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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>I make custom decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories. You can visit my etsy store at www.etsy.com/shop/kawaiixcouture. This blog is meant as a showcase/portfolio of the kinds of decoden I can make and my price range. If you see something you like that’s already been sold, or would like to make a custom order, please contact me through etsy or at kawaiixcouture [at] hotmail [dot] com! Thanks for visiting :)</description><title>Kawaii x Couture</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @kawaiixcouture)</generator><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>50+ Mixed Cabochons, Buttons, Rhinestones - DESTASH |...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38255efe327adca4a47c08f04e90b2f2/tumblr_mn0oitL2AX1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;50+ Mixed Cabochons, Buttons, Rhinestones - DESTASH | $10.00&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50766348211</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50766348211</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 19:13:40 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>decoden supplies</category><category>cabochons</category><category>kawaii</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Kawaii Kitty Sweets iPhone 4/4S Case | $30.00


SHOP: Kawaii x...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d1b062e8937034fc9e69fec72317b3d/tumblr_mn0o7tD10z1rskx5qo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46158c6b083899e82e512cf111f213d1/tumblr_mn0o7tD10z1rskx5qo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/57afb2038a8f9d6395add3455ff35027/tumblr_mn0o7tD10z1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kawaii Kitty Sweets iPhone 4/4S Case | $30.00&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_5195eb0ada0fe3025212128"&gt;We’re announcing our NEW PRICING for our Whipped Cream Style Cases! In order to continue to offer everyone a product of the highest quality and affordability, &lt;strong&gt;we are DROPPING THE PRICES OF THESE STYLES 10-15%!!!&lt;/strong&gt; These are our new base prices for these styles and we will be coming out with new ready-to-ship cases at these prices very soon! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; I’m currently still not taking custom orders yet, and will be back to taking custom requests at the end of May/early June. Thanks for you&lt;span class="text_exposed_show"&gt;r patience &amp; understanding! ♥&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; When I start taking new orders again, this pricing will also apply to custom orders for these styles for IPHONES ONLY! Custom orders of these styles for phone cases other than iPhone MAY vary because we need to special order the phone cases, which costs more. The price will also vary for ALL phone models IF you want to request a special theme/color scheme/etc. which we DO NOT have in stock and have to order materials for it. As always, please convo us first if you have any questions or concerns, want to discuss a custom order, get a quote, etc. :)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50641426524</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50641426524</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:35:06 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>deco</category><category>kawaii</category><category>phone case</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>* * * 20% PRICE REDUCTION ON THESE CASES! * * *

 These cases...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5793f05b561833efef975a836dda79cb/tumblr_mmx1e93yvT1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* * * 20% PRICE REDUCTION ON THESE CASES! * * *&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; These cases are now JUST $8.00!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get ‘em while you can! All for iPhone 4/4S. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOP OUR SALE SECTION!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://kawaiixcouture.storenvy.com/collections/103515-on-sale" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://kawaiixcouture.storenvy.com/collections/103515-on-sale" target="_blank"&gt;http://kawaiixcouture.storenvy.com/collections/103515-on-sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Blowout sale...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d92ddec362798691c7782a014299339/tumblr_mmx1chhqa71rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;* * * 30-50% PRICE REDUCTION ON THESE CASES! * * *&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;Blowout sale prices for these beautiful cases that need new homes! &lt;br/&gt;Left to right - For iPhone 5, iPhone 4/4S, Samsung Galaxy S2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOP OUR SALE SECTION!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://upload.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fkawaiixcouture.storenvy.com%2Fcollections%2F103515-on-sale&amp;h=2AQEC-KA6&amp;s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://kawaiixcouture.storenvy.com/collections/103515-on-sale" target="_blank"&gt;http://kawaiixcouture.storenvy.com/collections/103515-on-sale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50612637517</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50612637517</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:17 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>bling</category><category>couture</category><category>kawaii</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>ectini:

