To Copy or Not to Copy

     Let’s talk about copying, shall we?  I am curious to know how you feel about it.

     Are you of the ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ camp ,or the ‘I can’t believe she got that too’ camp?

     I think there must be degrees that are either acceptable or not acceptable.  That’s my story when it applies to me.

Look at the terminology:

borrowing-sounds innocent enough

clone- sounds creepy to me

counterfeit-against the law

ditto- a shortcut in language, harmless enough

fake- this poor word will never have a positive connotation (except on Canal Street in New York City)

imitate- sounds cute; sounds like a reference to my youngest grandson’s language

plagiarize- NO,NO,NO-NEVER (high school English teacher flashback)

mimic-what my daughters have done to me

     My confessions about copying include those occasions when I see something , and I just can’t stand it… it CALLS to me- even if it is in someone else’s house, is hanging around their neck, on their arm, or is hanging on their wall…

Whew… I don’t necessarily feel better for admitting that, but there you have it.

Such as:

Horchow’s Napoleonic Bee flatware (FYI- today’s the last day for free shipping all you copycat sisters- apparently there are more of us- it is on back order) first spied on Between Naps on the Porch and then yesterday on Dixie’s blog French Lique.

Adams Calyx Singapore Bird-first spotted on Designs by Gollum, discontinued pattern .Those two words -discontinued pattern- punch the hot lava button of wanting in my big toe.

I hope these ladies are of the ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ persuasion…