12/18/2023 0 Comments Gold actual heartbeat necklaceI love your necklace, but it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable that you posted a tutorial on “how to make a copy of this necklace that’s sold on Etsy.” The seller is an independent artisan whose sterling silver original necklace is already quite affordable at $29.50. Had Jenni posted a collage of all the heartbeat necklaces she could find photos of, and then posted her re-interpretation of the idea, I would be totally okay with it! This makes me uncomfortable.īut ideas are ubiquitous, and oftentimes an idea for a piece has already been thought of and created a million times over. When you’re dealing with a piece as simple as this is, the how-to is likely exactly the same as what the original artist uses, with no substitutions or approximations. Plus DIY is usually a down-and-dirty way of mimicking the look – but not the actual method of manufacture. I feel like there is a line between the up-and-coming independent artisan and the overblown, high-priced luxury brand, and people not supporting the artisan is how our local economies have become eroded (at least in the U.S.!). And I’ve worn the stuff I’ve DIY’d on my blog, and have gotten requests for the tutorial for how to make them, and every single time I’ve refused to share the tutes. I have most certainly DIY’d items I’ve seen on Etsy where I just didn’t have the money for the item in question, or I had the materials already in my craft room and I wanted the challenge of making them. As does this one (see my comment below not an anonymous one lol) right about Livlig – those two posts of hers make me very uncomfortable too.
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