If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, check out this...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2db91fd87e29c88d1ff3afa6ce21d9fc/tumblr_mmusmbgYoF1qfa8gjo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ectini.tumblr.com/post/50510795585/if-youve-got-a-few-minutes-to-spare-check-out" target="_blank"&gt;ectini&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, check out this article we linked on facebook.com/kawaiixcouture. It demystifies why handmade products are “so expensive.” Anyone buying handmade should bear in mind that pricing has to factor in OUR materials, time, effort, packaging, postage, AND the competition. Low prices doesn’t always equate to good quality, not to mention it doesn’t make any business sense to sell products practically at-cost just to make it seem like you have an “edge” over others who are selling at higher (but completely reasonable) prices for their work. We have to have our own personal standards too. #supporthandmade&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50512061534</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50512061534</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:16:45 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>deco</category><category>handmade</category><category>small business</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Why is Handmade "So Expensive"?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://whatthecraft.com/overpriced-cant-afford-handmade-pricing/"&gt;Why is Handmade "So Expensive"?&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;This is a really good article addressing pricing of handmade goods. If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, it’s a great read! Our prices are what they are for a reason, please remember you’re not getting an assembly line/factory mass-made product; you are getting a 100% original and unique item handcrafted individually with care and love! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; It’s unfortunate that lately the decoden market has seen an increase in sellers with a lack of business knowledge, who are severely underc&lt;span class="text_exposed_show"&gt;utting prices, and a rise in factory-made cases on Ebay for pennies on the dollar; which makes it harder for the rest of us — do we slash our current prices or stick to our personal standards?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Prices are not just pulled out of thin air — it includes the cost of materials, time, effort, packaging, postage, and takes into consideration the pricing of the competition. I put in many hours each day hand-making decoden creations. I purchase all materials out of my own pocket, I place each piece, pearl, &amp; rhinestone by hand, I take hundreds of product photos and edit each of them, I do quality control checks, I carefully package and ship orders, and I keep in contact with customers. This is more than just a hobby for me, it is my job. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; I’ve heard it all, from “$50?! I can make that for $20!” to “These prices are murder.” There will always be people who don’t understand why handmade goods are “so expensive,” and that is okay. Please know I do try to offer the best prices that I can, but there is just so much that goes into handmade products, and that is what is reflected in the price. I’m just thankful I have wonderful customers who DO understand :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50477556572</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50477556572</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:52:05 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>business</category><category>entrepreneur</category><category>prices</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>ectini:

I did it!!! Today I graduated from college with a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d107ab7ed85834e667492b9f6f031eb1/tumblr_mmomguBIKl1qfa8gjo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ectini.tumblr.com/post/50248790888/i-did-it-today-i-graduated-from-college-with-a" target="_blank"&gt;ectini&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I did it!!! Today I graduated from college with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art, with honors. School’s over for me (for now at least) and the rest of my life awaits! &lt;br/&gt; Thank you to everyone for your understanding as I was busy for the past few months. I will resume taking custom orders at the end of this month or early June (will make an announcement as it gets closer) and will also be coming out with new products &amp; new pricing. Thank you to everyone who has supported me &amp; Kawaii x Couture on my journey thus far! ❤&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50305954058</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50305954058</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 21:10:28 -0400</pubDate><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Custom Order Lilac &amp; Turquoise Galaxy S3 Case |...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5377d1f10ebb86afe39cb6966809784c/tumblr_mmkmv3Q7lb1rskx5qo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c18a26f8bfbfb5675fe5a5646b5cde4/tumblr_mmkmv3Q7lb1rskx5qo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f46bb214720fdfacc52bd410eb6d446/tumblr_mmkmv3Q7lb1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Custom Order Lilac &amp; Turquoise Galaxy S3 Case | $30.00&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50075909080</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50075909080</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:16:00 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>kawaii</category><category>bow</category><category>pretty</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Custom Order Creepy Cute iPhone 4/4S Case | $20.00


