Ok, so this evening I have made one of the cuter things, in my
opinion, that I have ever made.  I made a tooth monster for holding lost
teeth and collecting the 'mullah'(sp?).  I found it on Pintrest (duh).
 Now, I pretty much made a rough replica of exactly what I saw and upon
making it again I will be making all sorts of different shapes and colors and
such.  (They were actually super fun to put together!)  The Pintrest
pin, though, was not of a craft someone made and was sharing, it was a pin of
something someone saw on Etsy and liked.  Me, I tend to browse Etsy for
ideas.  Never, have I bought anything.  I look, memorize, and do it
myself.  Is there a problem with this?  I am also that person at the
craft show who walks out looking like she just hit the mother load of greatness
but is carrying not a single bag.  It’s all locked upstairs ready to
unpack the moment I hit my craft table.
For me, I figure if I make something and
someone sees it and wants to copy it, go for it.  I'm not going to give
you my pattern, but I’m certainly not going to put up a fuss about you using
your own diy-ness and figuring it out.  There are more than enough lovers
of crafts without a crafty bone in their body to go around and keep the market
going, right?  Also, I never sell anything.  I love making stuff for
people, but I would never take money for them.  Too much pressure! 
So, my question, is there an issue with
replication?  
Btw: our first tooth monster...