Thursday, March 28, 2013

Someone broke one of the cardinal rules of crafting

I run an art studio. A place for idea sharing; trying & failing; problem solving; friendship making; and, well, ALL THE THINGS!

Recently, I made a coffee cup cozie that had a little buzzing bee detail on it. It wasn't my best work but it was darned cute. And it served it's purpose as an example of what a cozie can look like...

So I was a little surprised and sad and mad when I found my example ... cut up... Someone decided the bee was just too cute to stay on my example cozie so they cut it off. (I can only hope they put it on some wonderful gift for a sick child who has always loved bees.)

Here's where the cardinal rule of crafting comes in...

You don't cut up someone else's work. You look at it and try to figure out how to make it yourself. Or you find the person who made it and ask them how they made it. Or you admire it and think, someday I'll make that!

But you don't cut it up. You. Don't. Cut. It. Up.



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