Respecting Others (wordy post)

Ive written before about being worried that I might seemingly be seen to be copying or being inspired by something that's been published.........but what do you do when the shoe is on the other foot?

We are all inspired, all the time, by everything we come across in life either sub consciously (which we obviously cant do anything about) and consciously.....

At the moment,I'm finding it totally frustrating that there is a lot of crafters/artists out there who don't attribute the work they have created to the relevant person (this post isn't all about me but about all crafters/artists out there), in other words, if you know you were totally inspired by another artist, then say that in your blog post and link where possible - I really do feel this is the 'right' thing,its being respectful to that crafter/artist or whoever.

I love to think that I might have 'inspired' someone but I don't want them copying me, I want them to use it as a starting point in creating their 'own' style. I know I'm no one special, I'm just a very small fish in a very big pond but Ive still worked hard to find 'my' style, 7 years to be exact.

Please respect all crafter/artists out there in blog land and in life in general - be authentic and create work that is unique to YOU!


P.s. Totally scared about posting this.....please try to be 'nice' if you decide to comment.