one of a kind and still with the wardrobe department at Gossip Girl, but will come on sale soon at pequitobun! It is made with a vintage sterling silver bow pin and large green amethyst gemstones, on sterling silver chain. I love bows, and there are many more designs with bows on pequitobun's website! pequitobun has a few more jewelry pieces at the wardrobe department at Gossip Girl, so hopefully they might use other pieces in future...



Post Gossip Girl edit: I wrote the above piece in great excitement while watching Gossip Girl, so I just wanted to add a bit to say that I'm really thrilled about this!! If anyone has TiVo and knows a way to get stills from the scene, please let me know!! =)

P.P.S. I added stills!!! These are pretty blurry, but you can see the twinkle on the necklace!!

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