the goods, the bad, the winner

so where do i start, the good, the bad, or the winner?  whenever i have several things to talk about, i never know where to start, and that goes for blog posts and real life; i'm kind of scatter-brained all the time, and i hope it doesn't get worse with age otherwise i only have a few more good years before i'm crazy.  anyway, first i want to announce the winner of the danielle clubmaster sunglasses from tumbleweeds!  drum roll..... the winner is LIZ!

now, how about some good(s)?  it's been cold and rainy here, so i've been watching old tv shows (the millionaire is one of my favorites) and stockpiling links of all the things i want, want, WANT!  i'm seriously eyeballing the boots, but there's just one thing in the way of me making them mine, and i call him husband.  why must my wants outnumber my dollars?





























you can find these beauties here: lulu*s, i miss the sea, raw dezign, honey and bloom, turquoise city, lulu*s, hindsvik, tumbleweeds handcraft

okay, it's time for the bad.  but there is some sliver of good in it., so i won't be a complete negative nancy.  last night beca told me that there was a shop on etsy selling cell phone cases with my elephant painting on them.  it felt like a punch in the gut.  i put so much work into what i do, and i just finished communicating with someone who told me a few months ago that she loved my shop and was inspired by it, and then ended up copying some of my paintings, so the last thing i wanted was to have to deal with it again.  not only did Daddydecor steal my artwork, they also stole artwork from several other artists on etsy, and then used it to make a profit.  this is disgusting and it makes me so fucking mad i could shoot smoke out of my ears.  i'm not sharing this because i'm looking to have my ego stroked, but rather as 1. a warning to artists who share their work on the thief-infested internet - be proactive and STAND UP FOR WHAT'S YOURS, and 2. to hold people like Daddydecor accountable for their actions in hopes that potential customers will see it and not give another cent to sellers who don't think twice about stealing.  this sort of thing runs rampant, and sadly, there's so much of it on etsy it makes me want to cry. the listings have been removed, thanks to another artist (whose art had been stolen) confronting the seller, and that's the good part, but etsy (as usual) refuses to get involved and enforce anything; let a non-vintage item be listed as vintage though and etsy is on it like white on rice, because that's an important issue, right?  geez.  i think beca summed it up pretty well in her last blog post, so i won't continue a rambling tirade, but be sure when buying things - handmade or otherwise - that you're supporting the REAL artist and not a copycat or thief!

13 comments:

  1. yikes... that's so scary! i guess that's the risk we take, putting things on the net for people to buy. unfair i tell ya... just unfair.

    i support you wholly. no knockoff dinosaurtoes for moi!
    (and if you need someone to beat someone up, i know... someone).

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    1. i think i've heard of that someone from a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy.

      thanks, jamie :)

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  2. that sucks about your work being stolen! How scary that if they could have gotten away with it for a long time if someone who knew you work hadn't stumbled upon it! i feel like shops like that should be kicked off etsy. i bet none of the designs they are selling belong to them. disgusting.

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    1. isn't it ridiculous? i'm just glad beca let me know about it, otherwise i probably wouldn't have ever seen it.

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  3. first off, congrats to Liz. second get the boots. they are way cute and need a good home :) third I would be spitting nails right now if someone stole my artwork (not that I have any but you get the point). I'm glad etsy but a stop to it but shouldnt someone like sue the company or something? I mean they made money off of you. That is so so wrong.

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    1. yeah, the boots really do need to be mine. unfortunately etsy doesn't do anything about it, and to quote them, "Etsy is not a judge or a jury" so i'm just lucky the seller removed the items on their own after they realized they'd been caught.

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  4. Ugh, dude, that totally fucking sucks. I'm so sorry to hear that.

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    1. it does suck, but at least i know a shop to keep an eye on now! assholes.

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  5. Etsy are so shit about things like this. Which sums up the whole Etsy ethos so perfectly I feel, limp wristed nancy fuckers who just say 'oh well i'm sorry' instead of doing anything, grow some BALLS PEOPLE.

    /pointless rage

    ps I feel like the person who told you they like your store then blatently ripped you off is even worse. I've had something similar, and it is not cool. Hey I like this necklace *make the same necklace and sell it in my shop* not ok man not ok.

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  6. AW I am so sorry to hear this happened to you. I am glad that at least for you things were set straight. I cant believe people do that without you contacting them. When I have an inspired and outfit idea or recipe from my blog most Ill make the link to my inspiration larger so people see where it came from. To think people just steal art work with no credit is just blah.

    Sara
    http://seventwentysomethings.blogspot.com

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  7. LOVE those glasses, and those ankle boots are SO cute! And there's nothing wrong with being scatter brained :)

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

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