[Jewelry making - Article 00975] - Re: [Orchid] Friendship Dilemma

[Heather Plessner]

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Mike,

    This may not be very good advice, and I don=92t know that I can help
    much since I am still starting out in the craft and still don=92t know
    much, but is there something you think your friend would be good at
    that she doesn=92t do, and you would never be interested in
    incorporating into your designs? Say like wire weaving, pmc, Chinese
    knotting (using silver, ribbon, cord, etc.), or something else you
    don=92t plan on exploring in your work. If there is, then maybe you
    can =91fib=92 a little bit and tell your neighbor in passing that you
    just had a most excellent idea for adding one of those ideas into
    your designs, and maybe she will =91steal=92 the idea from you, only t=
o
    find out she does it very well and has a lot of fun doing it. That
    way, she may decide to stick with it and find her own style, without
    making her work look too much like yours. Also, if I were you, I
    would stamp ALL of your work with your =91signature=92 or business nam=
e
    just so your customers and people who receive your work as a gift,
    etc. know where to look when they want the =91real deal=92. You may al=
so
    want to include a business card in every bag or gift box you put
    your wares in (if it doesn=92t get too pricey) to make sure you get
    your name out there. Just in case you might start losing business
    because her art looks so much like yours, and if she is stealing
    ideas, she may try stealing your customers and business by lowering
    her prices a tad under what your going rate is. Some people have no
    morals or just don=92t plain realize what they are doing. 

    Heather

    --Feeling sorry for all those people (as well as their pets) down in
    Florida country and surrounding areas, what with the pounding they
    have been taking from the storms.

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