My final thought on copying....

I hope.............so I'd like to add this quote to the mix.

"It’s easy to think we’ve dreamt up something new and original when we’re holed up in our studios. Chances are, though, it’s been done before–possibly way before. That doesn’t diminish its beauty. But it does make the issue of copying a bit grayer. Because even if you bring some originality to a design and make it in your voice, you owe a great deal to many others who did it before you."

-Denise Peck, Editor in Chief of Step by Step Wire Jewelry