The ornaments on my site fall under 2 categories:
- Designs based on the old-fashioned, 'folded fabric' craft.
- Original designs
1. Designs based on the old-fashioned 'folded fabric' craft.
Like quilting, drawing, painting, etc... the craft technique behind 'quilted ornaments' - folding fabric into triangles, and forming a star pattern - has been around for a long, long time.
My own version of that old-fashioned craft is the Basic Star Pattern. I gave it this name as a way to set it apart from the old craft form. I did this because I have my own personal methods & techniques for making them, and my own spin on creating the design.
I teach the Basic Star pattern for free on my website, but again, please take note that many of the personal techniques I teach are my own. (please see FAQ: What's Different About Your Methods?)
***Techniques cannot be copyrighted. If they could, then there couldn't be quilting, painting, drawing, or sculpting classes.***
However, I do still ask that if you are to re-teach my exact methods for making the Basic Star ornament, using the techniques you've learned from me, that you please give me credit for my techniques, by referring people to my website, using this link: https://ornamentgirls.com/basic-star-workshop/
I ask this because it is simply the right thing to do.
Again, you may not distribute my eBooks, videos, or content (even those I offer for free) without my explicit written consent. You are welcome to send people links to this content on my website.
Designs which fall under Category 1:
Pine Cones: I teach my own techniques, tips, & design ideas such as stripes & swirls, but basic folded fabric pine cones is a craft that has been around forever. If you are to re-teach my exact methods for making a Pine Cone ornament, using the exact techniques or design ideas you've learned from me, I ask that you give me credit for these techniques, by referring people to my website.
Trees: Again, I teach my own techniques, tips, & design ideas such as stripes & swirls, but basic folded fabric trees is a craft that has been around forever. If you are to re-teach my exact methods for making a Tree ornament, using the techniques or design ideas you've learned from me, I ask that you give me credit for these techniques, by referring people to my website.
Basic Snow Globes: Again, I teach my own techniques, tips, & design ideas for the basic Snow Globe ornaments.... but please also note that the name 'Snow Globe Ornament' is my original name. If you are to re-teach my exact methods for making a Snow Globe ornament, using the exact techniques or design ideas you've learned from The Ornament Girl, we ask that you honor our work, by referring people to TheOrnamentGirl.com. This point refers to only the BASIC Snow Globe pattern. All other Snow Globe designs are ORIGINAL DESIGNS (see below).
2. Original Designs:
All other designs that we teach on our websites, YouTube, and provide for the Ornament Girls Club, are ORIGINAL designs, as are the names we've given them, the folds we use, and the methods we use to teach them.
Please do not claim any of my Original Designs as your own, or teach them without my permission. Again, a lot of time, work, and love has gone into each design we create.
As always, any eBook, video, or piece of content created by me (and/or my designers) may NOT be shared, uploaded, re-created (this is considered a 'derivative work'), or distributed in any way.