SHOP:...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ba864bd7d8e5811507ab4f634e28f011/tumblr_mmkmtkJr7F1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ba65fc7892b92b4ad9573c509a94fab/tumblr_mmkmtkJr7F1rskx5qo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/998f3a37c3e9591d2079d7b1cc41d611/tumblr_mmkmtkJr7F1rskx5qo4_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5073661457cee995cf366785bc97fb71/tumblr_mmkmtkJr7F1rskx5qo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Custom Order Creepy Cute iPhone 4/4S Case | $20.00&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50075884064</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50075884064</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:15:20 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>kawaii</category><category>creepy cute</category><category>bat</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Custom Order Motorola Droid 4 Nautical Princess Case |...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f852d05f821635a3344d1ed6f1f92b8c/tumblr_mmkmp53FJZ1rskx5qo4_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c9a26a23e83ec19075403dcd86751b67/tumblr_mmkmp53FJZ1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/175646347343bf68d2b1601436234e9c/tumblr_mmkmp53FJZ1rskx5qo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6d313730a7ec13b6c1d4c7ccdc3bc13e/tumblr_mmkmp53FJZ1rskx5qo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Custom Order Motorola Droid 4 Nautical Princess Case | $50.00&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50075805015</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/50075805015</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:12:41 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>kawaii</category><category>nautical</category><category>anchor</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.” ― Leonardo da Vinci</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent" data-ft='{"tn":"K"}'&gt;My inspiration of the day. In life you should find what you love, then do what you love, and then love what you do; and keep on doing it to the best of your ability, no matter what gets in your way. Never quit something you believe in; just keep progressing, growing, and learning from your experiences.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49963258047</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49963258047</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:20:39 -0400</pubDate><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Custom Order Birds, Roses &amp; Teal-Themed Galaxy S3 Case |...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b66a9718915ad2d555866f385a755dc7/tumblr_mmclmn08031rskx5qo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a5fce51740680e2f4d39222abfe902ce/tumblr_mmclmn08031rskx5qo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/337973641a42e81786b1ae29c10b75bd/tumblr_mmclmn08031rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Custom Order Birds, Roses &amp; Teal-Themed Galaxy S3 Case | $50.00&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49726962039</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49726962039</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 19:08:47 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>phone case</category><category>kawaii</category><category>deco</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>***NEW!!!*** When you LIKE our FB page and access our Store...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/00d03cea4f163021048741d66b4c0630/tumblr_mm8sriwULY1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="userContent"&gt;***NEW!!!*** When you LIKE our &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/KawaiixCouture" target="_blank"&gt;FB page&lt;/a&gt; and access our Store through Facebook (see photo), you will get access to an *Exclusive FB Fans Only coupon code* for 10% OFF your order!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49539828159</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49539828159</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:52:30 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>kawaii</category><category>discount</category><category>coupon</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>plasmakitten:


SIGNAL BOOST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SIGNAL BOOST. 
Some of you may know or may have...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://plasmakitten.tumblr.com/post/48361289350/signal-boost-this-is-a-serious-signal-boost" target="_blank"&gt;plasmakitten&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;SIGNAL BOOST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SIGNAL BOOST. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of you may know or may have heard of a shop in the past  called ‘SoTotallyLame” decoden. The girls name is Bridie.I’m not going into a huge spew about my interactions with this girl..but this needs to be out in the open IMMEDIATELY:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bridie has had her shop opened and closed numerous times, and this most recent dissapearance (in November 2012) caused NUMEROUS customers of hers to be left without a case they bought (Which priced from $20-55) and also left them without their money. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NO RESOLUTION WAS MADE (As far as I am aware of, and this hasn’t been updated from any of my sources). She has left DOZENS of people without their money, and has deleted ALL traces of her shop (excluding her tumblr). This includes her facebook fanpage, and her etsy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/668eb437982afac7064290869e26d7e9/tumblr_inline_mliesuJAtr1qz4rgp.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE, EVERYONE, PLEASE HAVE CAUTION AS SHE HAS RE-MADE HER SHOP AND IS RE ATTEMPTING TO START HER DECODEN BUSINESS UNDER A DIFFERENT SHOP NAME: SUTEKI PARFAIT.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is OUTRAGEOUS that she has the audacity to remake a shop without first facing her customers. PLEASE, if you are going to support her shop- BE WARNED OF THE REALITY that she has a history of taking MONTHS to ship cases, and RANDOMLY dissapears/closes her shop and DOES NOT NOTIFY ANYBODY and on top of that HAS NOT COME OUT AND APOLOGIZED. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;if anybody has ordered from her and is expecting a case or a pending reimbursment for a case you ordered: &lt;strong&gt;THIS IS HER.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;edit: I’ve attached a photo of her feedback up until the deletion of her etsy. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/97deb4c41263736da426e05ad0171fd4/tumblr_inline_mligx3VsH11qz4rgp.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;edit #2: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have been informed that she is also going around messaging/emailing highly followed blogs/shops/reviewers and asking for them to ‘sponsor her’ or ‘promote her shop’ and is also telling them that she is a new shop and never sold online and only sold in stores. PLEASE, politely &lt;strong&gt;decline&lt;/strong&gt;! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49250416812</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49250416812</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:21:45 -0400</pubDate><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Custom Order Boost Mobile HTC Evo Design 4g Case |...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/539a5c5d1e21dea5a31c76409a7dacfd/tumblr_mlzlo1Ou0e1rskx5qo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52b8237071ddc3d14bc4e44b16c02bdf/tumblr_mlzlo1Ou0e1rskx5qo4_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e35941b93fa501d32707bcbfdbea7997/tumblr_mlzlo1Ou0e1rskx5qo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84c8a8fd3f91d1e43ec9365d90e98862/tumblr_mlzlo1Ou0e1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Custom Order Boost Mobile HTC Evo Design 4g Case | $50.00&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49130244602</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49130244602</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:40:49 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>kawaii</category><category>deco</category><category>phone case</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>ectini:

