Dilly Beans: Owls

So it's been quite a week.  I have met all kinds of people through my crafting hobby, the majority of which are wonderful, caring, generous people.  However, there are always a few bad apples in the bunch, aren't there?   Earlier in the week, I was deeply disappointed by a popular artist in our stamping community who has taken advantage of the generosity of these folks.  It made me feel terrible to think badly of her, and for several weeks I kept trying to convince myself that I was wrong, that I must not be seeing the whole picture.  But there's always that "straw that broke the camel's back" and one day I just had it.  I'm sorry, but if someone needs to beg for financial help for ANYTHING, they should not be bragging about their frivolous purchases publicly.  Period the end.  It's a slap in the face to those who go without in order to help others - and there are PLENTY of those in this case.  After talking to several others I realized I was not alone in my feelings and my guilt started to subside.  In this case, my advice is to choose your charitable contributions - and your friends - wisely.

BUT - the most disappointing piece of news to me this week was the news that a digi stamp artist I was on a DT with and have guest designed for is a fraud.  She steals most of her images from other artists' websites and then sells them as her own through her Etsy store.  I can't name her or her company here for fear of being sued for slander, unfortunately, but I am in the middle of updating my blog posts to properly credit any of "her" art that I have used.  Send me an e-mail to JennBorj@yahoo.com if you need more information or are concerned that you may be purchasing/using stolen art work/images.

So at this point, I just feel... extremely disappointed and disgusted.  And a little pissed off.  Even more thankful for the wonderful friends I've made in our little community.  And I spent a lot of time thinking this week.  I want to spend less time creating for challenges and more time creating for me and for the awesome companies that I design for (and some that I just love!) - the ones I am proud to help promote!  So with that said....

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Dilly Beans: Owls

I used Tree Branch 2 and Heart Owl from Dilly Beans - this did not come out at all how I had pictured it in my head, but it's kind of cute, no?  LOL  My papers are some digi papers from Shabby Princess and the sentiment is a sticker from SRM Stickers.  Hope you all have a great weekend.  Peace.