[Jewelry making - Article 00981] - Re: [Orchid] Friendship Dilemma

[Heather Plessner]

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    I forgot to mention on my other post that you should try to stay
    away from your =91friend=92 at art/jewelry shows if you can possibly
    avoid her, and don=92t tell her where and when you will be selling
    your products. If you know she is going to be at the same show(s)
    you are, maybe there is a way you can request through the show
    sponsors that you be placed as far away from her as they can humanly
    put you, because there is a history of problems with her (or
    whatever excuse you want to give them). She will more than likely
    take a stroll past your booth so she can check out what you are
    marketing as nosy people are bound to do. At least you will be able
    to see how closely she looks at things if she picks anything up, and
    if she asks questions about how it is made (or what of), tell her
    it=92s an old family secret; either yours if you have other family
    that have crafted jewelry before you, or the secret of another
    family that likes your work so much they wanted to share something
    special with you that isn=92t something they want widely publicized,
    and you have been sworn to take the process to your grave. If you
    are feeling especially mean and don=92t want to =91help her out=92 lik=
e I
    suggested in the first post by telling her you are going to try
    incorporating something (something you think she would be good
    at--knotting, etc.) so she steals the idea and makes it her own when
    you were never really planning on doing it, you can go the other
    route and drop hints that you have been contemplating adding
    something new to your designs, and pick something that you know she
    would really suck at. (Preferably something extremely costly) If she
    takes the bait by showing an interest and asking questions, you
    could offer to tell her what kind of machinery and tools are
    required at your earliest convenience. Then pick out the highest
    priced things you can find, and tell her she will need them in order
    to make whatever it is. Later, if she comes asking you for help, you
    can tell her that you decided it would take too much time and money
    to try it out, and scrapped the idea. 

Heather

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