Today someone on IG reposted one of my products and asserted that I am “rude” to others and...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ectini.tumblr.com/post/49071697633/today-someone-on-ig-reposted-one-of-my-products" target="_blank"&gt;ectini&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Today someone on IG reposted one of my products and asserted that I am “rude” to others and “accuse other people of stealing” my designs. This was really disheartening to me because I honestly feel that I have done neither :/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I DO post when people repost pictures of my products without my permission claiming they can remake the case, I DO post how I’m disappointed that I’ve seen several replicas of my designs, and I DO post that my cases are “often imitated, never duplicated.” But that is because I take pride in my work and I &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; seen others try and copy my ideas piece for piece. I respect everyone else in this business and would &lt;em&gt;never&lt;/em&gt; blatantly replicate the work of another decoden crafter and can only hope that others will do the same.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I have been doing decoden since 2010 so I did extensive market research before putting my products out. I made sure to develop a style that was not being made by anyone else at the time. It was only after I had been in business for a year, did I start hearing from my customers and supporters about replicas of my work / people using my pictures; and I eventually began to see them for myself. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yet I have NEVER singled out any one person or business, I ALWAYS blur out names and have not once told anyone to not follow or not buy from a certain person because they have copied my ideas or used my pictures. I have NEVER reposted anyone’s picture of a case they made that was simply &lt;em&gt;similar&lt;/em&gt; to my style and called them out on it, that would be ridiculous! Only people who flat-out take my product photos to use as their own, or people who have copied my design down to the last pearl placement (and I &lt;em&gt;still&lt;/em&gt; do not show their names). However I feel like all of this is entirely reasonable for me to be upset about and post about on MY instagram.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I was honestly really taken aback by this. And I’m honestly sorry if any decoden crafter has ever felt that I was rude or inconsiderate to them in any way. I’m not intentionally trying to offend anyone. Sometimes I just need to vent my frustrations since this industry has changed A LOT in the past few years. It’s to the point where decoden is barely even fun to me anymore :( &lt;em&gt;Please understand that I’m just trying to protect the integrity of my business and my own work.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49071733566</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/49071733566</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:12:00 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>venting</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>ectini:

@kawaiixcouture www.KawaiixCoutureDecoden.com is...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d07dc7c913ce49c2305e9748f4bb22d/tumblr_mli1j3QAoJ1qfa8gjo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ectini.tumblr.com/post/48349268294/kawaiixcouture-www-kawaiixcouturedecoden-com-is" target="_blank"&gt;ectini&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;@kawaiixcouture &lt;a href="http://www.KawaiixCoutureDecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.KawaiixCoutureDecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.KawaiixCoutureDecoden.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is currently the #6 listing when google searching for “decoden” 💖 yay! ☺&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/48379379105</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/48379379105</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:48:06 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>kawaii</category><category>google</category><category>decoden case</category><category>deco</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>Custom Order Mint &amp; Pastel Roses iPhone 4/4S Case |...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17c5d080da099005a3f16eff8953845b/tumblr_mlgc0oA7AU1rskx5qo3_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5afbf43a5a5ddbcae8908c40e9f44d7a/tumblr_mlgc0oA7AU1rskx5qo2_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d7eae274ef0e4eb91c461d9c03363d07/tumblr_mlgc0oA7AU1rskx5qo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Custom Order Mint &amp; Pastel Roses iPhone 4/4S Case | $30.00&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;SHOP: &lt;a href="http://www.kawaiixcouturedecoden.com" target="_blank"&gt;Kawaii x Couture Decoden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Handmade decoden phone cases, jewelry, &amp; accessories&lt;/em&gt; ♡&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/48274595073</link><guid>http://kawaiixcouture.tumblr.com/post/48274595073</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:58:00 -0400</pubDate><category>decoden</category><category>decoden case</category><category>pastel</category><category>fairy kei</category><category>kawaii</category><dc:creator>ectini</dc:creator></item><item><title>ectini:

💕✨Since I’ll be taking a break from the shop for the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10482848f6eab169801b9a15bcd46da6/tumblr_mkun4xkhOt1qfa8gjo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ectini.tumblr.com/post/47299559883/since-ill-be-taking-a-break-from-the-shop-for" target="_blank"&gt;ectini&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;💕✨Since I’ll be taking a break from the shop for the next month or so, please enjoy this special discount to help celebrate my birthday month :) get 16% off your order with code HBD16✨💕&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;***Code MUST be entered at checkout. Code applies to all in-stock items ONLY. Code does NOT apply to preorders, custom orders, or deposits. Valid for the month of April.***&lt;/p&gt;
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