Free printable Halloween Wine glasses tags

[irynan.livejournal.com]

Hello ladies and gentlemen!

I made this digital collage sheet with printable Halloween tags for wine glasses.



( Free tags :) )

Enjoy and happy Halloween :)

Been a busy bee!

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I haven't had time to take pictures off all the things I've been doing since May...

First off, I had the pleasure of writing up a tutorial for the popular Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine. I was featured in the June/July issue. It was such an honor and a joy to do this. It was a compete shock. The editor of the magazine just stumbled upon my etsy shop and sent me a message. First I didn't believe her, I thought that it was just someone looking to get a free tutorial. Then she emailed me again with her contact information and a contract. I figured, if it was a fake, at least I wrote a free tutorial that I could post anywhere. Anyway, it wasn't a fake and I got paid to do it :)



( Medieval Ring )

Made this ring for my mother. It was inspired by medieval jewelry. Sterling silver, fine silver, and amethyst. I melted some fine silver wire into balls and soldered them together and them soldered them to the ring. Fun stuff!

( Astrid the Ocean Dweller )

I had a lot of fun with this ring, it was a little frusturating too. It was difficult getting the balls in the perfect spot around the ring but I think it turned out nice. Oxidized sterling silver, blue moonstone.

( Garnet )

Garnet and sterling silver, made for my grandma. :)

( Tourmaline Men's Ring )

Made this for my fiance. He wants other people to know that he's "taken" lol. I guess he's jealous of my ring? Anyway, sterling silver and forest green tourmaline. It was a tad difficult finding masculine looking patterned wire.

( Moon Lilly )

Sterling wire, moonstone round (undrilled).

( The Dreamer )

Sterling silver and crystal quartz. I made the pendant out of an undrilled quartz round. I soldered two pieces of gallery wire back-to-back so it would be double ended. I wanted it to look like a scrying ball or a gazing ball.

Morality and using patterns?

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The Question: Where do you think the lines between plagiarism/idea stealing are drawn? At profit? At specifically claiming the idea as your own?

What I Do: I love to cross-stitch and embroider, but I also really can't draw. (I can use computer software to make a decent pattern, but it takes me forever because I can't draw in photoshop either.) So, when I'm just sewing for fun and relaxation, I generally use patterns I buy, find for free online, or get from my friends. If I was entering my stuff in some sort of craft show or selling it, I wouldn't feel comfortable using a pattern someone else made as if it was my own artistic property. When I'm just giving something away to a friend, however, anything is fair game.

The Situation: One of my friends is trying to raise money for her volunteer organization. I didn't have any money to contribute, but her church is holding a silent auction and I said I could donate some needlework to sell. I didn't think about it at the time, but all I have done right now is stuff from patterns from etsy and the internet in general, and I don't really have time to make anything new before I have to mail them to her for the auction. I'm not selling them personally as an artist, and only a nonprofit is profiting. Do you think it would be okay? Would you be upset if it was your pattern I bought from your etsy store?