Confession: I just had to try making a black and white tree bead. It's a stolen concept but I couldn't resist
Mar 2, 2015
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*adds more beads to wishlist*
- Hookuh Tinypants
Great artists steal :-)
- Todd Hoff
I couldn't help it .. I just couldn't ....but I'm thinking the judge isn't gonna buy that. I don't know if I can sell these in good conscious or not. I certainly wouldn't sell them anywhere that was in direct competition with the original maker.
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Those are lovely.
- SAM
Here's the original and its a gazillion times lovlier https://www.facebook.com/photo...
- Shannon - GlassMistress
omg, I want one!! are they on your etsy? (I like your shapes better)
- Stephan!e•CogSc!L!brar!an
Really nice S!
- VALZONE#SCREWED
Stephanie I haven't posted them anywhere. I'm on the fence whether selling them is really ethical or not ... in the same breath I want to make more of them because I enjoyed the challenge.
- Shannon - GlassMistress
lovely!
- ~Courtney F
Can you contact the person you got the idea from, and ask their blessing to sell yours?
- Jenica
Do you have a e-newsletter that you send out to regular customers with updates on your bead show appearances, new beads, special deals/Etsy coupon codes, etc.? This may be an item that your regulars would be interested in purchasing privately.
- Corinne L
^ This. I mean, even if you feel like this is something you can't publicly sell, believe us when we say we love it and would totally buy (but keep it on the DL) your awesome beads. Honestly, I think that taking inspiration from someone's design and then working it to be your own style isn't unethical at all. Art begets art. You could do a whole series of these with different silhouettes...like ginko leaves, maple leaves, owls, animal paw prints, etc. I would kill for a bead like this of a giant redwood. :)
- Hookuh Tinypants
If you were directly copying, I could see not competing, but yours are different. (I like them better.) I think it's fine to sell them wherever, lots of people take inspiration from others.
- Heather