![]() These pendants look superb when combined with additional pendants on the same chain. Multiple sides provide extra space for custom engraving text or heartbeat soundwaves. With the release of your upcoming book you’re becoming more of a public figure, and I’d love to see someone who sets a great example (with as much integrity as possible when it comes to DIY, which is essentially dealing in knockoffs LOL). Available as well in 24K rose gold or gold plating, this exquisite necklace also makes the perfect Valentines Day or anniversary present, or any ordinary. Heartbeat Pendant Necklace 69.00 If you have multiple children, then this lovely pendant is the ideal choice. I know with all the amazing handcrafted items on Etsy it’s such a temptation to just DIY others’ pieces rather than buying from their shops. This isn’t a high-priced luxury item you’re DIY’ing that is simply un-affordable via retail, or something that you’ve reinterpreted to your own taste. Though you have brought some recognition to the artist, you’re also undermining her sales by showing people exactly how to get the look without buying it. It’s one thing to see something you like and DIY it for yourself and your own personal usage, and quite another to show everybody else how to DIY it (and you have quite a large number of followers, so it’s not like this tutorial goes unnoticed). I love your necklace, but it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable that you posted a tutorial on “how to make a copy of this necklace that’s sold on Etsy.” The seller is an independent artisan whose sterling silver original necklace is already quite affordable at $29.50. Had Jenni posted a collage of all the heartbeat necklaces she could find photos of, and then posted her re-interpretation of the idea, I would be totally okay with it! Pendant Specification: 22mm21mm(0.87inches0.83inches).Chain length:18inches +1.2inches extension. This makes me uncomfortable.īut ideas are ubiquitous, and oftentimes an idea for a piece has already been thought of and created a million times over. Necklace Material: The music necklace made with high quality 925 sterling silver,two gold notes made of AAA sparkling cubic zirconia, focusing on details, nickel free, skin-friendly and not not harmful to the skin. When you’re dealing with a piece as simple as this is, the how-to is likely exactly the same as what the original artist uses, with no substitutions or approximations. Plus DIY is usually a down-and-dirty way of mimicking the look – but not the actual method of manufacture. I feel like there is a line between the up-and-coming independent artisan and the overblown, high-priced luxury brand, and people not supporting the artisan is how our local economies have become eroded (at least in the U.S.!). ![]() And I’ve worn the stuff I’ve DIY’d on my blog, and have gotten requests for the tutorial for how to make them, and every single time I’ve refused to share the tutes. ![]() ![]() I have most certainly DIY’d items I’ve seen on Etsy where I just didn’t have the money for the item in question, or I had the materials already in my craft room and I wanted the challenge of making them. As does this one (see my comment below not an anonymous one lol) right about Livlig – those two posts of hers make me very uncomfortable too. ![]()
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