Most of my projects, lately, have been "house" related, but I recently squeezed in a new singed flower design.
Many of you are familiar with the burned edge poppies...
...and the burned edge peonies that I designed last year.
Well, I've had it in the back of my mind to do a chrysanthemum for quite a while. I wanted to see if it had already been done, and did some Google searches for burnt, and burned, and singed flowers, and guess what? Images from my own tutorials were popping up for another blog. I'm not talking about when other bloggers feature your project, with a link and a credit. I'm talking about out and out theft. I would encourage other bloggers to randomly search for content from their own blogs -- especially popular posts, to see if your own content is being hijacked.
I have begun the long process of watermarking my photos, starting with the woven star tutorial (yes, it's been hijacked by multiple blogs). This doesn't actually stop the hijackers, but it will at least take away their credibility, right?
For now, I will just make a quick pass over the most popular posts, and watermark the most important images, but eventually, I will need to watermark everything. It is going to take months. Seriously. Especially with two renovations in progress, and several burnt edge chrysanthemums to finish up for our Thanksgiving place settings :)
Here's a peek at the project:
No pressure. Just a few handmade fabric mums to whip up between painting some cupboards and preparing for house guests. Easy peasy, right? What kinds of projects and dishes are you working on to prepare for Thanksgiving?
